Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Medien Offenburg

International degree-seeking students must hold a qualification recognised for university entry in Germany (check anabin status of their institution). For master's admission, a relevant bachelor's degree is required; individual programme pages specify subject-specific prerequisites. Language requirements: German-taught programmes require a minimum of B1 German; English-taught programmes require a minimum of B2 in the language of instruction. Indian, Chinese (mainland/HK/Macau), and Vietnamese applicants who completed their prior qualification in those countries must obtain an APS certificate before applying. Applications for degree-seeking students are submitted via uni-assist or directly through the university portal depending on the programme.

Winter semester 2026/27: application window opens 1 April 2026, deadline 1 May 2026. Summer semester 2027: application window opens 1 October 2026, deadline 1 November 2026. Processing time is approximately four weeks after submission. Deadlines for degree-seeking vs. exchange students may differ; confirm on the university's international pages at time of application.

Dual: uni-assist VPD possible, plus a free Studienkolleg Konstanz route. Offenburg University of Applied Sciences appears on uni-assist's official member list, where its entry instructs applicants that uni-assist issues a Vorpruefungsdokumentation (VPD) which must then be submitted with the application directly to the university. However, Offenburg's own admission pages currently document a different first step for applicants without German qualifications: all foreign-certificate applicants must have documents reviewed by the Studienkolleg Konstanz (STK), which issues the eligibility certificate needed to apply in Offenburg's own applicant portal (or via hochschulstart for NC bachelor programmes). Applicants should treat STK Konstanz as the route described by the university itself and the uni-assist VPD as the alternative documented on the official uni-assist listing.

Most bachelor's programmes are taught in German. A broad selection of master's programmes - including Communication and Media Engineering, Enterprise and IT Security, International Business Consulting, Renewable Energy and Data Engineering, Sustainable Business Development, Mechatronics and Robotics, and several others - are taught in English. German-language programmes require at least B1 proficiency; English-taught programmes require at least B2. The university offers German language courses at A1-C1 levels during the semester and a four-week intensive course each September before the winter semester.