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Master’s · Chemical & Process Engineering

Process, Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering M.Sc.

Technische Universität Berlin · Berlin · Official programme page

22 facts from 10 official pages · last checked 8 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 and German
Source
“The Process Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering master's program is taught in both German and English.”
“Language of instruction German / English” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/process-energy-and-environmental-systems-engineering-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

English B2 is the only language requirement for admission; German is recommended but not required.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“As a student of a Berlin university, your primary residence must be located within the university's catchment area.”

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

No TU Berlin page offers this programme as distance learning; enrolled students must register a primary residence in Berlin or Brandenburg. Students of extra-occupational (continuing education) master's programmes are exempt from that rule.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard period of study 4 semesters”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/process-energy-and-environmental-systems-engineering-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 May 2027 (winter 2027)Applications open 1 April 2027. The earlier of the two possible deadlines is recorded; see the note.
Source
“Application for English-language master's programs with restricted admission: 01.04.2027 until 15.05.2027 … Application for German-language master's programs with restricted admission: (including Urban Ecosystem Sciences as well as Urban and Regional Planning) 01.04.2027 until 15.06.2027”
“Applications with international academic credentials have the same deadlines as non-international applications (see below). To apply, you must also submit a VPD (preliminary review documentation) from uni-assist.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/applying-and-enrolling/dates-deadlines · checked 8 November 2026

Applicants with foreign certificates have the same deadline as everyone else but must also hold a uni-assist VPD by then; uni-assist needs four to six weeks (it advises eight), so the VPD has to be requested well before. There is no conditional or provisional admission: every requirement must be proven by the deadline. TU Berlin splits master's deadlines by language of instruction, 15 May for English-language programmes and 15 June for German-language ones, and names only Urban Ecosystem Sciences and Urban and Regional Planning in the German group. This programme is taught in German and English and is not named, so the earlier date is recorded; confirm with the Office of Student Affairs before relying on the later one.

Non-EU tuition
None
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

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester; the same fee applies to the VPD procedure TU Berlin uses€30 one-off each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00 … he costs are the same for all forms of application, whether standard or VPD procedure”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 8 November 2026

TU Berlin charges no application fee of its own; applicants with foreign certificates must pay uni-assist's handling fee for the mandatory preliminary review documentation (VPD).

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission Restricted admission”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/process-energy-and-environmental-systems-engineering-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · 8% of the available study places (preliminary quota under § 15 BerlHZG) · inside the quota as in the main procedure: 80% of places by the faculty's selection-procedure score, 20% by waiting time
Source
“8% of the available study places are reserved for applicants of foreign nationality and stateless persons who meet the academic requirements, provided they are not considered equivalent to German citizens. … 80% of the available study places will be allocated by the result of the selection process and 20% by waiting time”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/allocation-of-study-places · checked 8 November 2026

Applicants who hold EU, Icelandic, Liechtenstein or Norwegian nationality, and non-EU nationals treated as equivalent to Germans, are ranked on the main list instead. A master's applicant may submit only one master's application per semester at TU Berlin.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“The responsible examination board will decide whether the content of the related bachelor's degree qualifies the applicant for the master's program.”
“The relevant examination … committee shall decide on whether the technical and … content-related requirements have been fulfilled.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/process-energy-and-environmental-systems-engineering-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The Application and Admission Regulations set no minimum number of credit points or semesters for the first degree, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's in one of the listed engineering subjects is not excluded; the examination committee decides on content.

Subject background
A bachelor's or equivalent university degree in chemical engineering, energy engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, material science or engineering, or a related programme; the examination committee decides whether the technical and content requirements are met.
Source
“1. a bachelor's or equivalent university degree in chemical”
“Applicants must have a first university degree qualifying them for professional work from a study program in one of the following fields: chemical engineering, energy engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, material science/engineering, or a related study program.” page

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000030/Studium_und_Lehre/FAK_III_StuPO_ZZO_PEESE_2022_EN_final_original_list_of_modules.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The quote is cut short by the regulation's two-column layout, which interleaves the sentence with the preamble; the programme page gives the full list.

