- Degree
- Master of Engineering (MEng)
- Course location
- Dortmund
- In cooperation with
- • University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
• KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
• Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA), Kiev, Ukraine
• West Ukrainian National University (WUNU), Ternopil, Ukraine
• IMC Krems, Krems, Austria
• KTU Kaunas, Lithuania
• University of Latvia (LU), Riga, Latvia
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English (100%). Students can use German for written assignments and their theses, too.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- Application Process for the Master's programme
Applications are only accepted through our online application portal.
Application Procedure (two steps)
• Complete the pre-check via the official Pre-Check Service Portal: https://precheck.go-study-europe.de (https://precheck.go-study-europe.de/)
• After successfully passing the pre-check, you will receive further instructions along with a link to the online application portal.
Pre-Check Information:
To ensure you meet the admission requirements, we strongly recommend that all applicants (EU, non-EU, and German) complete the pre-check before submitting their application.
The Pre-Check Portal opens in February, and evaluations begin in April. Please note that the pre-check results will only be available from mid-April, depending on when the pre-check has been submitted.
Application Deadlines:
• Non-EU applicants: 15 June
• EU applicants: 15 July
Contact information:
• application or pre-check
• study programme
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- From University to High-Tech Industry – Join the English-taught Master's in Embedded Systems Engineering (ESE) multidisciplinary programme at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Fachhochschule Dortmund). Study in a friendly international environment, with projects turning cutting-edge knowledge into practical experience in the dynamically growing high-tech industries of the German Ruhr Valley region.
Mechatronics is everywhere – embedded system software in the domain of mechatronics is a driving force for today's and tomorrow’s technological progress impacting almost every industry with high-tech solutions. When you graduate with a Master's of Engineering in Embedded Systems Engineering, having a wide-range scientific and technological expertise, you will be highly proficient in at least one following of our curriculum specialisations:
• automotive systems
• robotics & computer vision
• microelectronics and hardware engineering
• embedded software engineering
Upon completion of this Master’s programme, you will be able to comprehensively research and provide state-of-the-art solutions for high-tech problems.
Our students have key advantages of studying ESE at the FH Dortmund:
• Wide research and job opportunities for our students and many career opportunities for our graduates in German and international companies, e.g. in the Ruhr Valley industrial region
Our graduates work at Bosch, Siemens, Volkswagen AG, Daimler, to name a few.
• Culturally diverse international teams and class experience
• Interactive learning methods
• International events and conferences, as well as a semester abroad exchange programmes
• Research opportunities in our Research Institute for the Digital Transformation (IDiAL)
• Scholarship opportunities and dormitory access
• Hands-on experience, practical approaches
• International networking
• We are more than a university, we are family – we support students and staff in achieving an equitable balance between study, professional, and family life.
ESE students have the opportunity to participate in block courses or spend an entire semester abroad at one of our partner universities. Additionally, they have the opportunity to do a double degree with one of our partner universities:
• KU Leuven, Belgium (https://go-study-europe.de/double-degree-kul-fhdo/)
• ISEP, Porto, Portugal.
More information on the Master's in Embedded Systems Engineering (ESE) programme:
• ESE on European Partnership for Project and Innovation Management (EuroPIM) website (https://go-study-europe.de/embedded-systems-engineering/)
• ESE on the FH Dortmund website (https://www.fh-dortmund.de/ese)
• or contact us directly (see the contact information above).