Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
With more than 2,950 new enrollees and 62 professorships the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University is one of the biggest faculties of mechanical engineering in Europe.
Facts about the faculty
| University | RWTH Aachen University |
|---|---|
| Programmes | 3 programmes · 1 bachelor's, 2 master's |
| Language of programmes | German C1 — 2 programmes; English — 1 programme |
| Application | bachelor's until 15.10; master's until 01.03 |
| City | Aachen |
| Website | http://www.maschinenbau.rwth-aachen.de/cms/~gxo/Maschinenbau/ |
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.
For 2 German-taught programmes: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.
For 1 English-taught programme; the accepted tests (IELTS, TOEFL) are on the programme page.
Required by 2 of the faculty's programmes — a separate document in your application; details on the programme page.
About the faculty
Mechanical engineering in Aachen may look back on a long tradition and it is as old as the university itself. Since the foundation of the university in 1870 not only the number of students and chairs increased significantly, but also research activities, and cooperation within individual faculties and with other research and industrial facilities have experienced an extraordinary upturn.
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With more than 2,400 new enrollees and more than 50 teaching and research facilities as well as currently 63 professorships the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University is one of the biggest faculties of mechanical engineering in Europe. The total budget including associated Fraunhofer and affiliated institutes comprises approx. € 316M. On the one hand this results from structures grown over the course of decades and on the other from the reputation of the faculty, which is based on the outstanding research performances of the individual extremely independently operating teaching and research facilities. Following are the main research focuses and cooperation strategies of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Programmes of the faculty
Questions about admission to the faculty
In which language are the programmes taught?
When do I need to apply?
Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?
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.