International Programmes 2024/2025

Sustainable Civil Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineering

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt • Neuburg an der Donau

Degree
BEng
Course location
Neuburg an der Donau
Teaching language
  • English
Languages

Courses are held in English (100%).

Full-time / part-time
  • full-time
Programme duration
7 semesters
Beginning
Winter and summer semester
Application deadline

Apply via uni-assist as soon as possible until 30 May at the latest for the following winter semester or until 30 September for the following summer semester (applicants with a university entrance qualification from outside of Germany). Uni-assist has to verify your eligibility to study in Germany and convert your grades to the German grade system. You will have to submit all required documents to uni-assist online. The process could take up to six weeks.

hochschulstart.de: from 2 May until 15 July for the following winter semester or from 15 November until 15 January for the following summer semester

The PRIMUSS – THI application portal is open from 2 May until 15 July for the following winter semester or from 15 November until 15 January for the following summer semester. Please check the website for changes in the application periods. Bachelor's application from abroad (thi.de)

Tuition fees per semester in EUR
500 EUR
Additional information on tuition fees

This is a service fee payable by all students from third countries (with a citizenship outside the EU and the European Economic Area).

With this fee, we significantly expand our services for international students.

No service fees are charged for citizens of an EU member state and/or the European Economic Area or for students who have obtained their university entrance qualification in the German education system.

Joint degree / double degree programme
No
Description/content

Civil engineers have visions of achieving sustainable infrastructure in a cost-effective, environmentally and socially responsible manner. They should also live up to their professional title of "civil engineering". This means taking responsibility for civil society by solving complex issues with sustainable methods – building, repairing or rehabilitating, e.g. tunnels, roads, bridges and much more. Why sustainable methods? Because the building sector contributes enormously to CO2 emissions – rethinking it is therefore a necessity. With sustainable and alternative building materials, effective resource management, energy-efficient building design, digital methods and new structural methods, there is enormous potential to reduce our ecological footprint.

Civil engineers are those who have mastered the mathematical, scientific and computational tools to solve problems associated with the development and maintenance of a civil society.

Are you interested? If so, the Sustainable Civil Engineering programme at the THI in Neuburg an der Donau might just be the right education for your future purpose. With your inquisitiveness and our expertise, we can develop new things and influence climate change. Take your chance!

Course organisation

First section:

  • In the first part of your studies, you will complete the conventional construction-specific modules such as Structural Analysis and Construction together with the students of the Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering (Civil Engineering). In this way, you will learn early on to develop ideas with other construction professionals in small groups. Furthermore, the module Sustainability in Construction should make you aware of sustainable building at an early stage of your career, so that it is easy for you to apply the change of thinking in the future.

Second section:

  • In the second stage of your studies, you will take modules that specifically relate to sustainability in the construction sector. These are modules such as Sustainable Design & Management of Buildings and Structures, Sustainable Transport Technology, etc. You will also be introduced to the potentials of sustainable construction. For example, the module Timber Construction & Resource Management not only deals with the load-bearing capacity of wood, but it also addresses reforestation in order to preserve the raw material.

Internship:

  • Your internship in the fifth semester will give you so much insight into professional life that the last part of your studies will be easy for you. In this part of your studies, the modules Alternative Construction Methods, Digital Building Management, etc. await you. With a variety of elective modules, you can pursue your own specific interests. You round off your studies with a Bachelor's thesis and receive a Bachelor of Engineering degree.
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A Diploma supplement will be issued
Yes
International elements
  • International guest lecturers
  • Courses are led with foreign partners
  • Projects with partners in Germany and abroad
Integrated internships

An internship is required in the second section (semester five).

Course-specific, integrated German language courses
No
Course-specific, integrated English language courses
No
Tuition fees per semester in EUR
500 EUR
Additional information on tuition fees

This is a service fee payable by all students from third countries (with a citizenship outside the EU and the European Economic Area).

With this fee, we significantly expand our services for international students.

No service fees are charged for citizens of an EU member state and/or the European Economic Area or for students who have obtained their university entrance qualification in the German education system.

Semester contribution

All students will have to pay a student services fee of 72 EUR per semester.

