Application
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You would like to study at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering? Here you will find all the important information about the application process. Do you still have questions? Our individual orientation and advisory services offer you the best opportunity to get to know the campus and the city. Try out workshops, visit our laboratories and get advice from students and lecturers!
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
All applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field. As a rule, a »Bachelor of Science« in Civil Engineering or an equivalent degree from a recognized institution is required. The examination board checks the equivalence of the applicant's degree; if it is not equivalent, additional admission requirements may be imposed. The final grade of the Bachelor's degree should generally be 2.5 (according to the German system) or better. If you did not write a Bachelor's thesis in your Bachelor's degree and it is not listed on your transcript, please submit your Bachelor's thesis or an equivalent project from your Bachelor's degree program.
An APS is necessary for Chinese, Vietnamese, and Indian applicants.
The application procedure, deadlines and application portals differ for applicants with a Bachelor's degree obtained in the EU, an international degree and if you would like to apply for a DAAD-EPOS scholarship. Please refer to the following explanations for the information that applies to you.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Applicants must provide proof of English language proficiency at level B2 by either:
- Proof of native speaker status (acquisition of a university entrance qualification or a first professional qualification in an English-speaking country), or
- Proof of English language proficiency at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, certified by one of the following internationally recognized certificates:
- TOEFL (Internet-based score 85 or better)
The (TOEFL) institution code for the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is 8968. - Cambridge Certificate First Certificate in English (FCE)
- IELTS, 6.5 (at least 6.0 in each section)
- or another equivalent certificate, e.g. PTE.
The certificate must not be older than 2 years at the planned start of studies in the coming winter semester.
You have a Bachelor's degree from a country of the European Union.
| Formal requirements | Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, see General requirements |
| Language skills | English language proficiency |
| Admission procedure | Enrolment procedure, admission to winter term |
| Application | Online-Application, Deadline: until 30th September |
You are requested to submit the following application documents:
- Include an up-to-date curriculum vitae, including all information up to the time of application. We suggest to use the format of EUROPASS
- A legally certified copy of your upper/higher secondary school diploma or leaving certificate. If national examinations are given in your country, submit also a legally certified copy of the certificate from the »Examining Board« showing subjects taken and grades earned. If your original documents were not issued in English or German language, please provide in addition to them legally certified English or German translations.
- A legally certified copy of your Bachelor’s degree certificate. If your original document was not issued in English or German language, please provide in addition to it a legally certified English or German translation.
- A legally certified copy of your credit/mark sheets showing clearly subjects taken and grades earned during your Bachelor’s studies. If your original credit/mark sheets were not issued in English or German language, please provide in addition to them a legally certified English or German translations.
- In case no Bachelor thesis is written in your Bachelor's degree and not mentioned in your transcript of records, please submit your Bachelor's thesis or an equivalent project done during your Bachelor studies.
- A proof of English language proficiency. A German »Abiturzeugnis« with proven B2 level in English is also accepted as proof of language skills.
All photocopies of documents that need to be enclosed with your application must be legally certified. Legally certified photocopies of documents can be obtained in Germany from sources like, e.g., city halls, district courts or public notaries. Secondary schools and universities are permitted to make legally certified photocopies of their own documents only. In countries outside Germany, legally certified photocopies may be obtained from the German foreign missions or the respective country’s authorities which are authorised to legally certify photocopies. A photocopy of a legally certified photocopy must always be legalized again. You can apply online only. Please do not send documents. Also, do not send original documents, since the university cannot be held responsible for the possible loss or damage of such documents.
All necessary documents have to be uploaded online until the deadline! You can apply online only. The certified documents have to be presented when you get registered in our university.
If you have any other questions regarding the application process/status, admissions and registration, please contact the Student Office.
You have an international acquired Bachelor's degree and you don’t want to apply for the DAAD-EPOS scholarship.
| Formal requirements | Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, see General requirements |
| Language skills | English language proficiency |
| Admission procedure | Enrolment procedure, admission to winter term |
| Application | Online-Application, Deadline: until 15th July |
You are requested to submit the following application documents to uni-assist only:
- Include an up-to-date curriculum vitae, including all information up to the time of application. We suggest to use the format of EUROPASS
- A legally certified copy of your upper/higher secondary school diploma or leaving certificate. If national examinations are given in your country, submit also a legally certified copy of the certificate from the »Examining Board« showing subjects taken and grades earned. If your original documents were not issued in English or German language, please provide in addition to them legally certified English or German translations.
- A legally certified copy of your Bachelor’s degree certificate. If your original document was not issued in English or German language, please provide in addition to it a legally certified English or German translation.
- A legally certified copy of your credit/mark sheets showing clearly subjects taken and grades earned during your Bachelor’s studies. If your original credit/mark sheets were not issued in English or German language, please provide in addition to them a legally certified English or German translations.
- In case no Bachelor thesis is written in your Bachelor's degree and not mentioned in your transcript of records, please submit your Bachelor's thesis or an equivalent project done during your Bachelor studies.
- A proof of English language proficiency.
All photocopies of documents that need to be enclosed with your application must be legally certified. Legally certified photocopies of documents can be obtained in Germany from sources like, e.g., city halls, district courts or public notaries. Secondary schools and universities are permitted to make legally certified photocopies of their own documents only. In countries outside Germany, legally certified photocopies may be obtained from the German foreign missions or the respective country’s authorities which are authorised to legally certify photocopies. A photocopy of a legally certified photocopy must always be legalized again. You can apply online only. Please do not send documents. Also, do not send original documents, since the university cannot be held responsible for the possible loss or damage of such documents.
All necessary documents have to be uploaded online until the deadline! You can apply online only. The certified documents have to be presented when you get registered in our university.
If you have any other questions regarding the application process/status, admissions and registration, please contact the Student Office.
International acquired Bachelor's degree with application for a DAAD-EPOS scholarship.
| Formal requirements | Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, see General requirements |
| Language skills | English language proficiency (must not be older than one year at the time of application) |
| Admission procedure | Enrolment procedure, multi-stage admission process, admission to winter term of the following year |
| Application | Online-Application, Deadline: until 15th October of the previous year |
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) grants four to eighth scholarships to admit applicants of the Master course NHRE within the programme »Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries« who have graduated outside of Germany. The scholar ships start only in winter semester.
Application is open to experts and executives from developing countries who hold a university degree and have gained at least two years of career experience in a position in industry, business or administration which is relevant to the respective chosen postgraduate degree course.
Further information about the focus of the scholarship programme can be obtained from the DAAD website and here.
The additional application form for the DAAD scholarship you can download from the DAAD website. And don’t forget to read and submit the checklist together with all requested documents! Without these correctly filled in documents your application will not be processed.
All necessary documents including the checklist have to be uploaded online until the deadline! You can apply online only. The certified documents have to be presented when you get registered in our university.
All photocopies of documents that need to be included with your application must be legally certified. Legally certified photocopies of documents may be obtained from the German foreign missions or the respective country’s authorities which are authorised to legally certify photocopies. A photocopy of a legally certified photocopy must always be legalized again. You can apply online only. Please do not send documents. Also, do not send original documents, since the university cannot be held responsible for the possible loss or damage of such documents.
If you have any other questions regarding the application process/status, admissions and registration, please contact the Student Office.
If we accept you for our master program NHRE – you will get admission letter in any case - independently if you get the scholarship from DAAD or not.