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BSc Nachhaltiger Maschinenbau (Sustainable Mechanical Engineering) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Bachelor's programme following the path from idea to a working machine: calculation and design give shape to ideas until the final product is complete.

Faculty: Electrical and mechanical engineering  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Two phases: a foundation in technical, mathematical and scientific disciplines over the first two years (four semesters), then a second phase of deeper study.

Career pathways

Typical fields are research, development, design, calculation, testing, project planning, production planning and control.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife) or relevant subject-specific entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife); applicants with a professional qualification can also be admitted. An industrial internship of 6 weeks must be completed and recognised by the internship office by the 4th semester (completion before starting is recommended). Mandatory Erwartungscheck. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/formalitaeten

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