Costs of living

Student organisations estimate that costs of living are approx. 950 EUR or more per month, depending on individual needs and expectations. Mandatory health insurance in Germany will cost a student around 110 EUR per month.

Funding opportunities within the university
Yes
Description of the above-mentioned funding opportunities within the university

There are different scholarships available to enrolled students, such as the Deutschlandstipendium. All students will have to look and apply for specific scholarships themselves! Most scholarship programmes are based on performance (grades, voluntary work, etc.) The economic situation of applicants is usually not taken into consideration. A certain level of German language skills (at least B2) is required for many scholarships.

The International Office also offers scholarships. Enrolled international students will be notified of the call once a year via the communication channels of the university.

Academic admission requirements

Requirements include a valid university entrance qualification ("Hochschulzugangsberechtigung"). This is a secondary school certificate that entitles you to study at a German university.

For applicants who obtained their higher secondary school certificate outside of Germany, uni-assist has to verify their eligibility to study in Germany and to convert school grades to the German grade system. Applicants will have to submit all required documents online to uni-assist prior to their application at THI. The process takes four to six weeks (VPD).

Language requirements

English: proof of at least level B2 recommended

Application deadline

Apply via uni-assist as soon as possible until 30 May at the latest for the following winter semester or until 30 September for the following summer semester (applicants with a university entrance qualification from outside of Germany). Uni-assist has to verify your eligibility to study in Germany and convert your grades to the German grade system. You will have to submit all required documents to uni-assist online. The process could take up to six weeks.

hochschulstart.de: from 2 May until 15 July for the following winter semester or from 15 November until 15 January for the following summer semester

The PRIMUSS – THI application portal is open from 2 May until 15 July for the following winter semester or from 15 November until 15 January for the following summer semester. Please check the website for changes in the application periods. Bachelor's application from abroad (thi.de)

Submit application to

Apply via uni-assist: online application for VPD document
PRIMUSS: THI application portal for online application submission
Hochschulstart: online registration only to get BID and BAN numbers

More information on how to apply can be found here.

Possibility of finding part-time employment

In addition to open internship positions on the university platform, students should consider research and teaching assistant positions at THI.

Accommodation

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt does not run any student residence halls / dorms. You will have to start looking for accommodation on your own as soon as possible. Between 500 and 700 EUR per month should be budgeted for accommodation.

The FAQs will help you in finding accommodation in Ingolstadt or Neuburg.

Career advisory services and programmes for future professionals

Workshops to prepare for the German job market

Support for international students and doctoral candidates
  • Buddy programme
  • Specialist counselling
General services and support for international students and doctoral candidates
  • Online info session for admitted degree-seekers
  • support with residence permit
  • German courses at the N.I.C.E. language centre (Network & International Culture Exchange)
  • service point and individual appointments

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

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Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt is an institution that specialises in business and technology and is characterised by innovative study concepts and modern facilities. We are currently training close to 8,000 students in more than 70 study programmes in engineering, computer science, business, life sciences and sustainability.
Our students will graduate as sought-after specialists and managers. An extremely dynamic and successful region with a distinctly strong economic structure provides for excellent framework conditions. The relatively small student body guarantees individual guidance, a familial atmosphere, and close cooperation between students and professors.
One of the core features of studying at our university is its orientation towards practical application. Internships and projects as well as a continuous cooperation with regional companies are basic components of every study programme. 
The Ingolstadt campus was completed in 1999, and a new tract of buildings opened in 2014. In 2021, the Neuburg campus opened its doors with its Faculty of Sustainable Infrastructure.

Modern equipment and facilities create an atmosphere that adds to students' success and enjoyment. Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt is proud of its commitment to offer the highest possible level of quality in research and education. It is possible to explore Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt by visiting the interactive 360° THI campus tour.

University location

This programme is offered at Campus Neuburg. Neuburg offers a rich and beautiful baroque history. It is on the Danube, the European river flowing through the city and landscape and leaving its mark. The Danube floodplains between Ingolstadt and Neuburg are a biosphere reserve full of oxbow lakes inhabited by rare animals and plants. Neuburg within the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen is also a central player in the economic region between Eichstätt, Ingolstadt and Pfaffenhofen, centrally located between the major cities of Munich, Augsburg and, of course, Ingolstadt.

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