Master’s · Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Air Quality Control, Solid Waste and Waste Water Process Engineering (WASTE) M.Sc.
University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart · Official programme page
23 facts from 6 official pages · last checked 10 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
“Start of studies: winter semester Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters Teaching Language: English”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
The language of instruction is English; students additionally take German courses, and German at A2 level is part of the requirements (see germanRequired).
- Study mode
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/
No page states the teaching format. The University of Stuttgart labels its distance-learning degrees "Master:Online" in its list of study programmes and this programme is not one of them, and it is taught on the Stuttgart campuses, but because no page says so explicitly no value is recorded.
- Attendance
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf
No page says whether the programme is full-time or part-time; the standard period of study is four semesters with 30 credits per semester, which is a full-time load, but nothing states it.
- Length
- 4 semesters
Source
“Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
- Credits
- 120 ECTS
Source
“In four semesters, 120 credits have to be completed. Normally, 30 credits should be completed each semester. However, variations of plus/minus 3 credits are permitted.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
- Intakes
- Winter
Source
“The Master of Science WASTE starts every winter semester (October) and is designed to be completed within four semesters.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
Winter semester only. The admission regulations confirm that admissions to the first semester are granted for the winter semester.
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Feb 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application period for the winter semester: November 15 - February 15 The winter semester starts in October.”
“Bewerbungen um Zulassung zum Wintersemester müssen bis zum vorausgehenden 15. Februar bei der Universität eingegangen sein. Sollten nach Abschluss des Zulassungsverfahrens noch Studienplätze verfügbar sein, können in Ausnahmefällen Bewerbungen bis maximal 15. Juli berücksichtigt werden.” page
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
The same date applies to German, EU and non-EU applicants: the application window for the winter semester 2027/28 runs from 15 November 2026 to 15 February 2027. The admission regulations allow late applications up to 15 July in exceptional cases if places are still free after the selection procedure.
- Non-EU tuition
- €1,500 per semester
Source
“Since winter semester 2017/18, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and who are taking up or switching to a Bachelor's, a consecutive Master's or a state examination study program have to pay a tuition fee of EUR 1,500.00 per semester . Additionally the regular semester fee of currently EUR 184.00 has to be payed.”
www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/organizing-studies/formalities/tuition-and-fees/tuition-fee/ · checked 9 November 2026
Baden-Württemberg's tuition for non-EU students under the Landeshochschulgebührengesetz, charged every semester from the first one and collected with the 184.00 EUR semester fee through C@MPUS, so a non-EU student pays 1,684.00 EUR per semester. This is a consecutive master's programme, so the fee applies. Exempt without an application: EU/EEA citizens, non-German students with a German university entrance qualification, students on a continuing-education master's or a doctorate, and some exchange and double-degree students. Exceptions for strong ties to Germany (settlement permit, recognised refugee, five years of legal work in Germany, a parent who worked three of the last six years in Germany, a bachelor's and a master's completed in Germany) must be applied for after the place has been accepted and the fee notice received. A bachelor's earned in Germany alone is explicitly not an exemption.
- Application fee
- None
Source
“You will not be charged an application fee.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026
The University of Stuttgart charges nothing for the application itself: applicants apply free of charge in C@MPUS instead of paying a uni-assist handling fee. Non-EU students do pay 1,500.00 EUR tuition per semester once enrolled.
- Places
- Restricted (limited places)
Source
“§ 3 Zulassungszahl und -quoten (1) Die Anzahl der Studienplätze für den Masterstudiengang WASTE wird beschränkt. (2) Die Anzahl der zugelassenen Studierenden richtet sich nach der Zulassungszahlenverordnung des Landes Baden-Württemberg in der jeweils geltenden Fassung.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
The number of places is limited and set by Baden-Württemberg's Zulassungszahlenverordnung, which the university does not reproduce, so no number is recorded.
- Places for non-EU applicants
- Separate quota for applicants with a degree from abroad · As a rule 50% of the places go to applicants with a German first degree and 50% to applicants with a degree from a foreign university; places left in one quota are added to the other · Within the quota the admissions committee ranks the applicants it has found academically suitable under § 1 of the admission regulations
Source
“Die nach Absatz 2 zur Verfügung stehenden Studienplätze werden in der Regel zu je 50% an Bewerber nach §1 Absatz 1, Nr. 1a) und §1 Absatz 1, Nr. 1b) vergeben. Die in einer Quote verfügbar gebliebenen Studienplätze werden der anderen Quote zugerechnet.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 10 November 2026
The split is by where the first degree was earned, not by nationality: § 1(1) no. 1a) is a degree from a German university or university of applied sciences, no. 1b) an equivalent degree from a foreign university. Applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan with a degree from their home country therefore compete for the half reserved for foreign degrees, not against German graduates.
- Programme accreditation
- Accredited
Source
“Accreditation The quality of this degree program has been certified.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
The programme page states that the degree programme is accredited; it does not name the agency or the period of accreditation.
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Accepted
Source
“einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss)”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
Six semesters, i.e. three years, is the floor set by the admission regulations, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree qualifies; the admissions committee decides whether a foreign degree is equivalent.
- Subject background
- A degree from a bachelor's programme of at least six semesters (or an equivalent degree) in Umweltschutztechnik, Verfahrenstechnik, Bauingenieurwesen, Maschinenbau, Chemieingenieurwesen or Bioingenieurwesen, or in a closely related programme, with qualifying examination results, from a German or a foreign university.
