FAQs for Prospective Students

B.Sc. Clean Energy Processes

For enrollment a valid proof of English language proficiency on level B2 of CEFR is required.

The following proofs can be accepted as proof of level B2 CEFR:

  • your school leaving certificate (only applicants with a German university entrance qualification “HZB”)
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 80 points in iBT
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 5.5 or higher
  • for alternative certificates please see: https://sz.fau.eu/examinations/accreditation/

Important: A proof of the language of your previous education (f.ex. medium of instruction certificates (MOI)) cannot be accepted! The language proficiency must be proven by one of the certificates mentioned above.

Your application documents can be in either German or in English. The curriculum vitae and the motivation letter must be in English.

  • International applicants need to provide officially certified copies of relevant certificates, diplomas and other documentation issued overseas for both application and enrolment. Officially certified translations can be in the following languages: German, English or French.
  • After completing your online application, you must send all required documents for application by post to FAU’s Admissions Office. The documents to be submitted can be seen by clicking here.
  • Please see the website on the certification of documents and translation for more information.
  • Applicants from abroad need to see the information on document certification outside of Germany.

The application letter serves to lay out your suitability and specific motivation for studying the CEP program. Applicants from other disciplines or who have been away from university/wish to return to studying should explain the change in direction and what they have done in between. Gaps in the CV need to be explained in the application letter. Please make sure to be clear and concise – a good application letter should be no longer than one page!

No application for the qualification assessment test or admission interview is necessary. Step one of the test is done automatically by checking the relevant documents once applicants have submitted their complete application. Once passed successfully, applicants will be invited for the admission interview by the commission.

If you have received a conditional admission letter or an admission letter to the study program B.Sc. CEP by FAU’s admission office, this does not mean selection for the program yet.
It means that the application documents are now passed on to the CEP admission commission for the qualification assessment test. The condition for being admitted to the program and to enrol for CEP is the successful completion of the qualification assessment test of the B.Sc. Clean Energy Processes. Enrolment is therefore only possible with the conditional letter of admission or letter of admission and the proof of successfully passing the qualification assessment test of the B.Sc. CEP program.

There are no tuition fees at FAU (why are there no tuition fees? Find out!).
There is a semester fee of approx. 67,00 EURO for all students.

You can find the related information on FAU’s webpage on financing your studies.

In the B.Sc. CEP the exams are mostly written exams with a seminar achievement as well as a laboratory protocol and a Bachelor’s thesis. All grades that you achieve during the program are part of the final grade. Some grades are weighed more than others.

The department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for Renewable Energy (HI-ERN) have many industrial contacts, which can be used by CEP students.

M.Sc. Clean Energy Processes

Applicants are required to have an above average Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in a similar study program: Chemical/or Chemical and Biological Engineering, Energy Technology etc. Applicants are expected to have followed courses in engineering, process engineering and chemical engineering as well as basics in the sciences.

Applicants in their last semester or applicants who have not yet received their official diploma can apply for the CEP program under the condition that they have at least 140 ECTS credited in their current transcript of records. FAU is aware that degree certificates in some countries might take longer to be issued. In this case it is sufficient to provide a document by your university as proof that you either have completed your studies or that you are still studying, including the estimated end of study, the current number of credit points and current average grade. If a provisional certificate has been issued, this document must be submitted.

The university entrance qualification is the document(s) allowing you to enter university in your home country. If you have to pass a university entrance exam in your home country please submit this document also.

  • A program with preselection means that the process of sifting the applications is done by the admission committee of the respective degree prior to admission.
  • The selection process is based on among others academic prerequisites, professional and extracurricular experience as well as a selection interview. Your application will be evaluated by the admission committee. If your application meets the formal requirements you will officially be admitted into the program.
  • Only after successful preselection, your documents are checked by the admission’s office with regard to the formal requirements. If the checking of your documents leads to a positive result you will officially be admitted into the program.

Your application documents can be in either German or in English. The curriculum vitae and the motivation letter must be in English.

The application letter serves to lay out your suitability and specific motivation for studying the CEP program. Applicants from other disciplines should explain the change in direction. Applicants who are away from university and/or come from industry should lay out the reasons for returning to university and what they have done in between. Gaps in the CV need to be explained in the application letter. Please make sure to be clear and concise – a good application letter should be no longer than one page!

Please do not send your documents via post until you are requested to do so by the CEP Coordination office.

The applications are checked subsequently. There is no exact date or time line.
Once the Admission Commission has assessed your application, we will inform you on the decision.

There are no tuition fees at FAU (why are there no tuition fees? Find out!).
There is a semester fee of approx. 67,00 EURO for all students.

You can find the related information on FAU’s webpage on financing your studies.

The department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for Renewable Energy (HI-ERN) have many industrial contacts, which can be used by CEP students.

In CEP the exams are written or oral exams, student presentations as well as laboratory protocols and a Master’s thesis. Oral exams are the most common sort of exams. They serve to display your in-depth knowledge of a subject and require students to apply knowledge to other contexts (transfer of knowledge). All grades that you achieve during the program are part of the final grade. Some grades are weighed more than others.

Students of CEP can conduct the mandatory internship either in industry or in academia. The professors and teaching staff at the department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have many industrial or research contacts which can be used by the students.