Application period

Start early!

• How to start: Certificate review

  If your certificates (school, university) were not acquired in Germany, they have to be reviewed by uni-assist or APS (ONLY for applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam).

  
  

  Uni-assist e.V. checks if you can study directly at a German university or if you have to attend a foundation course (Studienkolleg) first. They also convert your average grade to the German grading system.

  
  

  You can find information whether your school certificates are recognized at anabin.kmk.org (available in German only)

  
  

• Which documents do I have to upload to uni-assist?

  1) The completed online application form from uni-assist (only send online). Please use the "Bachelor-All Subjects" option and do not name any specific course.

  
  

  2) A scanned copy of your school report and possibly your academic achievements.

  
  

  3) An officially certified translation of your certificates into German or English.

  
  

  4) A scanned copy of your passport or ID. (if necessary, certificate of name change, not notarized).

  
  

  5) A complete CV resume / CV. Have a look at our sample German CV.

  
  

  All documents must be uploaded to the uni-assist portal. It is not necessary to send it in by post.

  
  

  Please also refer to the special information on certain countries that uni-assist provide.

  
  

  An evaluation of your certificates takes 4-6 weeks. Please note that uni-assist charge an administration fee of € 75 for their services. The pre-check will only start once payment is received. Please remember to pay and submit everything on time.

  
  

  The university enables a pure online application for the VPD application. You can easily submit your documents online Important!

  
  

  You will receive a VPD (preliminary examination documentation) via the uni assist portal, which you will need to apply to the Munich University of Applied Sciences.

  
  

  If you have already successfully completed a state preparatory college, then apply directly to the Munich University of Applied Sciences with your FSP certificate. You do not need a VPD -notification from uni-assist.

  
  

• Hochschulstart registration

  All applicants for Bachelor degree programmes with restricted admissions (all except Architecture, Design, Ophthalmic Optics/Optometry, Applied Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Cartography|Geomedia, Geoinformatics and Navigation, Mechatronics / Precision Engineering, Engineering Physics, Production and Automation, Automotive Engineering and Management, Nursing Studies, Business Management) have to enter personal BID (applicant-ID) and BAN (applicant authentication number) in addition to our standard requested documents in our online portal .

  
  

  Please register with hochschulstart.de (for registration ) and click on the activation link within 72 hours in order to receive the personal BID (applicant-ID) and BAN (applicant authentication number). Please note that you also have to submit your application directly at HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences in due form and time in our online portal . As the language of teaching is mainly German, the online application portal is also available only in German.

  
  

  Checklist for the procedure of hochschulstart.de

  
  

• What level of German language skills is required?

  All the Bachelor's and most of the Master's degrees are taught in German. Therefore you need advanced knowledge of the German language (Level C1). A language certificate is to be submitted at enrolment at the latest. An enrolment without proof of German language skills is not possible.

  
  

  
  

• Is there an entrance qualification test?

  An entrance qualification test and a portfolio is required only for Architecture and Design.

  
  

  Information for Architecture (in German only)
  Information for Design (in German only)

  
  

  For all other courses the study places are allocated according to grades without any entrance qualification test. All Bachelor courses have limited places.

  
  

  The admission grades for the last semesters can be found at www.hm.edu/bachelor-bewerbung > Grenznoten (in German only)

  
  

• Admission and enrolment

  You will receive your letter of admission

  
  

  • for the winter semester around mid-August,
  • for the summer semester around the beginning of February.

  
  

  The letter of admission includes all further information about enrolment.

  
  

  Please note our information on visa application and residence permits.

  
  

  Original documents (in paper form) are to be submitted at enrolment!

  
  

• Mentoring programme

  You have been admitted to HM? Would you like to be well prepared for your studies? Then you should take part in our mentoring programme for international first year students.