Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

Study Renewable Energy Engineering and Energy Efficiency

Drive the energy revolution forward and shape both your own future and that of society! Help make the world a little better with innovative technical solutions and make a valuable contribution to environmental protection!

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Content

What is the Renewable Energy Engineering and Energy Efficiency degree programme about?

The structural transformation taking place in the energy industry is one of the central challenges facing our society. This is necessary to protect the environment, as well as to reduce our dependence on energy imports. Specific goals include reducing energy consumption, higher energy efficiency and increased use of renewable energies. Achieving these goals will require engineers specialising in energy technology.

It is time to act! In this degree programme, you will learn all the necessary foundational and advanced knowledge to address some of the most pressing issues of our time and develop innovative and sustainable technical solutions:

  • How can the expansion of wind and solar energy be advanced in the future?
  • How can energy be efficiently distributed and stored?
  • How can the energy consumption of industry, commerce, trade, services and private households be optimised?
  • How can climate targets be achieved?

This is an energy technology degree programme based on the two disciplines of electrical and mechanical engineering. It teaches both the fundamental principles of the natural and engineering sciences as well as application-oriented and practice-based advanced knowledge.

In addition to specialist knowledge, you will also learn and apply soft skills, such as teamwork, the ability to work in an independent and structured manner, methodological and social skills.

Strengths of the degree programme

A future-oriented, cutting edge degree

Study one of the most important issues of our time and contribute to a better future with future-oriented and sustainable solutions.

Practice-oriented teaching

Lectures are supplemented by regular internships, laboratory experiments and practical exercises in our well-equipped laboratories.

Variety of laboratories

33 state-of-the-art laboratories covering a wide range of specialisms offer a motivating environment for teaching and learning.

Individual support

For us, you are not just one student among many - you will be individually supervised by multiple dedicated professors.

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Career opportunities

Top career prospects

Engineers in this field are highly sought-after. This degree programme opens the door to a broad variety of professional opportunities in the wide-ranging energy sector. Take this chance to become part of the energy revolution!

Start your career

Depending on your individual interests, there are many different employers to choose from. There is currently an acute shortage of skilled workers in the energy engineering industry, offering you the ideal conditions to launch your career.

Among other, the following areas are open to you:

  • Plant design
  • Public utility services
  • Energy suppliers
  • Grid operators
  • Plant construction
  • Consulting and management
  • Academia and research

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Structure and modules

How is the degree programme structured?

The Bachelor's in Renewable Energy Engineering and Energy Efficiency is designed as a full-time programme lasting seven semesters. It consists of six theoretical semesters and one practical semester.

  • Modules:

    • Mathematics 1 and 2
    • Computer Science 1 and 2
    • Electrical Engineering 1 and 2
    • Physics and Chemistry
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Electrical Measurements
    • Material Engineering

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    In the third semester students enter the second stage of their studies, focusing on advanced and overarching foundational knowledge and the practical semester.

    Modules:

    • Components and Electronics
    • Electrical Energy Conversion and Electrical Safety
    • Thermodynamics 1 and 2
    • Fluid Mechanics
    • Control Engineering
    • Economic Calculation
    • Power Electronics
    • Electrical System Technology
    • Fluid Engines
    • Energy Economy and Energy Efficiency
    • Energy and Environmental Legislation
    • Project Management

    For further information see: Study and Examination Regulations, Study Plan and Module Handbook.

    In addition to the modules mentioned above, students select two Mandatory General Studies Elective Modules in semester 5 (so-called AW-modules), choosing from a wide range of courses according to their personal interests:

    • Foreign languages
    • International programmes
    • Orientational knowledge (e.g. cultural studies, natural sciences, economics)
    • Social and methodological competence (soft skills)
    • Technology and engineering sciences

    Further details and a catalogue of the AW-modules and additional courses can be found on the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Cultural Studies' website.

    Practical semester
    In their 5th semester, students complete an industrial internship. Detailed information can be found below under the heading "practical semester".


