- English-taught
Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Engineering (M.Sc.)
at RWTH Aachen in Aachen
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- not confirmed
- Tuition
- €0 public university
- Semester fee
- €375.19
Focus areas: Biomedical Systems Engineering · Communications Engineering · Computer Engineering · Electrical Power Engineering · Micro- and Nanoelectronics · Systems and Automation
Faculty 6's English-taught flagship covering the breadth of electrical engineering, information technology and computer engineering. Applicants choose one of six English-taught specializations, so a single programme covers a very large share of what international EE applicants look for at RWTH.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a closely related field (not confirmed on the programme page this pass)
- Minimum grade
- No NC (open admission); access is limited through the subject requirements set out in the examination regulations.
- English
- IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 90 (RWTH working standard; exact score for this programme not confirmed).MOI certificates are not accepted; exemption only for degrees from UK/IE/US/CA/NZ/AU.
- German
- not required for admission
- Also required
- Faculty 6 states the language of instruction is English. Note: RWTH's currently active English-taught programme is titled 'Electrical Engineering and Information Technology'; this record retains the phasing-out title — check the official page for the current programme name before applying. Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.
Deadlines & timeline
Deadlines are not yet confirmed for this programme. They likely follow the university's general Master's deadlines. Verify with the faculty before planning your application.
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €0 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €375.19
- Semester ticket
- included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)
€0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).
Scholarships are listed per university: see RWTH Aachen scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- online.rwth-aachen.de
- Official page
- www.rwth-aachen.de
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
What students say
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Where graduates go
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via RWTHonline (opens in a new tab)
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