How To Apply

Applicant Selection Procedure

The admission to the Master's Courses of Studies is restricted, so an approval procedure has to be passed.

The admission to the consecutive Master's Course of Studies is based on an Applicant Selection Procedure, which will be conducted on the basis of the following documents to be added to the application in German or English:

A graduate certificate from the previous degree course and further documents which show the final mark, length of study and courses taken (e.g. in the form of an academic transcript, transcript of records or corresponding performance records),
a description of the contents of the courses as listed under 1),
a statement including motive for the proposed admittance to the course and an explanation of study goals,
a description of career and personal background with explanations about practical knowledge and experience where necessary,
letters of recommendation from at least 2 university lecturers; the letters of recommendation should include evidence on how well the applicant did in relation to other graduates on the same course,
proof of adequate German and English language skills (e.g. explanations by the candidate or test results such as TOEFL etc.); proof of basic German is particularly important as stated in the enrollment regulations of TU Kaiserslautern.

For the Application also preliminary versions of these documents may be sufficient. In this case the final credentials have to be given later.

Application Deadlines

You can enroll to these courses of studies as well in summer session, as in winter session.

Application Deadlines	for candidates from Germany	for candidates from foreign countries
Application Deadlines	for candidates from Germany	with German language skills	without German language skills (*)
summer session	15 January	15 January	31 October
winter session	15 July	15 July	30 April

(*): For applicants without German language skills we offer a German language and integration course, which takes two months and therefore requires an early application deadline. (Learning German [ISGS Orientation Course])

Transition from local Bachelor's towards Master's Courses of Studies

In case you are already enrolled in one of our Bachelor's Courses of Studies at the TU Kaiserslautern please consider the specific Transition Rules.

How do I become a student at Kaiserslautern University of Technology?

Please select one of the following application methods:

Regular Application
(mandatory for candidates from Germany)
Application with support from ISGS
(recommended for candidates from foreign countries)

Regular application

ISGS-Application (for candidates from foreign countries)

You will find all important subject-independent info regarding the studies in the brochure Information of the University of Technology for students and people interested in studying.

This comprises informations about:

Application and Enrollment
Costs of Study and Living
Health Insurance
different types of sponsoring (e.g. BaföG)
Hints for students from foreign countries
...

In order to support applicants and students from foreign countries the University of Kaiserslautern established the ISGS (International School for Graduate Studies).

The ISGS consults and supports you concerning your application and throughout your whole study, e.g.:

A flyer about the study programme
Information about application and admission
A checklist for your application
Entry and residence permit
Social security
Scholarships
...

Please send your application with the filled in Application Form for Admission to Studies for Foreign Applicants to the following address:

TU Kaiserslautern
Abteilung 4.1
Postfach 3049
67653 Kaiserslautern GERMANY

Please consider also the Information for foreign study applications on how to use the Application Form for Admission where applicable.

Please send your application with the filled in Application Form for Admission to Studies for Foreign Applicants (ISGS) to the following address:

University of Kaiserslautern
International School for Graduate Studies (ISGS)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 47
67663 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY

or send an Email to info@isgs.uni-kl.de

Please consider also the checklist for your application.

Note on the application forms (both methods): For the application itself we only require attachments that are necessary to verify your qualification. All other attachments can be given later during enrollment.

Fees

The fees per semester are

198,39 EUR social insurance contribution
(includes student ticket covering public transport services in and around Kaiserslautern)
possibly 650 EUR tuition fee
(does not apply in most cases, depending on your study account).

More information concerning costs of study and living:

Furthermore, the University of Kaiserslautern must charge a fee (50 EUR) for the verification and acceptance of foreign qualifications and certificates. Please find more details here.

	Superordinated page: Master's Course of Studies "Computer Science"
	Post-Graduate course of studies following a Bachelor's degree in "Computer Science"

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