At the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm (the Ohm), tuition is charged for students from non-EU countries pursuant to Art. 13, para. 3 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG - in German). All information can be found here.

Please upload the following documents not later than 15 July in the application portal of TH Nürnberg: 

• University entrance qualification, e.g. accreditation letter by TH Nürnberg or the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle Munich
• For Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants: APS letter
• Complete curriculum vitae in English or German, with dates showing the beginning and end of your school education/studies
• School graduation certificate, including all courses taken and grades obtained
• If applicable: Proof of university years/ degree of undergraduate study program, including Academic Record/ Diploma Supplement as well as final grade point average
• If applicable: German test result, not older than two years at the time of applying
• If applicable: Proof of completed apprenticeship approved by a German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
• If applicable: Contract with your company for dual study students

Important Documents

Application Checklist for Download

“Zeugnisanerkennung” at the Ohm (recognition of academic credentials (certificates and diplomas))

If you want to enrol in a bachelor's degree programme in Germany, you will need a university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung - HZB). A HZB confirms that your education has qualified you to study at a German university. Usually, this is your secondary school leaving certificate. But depending on where you went to secondary school, there may be additional requirements (like coursework) or entrance examinations.

Not all foreign school leaving certificates are equivalent to a German HZB. Therefore, all foreign academic credentials must be reviewed and recognised by the Ohm as a university entrance qualification.

In order to find out whether your international certificate of education is sufficient to enter our International Business and Technology program you must have your former education accredited (so called "Zeugnisanerkennung"). Therefore, please fill out this accreditation form and send it by post with all required documents as soon as these documents are available, to the Student Services of Nuremberg Tech (for address see below "Contact") by 15 July at the latest (receipt at the university!). For more information about the notarization of your documents please follow this link as well as carefully read the second page of the accreditation form. Should your certificates do not fulfill the requirements of the notarization they will not be accepted!

Beforehand, you may also visit the DAAD-webpage which can help you to find out what kind of possibilities you can generally expect for admission in Germany. Please note that this data base only provides a general overview for selected countries.

If you receive your school graduation certificate during our application period - 2 May until 15 July - please send this form along with your application documents.

Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants who want to study at a German university are required to have their school and university diplomas evaluated by the "Akademische Prüfstelle" (APS) which exist at the German embassy in Beijing, Hanoi and New Delhi.

Please note that the accreditation of your international certificates of education for the International Business and Technology Program at our university will be reviewed by Nuremberg Tech (not uni-assist!).

Important Links

Information sheet - Notarization of documents

Accreditation Form

APS China

APS India

APS Vietnam

More Information

daad.de | Entrance qualification data base

anabin.org | Evaluation of foreign secondary school-leaving certificates (in German only)

sk-coburg.de | Studienkolleg Coburg

study-in-bavaria.de | Information on universities and life in Bavaria

• 2 May until 15 July for the following winter semester (1 October) for first semester applicants and transfer applicants
• 15 November until 15 January for the following summer semester (15 March) for transfer applicants

As the International Business and Technology program is restricted by a NC (Numerus Clausus), the application process will be based on a service-oriented admission system called Hochschulstart. On behalf of the state-recognized German higher education institutions, Hochschulstart coordinates admissions to undergraduate programs, nationwide.

The following explanations will assist you in preparing your application:

1. Please register with Hochschulstart in order to receive your Applicant Authorization Number (BID) and Authentication Number (BAN).
2. Subsequently, you have to register through the application portal of TH Nürnberg. Please enter your BID and BAN. Your core data, e.g. name, address, will then be transferred from Hochschulstart to the application portal of TH Nürnberg. You can now select the programs you wish to apply for. You can choose one or more programs (up to twelve) offered by the TH Nürnberg.
3. When preparing the online application, you will be asked to upload certain documents. Therefore, please have your CV, your university entrance qualification (e.g. school graduation certificate such as the “Abiturzeugnis”) and, if applicable, further documents (e.g. proof of your German skills) available in a digital version (pdf- or gif-documents). Please only upload final graduation certificates (no preliminary certificates). Please make sure to upload complete documents, so that we can verify your final average grade as well as the issue date of your university entrance qualification. You will find more information about the required application papers below.
4. If you intend to apply for several programs and/or more universities, your Hochschulstart account allows you to prioritize your choices. If you do not prioritize manually, your applications will be ranked chronologically.
5. From mid-July on, TH Nürnberg will evaluate your applications and make the results available on Hochschulstart. You can view the status of your applications and admissions in your user account.
6. If admitted, you have to accepted the offer, or choose one if you have several. Once you accepted one offer, your other applications will be deleted and places will become available to other applicants. If you did not decide by mid-August, the highest ranked program will automatically be determined using your priority list and the university´s ranking list. We, therefore, highly recommend to make use of prioritizing your choices. After admission, you can find the letter of admission in the application portal of TH Nürnberg.
7. Once you accepted a place of study at TH Nürnberg, you have to enroll officially via the application portal of the TH Nürnberg.

