University of Duisburg-Essen Courses and Fees 2025

• The difficulty of the course is relatively high because you are also learning in German.
• Learning in German has both positive and negative aspects, as on one hand, you are improving your language, but on the other hand, you find it very difficult to understand technical concepts in German.
• The advantage of the course is the flexibility. There is no fixed curriculum. You choose the subjects you want to take in that semester and plan your timetable accordingly. You decide your own workload. And the choice of subjects is huge. You have around 50-60 subjects to choose from, and for your degree, you only need around 20 of them.
• Average number of students depends on your subject, because there are a lot of common subjects within different courses; that means you can end up meeting new people at every class from different streams. Number of students in one class can range from around 20 to around 100. There is no fixed number.
• I would say around 30 Indian students started the degree together with me. I do not have the numbers on the Junior or the seniors.

• The college does not have a tuition fee; you only pay a semester fee for administrative purposes, which is around 350 euros per semester. Monthly, you can expect to spend around 900-950 euros depending on where you live.
• The rent is between 300-400 euros. You pay around 140-150 for health insurance. Around 200 euros per month on groceries and the rest is miscellaneous experience. You do not need to spend anything on transportation, because as a student, you can travel free of cost on public transportation.

• The difficulty level is a little bit high compared to India; the course is a mixture of both theory and practical. This is a public university, so the research site is also explored in the public university. In applied science universities, more practical courses are designed.
• The course is very well structured, and the outline is defined so that students get an idea of a topic and are helped to clear the exams. Some courses are very difficult, and you have to give the exam in the German language. The course at the university I taught in both languages, so some compulsory subjects are only in the German language.
• Average students in the course will be better, because in the university you have to choose your subjects by yourself from given options. So students from other branches can also study some of your subjects.
• So average students for any subject may be 100-120, based on exams given by students.
• And in the University of Duisburg-Essen, the number of Indian students is very high. Among the 120 students, 50-60 may be Indian students.

• Total university fees are different every semester; they vary between 300 and 350 euros per semester.
• So this is only for 6 months of university fees.
• In this fee, the university provides us free transportation in the North Rhine-Westphalia state. With this ticket we can take any regional train within the state.
• Currently, because of the Deutschland ticket, with which we can travel within the whole of Germany, the University of Duisburg-Essen includes the Deutschland ticket in its semester fees only. There is no need to buy any other tickets for transportation; it includes regional trains, buses, trams and U-Bahns.
• The rent usually is between 320 and 380 euros in the city centre, even in student dormitories. outside the city it will be between 250-320 euros for 13-15m square room.
• Private rentals may be between 300 and 400 for one single room of around 15 square metres.
• In this city, monthly groceries will cost around 150-200 euros, and if you eat regularly in the university canteen and outside, then it will go up to 300 euros monthly.
• No other expenses are required. Personal shopping may cost you 100-150 euros, depending on the individual.
• If you visit places nearby, the transportation is free, but you have to pay the ticket price to see the historical places, museums, etc. With a student card, the ticket price will be lower than normal.

• 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