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Bachelor’s · Computer Science & Software Engineering

Digital Engineering B.Sc.

Chemnitz University of Technology · Chemnitz · Official programme page

19 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, then German
Source
“In den ersten vier Semestern steht die Vermittlung von mathematisch-physikalischen sowie von elektrotechnisch-informationstechnischen Grundlagen im Mittelpunkt. Dabei werden die entsprechenden Lehrveranstaltungen in englischer Sprach abgehalten. … Die Lehrveranstaltungen im fünften und sechsten Semester werden dabei fast ausschließlich in deutscher Sprache abgehalten.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_25_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Semesters 1–4 in English, semesters 5–6 almost entirely in German. No percentage split is published; the regulation's module descriptions divide roughly evenly between the two languages, with the English half front-loaded. 'Sprach' is a typo in the source.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Ein Fernstudium ist nicht vorgesehen.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_25_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Mode of Study full-time and part-time”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/studium/stugang/index.php.en?page=b_de · checked 7 November 2026

Part-time study of twelve semesters is possible on grounds of employment, family commitments or health.

Length
6 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von sechs Semestern (drei Jahren), bei einem Studium in Teilzeit von zwölf Semestern (sechs Jahren).”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_25_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Credits
180 ECTS
Source
“Das Studium umfasst Module im Gesamtumfang von 180 Leistungspunkten (LP).”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_25_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Admission restrictions free admission Course language German, English Start of studies generally in the winter semester”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/studium/stugang/index.php.en?page=b_de · checked 7 November 2026

A summer start needs the examination board's approval and may extend the degree. The programme first ran in winter 2026/27.

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)Applications open 1 April 2027. The extension to 31 August applies to EU/EEA/Swiss applicants only.
Source
“Application deadlines summer term 15 th January winter term: 15 th July”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026

A standing annual deadline; no page prints the literal date 15 July 2027.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“Students who have already completed a Bachelor's degree are not required to pay tuition fees for a second undergraduate degree or for a consecutive Master's degree programme”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/gebuehr.php.en · checked 14 November 2026

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester€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”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 7 November 2026

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“Admission restrictions free admission”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/studium/stugang/index.php.en?page=b_de · checked 7 November 2026

Admission

What you need to apply

School certificate
German Abitur or an equivalent foreign school-leaving certificate, plus completed German A1 and English B2 on admission.
Source
“es the German Abitur or an equivalent international school-leaving qualification. On the "anabin" information portal for foreign educational qualifications you can check whether your international school-leaving qualification is recognized or whether you must attend a Studienkolleg for admission”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/studium/stugang/index.php.en?page=b_de · checked 7 November 2026

No country rule for India, Nigeria or Pakistan is published; the page refers applicants to anabin. The quote starts mid-word because the preceding words sit in a separate HTML element.

Subject requirements
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 7 Nov 2026

The regulation names only the entrance qualification plus German A1 and English B2; its content focus is mathematics, physics, electrical engineering and computer science, but no school subject or grade is required.

Foundation or preparatory course
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 7 Nov 2026

No foundation year attached. Unlike Foundations in Data Science this programme does not discourage the Studienkolleg route, which fits a degree whose last two semesters are in German.

English
Level B2. IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72 · Home Edition accepted · PTE 59. Cambridge: First Certificate in English grade B or C (FCE); Preliminary English Test with Result Distinction (PET); Business Vantage (BEC Vantage), Legal (ILEC) or Financial (ICFE); IGCSE 1st or 2nd Language with B2. Also accepted: TOEFL ITP Level 1 543, TOEIC (Listening and Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150), telc B2 certificate, UNIcert II, state-examined interpreter/translator qualification. The Application Guide additionally lists TOEFL PBT 543.. Exemption: Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language need no proof, though TU Chemnitz reserves different requirements for certain countries that it never names; a completed degree taught in English, or a degree in English or American studies, also counts
Source
“must be proven by one of the following language certificates: IELTS 5.5 TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test, Home Edition) 4.0 (72 points) TOEFL ITP Level 1: 543 points … Pearson PTE Academic: 59 points … Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 13 November 2026

The page now writes the TOEFL entry as "TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test, Home Edition) 4.0 (72 points)", so the Home Edition is accepted; until the November 2026 revision it read "(Internet Based Test)" only. The Duolingo English Test still appears nowhere in the university's accepted-certificate list, so duolingoAccepted is left undefined rather than set to false. The minimum is written on the new scale as "4.0 (72 points)".

German
When applying: German A1 is a binding admission requirement; A2 is strongly recommended. During studies: German must be raised to C1 during the first four semesters, through compulsory modules
Source
“Parallel dazu müssen Deutschkenntnisse bis zum Sprachniveau C1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen (GER) erworben werden, sofern diese nicht bereits vorhanden sind.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_25_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

The only programme in this dataset where German is a hard admission requirement. A1 certificates are accepted from the Goethe-Institut, telc centres or ÖSD only.

Selection
Admission-free, no selection procedure. A subject-specific aptitude test of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is strongly recommended but not required.
Source
“sowie die Teilnahme an einem fachspezifischen Studieneignungstest der Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik der Technischen Universität Chemnitz werden nachdrücklich empfohlen”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_25_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, because English is an official language there
Source
“Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application. However, different requirements apply to certain countries. In such cases, additional proof of English language proficiency may be required.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 8 November 2026

TU Chemnitz reserves different requirements for certain countries but never names them: no page, programme page, application guide or regulation lists the countries, so an applicant from India, Nigeria or Pakistan cannot tell from any published source whether the waiver really applies to them and should expect to be asked for a certificate. English is an official language and a language of education in all three countries, so the wording covers them on its face. The caveat sentence appears on the central application page only; the Application Guide and Bewerbungsguide PDFs, the Business & Economics language page, the Automotive Software Engineering page and the Mechanical Engineering applicant PDF state the same waiver without any exception, so the central page is the strictest source and the one cited here. Independently of the country rule, the accepted-certificate list itself counts a "completed degree with English as the language of instruction", and the Advanced and Computational Mathematics and Automation, Robotics and Control pages say explicitly that a Medium of Instruction certificate is accepted. The German embassy's visa section may still require a certificate even where the university does not.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
    Source
    “original APS-certificate or digital verifiable document (only for Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants)”

    www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026

    One of the documents that have to be submitted "For application via uni-assist or EduApplication Portal", so it applies on both routes and at both degree levels. China and Vietnam are named in the same line; the Application Guide writes "or Indian applicants".

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.