TU Dortmund University

TU Dortmund University is a public technical university in Dortmund in western Germany. It offers bachelor's and master's programmes across engineering, natural sciences, computer science, statistics, economics, social sciences, humanities and teacher training, with a strong set of English-taught international master's programmes alongside German-taught bachelor's degrees.

For South Asian students, TU Dortmund charges no tuition fees. Students pay only a social fee on enrolment and re-registration, which goes to the AStA student association and the Studierendenwerk and covers the semester ticket for free public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia. TU Dortmund faculty pages give the social fee as 341.95 euros per semester for Process Systems Engineering and about 300 euros per semester for Manufacturing Technology, so the exact current amount should be confirmed at enrolment. Monthly living costs are given as approximately 750 to 900 euros per month by the Process Systems Engineering programme and approximately 630 to 830 euros per month by the Manufacturing Technology programme.

TU Dortmund itself does not offer scholarships, according to its Process Systems Engineering programme page, which points students to DAAD scholarships instead. English-taught international programmes can be completed with excellent English alone, but basic German is strongly recommended for daily life and finding accommodation.

Full tuition detail (verified): No tuition fees are charged at TU Dortmund University. Students pay only a social fee on enrolment and re-registration, which goes to the student association (AStA) and the Studierendenwerk and covers the semester ticket for free public transport in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia. TU Dortmund faculty pages give different current figures for this fee: the Process Systems Engineering programme states 341.95 euros per semester, while the Manufacturing Technology programme states approximately 300 euros per semester, so the exact amount for a given programme and semester should be confirmed at enrolment. Monthly living costs are stated as approximately 750 to 900 euros per month by the Process Systems Engineering programme and approximately 630 to 830 euros per month by the Manufacturing Technology programme.

International master's applicants apply through uni-assist and the TU Dortmund International Office, which publishes programme-specific documents for each master's programme. For Data Science, applicants must prove English at least at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference, submit a statistical report and a self-disclosure form, and complete the department's online self-assessment test. For Manufacturing Technology (MMT), applications go through uni-assist, which takes four to six weeks to process, with results for applications submitted before 15 March announced around mid-June.

Applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam must present the original APS certificate issued by the Akademische Pruefstelle of the German Embassy in their country, for the MMT programme by the application deadline of 15 March. Applicants from India should also expect an APS requirement at German universities and should confirm it on their programme page. No German proof is needed for the English-taught international programmes, although TU Dortmund strongly recommends basic German for daily life, and German language courses are offered at different levels.

Full English requirement detail (verified): No university-wide IELTS minimum was confirmed on the official TU Dortmund pages checked; English requirements are set per programme. Examples: MSc Manufacturing Technology (MMT) requires Academic IELTS 5.5 minimum (CEFR B2, Cambridge First Certificate also accepted); MSc Data Science requires English at least at B2 level, with uni-assist checking whether an IELTS or TOEFL certificate meets B2, and a degree from an English-taught programme or an English-medium school certificate (MOI) also accepted for Data Science.

TU Dortmund offers bachelor's and master's programmes in engineering, natural sciences, computer science, statistics, economics, social sciences and humanities. Bachelor's programmes are mainly taught in German, while a wide set of master's programmes are taught fully in English.

English-taught master's examples verified on TU Dortmund's own pages include Data Science, Manufacturing Technology (MMT), Process Systems Engineering, Econometrics and Automation and Robotics. Data Science requires a statistics project report and a self-assessment test in addition to English at B2 level, while Manufacturing Technology requires a mechanical engineering degree and proof of English at B2 level.

TU Dortmund University does not itself offer scholarships, according to its Process Systems Engineering programme page, which directs students to scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Students should therefore apply for DAAD funding from their home country, ideally about a year before starting, and check the DAAD scholarship database for programmes open to their country and subject.

Enrolled students can also look for the national Deutschlandstipendium and for working-student jobs in Dortmund's engineering and technology sector, although no TU Dortmund-specific scholarship amount was confirmed on the TU Dortmund pages checked.