Attention: The deadlines relating to your Hochschulstart account, such as prioritizing your applications, vary from year to year. You will find more information about the current application period on the webpage of Hochschulstart.

Important Links

Application Portal of TH Nürnberg

Application Portal of Hochschulstart

Applicants who have already been studying at another university have the opportunity to apply for admission to a higher semester under the following conditions:

• Please note: Credits earned in previous degree programmes can only be considered for transfer for the IBT modules in economics, business administration, or mathematics I-III, if the lectures and examinations were in English and the learning outcomes of the courses are comparable to those defined for IBT.
• At least 25 ECTS from previous studies have to be accredited by the IBT Examination Board of our faculty for entering the second semester (start only in summer semester)
• At least 45 ECTS from previous studies have to be accredited by the IBT Examination Board of our faculty for entering the third semester (start only in winter semester)
• All international applicants have to prove advanced skills in German. For the application for second semester you need at least level B1 completed which corresponds to at least 360 hours of lessons attended. A certified/notarized copy or an original document needs to be handed in (latest) at the time of enrolment (usually two weeks before the start of the semester).
• For the application for third or higher semester you need at least level B2 completed which corresponds to at least 480 hours of lessons attended. A certified/notarized copy or an original document needs to be handed in (latest) at the time of enrolment (usually two weeks before the start of the semester).

If you meet the above mentioned requirements you have to upload the following documents to your application account:

• Complete curriculum vitae in English, with dates showing the beginning and end of your school education/studies (in tabular form)
• School graduation certificate, including all courses taken and grades obtained (certified copies)
• Complete documents needed for the accreditation process/ "Zeugnisanerkennung" (for more information, please see "Accreditation of Your Documents")
• Request form on which you have to list all the courses you want to receive accreditation for
• Official transcript of records from your prior university showing modules, grades and ECTS  achieved in your previous studies as well as the total amount of credit points and the prelimiary grade point average. This document has to be signed and stamped from an official of this university.
• Course descriptions, excerpts from the module catalogue or of the study plan providing more details about the courses you want to receive accreditation for (copies stamped and signed by the university or, if the module catalogue is available online, please provide the link). Please upload separate documents for each description of the courses/ modules you want to receive accreditation.

You can upload in the following formats: pdf, png, jpg, jpeg and gif (with a maximum of 10 MB).

Additionally, you need to send the following documents (original or certified/notarized copies) in paper form by postal mail to Student Services of Technischce Hochschule Nürnberg (for address see below "Contact") within the application period:

• Cover letter which can be generated at the end of your online application
• Official transcript of records from your prior university showing ECTS points and grades as well as the signature and stamp from an official of this university
• If your module catalogue is not available online: course descriptions or excerpts from the module catalogue (only for the courses/ modules you want to receive accreditation for!) signed and stamped by university

For more information about the notarization of your documents please follow this link. Please note that non-notarized certificates will not be accepted!

If you are applying for the winter semester, in order to improve your chances for admission to this degree program we recommend that you also apply for admission to the first semester should your request for admission to a higher semester be denied. In this case, you have to submit two separate online applications!

Please upload your application documents and send in the necessary documents by postal mail not later than July 15th (for winter semester) or January 15th (for summer semester)

Please note: We can only admit students for second or higher semester, if the program is not running to capacity (for example if lots of students dropped out).

Please upload the following documents not later than 15 July to your application account:

• Complete and chronological curriculum vitae in English, with dates showing the beginning and end of your school education/studies (in tabular form)
• Secondary school leaving certificate and transcript with all subjects and grades/marks listed (detailed information about recognition of foreign academic credentials is available on this page)
• German language proficiency - at least level A2 completed which corresponds to at least 240 hours of lessons attended

You can upload in the following formats: pdf, png, jpg, jpeg and gif (with a maximum of 10 MB).

Please be aware of the fact that your application will not be considered unless it is complete. Responsibility rests with the applicant to ensure that all documents are submitted within the application deadline. All communication will take place via your application account, so please check it regularly.

Contact person for questions:

Mrs. Andreea Bärtl

Inquiries via e-mail: ib-bachelor-ibt[at]th-nuernberg.de

Inquiries by phone: +49 911-5880-2886

For the International Business and Technology program, we highly recommend to have the following:

Solid background and strong interest in physics, mathematics and analytical skills

You need to be familiar with physics, algebra, standard functions, equation systems and inequalities, differential and integral calculus as usually taught in School.

Language proficiency

• Excellent command of the English language (C1 level)
• German language proficiency -  at least level A2 completed which corresponds to at least 240 hours of lessons attended

Strong interest in different fields of study

Business, engineering and natural sciences, languages and soft skills