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Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Hamburg University of Technology (Technische Universität Hamburg, TUHH) is a public university of technology in the Harburg district of southern Hamburg. It was founded on 22 May 1978, began research in 1980 and started teaching in 1982. Its guiding principle is "Technology for Humanity", and its founding principles are research priority, interdisciplinarity, innovation, regionality and internationality. It describes itself as an internationally oriented university in the Hamburg metropolitan region committed to the Humboldtian ideal of education.
The university has no traditional faculties. Teaching is organised in six schools of study and one study area: Civil and Environmental Engineering; Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Process Engineering (Process and Chemical Engineering); Management Sciences and Technology; Technology and Innovation in Education; and the Joint School of Multidisciplinary Studies. Research is organised in five research fields: Advanced Materials and (Bio-)Processes, Aviation and Maritime Technologies, Cyber Physical and Medical Systems, Environmental and Energy Systems, and Logistics, Mobility and Infrastructure.
The university currently offers 16 Bachelor's and 30 Master's programmes, of which one Bachelor's and 14 Master's programmes can be studied entirely in English. Teaching uses project-based learning, introduced in 2010, and the university offers dual study programmes (dual@TUHH) with the employers' association NORDMETALL, the first such programme in Germany from 2003.
Further sites lie in the Harburg harbour area (including the Hamburg Innovation Port, the StartupDock and the TuTech subsidiary) and in Finkenwerder (the Technologiezentrum Finkenwerder and the Zentrum für Angewandte Luftfahrtforschung). Student life includes university sports, the university choir SingING, language courses and cafés, the Career Center, the Students' Union (AStA) and student groups. The university does not provide housing itself; students apply to Studierendenwerk Hamburg for places in student residences, and Welcome Weeks, a buddy programme and welcome tutors help new international students settle in.
As of December 2023 the university had 7,383 students, 28% of them international and 28% female, and about 1,500 employees. The Section Campus International (International Affairs) advises international degree students, exchange students and guest researchers. TUHH holds an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, is a founding member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) and has been a member of the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 1991.
TUHH does not charge tuition fees at present and in general; special information can be found on the page of each degree programme. All students pay the semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag), which is not tuition: for winter semester 2026/27 it is EUR 400 for students already enrolled the previous semester. It consists of AStA contribution EUR 22.20, Studierendenwerk Hamburg welfare contribution EUR 101.00, HVV semester ticket EUR 226.80 (valid six months), semester ticket hardship fund EUR 0.00 and an administration contribution of EUR 50.00 (not payable by exchange students). The Deutschlandsemesterticket is provided digitally.
Funded by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, this scholarship for international students who have completed at least one semester (at least three graded examinations) and perform significantly above their peers without other public funding ran for up to five months, August to December 2026, with a deadline of 20 August 2026. Applications go by email to the International Affairs department. Details: Campus International: Study financing.
International students who have completed at least one semester with good or very good results and need financial help can apply for DAAD-sponsored aid for up to six months; income, family support and non-monetary support such as rent-free accommodation are deducted. Applications are made with the published form by email to the International Affairs department. The DAAD Prize is awarded each year for exceptional commitment and academic achievement by international students.
The Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft awards a limited number of scholarships to students from EU member states: up to EUR 525 per month depending on income, a EUR 80 monthly book allowance and a seminar programme. Applicants must be socially committed with above-average results and good German. Master's applicants apply in the semester before starting; Bachelor's students by the end of the second subject semester. Pre-selection contact is the sdw liaison officer at TUHH. See sdw scholarships.
Students can also use the foundation overview on the scholarships page (Scholarships for all students), the dual@TUHH programme with NORDMETALL, BAföG, educational loans and Studierendenwerk Hamburg funding and scholarship advice. The Studienstiftung China Scholarship Program and Fulbright are announced to students via International Affairs. Part-time work by international students is limited by work permit rules (120 full or 240 half working days per year).
