Courses are taught in English.
We provide individual support for students experiencing visa issues.
15 July for the following winter semester
By participating in our international Master's programme, you will gain expertise in latest and future manufacturing technologies, life cycle assessment, resource efficient supply chain management and human-machine-collaboration in future manufacturing processes. Manufacturing site planning, printed electronics and composite materials are elective courses.
Furthermore, working on your soft skills will help you make responsible decisions based on multiple perspectives, e.g. political developments, geographical constellations and regional economics. At Chemnitz University of Technology, you will benefit from a long-established tradition of excellent research and teaching in mechanical engineering, natural sciences, human factors and economics. During the integrated internships, you will build strong ties with innovation leaders in industry and business.
By its four profile areas, which include "Hybrid Technologies", "Printed Functionalities", "Work Design and Sustainability Management" and "Production Systems", the degree programme is oriented towards the research key areas of Chemnitz University of Technology in a transdisciplinary, faculty-overarching and future-oriented way. In addition, the students also acquire intercultural competencies due to the international and heterogeneous character of the degree programme.
In the Advanced Manufacturing study programme, fundamental mathematical basic knowledge for the further studies are imparted in a block seminar at the beginning of the study. Additionally, students get a first overview of different future-oriented manufacturing methods and bring them in correlation with current questions regarding the availability of resources. The supplementary modules in research methods and soft skills enable the students to the methodological preparation for independent scientific works. Within the profile modules, the students have the choice between four profile areas for deepening their scientific knowledge. According to the individual interests, two additional modules may be taken from other profiles within the supplementary modules elective courses. Based on the scientific and methodological abilities acquired, the second-year students work on their own research topics in an academic or industrial context, and they complete their studies with the Master's thesis.
The profiles to choose from are Hybrid Technologies, Printed Functionalities, Work Design and Sustainability Management, and Production Systems.
The structure of the programme is as follows:
As an international study programme, we consistently strive to provide you with opportunities to visit additional countries. Therefore, the professors and researchers at TU Chemnitz have established a network of worldwide connections. This enables us to give our students the opportunity to spend one month, one semester, one year, or any duration in between at one of our world-leading partner universities.
We offer intense interaction with world-renowned industrial partners through the innovation marketplace competition. Students have the opportunity to recommend themselves to participating companies, and vice versa. Our senior students have expressed their full support for this model, as it provides exposure to both industry and academic supervision.
All students have to pay a semester contribution of approx. 296 EUR. This fee also covers the semester ticket, which permits you to use buses and trams in Chemnitz as well as regional trains throughout Germany during the semester. International students will receive the bank account details after admission with which they can transfer the semester contribution. However, the fee can also be paid after arrival in Chemnitz (by German bank card or transfer).
Approx. 934 EUR per month to cover personal expenses
Incoming students can apply for different funding opportunities via the International Office of Chemnitz University of Technology: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/international/incoming/stipendien/index.php.en
The admission requirements for the Master's programme in Advanced Manufacturing are fulfilled by students who have acquired a first professional qualification in an engineering or natural science degree programme and, additionally, in-depth scientific knowledge in the following fields:
The Examination Board decides on the admission of the applicants.
English:
Applicants from countries with English as official/educational or native language are not required to submit proof of English language proficiency within their application.
German language proficiency:
From winter semester 2024/25 German language proficiency A1 is compulsory!
Applicants applying for a degree programme offered in English language need to show proof of German language proficiency at a minimum of an A1 level at the time of enrolment. Until the end of their third study semester at Chemnitz University of Technology, they have to submit a German language proof at level A2. German language courses at level A2 will be offered at our university. Language certificates for German language proof at level A1 are only accepted from the Goethe-Institut, telc examination centres, or ÖSD. German language attendance certificates will not be accepted.
It is also possible to take an online course before the semester starts (440 EUR fee, details in the admission letter).
Internet access and a device for accessing the online learning materials with a larger screen (than a mobile phone) is recommended.
