Industrial Engineering - International, B.Eng.
Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering (B.Eng.) at OTH Amberg-Weiden, Germany — an English-taught program combining core engineering disciplines (mechanics, materials, production technology, electrical engineering) with business fundamentals (accounting, marketing, logistics, labor law) to prepare graduates for roles bridging manufacturing and business operations. From the fourth semester, students specialise in Data Science and Industrial Analytics, Automation and Robotics, or Smart Factory and Digital Production, with hands-on exposure to IoT, SAP, and Industry 4.0 technologies. English-medium delivery is notable for a German engineering bachelor.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required German | A2 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester, summer semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Aptitude assessment: the university evaluates how well your previous education fits the programme |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €87 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
| Campus | Standort Weiden |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Admission goes through an aptitude assessment: the university checks how well the subjects, credits and grades of your previous education fit the programme. There is no fixed cut-off — the assessment is comparative.
- ✓Students who are equally drawn to how things are engineered and how businesses that make those things operate — neither purely technical nor purely commercial
- ✓Those who want an engineering degree that trains them to communicate across functional boundaries: speaking the language of both the factory floor and the boardroom
- ✓Students from countries where industrial engineering with an international business dimension is rare, who see Germany's manufacturing sector as a reference model
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- ✓Those who are comfortable studying entirely in English but are open to acquiring basic German as part of their integration into a German-speaking professional environment
- ✓Students who prefer a university of applied sciences environment — smaller cohorts, applied problem-solving, close industry ties — over a large research university
- ✓Those with a clear career direction toward industries like automotive, aerospace, or machinery manufacturing, but who want flexibility to pivot toward data-driven or consulting roles
- ✓Students who value structured elective choice: being able to tailor the degree toward robotics, digital supply chains, or entrepreneurial projects rather than following a fixed path
- —The program is based in Weiden in der Oberpfalz, a small city in eastern Bavaria. Cost of living is low by German standards, but the city has limited international community infrastructure compared to Munich or Nuremberg. Students who thrive in metropolitan environments may find the setting quiet.
- —A basic German language requirement applies at the time of enrolment — students without a German-language school-leaving certificate must demonstrate A2-level German. While this is a low threshold, non-European applicants will need to plan for German language preparation alongside their application process.
- —The bachelor's thesis is only 10 ECTS, reflecting the applied-sciences model where the internship carries substantial weight. Students interested in deep research projects may find a master's program a better fit for that ambition.
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- —The elective system gives genuine flexibility, but it also means students need to make informed choices by the later semesters. Arriving without a rough sense of whether you want to go deeper into data/robotics or into international business/supply chains can make elective planning harder.
- —Graduates who want to work in Germany at graduate level typically continue to a master's degree; a bachelor's in engineering alone is a functional qualification but the master's remains the standard credential for senior engineering and management roles in German industry.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
This bachelor's program at OTH Amberg-Weiden's Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Health prepares students to operate at the intersection of engineering and economics in an international context. Taught entirely in English, the curriculum integrates core technical disciplines — mechanics, materials engineering, production technology, electrical engineering, and physics — with a parallel track in business fundamentals covering accounting, marketing, business process management, and labor law.
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The interdisciplinary backbone of the program is equally strong: students work through project management and agile methods, statistics and quantitative methods, informatics, object-oriented coding, logistics, and intercultural communication from the early semesters. This dual-competence design reflects the program's orientation toward roles that require fluency in both production systems and business operations.
From the fourth semester onward, the curriculum opens into three elective tracks — Science/Technology, Economics, and Interdisciplinary — allowing students to build focused expertise in areas such as Data Science for Engineers, Robotics, IoT Technology, SAP application development, Smart Factory, International Supply Chain Management, or Business Model Innovation. This modular flexibility means no two students graduate with identical profiles.
A defining feature of the program structure is the mandatory practical phase: a full semester-equivalent internship integrated into the curriculum and worth substantial academic credit. This is followed by the bachelor's thesis, which students typically complete in collaboration with an industry partner or research unit. The combination of German engineering education standards, English-medium delivery, and obligatory industry immersion makes this program particularly relevant for students who plan to work in internationally operating manufacturing or technology companies.
What you study
Semester 1
- Mathematics I: Core differential and integral calculus, foundational for all technical modules
- Technical Mechanics: Statics, force systems, and equilibrium of rigid bodies
- Fundamentals of Business Administration: Introduction to firm theory, corporate functions, and market structures
- Principles of Accounting and Finance: Basics of cost accounting, financial statements, and business valuation
- Informatics: Computer science fundamentals, algorithmic thinking, data structures
- German I (or Basic Elective 1): German language for non-German HZB holders; elective alternative for others
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Graduates are qualified for roles across manufacturing industry, technology services, and management consulting. Typical sectors include automotive manufacturing, mechanical and plant engineering, aerospace, and research and development environments. Common entry-level job functions include process and production planning, digital solutions implementation, data science applications in industrial settings, automation and robotics project roles, product and project management, procurement and sales, and business consulting with a technical orientation. The dual engineering-economics profile makes graduates attractive to companies that need professionals who can bridge technical operations and business decision-making.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €87 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Applicants must hold a recognised higher education entrance qualification — this may be a general Abitur, a subject-specific Hochschulreife, or a Fachhochschulreife. |
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| Language | German A2, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to A2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application uni-assist (VPD) + the university until 15.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.