  • Students usually complete their practical semester, also called the internship or industrial placement, in semester 5. A total of 24 ECTS credits are allocated to the internship. The practical semester offers students the opportunity to apply what they have learned in a company. They can gain their first professional experience and valuable contacts for their future careers.


  • Apart from the Bachelor's thesis, semesters 6 and 7 consist of four compulsory modules and five Mandatory General Scientific Elective Modules selected from two categories: "Energy-specific elective modules" and "general engineering elective modules". In the latter, students choose specific modules from a catalogue according to their individual interests.

    Modules:

    • Lab Course Energy Engineering 1 and 2
    • Electrical Network Technology
    • Project Work
    • Mandatory General Scientific Elective Modules 1 to 5

    Further information on the Elective Modules can be found in the faculty's Elective Module Catalogue for Bachelor's degree programmes.

    Bachelor Thesis
    The programme concludes with the Bachelor's thesis, in which you engage with a specific research question.


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Studies and organisational matters

So that everything runs smoothly

Here you will find everything you need to know about studying Renewable Energy Engineering and Energy Efficiency.

  • Lectures mainly take place on the main campus of the OTH Regensburg in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology buildings:

    Seybothstraße 2
    93059 Regensburg
    Building plans


  • The degree programme is accredited until 30.09.2029.


  • Why not study abroad? Information is available from the OTH Regensburg's International Office, the Faculty's International Officer or the Student Advisory Service.


  • Please note the following documents, which contain all relevant details of the degree programme:

    • Study and examination regulations (Studien und Prüfungsordnung SPO) 
    • Study plan (Modulplan) for the current semester
    • Module manual (Modulhandbuch) for the current semester
    • Elective module catalogue (Wahlpflichtmodulkatalog) for the current semester

    These documents are only available in German.

    You can find these documents in the German language version of this site in the download and link area.

     

    Aa list of the courses you can take in English can be found here.


Application info

1. Please register in the  OTH Regensburg application portal. It is not necessary to register with “Hochschulstart” for this degree programme.

2. The application process is entirely online. Complete the online application and upload all required application materials. This includes as a minimum your university entrance qualification. If further documents are necessary, they will be requested in the application portal.

3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. You can upload missing documents by the end of the deadline. If you upload the required documents, your status will change.

4. You will automatically receive email notifications via the application portal when your application status changes.

 

5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will then receive an offer of a place of study online via the portal as well as an additional e-mail notification from the Admissions and Organisation Office of the OTH Regensburg. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline. 

6. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".

 

For winter semesters:

Application periods for first semesters: 1 May - 15 September

Application period for higher semesters: 1 May - 15 June.

For summer semesters:

Application period for first semesters: 15 November - 01 March

Application period for higher semesters: 15 November - 15 January

General Information:

During the pre-study placement, practical ideas and knowledge are to be conveyed, i.e. no auxiliary activities should be performed. It is to be completed full-time ( which is normal in companies/institutions).
If you are attending the FOS/BOS, please do not enclose any internship documents, proof of activities, etc. Your school leaving certificate is sufficient, as it states the field of study.

Confirmation of pre-study placement:

- Submit one complete confirmation and not several partial confirmations.
- The number of weeks must be included in all pre-study placement confirmations; i.e. not only the period of time.
- If the previous pre-study placement was not completed in Germany, a certificate in at least English is required.

You are welcome to use our ”Praktikumsbestätigung” (pre-study placement confirmation) form as an aid and submit it to the company/institution for signature.

Special information for this study programme:

The pre-study internship requirement does not apply if the FOS/BOS certificate with the subject technology is uploaded with your application for admission. In all other cases, the following information applies:

Due date of the pre-study internship certificate:

From the start of your studies until the start of your practical semester at the latest (not with your application for admission). To be submitted by e-mail to the Examinations and Internships Office.

Duration:

6 weeks

Splitting up your pre-study internship:

The pre-study internship can be divided into two periods and two internships. The documents must be submitted once in full, not several times with partial confirmations.

