What Students Say
Likes
- University follows upto date curriculum with expertise companies such as KUKA, Fraunhofer etc,
- Of course it has Well Experienced Professors who are specialized from ETH, and top 1% researchers
- The Research and Development is good but not on advanced topics or future tech, Industrial Technology usage with partnership of companies
Dislikes
- The courses and Examinations are tricky that we need to implement concepts solve complex problems.
- It usually takes 2.5 to 3 years to clear masters degree since since the examinations are tough and follows strict grading .
- Teaching methodology isnt that good, indeed some phd thinks students know everything and teach how they prepare for there research.
Course Curriculum
- The course was very hard such that it might take 2 additional semesters to clear the exams. The course focuses on more mathematical derivations since it works more on research.
- The positive aspects is content in course, is upto date and negative aspects is the content is not much relevant to practical point of view.
Admission Experience
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I shortlisted 7 universities, I applied to 5 universities, 3 Got Rejected, 2 Got Admitted.
These are the colleges that got admitted from RWTH Aachen University and University of Technology Nuremberg.
I was rejected in TU Dortmund, Friedrich Alexander University Nuremberg, University of Hamburg.
The rejection reasons were insufficient ECTS, unable to clear the entrance exam, and more applicants were applied to the same program.
Firstly, the ranking was very good according to QS world 2025 stats. And the research is going good.Apply as early as possible, Submission of English proficiency and GRE and APS certificate is mandatory along with undergraduate transcripts.
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The eligibility criteria is <2.5 GPA, 7 or 95 in IELTS or TOEFL, GRE must be 155+ in verbal, 160+ in Quant, 3 + in AWA. And Moreover my degree needs 12 months of experience in relevant field.
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It was great but the catch is to write a Motivation Letter efficiently, and maintaining a good profile will make the universities to choose.
I applied for Winter intake 2024, I completed my training and was willing to improve my skills so thought of taking the next step towards masters. I had applied to USA as well but the university fee were too high and there is less chance of ROI as well so gave a thought to European Universities.The admission process will take 6 to 8 weeks,
I applied on March 21st and I got the result on 24th May.
Class Schedule
- My classes run through out the week, from 12 pm to 6 pm
- There are about 125 students in the class.
- About 30% Indians register for this course.
Faculty
- The faculty to student ratio is 1 : 12 i.e. 1 professor for 12 students.
- The teaching methodology is good with some courses, but for some courses its a bit hard to understand since they make some simple topics complex.
- Yes, some professors assist with Student Assistantships by giving their personal email to give some internship or thesis opportunities over EU region.
- Faculty of WZL admire the most and assisting students in a better way for doing a semester in abroad with partner universities, providing Student Assistantships.
Campus Life
- "The campus is quite big and each department have their individual block in total it will be 13 blocks in different areas in city, the events of campus are good and they organize continuously with a period of time, there are some events exclusively for Indians from AISA group, the college will have some events such as conferences, peer mentoring, how to manage exams etc, moving on to extra circular activities, we have sports center so student can register his/her desired sport in that and university gym can be used on a monthly basis”
Part Time Jobs
- The students with previous job experience more than 1 year will have a good chance to get student assistantships.
- The pay range is 13 to 15 EUR per hour.
- There aren't much on campus jobs available apart from the mensa jobs, etc.
- 20 hours students are allowed to work per week.
- Its very difficult to get on campus jobs since the competition will be more and since our city is filled with students its very hard to get a on campus job.
- Students earn 13 to 15 euros per hour while studying. In Aachen it is a bit difficult to get a part time. Stepstone, zenjob and company portals platforms will help us to get part times easily but it takes time to get a part time job without references. Applying firstly basis is required when a job is posted in the portal and we need to be cautious when signing a contract as well.
Placement
- Mostly 50% of students will find jobs after graduation, 30% will continue research opportunities in the university itself, remaining 20% will flew to their countries back and find jobs there.
- The Average salary is about 65k Eur per year.
- Attending various job fairs, approaching through referrals will be the process to get hired soon.
- We don't have any placement experiences yet since we were in our 1st semester.
- Siemens, Nvidia, Bosch, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen.
Accommodation
- I choose Off-Campus accommodation, since the price of On- Campus is high and the resources are limited. Initially through AISA housing group for Indians, later used WG Gesucht application to find accommodation.
- My monthly rent will be 480 EUR with all amenities such as washmachine, dryer, electricity, gas, heater, wifi.
- My suggestion would be to apply for Studentenwerk dorms at the beginning of the year. The prices would be cheaper compared to normal apartments.
- My accommodation is 3 kms from the university and easy accessibility of public transport, most Indians stay in City Center areas.
Exams
- IELTS/TOEFL, GRE are required to send an application.
- Motivation Letter, CV, LOR, APS, GRE and Language proficiency tests are required to apply.
- No, there isnt any interview since it was an unrestricted course. But since my education background was Electronics and Communication Engineering I was asked to clear 2 prerequisite courses before completion of my Master Thesis.
Fees
- The tuition Fee was almost free for most common courses, but for some English taught programs the fee will be 24000 EUR for 2 years. And social contribution of 298 EUR per semester need to be paid. The living expenses are 700 to 850 EUR per month and insurance will be 139 EUR.
- The fee will be charged semester wise.
- Transportation will be covered in Semester tickets, Rent of mine will be 480 EUR, Food will be 150 EUR, Insurance will be 139 EUR, and other things will be 100 EUR.
Scholarship
- Yes, there are 4 scholarships offered along with early bird discount of 10%, Engineering Grant of 25%, Women scholarship of 25%, High potential grant upto 25%, GEC scholars upto 50%. Having good academic profile will make us to get these scholarships.
- I received 25% from 24000 EUR, which I need to pay 4500 EUR per semester.
- Not many are aware of them, but very less people got the scholarships.
- 10 in 100 will get a scholarship upto 10%, 5 in 100 will get scholarship upto 25%.
