Master’s · Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Battery Science and Technology in Engineering M.Sc.
RWTH Aachen University · Aachen · Official programme page
21 facts from 8 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
“The whole programme is in English”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
- Study mode
- Blended
Source
“Mode of study 50 / 50 online and on-site”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
Half online, half on site. It is not an online-only degree, so it still qualifies for a student visa, but about half the teaching is remote.
- Attendance
- Full-time
Source
“full-time Mode of study 50 / 50 online and on-site”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
- Length
- 4 semesters
Source
“Programme duration 4 semesters”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
- Credits
- 120 ECTS
Source
“ECTS Credits 120”
www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Studiengaenge/Liste-Aktuelle-Studiengaenge/Studiengangbeschreibung/Battery-Science-and-Technology-in-Engine/~bkxltk/Battery-Science-and-Technology-in-Engine/lidx/1/ · checked 7 November 2026
RWTH's key-info block for the programme.
- Intakes
- Winter
Source
“Beginning Winter semester”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)One date for everybody — four and a half months later than RWTH's standard 1 March non-EU deadline.
Source
“The following is valid for applicants from: all countries For the winter semester: until 15 July”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
- Non-EU tuition
- None
Source
“Tuition fees per semester None”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
Not to be confused with the fee-based M.Sc. Battery Systems Engineering of RWTH International Academy, which costs 6,000 EUR per semester.
- Application fee
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026
- www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/programs/masters-degree-programs/your-way-to-us
- www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/
RWTH publishes no application fee for its faculty (non-fee-paying) master's programmes and does not use uni-assist; RWTH International Academy states 'no application fee' for its own programmes and RWTH Business School charges 50 EUR. No reachable RWTH page states the position for the faculty programmes.
- Places
- Restricted (limited places)
Source
“The Master's programme in Battery Science and Technology in Engineering operates under a "numerus clausus," reflecting its highly research-oriented education and the intensive level of supervision required. This means that there are restrictions on the number of students who can be accepted into the programme”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
The only programme in this record with a numerus clausus. Admission is 20 percent bachelor's grade and 80 percent dMAT result.
- Places for non-EU applicants
- Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 7 Nov 2026
- www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Studiengaenge/Liste-Aktuelle-Studiengaenge/Studiengangbeschreibung/Battery-Science-and-Technology-in-Engine/~bkxltk/Battery-Science-and-Technology-in-Engine/lidx/1/
- www.rwth-aachen.de/global/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaadctxvrm
- www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/dqml/lidx/1
Neither the programme page nor the course-of-study-specific examination regulations (Official Announcement 2025/144) mention a share of places reserved for non-EU applicants, and RWTH publishes no separate selection statute for the programme. The ranking it does publish — 20 percent bachelor's grade, 80 percent dMAT — is recorded in otherSelection.
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Source
“The examination board evaluates whether applicants meet these criteria”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
No credit or duration floor is stated on any reachable page; the examination regulations are German-only PDFs on RWTH's central CMS, which could not be fetched.
- Subject background
- A first university degree in the natural or engineering sciences giving sufficient foundational training; the detail is in paragraph three of the examination regulations and the examination board decides.
Source
“Applicants must hold a first university degree in natural or engineering sciences, providing sufficient foundational training for the programme. The specific requirements are outlined in paragraph three of the examination regulations. The examination board evaluates whether applicants meet these criteria”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
- Minimum grade
- Not stated by the university
1 page checked, 7 Nov 2026
No minimum grade is stated.
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026
- www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/programs/masters-degree-programs/your-way-to-us
- www.business-school.rwth-aachen.de/en/apply/
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. UNIcert II
Source
“B2 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: PTE Academic: 60 TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 90 UNIcert® English: UNIcert® II Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First IELTS Academic: 6”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
The TOEFL iBT Home Edition and the Duolingo English Test are not mentioned.
- German
- Not needed when applying
Source
“German language skills No minimum language level required”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · 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
1 page checked, 7 Nov 2026
No GRE or GMAT is mentioned; the dMAT aptitude test takes their place.
- Other required tests
- dMAT (Digital Master's Test) — 80 percent of the admission score
Source
“For more information about the test and to register, please visit the dMAT (digital Master's Test) website”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
Missing the test is not neutral: the page states that without proof of test completion by the application or extended submission deadline the applicant scores 0 points for the test, i.e. loses 80 percent of the admission score. RWTH's programme page gives the dMAT dates for the 2026/27 winter semester as 19 March 2026 and 9 June 2026.
- Selection
- Numerus clausus with a two-part score: the bachelor's grade counts 20 percent and the dMAT (Digital Master's Test) result 80 percent.
Source
“applicants' Bachelor's degree grades account for 20% of the admission evaluation, while results from an aptitude test contribute 80%”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10395 · checked 7 November 2026
India, Pakistan, Nigeria
Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria
- English test waiver
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026
- www.rwth-aachen.de/global/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaaabpixuo
- www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Zugangsvoraussetzungen/~zwyn/Sprachkenntnisse/lidx/1/
The only exemption RWTH publishes covers a high-school diploma or academic degree obtained in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United States, and the same page adds that citizenship alone never exempts, so it reaches no applicant from India, Nigeria or Pakistan. The § 3 Abs. 9 ÜPO list does include a certificate from the school education required by law, but the binding Übergreifende Prüfungsordnung (Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2026/172, § 3 Abs. 9 h) accepts it only where it was acquired in a country that is a member of the Council of Europe and expressly certifies English at B2, which rules out school certificates from India, Nigeria and Pakistan; the central table's English wording leaves that condition out. RWTH publishes the table "ohne Gewähr", and § 3 Abs. 9 Satz 4 ÜPO lets a programme's own examination regulations add a route — the examination board checking a bachelor's thesis or seminar paper written in English, as the Data Science regulations do — so without that programme-specific PDF the position stays not stated rather than "none".
- Rules that name these countries
- None named on the pages checked
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
- All English-taught programmes at RWTH Aachen University
- Master’s programmes in Energy, Environment & Sustainability at other universities
- Master’s programmes in Electrical & Electronics Engineering at other universities
- The university’s own page for 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.