University in Germany
Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
University profile
Technische Universität Braunschweig (TU Braunschweig) is a university of technology in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, tracing its origins to the Collegium Carolinum founded in 1745. It describes itself as a world-open research university and sits in one of Europe's most research-intensive regions, alongside the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt. In winter semester 2025/2026 it had 15,051 students, 3,799 employees and about 130 trainees.
Teaching and research are organised in six faculties: the Carl-Friedrich-Gauß Faculty, the Faculty of Life Sciences, the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Physics, and the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences. The university has over 120 institutes and central facilities including the University Library, the Gauss-IT Centre, the Language Centre and the Sports Centre. The degree portfolio spans engineering, computer science, natural sciences, economics-related combined programmes, humanities and social sciences, and teacher training; most programmes are taught in German, with a smaller number of English-taught and bilingual programmes.
Research is bundled in core research areas including Mobility, Metrology and Engineering for Health, and in interdisciplinary research centres such as the Automotive Research Centre Niedersachsen (NFF), the Aeronautics Research Centre Niedersachsen (NFL), the Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology (LENA), the Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), the Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ) and the Battery LabFactory Braunschweig. The university has two Clusters of Excellence in the Excellence Strategy: Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Aviation (SE²A) and QuantumFrontiers.
The Main Campus lies about 15 minutes on foot from the city centre, with further sites at the East Campus, North Campus and Campus Research Airport. Braunschweig has about 250,000 inhabitants and about 20,000 students at its two universities, is easy to cross by bicycle, and offers a student-oriented cultural scene; the culture ticket included in the semester fee gives free entry to the State Theatre, LOT Theatre and Figurentheater Fadenschein. The Studierendenwerk OstNiedersachsen runs 10 halls of residence in Braunschweig with more than 2,200 rooms, at rents of 250 to 500 euros including electricity, water and heating.
International students are supported by the International House, the Incoming Office and International Student Support, which run a buddy programme with the Erasmus Student Network, advisory hours, a welcome programme and a newsletter for international applicants.
The Semesterbeitrag (semester contribution, not tuition) for winter semester 2026/27 is 472.50 euros, made up of the Studentenwerk contribution, the student body contribution and the administrative cost contribution, and includes the culture ticket and the semester ticket for public transport. It is due at enrolment for new students and as the re-registration amount for continuing students.
A matching-funds programme in which private sponsors and the federal government each cover half; awards are 300 euros per month for two semesters, granted from the winter semester on the basis of talent and performance, with voluntary engagement and personal circumstances considered second. Applications run 1 to 30 June by online application. Official page.
For winter semester 2026/27 the university awards 174 state scholarships of 500 euros as a one-off payment to enrolled Bachelor, Master and Staatsexamen students within the standard period of study who are first-generation students, have particularly difficult starting conditions because of displacement, or have special social reasons such as voluntary engagement or a large family. The application period runs from 1 October to 9 November 2026 through the scholarship portal, with a motivation letter, proof of grades and an enrolment certificate. Official page.
Funded by the Carolo-Wilhelmina-Stiftung for students whose study plans are threatened by uncertain financing or who would otherwise have to abandon their studies for financial reasons. Awards cover one winter semester and the following summer semester, are applied for online in the scholarship portal, and first applicants must attend a study financing advice session at the Student Office, the International House, the Studentenwerk or AStA. Official page.
No full scholarships for international students are currently available. Other options include the Avicenna-Studienwerk, KAAD, Otto Benecke Stiftung, the Braunschweiger Bürgerpreis, the Bildungskredit for those eligible under section 8 BAföG, and interest-free short-term AStA loans of up to 800 euros, repayable within five months and available from the second semester. DAAD scholarship holders are exempt from the 75 euro assessment fee. Contact: International Student Support, International House, Bültenweg 74. Official page.
