Master’s · Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation
Automation, Robotics and Control M.Sc.
Chemnitz University of Technology · Chemnitz · 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
“Studienordnung für den englischsprachigen konsekutiven Studiengang Automation, Robotics and Control”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/Ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_23_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
§ 4(3) adds 'gegebenenfalls angereichert mit deutschsprachigen Inhalten', and the 30-LP supplementary elective block explicitly includes German language modules. New programme: the regulations index lists only this 2026 version, with no predecessor.
- Study mode
- On campus
Source
“Mode of Study full-time and part-time”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/studium/stugang/index.php.en?page=m_at · 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=m_at · checked 7 November 2026
Conflict: the page says part-time takes 12 semesters, while § 2(2) of the regulation says eight. The Amtliche Bekanntmachung is the binding text.
- Length
- 4 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von vier Semestern (zwei Jahren), bei einem Studium in Teilzeit von acht Semestern (vier Jahren).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/Ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_23_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Credits
- 120 ECTS
Source
“Das Studium umfasst Module im Gesamtumfang von 120 Leistungspunkten (LP).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/Ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_23_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Intakes
- Winter
Source
“Studienbeginn ist in der Regel im Wintersemester.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/Ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_23_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
The programme page adds that enrolment for the summer semester is possible with the examination board's approval but may extend the degree.
- 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=m_at · checked 7 November 2026
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Source
“Über die Gleichwertigkeit sowie über den Zugang anderer Bewerber entscheidet der Prüfungsausschuss.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/Ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_23_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
No credit-point or minimum-duration floor for the first degree anywhere in the regulation.
- Subject background
- A bachelor's in Digital Engineering or in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from TU Chemnitz, or a degree equivalent in content, plus completed English B2.
Source
“wer an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz im Bachelorstudiengang Digital Engineering oder im Bachelorstudiengang Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik oder wer in einem inhaltlich gleichwertigen Studiengang einen berufsqualifizierenden Hochschulabschluss erworben hat”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/Ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_23_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Minimum grade
- Not stated by the university
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
- 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, from the Goethe-Institut, a telc examination centre, ÖSD or TUCed (TU Chemnitz Education) only. During studies: German A2 by no later than the end of the third study term
Source
“Applicants applying for a degree programme offered in English language need to show a German language proof at minimum level A1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR) at the time of application. By no later than the end of their third study term at TU Chemnitz, they have to submit a German language proof at level A2 according to CEFR … Language certificates for German language proof at level A1 are only accepted from the Goethe-Institut, telc examination centres … ÖSD or TUCed (TU Chemnitz Education). German language attendance certificates will not be accepted.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 13 November 2026
TUCed (TU Chemnitz Education) was added to the accepted A1 examination bodies in the November 2026 revision of the page, which also advertises a fee-based A1 intensive course at TUCed.
- GRE / GMAT / GATE
- Not stated by the university
- Selection
- Free admission; no interview, motivation letter or aptitude procedure.
Source
“Admission restrictions free admission Course language English Start of studies generally in the winter semester”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/studium/stugang/index.php.en?page=m_at · 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".
- India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
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
- All English-taught programmes at Chemnitz University of Technology
- Master’s programmes in Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation at other universities
- The university’s own page for 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.