University of Duisburg-Essen, Master of Science [M.S] Technical Systems Management on-campus [id: 64372]
Reviewed on Sep 15, 2025(Enrolled 2023)What Students Say
Likes
- I do not dislike this but Technical Unis are very theoritical and research oriented and most people suggest them to others.
Dislikes
- It takes more time to complete a course in Technical Unis and most of the stuff taught is not really helpful in the Job Market.
- Just go to Hochschule or Fachhochschule as the course is easy compared to Technical Unis and curriculum is Industry oriented (Practical)
- But if you are going to work in the Industry, you do not have to attend them.
Course Curriculum
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- Syllabus is regularly updated. Some subjects are outdated, but that's how traditional Technical Unis work. I was not given any industrial exposure or research experience, as I did not ask for it, but it is provided where it is required. Class timings are fixed offline but the same content is available online on Moodle as prerecorded lectures due to Covid.
- You choose how many subjects you want to take and register for the exam. If you want to just attend classes and not attempt the exam, that is completely fine. Average number of students in your class keeps changing for each class; for some classes, it's very high and for some, it's very low. But it is never overcrowded.
Admission Experience
- My scores: IELTS 7, German level B2, GRE and SAT not required. GRE is required for some top technical universities.
Faculty
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- Based on their website, there are 102 students per Professor. This is as per their website and is true, as this is a Technical University and data provided by them must be legitimate. Most admission processes are smooth and guidelines are provided in a detailed manner on the official websites of the respective departments.
- Staff is very polite and understanding and would help you with any question in a professional manner. Faculty are highly qualified, but they will not teach the subjects like you would expect. They will mostly speedrun the teaching process and you are supposed to learn mostly by yourself and ask questions if you have any in the classroom or online on Moodle or the internal email system. Appointment is necessary if you would like to meet a Professor outside the classroom personally.
Campus Life
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- Campus is very big. Main is in Duisburg and the other one is in Essen. Multiple clubs are there on the campus. Events and extracurricular activities happen mostly in Summer, I have only attended very few.
Part Time Jobs
- For students, the hourly wage average is around 14,15 Euros and this keeps changing. Minimum wage is 12.82 per hour at the moment and will increase from time to time. Students can search for jobs on Linkedin, Indeed, Agentur für arbeit, Xing, Stepstone, MeineStadt.de, and directly on Google Jobs.
- You can work 20 Hours during the lecture period and 40 hours during the lecture-free period but should not cross the limit stated on the work permit (140 Full days and 240 Half days). On Campus HiWi jobs are difficult to get, as there is no hour limit for students for these jobs. I have no answer for the last Question
Placement
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- Job seeker Visa lasts for 18 months. Average salary is between 50 and 70 when you finish your master's. It depends on the size of the company, location and skill set. There is no campus recruitment in Germany. They have job fairs on the campus but they only provide info about the company, which you can find online as well.
- Online application is the most common method and many students get full-time jobs if they were working students at a company in their area of study. You will get multiple rejections without any explanations before you get a full-time job, even though you have all the skills. This is a very common experience for non-EU students, as per my knowledge.
- German proficiency might be more important than your courses themselves for most of the companies where the language of communication is German. Even if you have C1 German proficiency, you will not fully understand everyone, as there are many dialects of German.
Accommodation
Off Campus
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- Studierendenwerk Essen-Duisburg provides accommodation for Students of the University. Apply on their official website. Monthly rent is around 380 Euros (Warm). Internet, Table, Chair, Optical Fiber internet and electricity are included in the so-called 'warm rent'.
- You have your own room but the washroom and toilet are shared with 1 or 2 other people. Kitchen is also shared by either 5 other people in 6 sharing or by 1 other person in 2 sharing. There are different options available.
Exams
- IELTS - 6.0, B2 German minimum for ISE hybrid courses and C2 for German courses. I provided only and SOP as this was a requirement for my course. LORs and SOPs are required for restricted courses where the number of seats is less than the number of applicants.
Fees
- There are no tuition fees for most courses, as Technical Universities are government funded. Students have to pay around 350 Euros as a semester contribution for the Deutschlandticket to travel during the semester and for other contributions (Non ICE trains).
