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Bachelor’s · Materials Science & Nanotechnology

Sustainable Engineering for Materials and Processes B.Sc.

Technical University of Munich · Straubing · Official programme page

21 facts from 11 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: The language of instruction in this program is English.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Main Locations Straubing”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

TUM's key-data block names the teaching location(s) and gives no online or distance mode of study.

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Type of Study Full-time”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

Length
6 semesters
Source
“Standard Duration of Studies 6 semesters”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start of Degree Program Winter Semester (October)”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application Period Winter semester: 15.05. - 15.07.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

Standing annual application periods; the dates are recorded for the next cycle (winter 2027/28 and summer 2027). TUM publishes one period for everybody - there is no earlier deadline for non-EU applicants. The uni-assist VPD must be applied for inside the same period.

Non-EU tuition
€2,000 per semester (until summer 2027) Non-EU/EEA students newly enrolling from winter semester 2024/25.€2,300 per semester (new students from winter 2027/28) New non-EU/EEA students from winter semester 2027/28 (TUM's higher rate in the same tier).
Source
“The tuition fees for international students from third countries for this degree program are 2,000 euros per semester”
“Tuition fees for international students from non-EU/EEA countries at TUM will increase for the winter semester 2027/28. The tuition fees will then be for Bachelor's programs : 2,300 euros or 3,400 euros for Master’s programs : 4,600 or 6,800 euros” page

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

Rises for winter semester 2027/28 to 2,300 or 3,400 EUR for bachelor's and 4,600 or 6,800 EUR for master's programmes; the rate at the start of studies keeps applying to students already enrolled. Waiver scholarships, exemptions and waivers must be applied for by the deadline.

Application fee
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

TUM states no application fee anywhere: the application runs through TUMonline. The only charge at application is uni-assist's handling fee for the preliminary documentation (VPD), recorded in institution.otherFees.

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“The purpose of the recommendation is to help students select the right program - it is, however, no mandatory requirement for admission.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/admission-procedures · checked 14 November 2026

TUM's key-data block calls this programme's admission category "Aptitude Recommendation (SOV)". The scored procedure and, for some applicants, a mandatory 20-minute interview exist only to produce a recommendation; the recommendation does not decide admission and there is no cap, so every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“The system-accreditation was renewed on 26 June 2020 and is valid through 30 September 2028. It applies to all degree programs that have passed TUM's internal quality management assessment procedures.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/teaching/quality-management/system-accreditation · checked 14 November 2026

TUM is system-accredited, so its degree programmes are accredited through TUM's internal quality-management procedure rather than one by one.

Admission

What you need to apply

School certificate
A school-leaving certificate that German authorities treat as equivalent to the Abitur; it has to be checked by uni-assist, which issues a preliminary documentation (VPD) before the TUM application. If the certificate is not equivalent, entry is only possible through a Studienkolleg and its qualification assessment examination (Feststellungsprüfung).
Source
“All applicants who have not obtained their higher education entrance qualification in Germany or have not completed their German school-leaving examination (Abitur), must apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) to uni-assist before submitting an application to TUM. … Direct admission to study at TUM depends primarily on whether the school leaving degree obtained abroad is equivalent to the German university entrance qualification. … If a school-leaving degree from another country is not comparable to the German university entrance qualification, direct admission can only be granted after attending a Studienkollegs (preparatory studies) and after having taken the university qualification assessment examination.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/higher-education-entrance-qualification/international-higher-education-entrance-qualification · checked 14 November 2026

A subject-restricted qualification stays subject-restricted at TUM: applicants may only be admitted to the subjects their home certificate opens up. Indian, Nigerian and Pakistani school certificates normally need the Studienkolleg route - check the DAAD admission database first.

How your grade is converted
uni-assist converts the grades and credits into the German grading system in the preliminary documentation (VPD), which every applicant with a non-German qualification must obtain.
Source
“In addition, the VPD contains a conversion of all your credits and grades into the German grading system or the ECTS grading system.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/uni-assist · checked 14 November 2026

The VPD has to be applied for within TUM's application period; a confirmation that it was applied for in time can be uploaded while it is pending.

Foundation or preparatory course
Studienkolleg München, T course
Source
“Sustainable Engineering for Materials and Processes T course”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/other-forms-of-study/preparatory-study-at-the-studienkolleg · checked 14 November 2026

TUM does not run its own Studienkolleg: "The Studienkolleg München ist responsible for applicants to all bavarian universities, including TUM." The application for it goes through TUMonline, not uni-assist, and the preparatory phase takes two semesters.

English
Duolingo not accepted. No language certificate is required for admission to this programme.
Source
“Required language skills for admission: You do not need to provide proof of language proficiency for this degree program.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

TUM asks for no language certificate at all for this Straubing bachelor's programme, although it is taught in English.

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“Required language skills for admission: You do not need to provide proof of language proficiency for this degree program.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/sustainable-engineering-for-materials-and-processes-bachelor-of-science-bsc · checked 14 November 2026

No language certificate at all is required for admission to this programme.

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

This programme is not on TUM's list of programmes for which a GRE or GATE is required or optional, and no GMAT requirement is published for it.

Selection
Aptitude recommendation (Studienorientierungsverfahren, SOV): school grades are scored and applicants are either admitted straight away or called to a mandatory 20-minute interview; the interview produces a recommendation only and does not decide admission.
Source
“Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted or invited to a mandatory, 20 minute interview carried out by the school . … The purpose of the recommendation is to help students select the right program - it is, however, no mandatory requirement for admission.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/admission-procedures · checked 14 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

TUM's page for this programme states that no proof of language proficiency is required for admission, so there is no English test for applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan to be waived from and no country-based waiver rule.

Rules that name these countries
  • India, Pakistan: Applicants from India and Pakistan for a bachelor's or master's programme must apply to uni-assist for a preliminary documentation (VPD) in addition to applying to TUM directly.
    Source
    “India Applicants for bachelor's or master's degree programs need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist … Pakistan Applicants for bachelor's or master's degree programs need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist in addition to applying to TUM directly.”

    www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/special-conditions-for-certain-countries · checked 14 November 2026

    TUM adds for India that the VPD is not needed when applying to the Studienkolleg.

  • India: Indian applicants for a bachelor's programme must upload a school certificate confirming 11 or 12 years of formal education, their university entrance exam results, a school transcript and an APS certificate to uni-assist for the preliminary documentation.
    Source
    “India Applicants for bachelor's or master's degree programs need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist … Bachelor's degree applicants : please upload the following documents to uni-assist for your preliminary documentation : School certificate (confirmation of 11 or 12 years of formal education) University entrance exam results School transcript APS (Akademischen Prüfstelle) certificate (not necessary after passing the "Feststellungprüfung" after preparatory study at Studienkolleg)”

    www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/special-conditions-for-certain-countries · checked 14 November 2026

    The APS certificate is still listed as mandatory when the degree was obtained outside India; in that case it is waived only once the final graduation documents are uploaded to TUMonline within the enrolment period. It is not needed after passing the Feststellungsprüfung at a Studienkolleg.

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.