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View scholarships for Hamburg University of Technology →Bachelor's programmes start in the winter semester only, and applications are open from 1 June to 15 July. Applicants first register on hochschulstart.de to obtain an applicant ID (BID) and authentication number (BAN), then apply in the TUNE portal of the university, where up to two Bachelor's programmes can be chosen. Admission offers are issued through hochschulstart.de and enrolment follows online in TUNE. A general or subject-specific university entrance qualification is required; the Fachhochschulreife does not entitle applicants to study at TUHH. Most Bachelor's programmes are free admission programmes; Engineering Science and Engineering and Management (Major in Logistics and Mobility) have restricted admission, with advance quotas of 10% for international applicants, 5% hardship cases, 3% for those without a regular school qualification and 2% for top athletes.
Applicants with a non-German entrance qualification upload their school leaving certificate with grades, proof of any university entrance examination, previous study records, the Studienkolleg assessment test certificate where applicable, and proof of German and English where required. Documents not in German or English need translations by a sworn translator. An APS certificate is required only from applicants with a school or university degree from China, India or Vietnam. The TestAS is not mandatory, but an overall result of at least 100 (core test plus engineering test) can extend a subject-related entrance qualification to the chosen Bachelor's programme.
For German-taught Bachelor's programmes, German level B2.2 is required at application and TestDaF with at least 16 points (no part below 3), telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSH-2 or equivalent at enrolment. Engineering Science is taught in English and requires TOEFL iBT 90, IELTS Academic 6.5 or Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency; Computer Science and Data Science require both German and English evidence. Applicants with entrance qualifications from the UK, Australia, Ireland, the USA, New Zealand or Canada (except Quebec) need no English proof. TUHH does not offer preparatory German or English courses.
Master's programmes are consecutive: the content of the first degree must match the chosen programme, and subject-specific prerequisites are set per programme (international degrees can be checked against the anabin database). Applications are online in TUNE, one German-taught and one English-taught programme at most. Winter semester applications run 1 June to 15 July and summer semester applications 1 December to 15 January; international English-taught programmes have no summer intake and the winter semester window is expected from 1 December to 1 March. Computer Science, Computer Science in Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering also accept applications from 1 June to 15 July. Applicants from non-EU countries to English-taught programmes need a Bachelor's degree with good grades, checked by a pre-check that issues a code for the application. International Industrial Engineering is restricted, with selection by Bachelor's grade. Documents include an ECTS sheet, CV (English-taught programmes), transcript, degree certificate, module manual, language proof and the APS certificate for applicants from China, India and Vietnam. TUHH Bachelor's graduates moving to a consecutive Master's submit a transfer application to Student Services instead.
German-taught Master's programmes need German B2.2 by the application deadline and TestDaF 16 points, telc C1 Hochschule, DSH-2 or equivalent for enrolment. English-taught programmes need TOEFL iBT at least 90 (institution code 8165; ITP and Essentials are not accepted), IELTS Academic at least 6.5, Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency, telc English C1 or UNIcert III, unless the applicant holds a degree or entrance qualification from an English-speaking country or an English-taught degree as listed by the university.
Doctoral candidates first find a supervisor, then apply for admission to doctoral studies to the doctoral committee under the Promotionsordnung and later apply to open the doctoral procedure. Degrees awarded are Dr.-Ing., Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. pol. and Dr. phil. The Doctoral Office runs open consultation hours on Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30.
Guest stays (student guest, visiting scientist) are arranged directly with the institute concerned. Extramural student status carries a semester fee of EUR 124. Exchange applications for 2027 open on 15 November 2026.
Schwarzenberg-Campus, Hamburg-Harburg (main campus). 15 buildings built 1982 to 2005 including the presidium and Studium und Promotion centre (Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 1 and 2), the DLR_School_Lab, the Infothek and computer centre, the Northern Institute of Technology (NIT) at Kasernenstraße 12, Audimax I and II with the Mensa and the university library at Denickestraße 22, the WorkINGLab at Eißendorfer Straße 40, the Technikum at Eißendorfer Straße 38 and the Hexapod at Denickestraße 15. Parking garages are chargeable.
The campus is served by the S3/S5 suburban railway (Harburg-Rathaus or Heimfeld), and Harburg is an ICE and EC station. University sports with a gym are available to students with a FitnessCard, and the University Library offers workspaces, an open library and advisory services. The university does not run residences; housing is through Studierendenwerk Hamburg.
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