Master’s · Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Water Security and Global Change M.Sc.
RWTH Aachen University · Aachen · Official programme page
20 facts from 6 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 language of the programme is English. Any modules offered in a different language will be clearly indicated in the module handbook”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
- Study mode
- On campus
Source
“Mode of study Fully on-site with voluntary online elements”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
- Attendance
- Full-time
Source
“full-time Mode of study Fully on-site”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
- Length
- 4 semesters
Source
“Programme duration 4 semesters”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
- Credits
- 120 ECTS
Source
“120 ECTS points / 213 IITM credits”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
A joint programme with IIT Madras and TU Dresden, so the credit total is given in both ECTS and IIT Madras credits.
- Intakes
- Winter
Source
“Beginning Winter semester”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Mar 2027 (winter 2027)One date for everybody, two weeks 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 March”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
- Non-EU tuition
- None
Source
“Tuition fees per semester None”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
No RWTH tuition. The semester contribution at RWTH is stated as 358 EUR and the DAAD entry also lists fees at IIT Madras (36,400 INR) and TU Dresden (287 EUR) for the mobility periods.
- 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
- Unrestricted
Source
“Admission to First Semester Open (No NC)”
www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Studiengaenge/Liste-Aktuelle-Studiengaenge/Studiengangbeschreibung/Water-Security-and-Global-Change-M-Sc/~bjfbsa/Water-Security-and-Global-Change-M-Sc/lidx/1/ · checked 7 November 2026
"Open (No NC)" is RWTH's wording for zulassungsfrei: every applicant who meets the requirements is admitted.
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Accepted
Source
“The qualifying degree needs to encompass a minimum workload of 180 ECTS points or must have been awarded by a higher education institution officially recognised by at least one of the following institutions: AICTE, AIU, ACU, IAU, Central Office for Foreign Education”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
180 ECTS is the stated minimum, and the alternative route names AICTE and AIU — the Indian accreditation bodies — so an Indian three-year or four-year bachelor's from an AICTE/AIU-recognised institution qualifies.
- Subject background
- A bachelor's or comparable degree with a major focus in civil, mechanical, environmental, hydro-science, water-resources, computational, agricultural or landscape engineering.
Source
“The qualifying degree needs to have a major focus in one of the academic subjects listed below: Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Environmental Engineering Hydro Science Engineering Water Resources Engineering Computational engineering Agricultural or Landscape Engineering”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
- Minimum grade
- At least 60 percent aggregate marks, or the equivalent grade
Source
“The accumulated grade point average of the qualifying degree shall not be below 60% aggregate marks”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 7 November 2026
The only programme in this record that states a numeric minimum in the percentage system used in India and Pakistan.
- 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 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 88. TOEFL sub-scores: reading 21, listening 20, speaking 22, writing 21.
Source
“B2 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 88 Reading: 21 Listening: 20 Speaking: 22 Writing: 21 IELTS Academic: 6.5”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · 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/11073 · 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.
- Selection
- Not stated by the university
1 page checked, 7 Nov 2026
No interview or aptitude procedure is stated beyond the grade and subject conditions.
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
- India: An Indian bachelor's degree from an institution recognised by AICTE or AIU is accepted even if it carries fewer than 180 ECTS.
Source
“The qualifying degree needs to encompass a minimum workload of 180 ECTS points or must have been awarded by a higher education institution officially recognised by at least one of the following institutions: AICTE, AIU, ACU, IAU, Central Office for Foreign Education”
www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11073 · checked 8 November 2026
AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and AIU (Association of Indian Universities) are Indian recognition bodies, so the second branch of the rule is the route for Indian degrees; the page names the bodies, not the country.
- India: An Indian bachelor's degree from an institution recognised by AICTE or AIU is accepted even if it carries fewer than 180 ECTS.
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 Civil Engineering, Building & Construction 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.