1. Welcome at the TU Dresden

2. TU Dresden Statistics 4Science areas 14 Faculties 36,066students 8,000employees Overview

3. TU Dresden Science areas and Faculties Engineering Sciences Faculty of Computer Science Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Transportation and Traffic Sciences "Friedrich List" Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science Faculty of Literature, Linguistics and Cultural Studies Faculty of Education Faculty of Law Faculty of Business and Economics Natural Sciences Faculty of Science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Psychology, Biology) Medicine Faculty of Medicine “Carl Gustav Carus” studying

4. TU Dresden Students according to science areas Overview Natural Sciences Medicine Engineering Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences

5. TU Dresden Statistics – foreign students international

6. TU Dresden Country of origin – foreign students international

7. TU Dresden International students according to science areas international

8. TU Dresden The 5 largest groups of foreign students international

9. TU Dresden Qualifications QualificationNo. of years Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) 3 years Diplom (e.g., Dipl.-Ing.)5 years Master of Arts (MA) Master of Science (MSc) 2 years PhD (Dr.-Ing., Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. pol., Dr. phil., Dr. med., Dr. rer. medic.) 3 – 5 years studying

10. TU Dresden Academic calendar The academic year is organized in 2 semesters: Winter term: October to March (most programmes and esp. English-taught master programmes start in the winter term/October) Summer term: April to September

11. TU Dresden English-taught master programmes Computational Logic www.cl.inf.tu-dresden.de/compulog Distributed Systems Engineering http://dse.inf.tu-dresden.de/ Molecular Bioengineering http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/masters-courses/molecular-bioengineering Nanobiophysics http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/masters-courses/nanobiophysics Nanoelectronic Systems http://www.et.tu-dresden.de/etit/index.php?id=master-nes&L=0%2F Hydro Science and Engineering www.tu-dresden.de/fghh/wasser.html Tropical Forestry and Management www.forst.tu-dresden.de/Inter ACCESS www.tu-dresden.de/biw/access Regenerative Biology and Medicine http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/masters-courses/regenerative-biology-and- medicine/http://www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/teaching/masters-courses/regenerative-biology-and- medicine/ studying

12. TU Dresden Duration and conditions - English programmes Conditions for attending programmes in English TOEFL Test (min. 550 points - paper-based; 213 points computer- based) other proof of adequate knowledge of the English language, e.g., Cambridge Certificate exams, IELTS All are 4-semester, 120-credits master courses. In principle, it is also possible to follow classes for one or two semesters only as non-degree seeking students. studying

13. TU Dresden Other options for Foreign students More than 100 study programmes at undergraduate and graduate level taught in German. Broad spectrum of research topics and areas that foreign students can join to work on their master thesis or dissertation research

14. TU Dresden Other options for Foreign students Doing a PhD at TU Dresden Individual Doctorate The traditional individual path to a doctorate remains the most common in Germany. Here, a professor supervises a doctoral student, who works on his subject in consultation with the professor, but largely independently. Structured PhD/doctoral programmes In Germany, structured doctoral programmes are very similar to the PhD programmes in English-speaking countries, in which a team of supervisors look after a group of doctoral students.

15. TU Dresden Living costs living in student hall (150 – 240 Euros a month) or shared accommodation is possible www.studentenwerk- dresden.de/englisch /wohnen www.studentenwerk- dresden.de/englisch /wohnen total living costs about 650 Euros a month for students http://tu-dresden.de/internationales studying

16. TU Dresden Fees Most courses do not charge tuition fees (but a student services fee of at present 218,30 Euros per semester (incl. semester ticket) The semester ticket: public transportation, Dresden and its surrounding, all regional trains in Saxony studying

17. TU Dresden Dresden´s location Dresden

18. TU Dresden Facts capital of the Free State of Saxony seat of the provincial (state) government and regional council border triangle – Germany, Poland, Czech Republic 509,565 inhabitants at present 42,866 businesses numerous open green spaces, parks and the Elbe meadows many museums, theatres, cinemas and much more 1 university, 6 other higher education institutions and 12 research insitutes Dresden

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