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Engineering

Diplom Verfahrenstechnik und Naturstofftechnik at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Diplom programme in process engineering and natural-products engineering, covering the conversion of raw materials in areas such as food, textiles, pharmaceuticals and energy from renewable resources.

Faculty: Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering  |  Duration: 10 semesters (5 years) full-time; 20 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); German-taught; Diplom  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Combines natural and engineering science foundations with application-oriented specialisation options: basic studies in semesters 1-4 followed by specialisation.

Career pathways

Research, process and product development and other engineering roles in industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur (general higher-education entrance qualification) or an equivalent entrance qualification. German language proficiency is required; international applicants and German applicants with foreign qualifications must meet the university's language requirements. Applicants whose foreign qualification does not give direct access to German higher education must first attend a Studienkolleg. Numerus clausus: no (open admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 September. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 September (with proof of German for study); 1 April – 15 July (without proof of German for study). Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years) full-time; 20 semesters part-time

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