Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW Dresden) (HTW Dresden) Summary
Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW Dresden) is a university of applied sciences based in Dresden, Saxony. HTW Dresden is a state-owned university of applied sciences. It offers courses in engineering, IT, geoinformation, agriculture and the environment, chemistry, design and business from a central campus next to Dresden’s main station and a green campus in Pillnitz. Its institutional development includes 1875 — a technical educational predecessor is founded in Dresden. With the industrial development of the city, teaching in engineering and transport related areas grew. Today its academic profile is formed by civil engineering, architecture, electrical engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering, production, computer science, mathematics, geoinformation, surveying, agriculture, horticulture, environmental monitoring, chemistry, design and business. The site is strategic in that Dresden offers networks in semiconductors, software, production, mobility, construction, culture, design and the public sector, and Pillnitz connects study in agriculture, horticulture, ecology and the environment with field and laboratory work.
The course portfolio is shown in this master file comprising 15 undergraduate and 12 postgraduate entries with subject combinations grouped under the relevant parent degrees where appropriate. Examples at undergraduate level are Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Computer Science, while later entries are Product Design, Communication Design, Business Administration. Postgraduate studies in the areas of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Information Technologies, Geoinformation, Design, Business Administration, Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Each course is still a parent qualification and specializations are recorded in the course entry rather than being misrepresented as separate degrees. Dual, cooperative, online, part-time, and practice-integrated variants are retained within the relevant parent qualification and not counted as separate degrees.
Program level. Controlled admission. Applicants use the HTW Dresden campus portal. Foreign educational certificates often require uni-assist evaluation. Design, dual, restricted, master's or higher-semester applications may require additional portfolio, company or subject-credit procedures. Applicants must confirm the language of instruction, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection process and document route before submitting. International school or university qualifications may require external evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation for applicable countries or additional evidence of academic equivalence. Master’s committees may ask you to provide module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or attend an interview. Admission to doctoral studies differs from admission to a bachelor’s or master’s program, where a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty are normally required.
Full-time students pay €364.03 in winter semester 2026/27 (including €226.80 for the Germany semester ticket and MOBIbike, €112.73 student services and €24.50 student representation). Part-time students pay €137.23 and distance students €212.23. There may be second-degree and long-term fees. These institutional charges do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs or personal travel. If provided for by relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may apply to continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats. Funding may be available through BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility funding, Foundations, Research employment or university specific awards. However, each funding application is assessed independently from admission.
The career preparation reflects the subject mix of the university and is not a guarantyd placement scheme. External contexts are provided by companies from Silicon Saxony, manufacturers, transport employers, construction companies, planning and surveying practices, design studios, farms, environmental agencies, software companies and public institutions. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis are ways students may improve their professional readiness.
The course portfolio is shown in this master file comprising 15 undergraduate and 12 postgraduate entries with subject combinations grouped under the relevant parent degrees where appropriate. Examples at undergraduate level are Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Computer Science, while later entries are Product Design, Communication Design, Business Administration. Postgraduate studies in the areas of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Information Technologies, Geoinformation, Design, Business Administration, Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Each course is still a parent qualification and specializations are recorded in the course entry rather than being misrepresented as separate degrees. Dual, cooperative, online, part-time, and practice-integrated variants are retained within the relevant parent qualification and not counted as separate degrees.
Program level. Controlled admission. Applicants use the HTW Dresden campus portal. Foreign educational certificates often require uni-assist evaluation. Design, dual, restricted, master's or higher-semester applications may require additional portfolio, company or subject-credit procedures. Applicants must confirm the language of instruction, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection process and document route before submitting. International school or university qualifications may require external evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation for applicable countries or additional evidence of academic equivalence. Master’s committees may ask you to provide module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or attend an interview. Admission to doctoral studies differs from admission to a bachelor’s or master’s program, where a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty are normally required.
Full-time students pay €364.03 in winter semester 2026/27 (including €226.80 for the Germany semester ticket and MOBIbike, €112.73 student services and €24.50 student representation). Part-time students pay €137.23 and distance students €212.23. There may be second-degree and long-term fees. These institutional charges do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs or personal travel. If provided for by relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may apply to continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats. Funding may be available through BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility funding, Foundations, Research employment or university specific awards. However, each funding application is assessed independently from admission.
The career preparation reflects the subject mix of the university and is not a guarantyd placement scheme. External contexts are provided by companies from Silicon Saxony, manufacturers, transport employers, construction companies, planning and surveying practices, design studios, farms, environmental agencies, software companies and public institutions. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis are ways students may improve their professional readiness.
