Application:Main

Minimum requirements

The minimum requirements are the minimum qualifications required to enter the application process.

• 60 ECTS in core computer science subjects
• English Proficiency Test with sufficient minimum scores

Please do not apply if you do not meet the minimum requirements - Please refrain from asking if you can still apply if you do not meet the minimum requirements by the 31 March. The answer is always no.

Required documents

See required documents for details on the 12 documents you have to include in your application.

Selection criteria

Here you will find the explanation of the selection criteria and the selection process of IAS selection committee.

Important Dates

31 March You have sent your application to the IAS Team at the Department of Informatics before the 31 of March. In the next step, the IAS Team evaluates your application.

Mid-May Admission notification: The Campus Center will publish the results (acceptance, waiting list, rejection) of the current application period in your STiNE account. The Campus Center Team will then decide how many of the top-ranked students receive a letter of acceptance (around 20 + overbookings) and will provide instructions on how to enrol.

Statistics over the last years

Each year, there are around 500 applicants and 20 free places, which we offer only to the top applicants. Make your application worthwhile!

• Of those 500 applicants 100 do not send the application via email or send the application too late. They are rejected.
• Of those 400 applicants 80 do not meet the minimum requirements or miss to provide proof properly. They are rejected.
• Of those 320 applicants 20 do not send a complete application. They are rejected.

As a result, around 300 applicants enter the selection process. You have the chance to be one of the top 20 students who we offer a place on the program; that means there are around 300 applicants with who you compete. Follow the instructions under the required documents to send a complete application. Analyse the selection criteria to provide all the information we need in order to rank you accordingly. Create a perfect application, and you will have a chance of being one of the Top 20.

It's an international Master:

• We receive applications from 35-40 nations around the world.
• Usually* 10%-15% of applicants who receive a letter of acceptance are from Germany.
• Usually* we have a mix 15-20 nations of applicants who receive a letter of acceptance.
• Usually* female and male are close to even.
• Over the past years the Top 1 application was always female :)

*usually means - depending merely on the quality of the application (see requirements, selection criteria).

What happens with my application after I've sent it?

See the description of Admission Process, Dates, Explanations