Application Deadlines
The program starts each year with the winter term (October). Your application for the next winter semester can be send to us from June to July if you are an international student, or from June until October (see next column for restrictions!) if you are a German student.
If your application is accepted, you will be invited for the mandatory interview with the academic advisor shortly after - keep an eye on your emails. The earlier you apply, the earlier this interview can take place.
We recommend application as soon as the process is open for your group to make sure that you can organize your visa as soon as possible as well.
If you are a German student and/or have your Bachelor's degree from a German university, you can apply for the winter term 2023/24 directly with us by sending all the required documents (see below) to application-lds@rub.de any time until the middle of October.
Please note that if your application arrives after September, 1st, we cannot guarantee that we can arrange for the mandatory consultation with the advisory office in time for regular enrollment. Late enrollment may result in late fees.
If you are an international student, i.e. you neither have German citizenship nor a Bachelor's from a German university, note that you can apply for the winter term 2023/24 from the beginning of June and always only before July 15th. Your application has to be organized by the Admission Office.
Note that you should take care of your visa as soon as possible. Knowing you might not be here on time in the first weeks we offer online courses in our base modules - this does not apply to courses from the Supplementary Module. If you cannot be in Germany on time, you will have to put in extra work during following semesters or expect a longer duration for your studies.
To complete the first semester, you need to be here in January 24 the latest. Note that you cannot put your acceptance on hold for a later year.