M.Sc. Decentralised energy systems and energy efficiency

Reutlingen University Reutlingen

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  • Up to 1,500 EUR/sem
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  • 15 Feb
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About the programme

Decentralised Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency (Dezentrale Energiesysteme und Energieeffizienz) is an MSc at Reutlingen University for students who want to help shape the energy supply of the future. It takes 3 or 4 semesters, is taught in German and English, and can be studied full-time or alongside work, with classes on three days a week in hybrid formats. You deepen your knowledge of renewable energy, smart grids and intelligent energy systems, energy efficiency and energy management, energy storage and sustainable supply concepts, and decentralised energy systems. Teaching is practice-oriented, with lecturers from the energy industry, team projects and project and Master's theses done with partners from the energy sector. It suits graduates in engineering, industrial engineering or the natural sciences.

Fields of study

Energy Engineering(Engineering)

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Requirements

What you need to apply for Decentralised energy systems and energy efficiency at Reutlingen University

English language

IELTS Overall
6/ 9.0

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
Required
Minimum ECTS credits
180

ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.

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Tests and documents

Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Required
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Required
Letters of Recommendation
Required
GRE
Not required
GMAT
Not required

APS verification

APS certificate
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APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Prerequisites

A qualified, good or very good university degree in engineering, industrial engineering or natural sciences.

Completed university studies with at least 180 ECTS credits (e.g., Bachelor's degree or equivalent).

Please note that degrees from foreign universities must be recognized in Germany by the Studienkolleg in Konstanz .

Proven sufficient German language skills. This proof can be provided via the requirements specified in § 1 of the regulations concerning the required language skills for studying at Reutlingen University.

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What to prepare for your application to Decentralised energy systems and energy efficiency

Programme-specific documents

Study places are allocated according to the results of a selection procedure. Prerequisite: - a qualified certificate of academic degree in the subject area of Energy Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or a related engineering or natural science or industrial engineering - generally worth 210 ECTS credits (for applicants with 180 ECTS credits, see the Selection Regulations for DEE)

SELECTION CRITERIA: - Average grade of the certificate of academic degree - Subject area of the certificate of academic degree. - Stay abroad of at least one semester (study or practical semester) during the Bachelor's degree. This makes it possible to improve the average grade Admission can be granted on the condition that modules or skills are made up. The necessary knowledge includes the following subjects: Physics (5 ECTS), Electrical Engineering (5 ECTS) Skills in the following subjects are recommended: Computer Science (5 ECTS) + Thermodynamics (5 ECTS)

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Application quick facts

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Application fee

Free

Complexity

Medium

Address

Hochschule Reutlingen

Alteburgstraße 150

72762 Reutlingen

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Costs

Tuition

Up to 1,500 EUR

per semester

Semester contribution

199.3 EUR

per semester

Application fee

Free

per application

Estimated year-1 total cost

12,302 – 15,300 EUR

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Additional fee information

Students from outside the EU and EEA normally pay 1,500 EUR per semester. Some students, including those enrolled at a partner university under an exchange agreement, may be exempt. This does not include the semester contribution.

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