Online application for APE

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Entry requirements

  • A university entrance qualification
  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or the natural sciences
  • German language proficiency of a minimum of CEF B2 if German is not the native language
  • Proof of English proficiency at CEF level B2 or proof of academic study in English

Further information can be found in the Download file:Admission regulations (in German).

How do I apply?

Application must be made over our online application portal.
You must first register there.
The following documents must be uploaded during the application process. It is best to have them ready in advance.

  • Officially certified copy of the university entrance qualification that entitles you to study at a German university, or a foreign equivalent*
  • Officially certified copy of the professionally qualifying university degree from a German university, e.g. Bachelor, Magister, Diplom or foreign equivalent in accordance with § 59 paragraph 1 LHG*
  • Officially certified copy of a course enrollment list (transcript of grades, transcript of records, etc.). The course attendance list is issued by the respective university attended and is a list of all courses attended during the degree program with grades*
  • Curriculum vitae (CV) in English or German
  • Letter of motivation in English or German (min. one page, may. two DIN A 4 typed pages)
  • Copies of other relevant documents, if available, e.g. job references, which prove your particular aptitude for the master's programme.

Foreign and stateless applicants who have a foreign university entrance qualification must also provide officially certified proof of German language proficiency in accordance with § 2 para. 1.

Applicants whose native language is not English must provide officially certified proof of English language proficiency in accordance with Section 2 (1d). 

*If the original was written in a language other than English or German, an officially certified translation into English or German.

International applicants

Foreign nationals with a German university entrance qualification are admitted in the same way as German nationals.

Foreign applicants with a foreign certificate (also EU) and stateless applicants must first have their certificates recognised by the Center for International Students of the Universities of Applied Sciences in Baden-Württemberg (Studienkolleg Konstanz):

HTWG Konstanz
Studienkolleg
Alfred-Wachtel-Str. 8
78462 Konstanz Deutschland

Further information on this can be found at: https://www.htwg-konstanz.de/en/academics/center-for-international-students-konstanz/recognition-of-certificates/procedure 

Please allow processing time for the certificate recognition.

I'm happy to support you with any questions regarding application and study place allocation.

Your key contact: Anja Levermann

  •  Anja Levermann
    Anja Levermann Member of academic staff