Study requirements
Prerequisite:
• a first university degree in a science or engineering degree (e.g. in Hydrology, Meteorology, Geography, Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Water management, Construction engineering, Waste management and contaminated sites, Landscape architecture, Forestry and agricultural engineering, Environmental engineering or related study courses),
• English language skills at the C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (evidenced by a language certificate like TOEFL, IELTS, UNIcert®)
• proof of basic knowledge of Mathematics and the Natural sciences to be tested in an aptitude test
Registration for the aptitude assessment or the NC selection process as well as application for admission to a degree program
Please note: If you are required to apply via the uni-assist portal, you will receive all information regarding the application and the aptitude assessment process from uni-assist.
Registration for the aptitude assessment or selection procedure
Your degree program requires participation in an aptitude assessment or selection procedure conducted by your future faculty. You must have the documents listed in the next section ready for this purpose. Please pay attention to the information regarding the deadline and submission format (by mail or online) required for these documents.
Please note: If the faculty’s website also requests specific documents, that list takes precedence.
Please note: For some degree programs, the deadline to register for the aptitude assessment or selection procedure may fall before the application period of the degree program.
Application for the degree program
In addition, you must apply for the degree program by entering your application details into the TU Dresden online application portal. Please observe the application deadlines for the degree program. Upon applying, you will receive an application number; you may need this number to register for the aptitude assessment or selection procedure and for any subsequent inquiries.
- For degree programs without restricted admission: Once your aptitude has been confirmed, please send the notice of aptitude and all requested documents to the Admissions Office or the International Office.
- For degree programs with restricted admission: You will receive a separate request to submit the required documents (including the notice of aptitude, if an aptitude assessment procedure is a prerequisite) only upon receiving your letter of admission.
Degree-specific information and documents
• Application for Aptitude Assessment
• Copy of the original and officially certified translation (German or English) of the degree certificate of the required first university degree including official transcript of records. If the first university degree is not yet available: Confirmation from the first university that at least 80% of the work required for the current university degree program has been completed, as well as information on the current average grade for degree programs with entry restrictions (form on the Admission Office website
• Copy of certificates and documents that prove the particular expertise required
• CV in English with information on the professional career
• Letter of motivation in English
• English certificates C 1:
Proof there of is a relevant examination certificate or language certificate. These include:
- certificate of the general or subject-related university entrance qualification (Zeugnis der allgemeinen / fachgebundenen Hochschulreife) with an advanced course (Leistungskurs) in English (with level C1 indicated)
- certificate of the university entrance qualification completed entirely in English or certificate of a higher education degree completed entirely in English, and
- the following English certificates given as an example: TOEFL ibt 95 (New: 5.0),
IELTS (6.5 overall and 6.0 in each of the 4 test categories: reading, listening, speaking, writing), UNIcert III
Deadlines and address for submitting your documents
- Registration period for aptitude assessment procedures
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1st June – 15th July
- Registration period for aptitude assessment procedures for postgraduates
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1st June – 15th July,
1st December – 15th January
- Application address
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Technische Universität Dresden
Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften
Fachrichtung Hydrowissenschaften
Helmholtzstr. 10
01069 Dresden
Germany
- Application period
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EU applicants:
1st April – 15th July
Non-EU applicants:
1st April – 31st May
- Application address
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The application takes place online via uni-assist e.V.
As part of the application process with uni-assist, you will receive further information about the aptitude assessment procedure.
Further links and information
- Additional information
- Notes and Rules of Procedure for the Aptitude Test on the webpage of the discipline
- Link to the degree program
- Hydro Science and Engineering