StudyInFocus

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Fakultät für Maschinenbau
The faculty of mechanical engineering of the Leibniz Universität Hannover is distinguished by its research performance and its variety of subjects. It belongs to the most important technical Universities of Germany (TU9). It is structured into three core areas of “Design and Development”, “Energy and Process Engineering” and “Production Engineering and Logistics”. A total of 19 institutes belong to the individual areas.

Facts about the faculty

UniversityLeibniz University
Programmes2 programmes · 2 master's
Language of programmesGerman C1 — 1 programme; English — 2 programmes
Applicationmaster's until 31.05
CityHanover
Websitehttps://www.maschinenbau.uni-hannover.de/

What the faculty's programmes require

The university-wide requirements are complemented by the faculty's own — they are missed most often, because the university page does not list them.

German C1 before applying

For 1 German-taught programme: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.

English B2

For 2 English-taught programmes; the accepted tests (IELTS, TOEFL) are on the programme page.

For a master's — a related bachelor's

The committee checks your ECTS credits in the subject areas (listed for 1 master's programme).

About the faculty

The faculty of mechanical engineering of the Leibniz Universität Hannover is distinguished by its research performance and its variety of subjects. It belongs to the most important technical Universities of Germany (TU9). It is structured into three core areas of “production technology and logistics”, “energy and process technology” and “construction and development”. A total of 18 institutes belong to the individual areas. These combine the entire basic knowledge of general mechanical engineering. The Dean's Office, the Dean of Studies Office, the institutes and the faculty’s central institutions jointly realize numerous tasks in order to make research and teaching qualitative, up-to-date and appealing. The faculty’s outstanding teaching and research quality was certified with the seal of approval by the day of faculties for mechanical engineering and process engineering (FTMV).

Programmes of the faculty

Questions about admission to the faculty

In which language are the programmes taught?
German C1 — 1 programme; English — 2 programmes.
When do I need to apply?
Master's until 31.05. Deadlines differ between programmes — check the programme page.
Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?
To a programme: requirements, language and deadline are set per programme, and the faculty's admission committee assesses the application.

Will you get in with your grades at this faculty?

We will convert your certificate to the German scale and compare it with the committee's requirements, including subject requirements.

Check my chances
Free service review
Find what fits