Photovoltaics Engineering Science (M. Sc.)

We recommend to apply before 15th June 2022 at Uni-Assist (ideally after successful pre-assessment, see below). Use the chance to take part in our optional, informal pre-assessment process, especially if you have doubt about your qualification and chances!

Uni-Assist portal is regularly open ~15th March 2021 until 15th July 2022.

For everybody who applied before that date we guarantee evaluation of the documents and a decision about admission before the semester break and vacation season. Before the decision about an admission we will conduct a web interview with the applicant, in which we check the motivation and whether the basic knowledge in math, physics, chemistry and electrical engineering is sufficient for this program.

For later applications we see only small chances to get the visa in time, especially under the aspect that many German embassies work only in a reduced emergency mode. Even if they resume normal working mode soon, we expect delays due to a large backlog of applications.

We offer an informal, free-of-charge, pre-assessment befor you submit your application to Uni-Assist to check your chances for a general admission.

For taking part in the pre-assessment process please send an e-mail to
mpv(at)hs-anhalt.de .

Before an application, please check, if you can comply with the needed pre-requisites. Especially the final degree mark is a hard treshold.

The e-mail must contain the following documents:

- up-to-date CV covering your educational and professional career until the date of application without any gaps,

- 1 page motivation letter, which expresses your indeep motivation for studying our programm at our university. Mechanical Engineers should express why they want to change to an electrical-oriented program and why they are suited for. Please use a border size of 2cm each, font size 11, font: Arial,

- bachelor certificate and grade sheet,

- 1 page thesis summary of your bachelor thesis + 1 page used references in the summary (see details below)

Do not attach complete bachelor theses! Do not attach certificates or recommendation letters.

Please put everything together in one single pdf-document, named as:
"Pre-Assessment_given name_family name.pdf". Please avoid to send multiple-email with additional, individual attachements. Please focus on the above mentioned documents. Use an e-mail-address where your name can clearly recognized from, e.g.
given name.family name@provider.com. Also mention you name and contact details again in the e-mail signature.

If you are not following these guidelines, your pre-assessment application will not be evaluated without any further note.

The pre-assessment will run from 1st April 2022 until 10th June 2022.

You just need to apply via Uni-Assist after you received a positive feedback from our side. The application deadline is choosen in a way, that there is enough time to apply via Uni-Assist officially. If you apply via Uni-Assist in parallel to your pre-assessment, the process will stop immediately.

Depending on the number of applications, the evaluation can take some time. In every case you will receive a feddback.

Bachelor in Engineering Science or Physics or comparable subject, which ensures a sufficient basic knowledge in mathematics, physics, fundamentals of engineering and scientific methodology.
Ideal basis is a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering or in Physics. But you can apply also with a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering or Industrial Engineering or similar, if your Bachelor covered in addition to the above mentioned subjects the following topics sufficiently: chemistry or materials science, semiconductor materials, fundamentals of electrical engineering (DC and AC technology) and basic electronics (especially operation and theory of the diode, but also some knowledge about transistors, thyristors and other power electronics devices).

At least 210 credits or 7 semesters of study for the Bachelor is required. There is a graduation with a minimum grade of 2.50 (in the German grading system) required. In addition the applicant has to be sufficiently skilled in the English language, enabling her/him to follow courses and instructions in English. No knowledge of German is required.

Applicants, who have not achieved their university entrance qualification or Bachelor degree at an English-speaking institution, have to demonstrate proficiency in English as illustrated by appropriate scores of TOEFL (PBT/IPT=500, CBT=180 or iBT=80 points), IELTS (>6.5 score) or similar tests (TOEIC, Cambridge Certificate, ...) with Minimum B2 Level according to the "Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen für Sprachen" (common european framework of reference for languages). DUOLINGO tests can not be accepted.
Universities, which awarded the Bachelor degree, must be ranked "H+" according to the "Anabin" list (list of approval of foreign university degrees).

In addition, please hand in a full up to date CV and a motivation letter (max. 1 page) which shows your deep interest and motivation for studying Master Photovoltaics Engineering Science.

If the results of your Bachelor thesis/ final year project were published, please add an electronic version of the journal or conference paper. If not, please write a well-structured summary of one A4 page, making clear the target, the scientific methods and the major results of your thesis. Add a second page of the most important references of your thesis, and refer to them in your summary as usually for a scientific report. In case this work was done by a group of persons, please make a statement of what exactly was your part and which amount of the work it contributed to. Please do not submit your whole bachelor thesis.

Applicants, who received there University entrance qualification outside of Germany, needs to apply via "Uni-Assist". Please note, all documents and further required processes need to be ready and available at Uni-Assist at the date of the application deadline, to be evaluated right in time. Graduation documents (secondary school and Bachelor) needs to be officially certified/ notarized.

Due to corona-pandemic there is only a digital upload of your documents at Uni-Assist necessary.

After Uni-Assist was processing the formal evaluation of your documents, the program committee will perform a subject-specific evaluation and will invite selected applications to an online interview. Based on this the decision about admission will be made. Note, there is only a limited amount of free places available every semester.

Deadline for Applications

Winter semester: 15th July for international applicants with a university entrance qualification from OUTSIDE of Germany apply via Uni-Assist; applicants with a university entrance qualification from Germany or international students with a German bachelor degree apply via SSC-portal

Summer semester: 15th January for international applicants with a university entrance qualification from OUTSIDE of Germany apply via Uni-Assist; applicants with a university entrance qualification from Germany or international students with a German bachelor degree apply via SSC-portal

We recommend to apply before 15th June 2022 at Uni-Assist (ideally after successful pre-assessment, see above) .

For everybody who applied before that date we guarantee evaluation of the documents and a decision about admission before the semester break and vacation season. Before the decision about an admission we will conduct a web interview with the applicant, in which we check the motivation and whether the basic knowledge in math, physics, chemistry and electrical engineering is sufficient for this program.

For later applications we see only small chances to get the visa in time, especially under the aspect that many German embassies work only in a reduced emergency mode. Even if they resume normal working mode soon, we expect delays due to a large backlog of applications.

Semester start & tution fees

Tuition starts on the first working day in October (winter semester), or the first working day in April (summer semester).

A service fee of 80,- € is charged per semester for the students social affairs agency (Studentenwerk);  plus 6,- € for the student Union.