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Master’s · Chemistry

Artificial Intelligence for Molecular Sciences M.Sc.

Technische Universität Braunschweig · Braunschweig · Official programme page

20 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
“Language of instruction English Start of programme winter semester”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/artificial-intelligence-for-molecular-sciences-master · checked 14 November 2026

The page calls it "the new English-language Master's program". The admission regulations require no German.

Study mode
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No page states the teaching format. The admission regulations require at least 15 credits of laboratory practical courses in the first degree and the programme is run by the Faculty of Life Sciences in Braunschweig, but because no page says on-campus, online or hybrid, no value is recorded.

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

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/artificial-intelligence-for-molecular-sciences-master · checked 14 November 2026

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

Neither the programme page nor the admission regulations give the number of credits of the master's programme; the examination regulations are published through the university repository leopard.tu-braunschweig.de, which refuses automated clients.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“The Master's degree program in Artificial Intelligence for Molecular Sciences begins in the winter semester.”
“Start of programme winter semester” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Mar 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“by 15 March of each year for applications from foreign nationals and stateless persons who are not equated with German citizens and persons from EU/EEA countries under admission law, - by 15 July of each year for applications from all other persons.”
“01 February - 15 March (only for non-EU citizens who apply for English-language and bilingual Master's programmes)” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan must apply by 15 March for the following October, four months before everyone else; the central application page gives the window 1 February - 15 March. There is no summer intake. Out-of-capacity applications follow the general master's regulations.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“These tuition fees were abolished by the Lower Saxony State Parliament by law of 11 December 2013 for the winter semester 2014/2015.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/study-teaching/during-your-studies/financing-and-costs · checked 14 November 2026

Lower Saxony charges no general tuition fees, whatever the nationality; students pay only the semester contribution of 472.50 EUR (winter semester 2026/27). Long-term tuition fees of 500.00 EUR per semester can start after the standard period of study plus six semesters.

Application fee
€75 one-off Fee for the assessment of foreign qualifications, paid once however many programmes are applied for.
Source
“TU Braunschweig charges a fee of 75 Euro for the assessment of foreign qualifications which you have to pay when applying. … You only have to pay the assessment fee once, also if you are applying for several programs.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/application · checked 14 November 2026

The receipt must be attached to each application. Holders of a scholarship from a national German provider (e.g. the DAAD) and applicants who already paid for an earlier TU Braunschweig application are exempt.

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission restricted admission (special admission requirements)”
“The study places for the admission-restricted degree program are allocated according to the result of the university's own selection procedure (§ 4). This does not take place if there are not more applicants who fulfil the necessary admission requirements in accordance with paragraph 2 than there are places available.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/artificial-intelligence-for-molecular-sciences-master · checked 14 November 2026

The number of places is set by Lower Saxony's admission-numbers regulation and is not published in the admission regulations.

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · 40% of the available study places · final grade or interim average grade (60%) plus the score from the selection interview (40%)
Source
“For foreign nationals and stateless persons who are not equated to German citizens and persons from EU/EEA countries under admission law, a preliminary quota of 40% of the available study places is formed.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan compete for this advance quota of 40% of the places among themselves. The grade is converted to 0-10 points (10 for 1.0, 0 for 4.0) and weighted 60% against 40% for the selection interview; the number of interviewees is limited to twice the number of places.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“has obtained a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology or in a suitable degree program with at least 180 credit points in accordance with paragraph 2, either at a German university or at a university belonging to one of the Bologna signatory states”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

180 credits, i.e. three years, is the floor, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's qualifies on length. The decisive hurdle is the subject content: 120 credits of natural sciences, 100 of them in chemistry, biology or biochemistry, plus 15 credits of laboratory courses.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, food chemistry, biology, biotechnology or a suitable programme with at least 180 credits, from a German university or a university in a Bologna signatory state (equivalence of other foreign degrees assessed on anabin). The previous degree must contain at least 120 credits in natural sciences, of which at least 100 in chemistry, biology or biochemistry subjects, including at least 4 credits each in three chemistry subjects or three life-science subjects (12 credits in total), at least 4 credits of mathematics, at least 15 credits of laboratory practical courses and a thesis of at least 6 credits.
Source
“has obtained a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology or in a suitable degree program with at least 180 credit points in accordance with paragraph 2, either at a German university or at a university belonging to one of the Bologna signatory states … at least 120 credit points have been acquired in natural science subjects, of which at least 100 credit points must be in chemistry, biology or biochemistry subjects.”
“The English-language Master's program AIMS at TU Braunschweig is designed for students with a Bachelor's degree in a molecular science such as chemistry, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, or pharmacy. AIMS is not intended for students of mathematics, computer science, or related subjects.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page states plainly that AIMS is not meant for graduates of mathematics or computer science. Missing knowledge may have to be made up within two semesters. Applicants still in their bachelor's can be admitted provisionally with at least 150 of 180 credits (83.3%) or 180 of 210 credits (85.7%) if the degree will be finished by 31 March of the winter semester.

