Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus

International Admissions Office

PO Box: 10 13 44; 03013 Cottbus; Germany
Phone: ++49-355-69 2105;
Fax: ++49-355-69 2108;
Internet: http://www.tu-cottbus.de
E-mail: internationaladmission@tu-cottbus.de

General Information for International Applicants

We are happy that you are interested to study at our university. At BTU Cottbus you can study either as an
exchange student from one of our partner universities or you can study in a regular, full-time programme.

Nearly 1,000 international students (ca. 20% of the entire student body) from more than 90 countries study at BTU
Cottbus. As such the probability of meeting someone from you home country on the university campus is quite
large. The university and the City of Cottbus are pleased with the international flair that is already here. The
University offers an individual and extensive guidance for international students.

From an attractive offering of study options, you can choose a suitable study programme that is right for you.
Study offerings can be found on our homepage at: www.tu-cottbus.de.

A few study programmes at BTU are taught in English:

- Environmental and Resource Management (Bachelor, Master)

- Environmental Technologies (Master)
- Process Engineering and Plant Design (Master)
- Power Engineering (Master)
- World Heritage Studies (Master)
- Euro Aquae (Master)

The majority of the study programmes begin in winter semester only. Only a few Master’s programmes also start
in the summer semester of each year.
The application deadline for the Winter Semester is 15 July and for the Summer Semester the deadline is 15
January of each year. Please send your application forms as early as possible to Uni-Assist.

Country-Specific Information:
Entry requirements for studying in Germany vary for applicants of different countries. Please inform yourself what
the requirements are before submitting your application at: http://www.daad.de/deutschland/de/2.3.1.html or
http://www.anabin.de or www.uni-assist/de/zulassungsvoraussetzungen/
The following documents are required to apply:
1. A complete application form (please note that the English-taught programmes have their own application
forms)
2. Documents of higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Secondary School Leaving Certificate, High
school diploma, A-levels, “Abitur”, transcripts for one or two years of university studies, etc.)
3. For Master applications: certificate and transcripts of your Bachelor’s degree
4. Proof of language proficiency:
For study programmes conducted in German: “Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang”
DSH2 or equivalent (please refer to the information sheet – Deutschkenntnisse.
For study programmes conducted in English: TOEFL, minimum score of 550 points (paper based),
213 points (computer based) or 79 points (internet based); equivalents: IELTS (minimum 6.5 points) or
Cambridge Advanced English (minimum B); Cambridge Certificate of ProficiencyTest (minimum B).
5. Two (2) letters of recommendation (only for English-speaking Master programmes)
6. Copy of passport

Please send only officially certified copies of your documents. We only accept certifications from the German
embassy or other consular authorities, your former university, a Commissioner for Oaths, courts of law,
municipalities, notaries public and the Goethe-Institute. In case your documents are not in German or English, you
have to provide certified English or German translations from a sworn interpreter. In this case you have to submit
your documents both in the original language as well as the translation.

Please send your complete application (except exchange students and applicants for doctoral study programmes,
who can send their applications directly to BTU) to:

BTU Cottbus, c/o UNI-ASSIST e.V.

Helmholtzstr. 2-9,
10587 Berlin

Uni-Assist e.V. is an association to facilitate applications of international students applying to German universities.
Uni-Assist e.V. reviews all applications, checking for the completeness and authenticity of documents as well as
academic equivalencies. More information can be found on the Uni-Assist website at: www.uni-assist.de. All
applications that have been formally reviewed by Uni-Assist and sent to us will be processed as soon as possible.

Please have patience after you have send in your application. You will receive confirmation as soon as your
application has been received by Uni-Assist. Similarly, you will receive confirmation when your application has
been received by BTU Cottbus.
Please note: students who wish to change from another German university to BTU are to apply directly to BTU
and not Uni-Assist.

Studienkolleg
The Studienkolleg aims at preparing those applicants, who have foreign secondary educational certificates but no
direct higher education entrance qualification in Germany, for admission to a study programme at any institution of
higher education. As a rule the preparatory training at the Studienkolleg lasts two semesters. At the end of the
second semester the students take the assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung).

To study at BTU, you must take either a T-Course (for technical, mathematical, and natural sciences) or a W-
Course (for economics, social and legal studies). Irrespective of the specification of those courses the German
language is the major subject in all of them.
The University of Potsdam is responsible for the Studienkolleg of BTU Cottbus. Applicants for the Studienkolleg at
the University of Potsdam must demonstrate a completed German language exam of “Mittelstufe 1” as well as
corresponding certificates of education. BTU Cottbus sends students to the Studienkolleg only in the Winter
Semester. The application deadline is 15 April.

More information can be found on the homepage of the Studienkolleg at: http://www.uni-
potsdam.de/u/studienkolleg/index.html

Office for International Admissions