15 July for the following winter semester
Applications may be submitted online at https://www.uni-assist.de/en.
It is not necessary to send certified copies. Please note that uni-assist must receive all application documents by the application deadline.
Students can find offers for part-time jobs, work placements etc. on the job portal offered by the Career Service of Chemnitz University of Technology: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/career-service/jobboerse/
The "Studentenwerk" Chemnitz-Zwickau runs several student residences. International students can apply for a single room in one of the residences. The prices depend on the size and furnishings of the room and vary between 250 EUR and 320 EUR: https://www.swcz.de/en/student-housing/our-halls-of-residence/
The Career Service of Chemnitz University of Technology supports students during their studies as well as graduates entering their professional life. The Career Service provides a platform for companies and institutions to present themselves: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/career-service/index.php.en
Come study in the European Capital of Culture 2025!
Approximately 9,000 students from about 90 countries study at Chemnitz University of Technology in eight faculties and at the Centre for Teacher Education. International students are supported by the International Office.
Due to the reasonably priced dormitory rooms directly on campus, the distances between accommodation, lecture buildings, cafeteria and student clubs are short. So if you feel like studying at a cosmopolitan university, apply to study in Chemnitz.
Chemnitz University of Technology is a cosmopolitan university with strong regional, national and international networks. It is also home to about 2,300 academic and administrative employees. It is thus the third largest university in Saxony. In terms of the proportion of foreign students, Chemnitz University of Technology occupies a top position among state universities nationwide. Chemnitz, the European Capital of Culture 2025, can point to many years of positive development in gross domestic product and a high proportion of highly qualified employees. It also owes this to its university, as Chemnitz University of Technology is the intellectual heart of the city and has developed into an internationally visible research location for future value creation processes and sustainable future security.
The university combines engineering and natural sciences as well as mathematics with humanities, social sciences and economics. At the junctures, unique degree programmes are created alongside pioneering research projects. These include, for example, sensor technology and cognitive psychology, computer science for humanities and social scientists, and the degree programme MINT: Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences with Applications in Technology. As of the 2024/2025 winter semester, the university offers a total of 96 degree programmes. A particular hallmark is the high degree of interdisciplinarity.
Chemnitz University of Technology considers excellent teaching to be an essential basis for additional lively scientific development of the research landscape as well as for the transfer of new questions, findings and methods to the economy and society. The university has created the necessary framework for this in its "Teaching Mission Statement". Thus, teachers and students jointly shape the teaching and learning conditions at Chemnitz University of Technology in the context of internationality and regionalism. The further development of study programmes is regularly initiated by the TUCpanel student survey as well as by accreditation procedures. This makes student success factors visible, which ultimately helps more students to successfully complete their studies in the standard period of study.
With 30 percent international students and numerous international researchers with cooperative relationships with 120 universities worldwide, Chemnitz University of Technology is one of the most internationally oriented universities in Germany. As a result of numerous exchange programmes, you can meet students from Chemnitz all over the world. It has been pursuing this path for many years with increasing dynamism and at a professional level, as evidenced by the seal of the HRK Re-Audit Internationalisation of Universities.
Chemnitz, European Capital of Culture in 2025 and the third largest city in Saxony, looks back proudly on a history of innovation with which few other cities can hope to compete. With the advent of the industrial revolution, Chemnitz quickly developed into the leading centre of mechanical engineering in Germany. This great tradition has continued uninterrupted to the present day, even through the period in which the city was known as Karl-Marx-Stadt. Today, Chemnitz (population 250,000) is well on its way to becoming one of the most important high-tech locations in Germany. But Chemnitz has much more to offer than just science and technology. Amongst other things, there is the Opera House (built in 1909), the King Albert Museum with its excellent collection of German Expressionist paintings, the Natural History Museum and the German Board Games Museum, the only one of its kind in Germany. And in the Kassberg Quarter, you can see the largest intact area of Art Nouveau architecture in Germany.
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