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Master’s · Business & Management

Full-Time MBA Digitalisation & Industrial Change MBA

RWTH Aachen University · Aachen · Official programme page

22 facts from 5 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Courses are held in English (100%)”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 7 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Course location Aachen”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 7 November 2026

The DAAD entry names Aachen as the course location and gives no online or hybrid mode of study for this programme.

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Full-time / part-time full-time”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 7 November 2026

Length
3 semesters
Source
“Programme duration 3 semesters”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 7 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Beginning Winter semester”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 7 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
1 Mar 2027 (winter 2027)Late applications are reviewed in a subsequent allocation round until 1 June, subject to remaining capacity.
Source
“Non-EU: The official application deadline for Master's programmes for non-EU applicants is 1 March. Additional applications via the subsequent allocation process are welcome and will be reviewed, subject to remaining capacity, until 1 June. EU/EEA: Applicants from an EU/EEA country can apply until 31 August”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 7 November 2026

A standing annual deadline; no page prints the literal 2027 dates.

Non-EU tuition
€11,666 per semester Early-bird discounts apply; scholarship holders may be exempt.
Source
“The following tuition fees apply for applicants from: all countries 11,666 EUR”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 14 November 2026

RWTH Business School runs its own fee schedule and payment in instalments; the DAAD field gives the amount per semester. RWTH's own page attributes the programme to RWTH International Academy rather than RWTH Business School — "This course of study is privately offered by the RWTH International Academy in collaboration with RWTH Aachen. Additional tuition fees need to be paid." — although the programme is marketed as a Business School degree.

Application fee
€50 one-off
Source
“Pay the 50 EUR application fee and submit your application”

www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/ · checked 14 November 2026

RWTH Business School is the only part of RWTH that charges an application fee.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“Additional applications via the subsequent allocation process are welcome and will be reviewed, subject to remaining capacity, until 1 June”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 14 November 2026

Capacity-limited: late applications are only reviewed if places remain. No fixed number of places or grade cut-off is published. RWTH's own key-info block records the programme as "Admission to First Semester Open (No NC)", i.e. there is no numerus clausus and no fixed number of places — which is why this is a selection procedure rather than restricted places.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“Translation of submitted documents (if your documents are not in English or German)”

www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/ · checked 14 November 2026

No credit or duration floor is stated for the first degree. For MME TIME and DDS the gate is 125 CP in mathematics and the natural sciences within the degree, which a 180-ECTS three-year bachelor's can carry; the school decides case by case.

Subject background
At least two years of relevant professional work experience and a completed degree in business/economics or in a STEM field.
Source
“Work experience: At least two years of relevant professional work experience”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 14 November 2026

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No minimum grade or GPA is stated by RWTH Business School.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No admission grade-conversion formula is published on any page that could be fetched; RWTH does not use uni-assist, which would otherwise convert the grade.

English
Level B2. IELTS 6 · TOEFL iBT 90 · PTE 60. Cambridge: B2 First with a grade of at least B, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency
Source
“Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based Test (IBT) with a result of at least 90 points IELTS test with a score of at least 6.0 Cambridge Test - B2 First with a grade of at least B, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic with a result of at least 60 points”

www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/ · checked 14 November 2026

The DAAD entries for the Business School programmes add that the TOEFL iBT Home Edition (before 2026) at 90 and UNIcert II are accepted. The Duolingo English Test is not mentioned anywhere.

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“German language skills No minimum language level required”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 7 November 2026

DAAD's own field for this programme; RWTH asks for no German certificate at application or enrolment.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

Neither the DAAD entry nor the Business School's application page lists a GRE or GMAT requirement; work experience takes its place.

Other required tests
APS certificate (applicants from China, India and Vietnam) — optional
Source
“optional: APS certificate for Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese applicants”

www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/ · checked 14 November 2026

The Business School lists the APS certificate as optional at application, unlike RWTH International Academy, which requires it from winter 2027/28. An APS certificate is still needed for the student visa.

Selection
Consultation or pre-check, then application with CV, motivation letter, transcripts, proof of at least one year of work experience, an academic or professional reference, a short self-presentation video and translations where documents are not in English or German. The academic admission committee and the academic board decide, usually within two to eight weeks; admission is followed by a contract and a first instalment.
Source
“Submit an academic or professional reference … Record and submit a short video of yourself for us to get to know you better … Your application will be carefully reviewed by our academic admission committee and the academic board. Typically, you will receive a decision within 2–8 weeks … With the admission, you will receive your study offer. By signing the contract and paying the first installment, you can start your enrol”

www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/ · checked 14 November 2026

Full-time M.Sc. applicants may upload an existing reference letter; Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA and part-time M.Sc. Management & Engineering applicants must request one through the school's reference request form.

How to apply
Directly to the university
Source
“Please check this website”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7123 · checked 14 November 2026

Applications go to RWTH Business School's own portal, not through uni-assist; the school charges a 50 EUR application fee.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“Full-Time MBA in Digitalization and Industrial English - § 3 Abs. 9 ÜPO Change ***3 … For Courses of study marked with 3 sufficient fluency in English can be proved by submission of a Bachelor's thesis or Seminar paper written in English. It's necessary to apply for a review at the Examination Board.”
“University degree from the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA, Australia or New Zealand” page

www.rwth-aachen.de/global/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaaabpixuo · checked 14 November 2026

The quote runs the two columns of the table together, as the PDF's text does: the row is "Full-Time MBA in Digitalization and Industrial Change ***3" against "English - § 3 Abs. 9 ÜPO". RWTH Business School's own page lists only tests and a degree from the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA, Australia or New Zealand and does not mention the footnote-3 route, so ask the school before relying on it. RWTH's central language table marks this programme with footnote 3, so an applicant whose bachelor's thesis or a seminar paper was written in English can ask the examination board to accept that instead of a language test. The footnote names no country: India, Nigeria and Pakistan are listed because degrees there are commonly taught and examined in English, so applicants from all three can use the route. It is not a Medium-of-Instruction letter, and it needs an application to the examination board.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: An APS certificate is optional for Indian applicants to this programme.
    Source
    “optional: APS certificate for Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese applicants”

    www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/ · checked 14 November 2026

    RWTH Business School's own application list. RWTH International Academy, which runs the other fee-based master's programmes, instead makes the APS mandatory from winter 2027/28, and the visa section requires it in any case.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.