Technische Universität Berlin

Application route

uni-assist VPD, then the university

Source

“Master's applicants who have completed their primary university degree (usually a bachelor's degree) at a foreign university or are about to complete their bachelor's degree at a foreign university and are applying with an ECTS certificate will need a preliminary review documentation (VPD) for their application to TU Berlin from the summer semester of 2026 onwards. This must be requested from uni-assist specifically for TU Berlin.”

“Without a VPD issued for TU Berlin, it is not possible to apply to TU Berlin!” page

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/application/applying-with-a-primary-university-degree-from-a-foreign-university · checked 8 November 2026

Two steps for both levels: applicants with foreign certificates first buy a preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist for TU Berlin, then apply in TU Berlin's own portal (tuPORT) by the same deadline. uni-assist does not check language certificates; those are uploaded to tuPORT. The continuing education master's programmes are the exception: applications go straight to the programme (see each programme's applicationRoute).

APS certificate (India)

Needed when you apply

Source

“Since the application period of winter semester 2023, graduates from India must submit an APS certificate which must include all semesters (completed Bachelor's degree) for application.”

“APS certificate, if you have acquired Chinese, Indian or Vietnamese educational certificates” page

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/application/applying-with-a-primary-university-degree-from-a-foreign-university/country-specific-requirements · checked 8 November 2026

The APS certificate is uploaded to uni-assist with the VPD request, i.e. before the TU Berlin application deadline, at both bachelor's and master's level. No APS requirement is published for Nigeria or Pakistan. The Urban Management programme office advises Indian applicants to request the APS once they accept their admission offer, because the German mission needs it for the visa.

Studienkolleg

Own Studienkolleg

Source

“TU Berlin runs its own preparatory school”

“In addition to the indirect university entrance qualification, you also require German language skills at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) to apply.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/applying-and-enrolling/requirements-for-admission-to-a-degree-program · checked 8 November 2026

The Preparatory School (Studienkolleg) runs a T course (technical, mathematical, scientific) and a W course (social and economic sciences), takes two semesters and ends with the Feststellungsprüfung. Admission needs German B2 plus a pass in the school's own entrance test; the external Feststellungsprüfung without attendance needs German C1. For the W course English A2 is required and B1 recommended. Graduates of TU Berlin's own Preparatory School get a separate 4% quota of restricted bachelor's places.

International office

www.tu.berlin/en/international

Source

“Department of International Affairs - TU Berlin”

www.tu.berlin/en/international · checked 14 November 2026

Tuition for non-EU students

No tuition fees for any degree programme and no fee that depends on nationality; only the continuing education master's programmes charge tuition (amounts on each programme). Every student pays the semester fee each semester.

Source

“There are no tuition fees to pay at TU Berlin. The only exceptions to this are continuing education master's programs.”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/financing-your-studies · checked 8 November 2026

Berlin charges no tuition at state universities, for EU and non-EU students alike. Seven of the English-taught programmes in this dataset are fee-based continuing education master's: Building Sustainability, Energy Management, European and International Energy Law, Global Production Engineering, Space Engineering, Sustainable Mobility Management and Urban Management.

Semester contribution

€379.06 per semester, includes a transport ticket

Source

“Semester fees for the winter semester 2026/27 €50.00 Administrative fee pursuant to Section 2 (8) BerlHG €14.56 Student body contribution fee pursuant to the student body contribution ordinance in conjunction with Section 20 BerlHG €85.00 studierendenWERK Berlin contribution pursuant to Sozialbeitragsverordnung €149.56 Total without the semesterticket €226.80 Semesterticket contribution”

“From summer semester 2025, the digital Deutschlandsemesterticket will be issued by S-Bahn Berlin. Students will be able to use this ticket for local public transport (öffentlicher Nahverkehr) in Germany.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/topics-a-z/semester-fees · checked 8 November 2026

Winter semester 2026/27: 50.00 administrative fee + 14.56 student body + 85.00 studierendenWERK = 149.56 without the ticket, plus 226.80 Deutschlandsemesterticket and 2.70 social fund = 379.06 in total. The Deutschlandsemesterticket is compulsory for nearly all enrolled students, including part-time and continuing education master's students, and is valid for local public transport throughout Germany. The amount changes each semester. The master-in-energy.com pages of the TUBS GmbH MBAs still quote an older 360.49 EUR per semester.

Other compulsory fees

Not stated by the university

3 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026

• www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/topics-a-z/semester-fees
• www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/financing-your-studies
• www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/re-registration-co

No page names an institution-wide fee for non-EU students besides tuition and the semester fee. The 50 EUR administrative fee is part of the semester fee and is recorded there. A 19.94 EUR late re-registration fee exists but is an incidental admin charge. Applicants do pay uni-assist's handling fee for the mandatory VPD; that is recorded as the programmes' applicationFee.

Tuition per programme is listed with each programme below.