Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

International applicants (with qualifications from outside Germany) must obtain a VPD (Vorprüfungsdokumentation) from uni-assist before applying through THI's PRIMUSS portal. Applicants from India, China, and Vietnam must additionally submit an original APS certificate (Academic Evaluation Office) - certified copies are not accepted; APS processing currently takes approximately three months for master's applicants. Bachelor's entry requires a recognised higher secondary school certificate (equivalent to German university entrance qualification). Master's entry requires a bachelor's degree equivalent to a German programme with 210 ECTS; applicants with 180 ECTS may compensate with at least 20 weeks of relevant full-time work experience after graduation. Language: German-taught programmes require B2 German. English-taught programmes require B2 English for applicants without a German university entrance qualification. Applications are submitted via PRIMUSS; admission-restricted programmes additionally use the Hochschulstart/DoSV procedure.

Winter Semester (October start): applications open 2 May, deadline mid-July (some programmes extended to 31 August). Summer Semester (April start): applications open 15 November, deadline mid-February (some programmes extended to end of February). Deadlines apply to the PRIMUSS portal; uni-assist VPD processing time must be factored in separately.

uni-assist VPD REQUIRED + OWN PORTAL (+ Hochschulstart DoSV for bachelor). If the university entrance qualification was obtained abroad, a Vorpruefungsdokumentation (VPD) from uni-assist is mandatory BEFORE applying; uni-assist needs 4-6 weeks after receipt of the complete application incl. payment. The actual application is then filed through THI's own PRIMUSS Bewerberportal, and bachelor applicants additionally register at Hochschulstart (DoSV). VPD exemptions: German HZB/Abitur, Studienkolleg graduates whose certificate shows both GPAs, European School graduates (IB can go to the Bavarian Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle within the first year), AbiBac holders, and graduates of German schools abroad (e.g. Apolitirio with Ergänzungsprüfung).

THI offers programmes in both German and English. Six full English-taught bachelor's programmes are available (including Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainable Civil Engineering). Approximately 15 English-taught master's programmes are offered (covering AI Engineering, Global Business, Renewable Energy Systems, and others). German-taught programmes require B2 German proficiency for admission. Several English-taught programmes require A1 German by the end of the first semester for day-to-day integration.