Initiated in 1994, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft or HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences is a Public institution offering 70-degree programs to its almost 14,000 students.

The University is situated in Germany’s Capital city Berlin, well-known for its walls, museums, architectural buildings, etc.

HTW Berlin has 150 partner Universities in Europe and overseas.

Rankings

• HTW Berlin is ranked 82 in World University Rankings by the Times Higher Education.
• The University is ranked at 56 on the country level.
• The University has CHE Ranking for Bachelor’s programs and FH-Ranking for WirtschaftsWoche.

Highlights

General information about HTW Berlin:

All the above info is just basic knowledge about the University, there is a lot more to explore with the perspective of international students. Here are detailed guidelines about HTW Berlin.

Campus, Programs, and Residence

Campus

HTW Berlin occupies two buildings:

• Campus Treskowalle was inaugurated in 1914, HTW Berlin took over the campus in 1991.
• Campus Wilhelminenhof was a historically industrial area, HTW Berlin took over the campus in 2006.

Programs

University offers 39 Graduate and 37 Undergraduate programs in its major areas of study.

Residence

HTW Berlin does not provide any assistance to students in finding accommodation in Germany. Students themselves have to look for it.

Options available for students in Berlin’s Housing market are Student dormitories for which they must register on the resident portal. Other than dormitories there are shared accommodations or WG (in German) and apartments.

HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences Admission Process

The admission process of this University involves two basic steps- registering on the portal. This is done differently by different degree students.

For Undergraduate Degree Students

• Register on Hochschulstart.de.
• User data received on registration is necessary for registration through uni-assist.

For Graduate Degree Students

Students can directly apply to the university website for their registration.

After this process for both the degree students becomes the same:

• Generate application form
• Select study programs
• Upload documents
• View the current processing status of your application
• Contact uni-assist
• Pay the uni-assist processing amount (75 EUR) before the deadline.
• Uni-assist checks the documents as per the criteria of HTW Berlin.
• If all criteria match, uni-assist forwards the application to the University for further review.
• Further feedbacks are given to the applicants by the University itself.

Documents required- Proof of language proficiency, Secondary school leaving certificate and current education status, CV, copy of passport, letter of motivation, German student visa.

Additional documents may be asked as per the academic requirements of courses.

Cost of Attendance

To study in Germany students spend 800 EURO on average in a month to finance their lives. These spendings are mostly on:

Note- The University does not mention tuition fees for most of the courses.

Some courses that university mentions tuition fee are as follows:

Students can now have an idea of their expenses while studying at the University.

HTW Berlin Scholarships

HTW Berlin offers DAAD scholarship for international students who complete their studies at HTW Berlin and have outstanding academic achievements.

Students are nominated for this scholarship by the teachers through online moodle portal, students cannot nominate themselves for this scholarship.

Amount awarded to the students in decided by an independent selection committee based on submitted nominations.