English
Level B2. IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 87 · TOEFL band 4.5 · PTE 65. Cambridge: B2 First with at least grade B. Also accepted at this level: UNIcert II, Oxford Test of English B2.2 (at least 126 points in every competence area), DAAD ZEMS language assessment B2 in all competence areas, ZEMS English-LV B2.2 (grade 2.0 or better). TOEFL test centre code for TU Berlin applications: 2727.. Exemption: Only the German Abitur is listed as an exempting qualification (advanced English course with at least 11/15 points for C1, or English taken for at least seven years with at least 11/15 points for B2); beyond that "further exempting proofs may be determined and checked by the persons responsible for the study programme", for example an English-language school-leaving certificate giving access to higher education
Source
“Applicants are therefore required to provide proof of English skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The responsible examination board is responsible for determining the equivalence of the study program as well as recognizing English skills.”
“Min. 4.5 (87+) Min. 5 (95+) … B2 First (min.B) C1 Advanced (A-C) … Min. 6.5 Min. 7 … 65 76 approx. $250 US … All certificates should not be older than 2 years.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/process-energy-and-environmental-systems-engineering-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Scores come from TU Berlin's central overview of accepted English certificates, which has two columns: "Recommended score for level B2+" (TOEFL iBT 4.5 / 87+, IELTS Academic 6.5, PTE 65, Cambridge B2 First grade B, Oxford Test of English B2.2 with 126 points, UNIcert II) and "Recommended score for level C1" (TOEFL iBT 5 / 95+, IELTS 7, PTE 76, Cambridge C1 Advanced A-C, Oxford C1 with 141 points, UNIcert III). Neither the TOEFL iBT Home Edition nor the Duolingo English Test appears anywhere in TU Berlin's list, so toeflHomeEdition and duolingoAccepted are left undefined rather than set to false. For a TOEFL certificate TU Berlin asks applicants to use uni-assist test centre code 2727. Certificates must not be older than two years. The Application and Admission Regulations confirm B2 and leave the recognition of proofs to the examination committee ("2. Applicants are also required to provide proof of English … skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of").

German
Not needed when applying. During studies: German B2 by the end of the second semester is strongly recommended but not required
Source
“Applicants with very little or no German language skills are strongly recommended to achieve a level of B2 in German by the end of the second semester at the latest. However, this is not a condition for admission to studies.”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/process-energy-and-environmental-systems-engineering-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The one German/English programme in this dataset where German is not an admission requirement, because part of the teaching is in English and the regulation asks only for English B2.

Selection
Scored selection procedure: the overall grade of the previous programme weighs 55 of 100, its subject 35 of 100 and additional qualifications obtained outside university studies 10 of 100. Applications must include a certified transcript showing the credits per module and proof of English. No interview.
Source
“Applicants are selected on the basis of the following criteria: … 1. Overall grade from the preceding program (with a … weighting of 55/100) and … 2. Subject of the preceding program (with a weighting of … 3. Additional qualifications obtained outside of university … studies (with a weighting of 10/100).”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000030/Studium_und_Lehre/FAK_III_StuPO_ZZO_PEESE_2022_EN_final_original_list_of_modules.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The gaps are the regulation's two-column layout.

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
“The responsible examination board is responsible for determining the equivalence of the study program as well as recognizing English skills.”
“The relevant examination … committee decides on the equivalence as well as on the … recognition of proof of Englis” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/process-energy-and-environmental-systems-engineering-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

No automatic waiver is published, but both the programme page and the regulation put the recognition of English proofs in the examination committee's hands, so applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan whose bachelor's was taught in English can ask for a medium-of-instruction letter to be recognised. Nothing guarantees it, and the German mission may require a certificate for the visa in any case. The second quote is cut off by the regulation's column break.

Rules that name these countries

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.