Admission & Application

Admission requirements for starting in winter semester

• Bachelor of Science degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or electrical engineering. Excellent students with a BSc degree in a related subject can also apply. Acceptance of related subjects depends on the transcript of records.
• Proficiency in English (e.g., TOEFL iBT 88; or IELTS grade 6.5 or equivalent; or English on level B2 of the CEFR; or a certificate showing that the previous courses have been taught in English).

Application documents

For the application to the MSc program in quantum science, you will need the following documents as pdf-files.

• Short motivation text, not exceeding 1000 characters. Please indicate your motivation and interests.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Certificate of the Bachelor of Science degree (see the admission requirements)
• Transcript of university education providing a list of all grades
• Proof of proficiency in English (see the admission requirements)
• Two letters of recommendation, indicating the students ranking in percent (e.g., best 10 %, best 10 - 20 %, best 20 - 30 %) of all students in the subject.
• Certificate of the Academic Evaluation Center (APS) (Applicants from PR China and Vietnam must apply for APS, which should be filed together with the application documents or at the time of enrollment at the latest. For applicants from India APS certificate is required for German student visa. For details, please check the website of your local German embassy. Applicants from India can apply for admission without the APS but please note that it will take few weeks before the certificate is issued, so we advise to start the process at earliest convenience.)
• GRE physics test, GRE mathematics test or similar tests (as an additional supporting document, but not mandatory)

For deciding about your application, we may invite you for an interview via a teleconferencing systems.

Deadline

Admission for winter semester (lectures starting in October):

• 1st April until 31st May each year for general applications,
• 1st April until 31st August for applicants from EU countries.

Admission for summer semester (lectures starting in April):

• 1st October until 31st December in the preceding year for general applications,
• 1st October until 28th February for applicants from EU countries.

You are encouraged to apply earlier, especially if you need a visa for your stay. Typically, it will take about one month to notify you of our decision regarding your admission.

How to apply

Applications including all the application documents (pdf only) should be submitted via the Online Application Portal of the university. At this page, you have to do the "Self-Registration" first. Please do not send application documents via e-mail or regular mail.

For questions concerning the admission procedure you can also contact our advisors.

Expected previous knowledge

We expect some previous knowledge from the students who apply. This is, for example,

• Students with a BSc in physics: basic knowledge in quantum mechanics, experimental quantum optics, and linear algebra
• Students with a BSc in mathematics: basic knowledge in linear algebra, analysis, topology, differential equations, and basic number theory
• Students with a BSc in computer science: basic knowledge in discrete mathematics, theoretical computer science, linear algebra, and differential equations
• Students with a BSc in electrical engineering: basic knowledge in electromagnetic field theory, differential equations, signal and system theory, instrumentation and measurement science, and optical communication systems