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Statistics

4 Science areas 14 Faculties 36,066 students8,000 employees

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Science areas and Faculties

EngineeringSciences

Faculty of Computer Science Faculty of Electrical and Computer EngineeringFaculty of Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Civil EngineeringFaculty of ArchitectureFaculty of Transportation and Traffic Sciences "Friedrich List"Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences

Humanities andSocial Sciences

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social ScienceFaculty of Literature, Linguistics and Cultural StudiesFaculty of EducationFaculty of LawFaculty of Business and Economics  

Natural Sciences Faculty of Science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Psychology, Biology)

Medicine Faculty of Medicine “Carl Gustav Carus”

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Students according to science areas

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2.502

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4.485 NaturalSciences

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Statistics – foreign students

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Qualifications

Qualification No. of years

Bachelor of Arts (B. A.)Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.)

3 years

Diplom (e.g., Dipl.-Ing.) 5 years

Master of Arts (MA)Master of Science (MSc)

2 years

PhD (Dr.-Ing., Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. pol., Dr. phil., Dr. med., Dr. rer. medic.)

3 – 5 years

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Academic calendar

The academic year is organized in 2 semesters:

Winter term: October to March (most programmes and esp. English-taught master programmes start in the winter term/October)

Summer term: April to September

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English-taught master programmesComputational Logic

www.cl.inf.tu-dresden.de/compulog

Distributed Systems Engineeringhttp://dse.inf.tu-dresden.de/

Molecular Bioengineeringhttp://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/masters-courses/molecular-bioengineering

Nanobiophysics http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/masters-courses/nanobiophysics

Nanoelectronic Systems http://www.et.tu-dresden.de/etit/index.php?id=master-nes&L=0%2F

Hydro Science and Engineeringwww.tu-dresden.de/fghh/wasser.html

Tropical Forestry and Managementwww.forst.tu-dresden.de/Inter

ACCESSwww.tu-dresden.de/biw/access

Regenerative Biology and Medicine http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/masters-courses/regenerative-biology-and-

medicine/

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Duration and conditions - English programmes

Conditions for attending programmes in English

• TOEFL Test (min. 550 points - paper-based; 213 points computer-based)

• other proof of adequate knowledge of the English language, e.g., Cambridge Certificate exams, IELTS

All are 4-semester, 120-credits master courses. In principle, it is also possible to follow classes for one or two semesters onlyas non-degree seeking students.

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Other options for Foreign students

More than 100 study programmes at undergraduate and graduate level taught in German.

Broad spectrum of research topics and areas that foreign students can join to work on their master thesis or dissertation research

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Other options for Foreign students

Doing a PhD at TU Dresden

Individual Doctorate

The traditional individual path to a doctorate remains the most common in Germany. Here, a professor supervises a doctoral student, who works on his subject in consultation with the professor, but largely independently.

Structured PhD/doctoral programmes

In Germany, structured doctoral programmes are very similar to the PhD programmes in English-speaking countries, in which a team of supervisors look after a group of doctoral students.

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Living costs

• living in student hall (150 – 240 Euros a month)or shared accommodation is possible

www.studentenwerk-dresden.de/englisch/wohnen

• total living costs about 650 Euros a month for studentshttp://tu-dresden.de/internationales

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Fees

• Most courses do not charge tuition fees (but a studentservices fee of at present218,30 Euros per semester (incl. semester ticket)

The semester ticket:• public transportation,

Dresden and its surrounding,all regional trains in Saxony

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Dresden´s location

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Facts

• capital of the Free State of Saxony• seat of the provincial (state) government

and regional council• border triangle – Germany, Poland, Czech

Republic• 509,565 inhabitants• at present 42,866 businesses• numerous open green spaces, parks and

the Elbe meadows• many museums, theatres, cinemas and

much more• 1 university, 6 other higher education institutions and 12 research

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