University of Duisburg-Essen Courses and Fees 2025

• 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 Some subjects are outdated, but that's how traditional Technical Unis work.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.

• 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).

• The PhD is entirely research-oriented with a flexible schedule, rather than fixed classes. Coursework is minimal; the focus is on advanced DFT, electrocatalysis, and HPC training. Industrial exposure is indirect through conferences and collaborations. Group size is medium (11–13 students), ensuring close mentorship.

• PhD students pay only a semester contribution (~€350 per semester, including a public transport ticket). No tuition fees.

• I would rate the difficulty of my course overall 7/10. My curriculum is a mix of both theoretical teachings along with a compulsory internship in Industry. The most positive aspect of my course was that since it is bilingual, it helped me develop my German language.
• The negative aspect can be that some lectures are in German, which can make it difficult at the start to understand the concepts. Most professors are aged so lectures are kind of traditional types with presentations and no other digital platforms.
• Typically you will have around 3 to 4 lectures per week, also depending on how many subjects you have registered for.
• Average number of students can be considered 60.

• The University of Duisburg-Essen is a public university.
• No tuition fees
• You need to pay around 350 € in semester fees, in which transportation around all of Germany is included. The semester fees you have to pay in each semester.
• Monthly Expenses
  • Rent—300to 400 €, but also varies depending upon your city.
  • Health insurance – 150 €
  • Mobile and Internet - 10 €
  • Gym - 25 €
  • Food—150to 200 €
  • Entertainment and other – 50 to 100 €
  • So overall expenses are 800 to 1000 € on average depending upon the city.
     

• Materials are normally available online on a website called Moodle. Professors show the same PDFs or presentations while giving lectures. Some professors give lectures in english, some in german, some in both. Videos are also available for many subjects. Students need to spend time to understand the subjects properly. Contents are normally not that difficult to understand, but the number of items is huge. To solve the easy questions or problems within a limited time limit during exams, one needs to spend much time practicing. Some subjects need research works, making reports and giving presentations. For those, it's better to have good preparation. For each subject, normally one class takes place a week, lasting from 1 hr 30 min to 3 hrs. Students need to decide which subjects they are willing to study and time schedules if they want to attend the classes. But not attending classes is also common in germany. Number of students in our class is about 150; the number of Indian students is about 70.

• There is no tuition fee at the University of Duisburg-Essen, but students need to pay a social contribution fee, including deutschland ticket for 6 months, which is about 350 Euro in total and needs to be paid twice a year, for each semester. Rents in university hostels cost between 350 and 400 euros per month; a deposit of caution money is extra. For students living in Duisburg or in Essen, 150 to 250 euros can be the average expense, depending on their lifestyle.

Absolutely great, very in accordance to the on-going things going in the german automotive industry.

None, Only semester contribution of 302 EUR per semester.

As suggested in the modules on the university website, I gained knowledge. Additionally, many industrial visits sponsored by the department and the thesis (as a part of the study) helped me to gain theoretical as well as practical knowledge for the course I am studying.

No tuition fees, just fees for services like student unions and semester tickets: 340€

It was really well planned as we had good projects in our subjects, it was much easier for our university students to get good internships

During 2019 it started with 288€ per semester and in 2022 it was around 320€

Course curriculum was mentioned throughout on the basis of industrial needs and they are very easy to handle and learn throughout

Student contribution only ?324 and no tuition fee