Content:

The pre-study internship can be completed in an electrical or metalworking industrial or craft company. The content of the internship is to get to know technical materials and processes (filing, drilling, soldering, turning, milling), production methods and equipment, assembly and operational procedures of technical processes and systems.

It would be favourable to complete the pre-study internship in an operating environment of the construction or manufacture of devices or systems of sustainable energy production systems.

1. Please register in the OTH Regensburg application portal.

2. The application process is entirely online. Please complete the online application and upload all required application documents. Important components of the application are your university entrance qualification, your current transcript of grades from your previous studies and the application for credit transfer. If further documents are required, they will be requested in the application portal.

3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. These documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline. Please note that it only makes sense to apply for a higher semester if you have already obtained credits in the same or a closely related degree programme. If this is not the case or if you are in doubt about receiving credit, please apply (additionally) for a first semester. If you are currently enrolled in your first semester, you will not receive your exam results before the application deadline. We do not accept incomplete records or provisional results, so you will not be able to apply for admission to another programme in a higher semester.

4. After your application has been processed, you will receive an e-mail with further information from the Admissions and Organisation Department of the OTH Regensburg as confirmation of receipt.

 

5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline. 

6. The examination committee decides on the crediting of academic achievements and whether a placement in a higher semester is possible. This placement is based on the creditable achievements and not on the semesters completed. Please note that there may also be admission restrictions in the admission procedure for higher semesters. 

7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".

 

For their application at the OTH Regensburg, international applicants need

  • a university entrance qualification
  • an adequate knowledge of German

 

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION

For an application for a Bachelor’s degree programme at the OTH Regensburg (university of applied sciences) international certificates, transcripts of your educational records and diplomas must first be recognized by uni-assist. Please request a so-called “preliminary review documentation” (in German abbr. VPD). (Exceptions are applications from the PR China and Vietnam. The recognition lies in the responsibility of the particular Academic Evaluation Center. However, if the APS certificate does not show a grade, a VPD is also required. Applicants from India need in addition to the VPD from uni-assist a certificate of the Academic Evaluation Center of India.)

 

GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS

German language skills on level DSH 2 are required. You have to upload your German language certificate either when applying or when enrolling via the online portal.

These certificates are recognized as an alternative to the DSH 2 certificate:

  • TestDaF: TDN 4 in all sections of the exam
  • Studienkolleg: Feststellungsprüfung „Deutsch“
  • DSD: Level II with C1 in all sections of the exam
  • Goethe: C2
  • telc: telc Deutsch C2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
  • ÖSD: C2
  • UNIcert® Deutsch III

Please read all texts and, if available, linked documents directly under Application Info!

 

You can find more information for prospective international students on the web pages of the International Office.

For prospective students with a master craftsman's certificate

With a master craftsman's certificate or an equivalent equivalent qualification, you can apply without restriction and have no subject restrictions, as you have a general university entrance qualification. In the application portal, you will be asked for your higher education entrance qualification. Please enter "Beruflich Qualifizierte Meister" (vocationally qualified master craftsman).

When applying, in addition to your complete certificate including grade point average, you must also submit documentary proof of an interview with the departmental advisor for course guidance. Please make an appointment as early as possible. The name and contact details can be found in the "contact" section of each degree programme. Your course guidance advisor will also provide you with documentary proof that the interview took place. Documentary records of academic counselling from other universities in Bavaria are recognised for the same or similar degree programmes and must also be uploaded in the application portal. Other documents specific to your chosen study programme can be found in the application portal.

Attending a preparatory course (including mathematics) is particularly useful for taking up a technical or engineering degree programme. The OTH Regensburg offers suitable preparatory courses for those with vocational qualifications.

If you would like to study part-time - i.e. parallel to your job - rather than full-time, we recommend that you visit the pages of the Centre for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management (ZWW).

 

For prospective students with a vocational qualification certificate

If you have completed vocational training, it is possible to apply for a place at university with a specific subject in mind. Your vocational training and the degree programme you wish to pursue must have a subject-related connection. In the application portal, you will be asked for your higher education entrance qualification. Please enter "Beruflich Qualifizierte Gesellen" (vocationally qualified journeymen).