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View scholarships for Technische Universität Braunschweig →International applicants can apply if their qualifications are sufficient for university study in their home country: secondary school must be completed and any national university entrance examination passed. In some cases a period at an accredited university in the home country or the Studienkolleg foundation course in Germany is also required. Applicants who need a preparatory year apply through TU Braunschweig, which registers them for admission to the Lower Saxony Studienkolleg in Hannover; the course lasts usually two semesters and ends with the Feststellungsprüfung, with T-course (technical, mathematical and scientific, except biology), M-course (medical and biological) and W-course (business and social science) core subjects. Studienkolleg applicants need at least German level B1 at application, although a higher level is strongly recommended. Restricted programmes (Numerus clausus) are allocated by selection; first-semester applicants to B.Sc. Biology, Biotechnology and Psychology register at Hochschulstart as well, and Pharmacy first-semester applications go through hochschulstart.de. Applicants from China, India and Vietnam need an APS certificate for the visa and for enrolment.
Applications are made through the online portal TUconnect, uploading all documents as a single PDF; nothing is sent by post. Winter semester (start in October): 1 June to 15 July; 1 June to 15 October for EU citizens applying to Bachelor programmes with free admission; 1 February to 15 March for non-EU citizens applying to English-language and bilingual Master's programmes. Summer semester (start in April): 1 December to 15 January; 1 December to 1 April for EU citizens applying to free-admission Bachelor programmes; 1 August to 15 September for non-EU citizens applying to English-language and bilingual Master's programmes. Studienkolleg applications: 15 April to 31 May (winter) and 15 October to 30 November (summer). Art History and Aesthetics and Performing Arts are applied for at the Braunschweig University of Art (HBK). An assessment fee of 75 euros for foreign qualifications is paid once with the application, with exemptions including DAAD and other national German scholarship holders, applicants with a language-centre visa confirmation and holders of a German Bachelor from a dual programme. Applications for a higher semester need detailed descriptions of previous academic achievements, and the faculty decides on recognition.
For German-taught programmes, one of the following is needed by the application deadline: TestDaF with at least 4 points in each section, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSH 2, the Sprachdiplom of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Stufe II), the Goethe-Institut C2 certificate or the Feststellungsprüfung of a Studienkolleg. For non-restricted programmes, proof of attending at least a B2 German course at application is enough, with the certificate required for enrolment. English-taught programmes require proof of English proficiency; the Computational Sciences in Engineering Master, for example, asks for TOEFL iBT 88 or IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, while other English-taught programmes require TOEFL iBT 88 or 95 or an equivalent test depending on the programme. The Master's programmes Artificial Intelligence for Molecular Sciences, Data Science, Quantum Technologies in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Solar System Physics are taught in English; Computational Sciences in Engineering (Master) and Sustainable Engineering of Products and Processes (Bachelor) are bilingual and require German proof as well.
The minimum requirement is a Bachelor's degree in the same or a closely related subject, with additional qualifications required in some programmes; each programme sets its own entry and admission regulations alongside the General Entry and Admission Regulations for Master's Degree Programmes. Applications include certified German or English translations of foreign certificates, a CV, transcript of records and language proof.
Doctorates are possible in all disciplines offered, with applications accepted at any time through the online application and contact with the responsible faculty. Enrolment needs the degree certificate that entitles the applicant to a doctorate, recognition of an international degree, a tabular CV and a supervision agreement (Faculties 1 and 3) or a letter of admission to the doctorate (Faculties 2, 4, 5 and 6).
A study visa is required for most non-EU applicants, who should not enter on a tourist visa. Proof of financial resources of 11,904 euros is needed for the visa application, and non-EU students may work no more than 140 full or 280 half days per year. Statutory health insurance for students costs about 130 to 150 euros per month and is required for enrolment.
Central facilities include the University Library, the Gauss-IT Centre, the Language Centre (German courses and TestDaF examinations), the Sports Centre and the Central Facility for Animal Husbandry. Research infrastructure includes the Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology (LENA) and the Open Hybrid LabFactory research campus. Student accommodation is provided by the Studierendenwerk OstNiedersachsen in 10 halls of residence with more than 2,200 rooms; the TUCard also serves as the semester ticket for buses, trams and regional trains.
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