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

No minimum grade. The grade is converted to points (10 points for 1.0 down to 0 points for 4.0) and counts 60% of the selection score, so a weaker grade lowers the chance of a place without excluding an applicant.

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

No conversion table or formula for foreign grades is published; the regulations refer only to the assessment proposals of the Central Office for Foreign Education (anabin) for the equivalence of the degree, and the points table uses the German 1.0-4.0 scale.

English
IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 88. The English Language Proficiency Report of TU Braunschweig's Language Centre with at least two skills at B2 and two at C1 is accepted, and equivalent certificates may be recognised after a comparative test. A test must not be older than three years when the application arrives. Nothing is said about the TOEFL iBT Home Edition, the new 1-6 TOEFL band scale or the Duolingo English Test.. Exemption: Applicants whose higher education entrance qualification or bachelor's degree was obtained at an English-speaking institution need no test, and a degree programme taught exclusively in English for at least two years exempts an applicant on request
Source
“English test Minimum performance Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 88 points internet-based test/IBT www.ets.orq International English Language Testing System Band 6.5 or higher”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The PDF prints the test websites with typos ("www.ets.orq", "www.ieIts.orq"); the quote keeps them verbatim. The regulations give TOEFL on the old 0-120 scale only.

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“Proof of German language skills is not required.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

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

No page of TU Braunschweig mentions a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme; the admission regulations list no admission test besides the selection interview.

Selection
If more qualified applicants apply than there are places, the selection committee of the Faculty of Life Sciences ranks them on the bachelor's grade (converted to 0-10 points) weighted 60% and a selection interview weighted 40%. The number of applicants invited to an interview is limited to twice the number of places. Places left after the procedure are allocated by lottery on application through TUconnect, from four weeks before the start of the semester until the start of lectures.
Source
“The final or average grade (converted into points, A) is weighted in combination with the number of points (B) awarded in the selection interview in accordance with § 7 subsection 4. The weighting of the final or average grade to the selection interview is 60% to 40%.”
“After the admission procedure has been completed, any remaining study places will be allocated by lottery upon application. The application must be submitted electronically via the application portal (TUconnect)” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Students who do not make up required coursework within the first two semesters, or who do not hand in the degree certificate by 31 March of their first winter semester after a provisional admission, are de-registered.

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, or with a school-leaving certificate from an English-medium school or with enough English at school
Source
“Applicants who have not obtained their necessary study qualification - i.e. either the higher education entrance qualification or the Bachelor's degree (or an equivalent degree) in accordance with Section 18 (8) NHG - at an English-speaking institution must have sufficient knowledge of the English language. … Applicants who have successfully completed a degree program exclusively in English for at least two years are exempt from the obligation to provide proof of a test upon application.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK2/AIMS/BZO/2025-09-29_BZO_AIMS_englisch.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Two routes without a test: the school-leaving certificate (higher education entrance qualification) or the bachelor's degree was obtained at an English-speaking institution, which covers English-medium schools and universities in India, Nigeria and Pakistan; or, on request, a degree programme taught exclusively in English for at least two years. The regulations do not define "English-speaking institution", so the selection committee decides, and the safer route is a letter from the university or school confirming English as the sole language of instruction.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants whose higher education entrance qualification comes from India need a certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) for the visa and for enrolment at TU Braunschweig.
    Source
    “If you have obtained your higher education entrance qualification in China, India or Vietnam, you will need a certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) to apply for the visa and to enrol at TU Braunschweig. Please apply for the APS certificate as early as possible. Processing times can be very long, especially in India.”

    www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/preparation · checked 14 November 2026

    China and Vietnam are named in the same sentence. No rule on TU Braunschweig's pages names Nigeria or Pakistan.

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

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