Please upload the following documents with your application:

1. Certificate of completion of vocational training including grade point average

2. Certificate of completion from a vocational school

3. Proof of subsequent full-time employment of at least three years relevant to the vocational training.

4. Other documents specific to your chosen study programme can be found in the application portal.

5. Documentary record of an interview with the departmental advisor for course guidance. Please make an appointment as early as possible. The name and contact details can be found in the "contact" section of each degree programme. Your course guidance advisor will also provide you with confirmation that the interview took place. Documentary records of academic counselling from other universities in Bavaria are recognised for the same or similar degree programmes and must also be uploaded in the application portal.

For full admission, applicants are still required to complete a two-semester probationary period, i.e. admission is tentative and subject to certain conditions.

Attending a preparatory course (including mathematics) is particularly useful for taking up a technical or engineering degree programme. The OTH Regensburg offers suitable preparatory courses for those with vocational qualifications.

If you would like to study part-time - i.e. parallel to your job - rather than full-time, we recommend that you visit the pages of the Centre for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management (ZWW).

Admission and enrolment

If your application has the status “Gültig” ("valid"), you can already be assured that you will be offered a place in a study programme at the OTH Regensburg. (This does not apply to Bachelor degrees in Architecture, Industrial Design and Midwifery). You can download the corresponding “Zulassungsbescheid” (admission letter) in the application portal. You can accept your offer of admission immediately in the application portal and enrol online.

Enrolment generally takes place in August for the winter semester and in February for the summer semester.
If you have also applied for a degree programme with restricted admission, please wait with your current enrolment until the allocation of places in study programmes has been decided. However, to be on the safe side, you should enrol by the end of the deadline at the latest.
If you cannot be admitted due to missing documents, you will receive a letter of rejection.

Documents

The following documents must normally be uploaded for online enrolment at the university:

  • “Antrag auf Immatrikulation” (Application for enrolment) along with other documents required, depending on the individual case. You will be able to download the application for enrolment after accepting the place of study online in the OTH Regensburg application portal.
  •     Signed “Einwilligungserklärung zum Datenschutz” (declaration of consent regarding data protection). You will receive this together with the application for enrolment.
  •     Copy of valid identity card/passport
  •     Digital notification of health insurance, see the following notes "I would like to enrol. What do I have to do?"

Semester fee

You will receive the transfer details for the semester fee with your application for enrolment.

I want to enrol as a student and have to provide proof of health insurance. What do I need to do?

  • If you have chosen public / statutory insurance, please contact your health insurance company and inform them that you are planning to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg. Your health insurance company will then send us a digital notification known as M10. Please note that we cannot accept any insurance membership certificates in PDF or paper form. Our institution number is H0000048 (please provide this to your insurance company if necessary).

    If you have questions about public vs. private insurance, please check the website of the DAAD.


  • If the insurance from your home country is not accepted in Germany and you are over 30 years old, you may have chosen a private health insurance for Germany. In this case, please contact any public health insurance company in Germany with your insurance documents. Please inform them that you would like to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg and remain privately insured. The health insurance company will then send us a digital notification of your exemption from public insurance. Please note that we cannot accept an insurance membership certificate from your private health insurance instead of the exemption. Our institution number is H0000048.

    If you have questions about public vs. private insurance, please check the website of the DAAD.


  • If you are already insured in another EU country, your insurance may be accepted in Germany. If that is the case, you need to apply from exemption from compulsory public insurance. To do that, please contact any public health insurance company in Germany, send them your insurance documents and inform them that you would like to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg. The health insurance company will then send us a digital notification of exemption. Please note that we cannot accept any insurance membership certificates in paper form. Our institution number is H0000048.

    If you are coming from a non-EU country and/or are over 30 years old, you need to take on public or private health insurance which is valid in Germany. The website of the DAAD should help you better understand your options and choose the type of insurance which is best for you. After you have chosen your insurance, please ask your insurance company to send us a digital confirmation message of your insurance, or (if you have chosen private insurance) apply for exemption as instructed above.