Source
“Fachlich geeignet ist, wer: 1.a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in "Umweltschutztechnik", "Verfahrenstechnik", "Bauingenieurwesen", "Maschinenbau", "Chemieingenieurwesen", Bioingenieurwesen" oder in einem inhaltlich nahe verwandten Studiengang mit qualifizierenden Prüfungsergebnissen”
“Admission Requirements Bachelor or Diploma Degree in Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, or Process Engineering or in a related field” page
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
The application must include a CV, proof of the degree, a full transcript of records with the current cumulative grade point average, an explanation of the grading system (grade achieved, best possible grade and minimum pass grade) and the language certificates; a certified copy of the transcript has to reach the WASTE office on paper.
- Minimum grade
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./
The regulations ask for "qualifizierende Prüfungsergebnisse" (qualifying examination results) but set no minimum grade or grade point average; the admissions committee decides.
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/master/admission-information/
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf
No conversion table or formula for foreign grades is published; the admissions committee (Zulassungsausschuss) assesses the first degree itself.
- English
- IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 88. Cambridge: Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) grade C or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) grade B. TOEFL 550 paper-based or 213 computer-based are also accepted, as is a comparable proof; the certificate must not be older than 2 years.. Exemption: No test for applicants whose mother tongue and language of instruction is English, or who completed a bachelor's programme of at least six semesters taught in English
Source
“ausreichende Sprachkenntnisse in Englisch nachgewiesen hat. Dieser Nachweis kann erfolgen durch: - TOEFL Test: TOEFL (CB): 213; oder TOEFL (PB): 550; oder TOEFL (iBT): 79; oder - IELTS (Band 6,5); oder Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) - Note C; oder - Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) - Note B oder durch einen vergleichbaren Nachweis (nicht älter als 2 Jahre).”
“Die Angabe "TOEFL (iBT): 79" wird ersetzt durch "TOEFL (iBT): 88"” page
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
The first amendment of 20 April 2022 raised the TOEFL iBT minimum from 79 to 88 with effect from the winter semester 2023/24, so 88 is the current figure; the other scores are unchanged. No CEFR level, no PTE Academic score and no Duolingo English Test are named, and nothing is said about TOEFL iBT Home Edition or the 1-6 band scale introduced in 2026.
- German
- When applying: German at CEFR level A1 (Grundstufe A1) must be proven with the application. During studies: The programme's German courses build on that to reach CEFR level A2; the programme page lists "Knowledge of German (basic user A2)" as a requirement
Source
“ausreichende Sprachkenntnisse in Deutsch nachweist (Grundstufe A1 gemäß Europäischem Referenzrahmen für Sprachen), auf denen die Sprachkurse des Masterstudiengangs WASTE zur Erlangung der Grundstufe A2 (gemäß Europäischem Referenzrahmen für Sprachen) aufbauen können. Eine bedingte Zulassung ist möglich.”
“Language Requirements Very good knowledge of English, non-Nativespeakers need a language certificate. Knowledge of German (basic user A2)” page
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
WASTE is the only English-taught master's programme at the University of Stuttgart that requires German: A1 at application under the admission regulations, raised to A2 through the programme's own language courses. A conditional admission is possible if the German proof is still missing. The programme page states the A2 target rather than the A1 entry level, which is why both are recorded.
- GRE / GMAT / GATE
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Air-Quality-Control-Solid-Waste-and-Waste-Water-Process-Engineering-WASTE-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf
No page of the University of Stuttgart mentions a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme; the admission regulations list no admission test.
- Selection
- The admissions committee, which is the programme's examination board, decides on academic suitability from the submitted documents and proposes to the rector who should be admitted. If more qualified applicants apply than there are places, they are ranked. Half of the places are reserved for applicants with a German first degree and half for applicants with a foreign degree.
Source
“Der Zulassungsausschuss für den Masterstudiengang WASTE ist mit dem Prüfungsausschuss für den Masterstudiengang WASTE identisch.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
No interview and no points scale is published for WASTE, unlike the newer Stuttgart admission regulations. Applicants who have earned at least five sixths of the credits needed for their bachelor's degree by the deadline can be admitted subject to completing it.
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
Source
“Ausreichende Englischkenntnisse gelten darüber hinaus als nachgewiesen bei Bewerbern: - deren Mutter- und Unterrichtssprache Englisch ist; oder - die einen mindestens sechssemestriges Bachelorstudium in Englischer Sprache abgeschlossen haben. Hierüber sind geeignete Belege einzureichen.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_8_2019.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
A bachelor's programme of at least six semesters taught in English replaces the test and is open to applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan; suitable evidence must be submitted. The other route requires English to be both the applicant's mother tongue and the language of instruction, so it is a native-speaker route. There is no exemption by nationality or by English being an official language.
- Rules that name these countries
- India: Applicants with educational credentials from India must upload a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) at the German embassy with their application in C@MPUS.
Source
“Country-specific documentation: Applicants with educational credentials from the following countries must upload these additional documents: India : Certificate issued by Academic Examination Office (APS) in the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026
China and Vietnam are named in the same list. The document is uploaded with the application, so the APS certificate must exist before the application deadline.
- Pakistan: Applicants with educational credentials from Pakistan must have the stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all of the university's degree certificates.
Source
“Pakistan: Stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all degree certificates of the university”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026
Pakistani applicants need no APS certificate, but the HEC attestation on every degree certificate of the awarding university. No rule on the university's pages names Nigeria.
- India: Applicants with educational credentials from India must upload a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) at the German embassy with their application in C@MPUS.
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 University of Stuttgart
- Master’s programmes in Energy, Environment & Sustainability at other universities
- Master’s programmes in Chemical & Process Engineering 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.