Study Renewable Energy Systems (Diplom) ✔ TU Dresden

Important information

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Admission requirements

To be admitted to the degree program, applicants must have completed a general university entrance qualification (Abitur) or a comparable university entrance qualification.

German language requirements

International applicants and German applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification are kindly advised to read the requirements for German-language courses.

Information regarding Studienkolleg

Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification that does not grant them direct access to university education in Germany pursuant to the qualification comparability regulations of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs must attend a Preparatory College (Studienkolleg) prior to studying. You can acquire the subject-specific university entrance qualification here. Further information can be found on the website of the Preparatory College (Studienkolleg).
This degree program relates to the following specialized course at the Studienkolleg:
T-course

General information about the degree program

A transition from fossil energy carriers to energy provided by renewable and CO2 neutral energy sources is required. The study programme in Renewable Energy Systems deals with this necessity as well as the trend towards local and distributed energy generation.

The study programme focuses on the analysis of various technologies for the use of renewable energy sources (solar thermal energy, photovoltaics, geothermal energy, biomass, energy biotechnology and hydropower) as well as on the design and assessment of complex energy systems. Following a system approach, the programme further deals with the conversion of energy from renewable sources into power and thermal energy as well as with the distribution and storing of energy.

At the TU Dresden, the study programme in Renewable Energy Systems is an integrated five-year (single-tier) programme leading to a Diplom degree. The programme thus includes the Bachelor as well as the Master level. The Diplom degree (Dipl.-Ing.) is equivalent to the Master’s degree.

The programme consists of a four-semester basic study period and a six-semester advanced study period, including a 20-week internship in industry as well as the Diplom thesis semester.

During the basic study period, the students learn the fundamentals of mathematics, natural sciences, computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering and mechanical engineering.

During the advanced study period, the students attend mandatory modules from the fields of power electronics, electrical machines, process thermodynamics, energy economics, high voltage and high current engineering as well as fluid energy machines. Furthermore, students can choose elective modules from the following areas: solarthermics, geothermics, wind/water, biomass, networks and grids, hydrogen and energy efficiency.

Study contents

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Double degrees

Double degrees are offered in cooperation with the following universities:

Groupe des Écoles Centrales (Frankreich)

Study documents

The official announcements of TU Dresden include all published regulations . Please use the search bar to find the document you need: Official proclamation

The regulations are also available on each institution’s website.