Application Procedure

General admission requirements for applicants to the Masters course “Power Engineering”:

  • a complete application form
  • a concise curriculum vitae with details about your educational history, practical experiences (if applicable), research interests, etc.
  • higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Secondary School Leaving Certificate, High School Diploma, A-levels, Abitur, one or two years of studying, etc.)
  • Bachelor of Science in power engineering (electrical or thermal) or related engineering fields with a mininum Grade Point Average (GPA) equivalent to 2,3 on a German scale. Equivalent qualifications (e.g. Fachhochschul Diploma) with a minimum grade of “good” will also be considered
  • transcripts of records (list of subjects taken)
  • professional experience or knowledge in power engineering if the Bachelor degree or equivalent is in another field of study
  • a letter of motivation (your reasons for applying for PE and career perspectives)
  • two letters of recommendation from professors or employers
  • certificate of proficiency in English. Accepted are a TOEFL test with a minimum score of 213 points (computer-based) or 79 points internet-based; Cambridge Advanced English Test (min. grade B); Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency Test (min. grade B) or the IELTS (min. 6.5). Exempted from this regulation are only students whose mother tongue is English. If the language of teaching in your previous course of studies was English, you still have to provide certificate of proficiency in English (IELTS or TOEFL).
  • APS for Chinese, Vietnamese and Mongolian students

Documents certification

Please send only officially certified copies of your documents. We only accept certifications from the German embassy or other consular authorities, your former university, public notary or a Commissioner for Oaths. In case your documents are not in German or English, you need to provide certified English or German translations from a sworn interpreter.

Application Deadlines

The deadline for applications is the 1st of June each year. Note that application procedures take approximately 1-2 months. If you require a student visa , which can take up to 8 weeks, please ensure that you send your application as soon as possible and certainly no later than the 1st of June. Individual documents still missing by the 1st of June (e.g. Bachelor’s diploma) can be submitted until 15th of July.

Applicants from EU Countries can submit their applications till the 31st of August

All applications from international applicants have to be sent to our partner organisation Uni-Assist in Berlin for credential evaluation before BTU Cottbus makes a decision on your admission. Please be aware that a fee of 68€ will be charged by Uni-Assist for processing your documents.


Please send your applications to the following address:
BTU Cottbus
c/o uni-assist e.V.
Helmholtzstr. 2-9
10587 Berlin
Germany

German students and students from cooperating universities (see a List of cooperating universities), which signed an agreement of guaranteed admission in Power Engineering with BTU should send their documents by the 1st of June directly to BTU Cottbus:


BTU - Brandenburgische Technische Universität
Center for Energy Technology Brandenburg
Prof. Dr.-Ing Harald Schwarz
Walther Pauer Str. 5
D-03046 Cottbus
Germany 

 

More on Uni-Assist see under  www.uni-assist.de

f Application Form to “MSc Power Engineering”

f Application Form for a Dual Degree with BTU Cottbus, MSc "Power Engineering"

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Contacts

Programme Director

Prof. Dr.- Ing. Harald Schwarz
 Lehrstuhl Energieverteilung und Hochspannungstechnik
Lehrgebäude 3
Tel.:     +49 (0) 355 - 69 45 02
 harald.schwarz[at]tu-cottbus.de

Examination Board

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Lappus
 Lehrstuhl Regelungssysteme und Leittechnik
Lehrgebäude 3A    Raum 165
Tel.:    +49 (0) 355 - 69 28 09
 lappus[at]tu-cottbus.de

Programme Coordinator

Iryna Shalaginova
 Lehrstuhl Energieverteilung und Hochspannungstechnik
Lehrgebäude 3
Tel.:     +49 (0) 355 - 69 40 44
 shalaginova[at]tu-cottbus.de

Mentoring Group

Electrical Power Engineering

Dr.-Ing. Klaus Pfeiffer
Dezentrale Energiesysteme und Speichertechnik
Lehrgebäude 3
Tel.:   +49 (0) 355 - 69 40 35
 klaus.pfeiffer [at] tu-cottbus.de 

Power Plant Technology:

Dr.-Ing. Teklay W. Asegehegn

CEBra-Research
Lehrgebäude 3
Tel.:   +49 (0) 355 - 69 40 29
 teklay.asegehegn[at]tu-cottbus.de

Sustainable Energy Supply:

Dr.-Ing. Ying Shaoqing

CEBra-Research
Lehrgebäude 3
Tel.:    +49 (0) 355 - 69 48 84
 shaoqing.ying[at]tu-cottbus.de