Information for International Students

We are pleased about your interest in studying (exchange or degree-seeking) at TU Darmstadt.

Examinations take place between mid February and End of March (winter semester) or mid of June and End of September (summer semester).

You are planning to study in English?

Please have a look at the current overview of our English taught courses winter term – summer term (please see below: Module and Courses ). It also contains information on the type of examination.

Language Courses and Orientation

TU Darmstadt offers online orientation for international students.

The International Student Services invites you to join the X-Weeks and the Orientation Day with different online activities. Please check the ISS website for updated information.

Departmental questions: “Studienbüro ” (Office for Student Affairs) international@bauing.tu-…

Information for Students

• Service and advice for students
• Questions concerning TUCaN
• Registration for thesis
• Sickness notifications (cancellations of examinations)
• Transcript of Records

Information for Applicants

You would like to apply for one of our Master degree programs? For general questions on application, admission, and enrolment, please contact the International Admission of TU Darmstadt. Here you will also find information on deadlines and required documents. For the application please fill out the corresponding Competence Statement for the Application and send it to master@bauing.tu-…

• Competence Statement for the Application for the M.Sc. Bauingenieurwesen – Civil Engineering (in English) (opens in new tab)
• Bewerbungskompetenzauskunft for the application for the M.Sc. Bauingenieurwesen – Civil Engineering (in German) (opens in new tab)
• Bewerbungskompetenzauskunft for the application for the M.Sc. Umweltingenieurwesen (opens in new tab)

Scholarships

A lot of information on scholarship searches can be found here . At TU Darmstadt, international students can apply for the Deutschlandstipendium and, in the final phase, for a graduation scholarship. Both are not full scholarships and are only paid out for a limited time. It is therefore advisable to apply to scholarship providers in your home country, e.g. the DAAD, or to look into other financing options.

Please see the website of International Student Services here you can find every Info you will need regarding general questions on:

• Application Process
• Language Requirements
• Accommodation
• Student Card and public Transport
• Health Insurance

Please contact the Studienbüro (Office for Student Affairs) international@bauing.tu-… for questions regarding the department, such as:

• Service and advice for exchange students
• Study Program
• Learning Agreement and Credit Points
• Transcript of Records

You are planning to study in English?

Please have a look at the current overview of our English taught courses (please see below). It also contains information on the type of examination.

Modules and Courses

At TU Darmstadt, the offered courses are organized in modules:

• A module consists of one or more courses.
• A course is always part of a module (and can be part of various modules).
• A course for example can be a lecture (“Vorlesung” –vl), a practical course (“Übung” –ue), or a seminar (“Seminar” –se).

Students only get a grade when they finish the whole module. A module consists of one or more courses as well as examinations. So please register for every module, every course of the module, and the examinations on TUCaN. If you register for a module you are not automatically registered for the associated examination.

Please consider that the language of instruction at the department is usually German. Courses taught in English can be found below.

For exchange students we offer the “International Research Project” (opens in new tab) at master level. Students work on a given topic largely independently using engineering methods. The results are presented in a scientifically correct manner in written and oral form.

• 12 CP
• Taught in English
• Module number: 13-01-M007

Language Courses and Orientation

TU Darmstadt offers online orientation for international students.

The International Student Services invites you to join the X-Weeks and the Orientation Day with different online activities. Please check the ISS website for updated information.

IREP

This program aims to enable undergraduate and graduate students from TU Darmstadt's partner universities in the USA and Canada to:

• Acquire an insight in research in your field through active participation
• Gain intercultural experience
• Transfer credit points home

More information here

For information considering students with refugee background, please see the Coordinating Center for Refugee Integration (Zentrale Koordinierungsstelle für Flüchtlingsintegration)

Basics

• The academic year consists of two terms/semesters called “Wintersemester” and “Sommersemester”. The winter semester courses start in mid-October and end by mid-February. The summer semester courses start in mid-April and end by mid-July. The so-called „vorlesungsfreie Zeit“ (semester break) is used to take exams, finish term papers, go on excursions, enroll in practical courses and prepare for the upcoming term.
• In order to give you a good start to your studies, we have collected bundled and detailed information about the start of the semester.
• For digital courses the app “Zoom” is used at TU Darmstadt. We offer free of charge licenses to our students. To get one you need your TU Darmstadt email-address (firstname.surname@stud.tu-darmstadt.de)
• At the beginning of your stay, it is important that you choose your modules and courses in the campus management system of TU Darmstadt TUCaN (for more information please see below).
• Course calendars are online by September 15th for winter term and by March 15th for summer term.
• Here you find our department’s module manuals (scroll down to the end of the webpage).
• Please consider that the language of instruction at the department is usually German. You are planning to study in English? Please have a look at the current overview of our English taught modules. It also contains information on the type of examination.

Choice of Modules, Exams and Documents

Examinations take place between mid February and End of March (winter semester) or mid of June and End of September (summer semester)

After completing the examinations, you will receive a transcript of records. Please be aware, that it can take up to 8 weeks after an exam for your final grades to be entered into the TUCaN system. We will send the transcript of records to your home university.

TUCaN

TUCaN is the central organizing system for courses and examinations at TU Darmstadt. On TUCaN you can find out who will teach the course, what the course is about and where and when the course takes place.

• With TUCaN you register for modules, courses and examinations, access materials for seminars and lectures and you also find your grades.
• A module can contain several courses and so, several examinations. To get a grade at TU Darmstadt, you need to finish the entire module and pass all examinations.
• Please note that there are specific deadlines for the registration/cancellation for modules and registration for examinations in TUCaN is mandatory!
• Please have a look at the FAQ for TUCaN

Registration Process via TUCaN

• Register for a module (at the beginning of the semester)
• Register for a course (at the beginning of the semester)
• Register for an exam (special registration period)

General Information on Preparation, Arrival and Orientation

• For general questions (student card, health insurance…) please contact the International Student Services (ISS)
• We recommend this very useful app for international students where you will find answers to many general questions.
• TU Darmstadt offers online orientation and language courses for international students:
  • In the beginning of the semester the International Student Services offers the X-Weeks (Experience Weeks) to exchange students and the Kick-Off Days to all international students. During these orientation programs, student tutors support you in organizing your stay and you get the possibility to participate in many different online activities. You will also get help with arrangements to be made in order to be able to begin your studies such as TU-ID, student email-address, Athena Card, TUCaN (please see section above). Please check the ISS website for updated information.
  • International Student Service ISS

Language Courses

• The Language Resource Center of TU Darmstadt offers regular and intensive language courses.
• Please note that you have to register and take a placement test before signing up for courses.

Sprachencafe

• The Sprachencafé offers a platform for students interested in languages, culture and people of all nationalities. It is a weekly gathering in cozy atmosphere. There is no registration required, you can come by whenever you prefer. Meetings are organized in a Facebook group that you are welcome to join.
• The Sprachencafé is currently online – every Thursday 5 to 8 p.m at their Discord channel