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Master’s · Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Battery and Hydrogen Technology 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 and German
Source
“Language of instruction German and English … The structure of the curriculum ensures that, apart from the three compulsory English courses, the programme can be studied either predominantly in German, entirely in English, or flexibly with a combination of German and English-language modules.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/battery-and-hydrogen-technology-master · checked 14 November 2026

The programme can be taken entirely in English apart from three compulsory English-language courses, or predominantly in German; students choose. German A2 is still required for admission and German B1 is the target level during the degree, so it is not an English-only programme.

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

No page states the teaching format. The programme is run by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Braunschweig and nothing indicates distance learning, 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/battery-and-hydrogen-technology-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 a total number of credits. The DAAD entry mentions 35 credits of interdisciplinary fundamentals and electives but no total.

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Der Masterstudiengang "Battery and Hydrogen Technology" beginnt jeweils zum Winter- und zum Sommersemester.”
“Start of programme winter and summer semester” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page adds "+++ New for winter semester 2026/27! +++" and that the first application round was for winter semester 2026/27.

Non-EU deadline
15 Sept 2026 (summer 2027)This date has passed; the next summer intake for applicants in the foreign-national quota is summer 2028 (15 September 2027).15 Mar 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“für das Wintersemester - bis zum 15.03. eines Jahres für Bewerbungen von ausländischen Staatsangehörigen und Staatenlosen, die zulassungsrechtlich den Deutschen und Personen aus den EU/EWR-Staaten nicht gleichgestellt sind, - bis zum 15.07. eines Jahres für Bewerbungen aller anderen Personen,”
“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/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The admission regulations set the deadlines as cut-off dates (Ausschlussfristen): applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan must have everything at the university by 15 March for the winter semester and by 15 September of the previous year for the summer semester, four months before everyone else. The central application page gives the matching window 1 February - 15 March.

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
Unrestricted
Source
“Admission free admission (special admission requirements)”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/battery-and-hydrogen-technology-master · checked 14 November 2026

"Free admission" is TU Braunschweig's English wording for zulassungsfrei: there is no numerus clausus and everyone who meets the special admission requirements is admitted. The admission regulations still describe a selection procedure and a 50% advance quota in case the programme is given a cap.

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · 50 v.H. (50%) of the available study places, applied only if admission is restricted · ranking list by final grade or interim average grade
Source
“Für ausländische Staatsangehörige und Staatenlose, die zulassungsrechtlich Deutschen und Personen aus den EU/EWR-Staaten nicht gleichgestellt sind, wird eine Vorabquote in Höhe von 50 v.H. der verfügbaren Studienplätze gebildet.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The quota only matters if a cap is introduced: the programme currently has free admission, so no selection procedure takes place and every qualified applicant is admitted.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“wenn mindestens 150 Leistungspunkte (83,3 %) im Falle eines Studiengangs mit Gesamt- leistungspunktanzahl 180 bzw. mindestens 180 Leistungspunkte (85,7 %) im Falle eines Studiengangs mit Gesamtleistungspunktanzahl 210 erbracht wurden”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The regulations set no minimum number of credits or years for a completed bachelor's degree and treat a 180-credit programme as the normal case, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's qualifies; the selection committee decides on the subject fit. The PDF hyphenates "Gesamt- leistungspunktanzahl" across a line break and the quote keeps it.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in Batterie- und Wasserstofftechnologie, Verfahrenstechnik, Maschinenbau, Elektrotechnik (or Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik) or Chemie, or in another suitable natural-science or engineering programme, from a German university or a university in a Bologna signatory state (equivalence of other foreign degrees assessed on anabin), plus the knowledge and skills of Appendices 1a and 1b of the admission regulations.
Source
“einen Bachelorabschluss oder einen diesem gleichwertigen Abschluss in einem der Studiengänge "Batterie- und Wasserstofftechnologie", "Verfahrenstechnik", "Maschinenbau", "Elektro- technik" (bzw. "Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik") oder "Chemie" oder in einem fachlich geeigneten naturwissenschaftlichen oder technischen Studiengang erworben hat”
“Admission to this Master's programme requires a completed Bachelor's degree in the same or a closely related subject.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The PDF hyphenates "Elektro- technik" across a line break and the quote keeps it. If the knowledge of Appendix 1b is missing at the deadline, admission can be made conditional on making it up, and the university must confirm that the applicant will probably acquire it in time; missing Appendix 1a knowledge is made up through a named compulsory elective module or a knowledge test in the first year. 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%).

