Industrial Engineering

Admission requirements

A Bachelor's degree (usually consisting of seven-semesters) with equivalent content in industrial engineering or in a comparable degree programme with a grade of 2.7 or better.

Further information can be obtained from the examination board.

The documents for admission should be sent to:

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Ruxandra Hoffmann

Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften

Bereich Prüfungsausschuss Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen

Gebäude SG, Raum 167

Geibelstraße 41

47057 Duisburg

Language Skills

The language of instruction at the University of Duisburg-Essen is German (except in the English-language programs). Therefore, you must have good German language skills if you want to study successfully. The majority of foreign applicants must pass the "Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang" (DSH 2 level; with some exceptions) before beginning their studies.

• German nationals (persons who have acquired their higher education entrance qualification in Germany or at a German school abroad) do not require any special proof of German language skills.
• Citizens of an EU member state (and citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) or German citizens with a foreign educational qualification, as well as
• Citizens of a country outside the EU with a foreign university entrance qualification must pass the "Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang" (DSH 2 level) or the TestDaF (TDN 4) before the begin of their studies.