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

No minimum grade is set, and because admission is free the grade is not used to rank applicants unless a cap is introduced.

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).

English
Level B2. 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 examination. A test must not be more than three years old when the application arrives. The English proof is one of the documents the application itself must contain (§ 3 (3) d) of the admission regulations: "zum Zeitpunkt der Bewerbung"). 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 at least two years of study exclusively in English exempts an applicant on request
Source
“Englischtest Mindestleistung Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 88 Punkte internetbasierter Test/IBT www.ets.org International English Language Testing System Band 6,5 oder höher (IELTS) www.ielts.org”
“demonstrate English language skills at level B2 or higher in order to participate in the compulsory English-language courses.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page names B2 as the admission level and C1 as the target level during the degree; the admission regulations put the measurable floor at TOEFL iBT 88 (0-120 scale) or IELTS 6.5.

German
When applying: A2 for applicants without a German university entrance qualification who have not completed a German-taught programme of at least two years. During studies: B1 is the target level during the degree; German courses are offered in the interdisciplinary module and become compulsory if the target level is not yet proven
Source
“Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, die weder eine deutsche Hochschulzugangs- berechtigung aufweisen noch einen mindestens zweijährigen deutschsprachigen Studiengang erfolgreich abgeschlossen haben, müssen mindestens Deutsch- kenntnisse auf dem Niveau A2 nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen (GER) durch ein entsprechendes Sprachzertifikat oder einen vergleichbaren Nachweis belegen.”
“demonstrate German language skills at level A2, i.e. basic knowledge of the German language. The following target levels should be achieved during the course of study: English: Level C1 German: Level B1” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan need a German A2 certificate with the application, not later: § 3 (3) e) of the admission regulations lists the German proof among the documents to be enclosed "zum Zeitpunkt der Bewerbung" (at the time of application), which matches the programme page presenting A2 as an admission requirement. The PDF hyphenates "Hochschulzugangs- berechtigung" and "Deutsch- kenntnisse" across line breaks and the quote keeps them.

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.

Selection
No interview or test. Admission is free, so every applicant who meets the subject and language requirements is admitted; only if a cap were introduced would the selection committee rank applicants by grade inside the 50% advance quota for non-EU applicants and the quota for EU/EEA applicants. Missing Appendix 1a knowledge is made up during the master's through a named compulsory elective module or, where offered, a knowledge test in the first year.
Source
“Die Studienplätze in der Vorabquote nach Absatz 2 sowie der weiteren Quote (Bewerberinnen und Bewerber aus EU/EWR-Staaten) werden jeweils nach dem Ergebnis eines hochschuleigenen Auswahlverfahrens nach Maßgabe der nach- folgenden Bestimmungen vergeben.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The PDF hyphenates "nach- folgenden" across a line break and the quote keeps it. Section 1 of the regulations states that no selection procedure takes place if there are not more qualified applicants than places.

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
“Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, die ihre notwendige Studienqualifikation - also entweder die Hochschulzugangsberechtigung oder den Bachelorabschluss (bzw. einen diesem gleichwertigen Abschluss) nach § 18 Abs. 8 NHG - nicht an einer englischsprachigen Einrichtung erworben haben, müssen über ausreichende Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache verfügen. … Ausgenommen von der Verpflichtung zum Nachweis eines Tests sind auf Antrag Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, die einen mindestens zweijährigen ausschließlich englischsprachigen Studiengang erfolgreich absolviert haben.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK4/studierende/Master_BHT/Besondere_ZO_MA_Battery_and_Hydrogen_Technology_FK4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Two routes without a test: the school-leaving certificate (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) or the bachelor's degree was obtained at an English-speaking institution, which can cover English-medium schools and universities in India, Nigeria and Pakistan; or, on request, a study programme taught exclusively in English for at least two years. "englischsprachige Einrichtung" is not defined, so the selection committee decides and a letter confirming English as the sole language of instruction is the safer proof.

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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