# M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (MSc) at LUH

This programme is taught in German. German B2 is required for the application process and C1 for enrolment. LUH's flagship engineering faculty, and its own admission page directly contradicts aggregator claims of "English-taught" — the clearest confirmed language correction in this LUH dataset. Requires a 20-week internship before the thesis. Hannover hosts the Hannover Messe annually in April — the world's largest industrial trade fair — giving LUH students local access to 6,500+ exhibitors and direct industry networking opportunities. LUH's location near Continental and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles gives this programme genuine regional industry relevance.

University: Leibniz Universität Hannover (https://studygermany.dev/universities/luh.md)
City: Hannover (https://studygermany.dev/cities/hannover.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/luh-msc-mechanical-engineering/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: German
- English requirement: not confirmed
- German requirement: German B2 required for the application process, C1 for enrolment — confirmed directly on LUH's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering page.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter semester
- Tuition: €0 per semester (public university)
- Semester contribution: €453.16
- Semester ticket included: yes (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

Fee notes: Leibniz Universität Hannover is a Lower Saxony public university — €0 tuition for all students, including non-EU. The semester contribution is €453.16 (WS 2026/27, confirmed on LUH's own Rückmeldung page) — the highest in Germany, but roughly €270 of it funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket (nationwide regional transport, historically very wide-reaching to Kassel, Bielefeld, Lübeck, Hamburg and Bremen, plus 30 free sprintRad bike-share minutes per trip in Hannover), with the remainder covering Studierendenwerk and student-body fees. No application fee to LUH, but a non-EU/EEA degree requires a uni-assist VPD (€75 for the first application). The AStA offers interest-free loans for the semesters when the contribution falls due. Fully exempt on an approved leave semester (Beurlaubung).

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: not confirmed
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Admission type not confirmed. Structure includes a 20-week internship (Praktikum) required before the thesis — a real, unusual requirement worth budgeting time for.

## Application deadlines

- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 2027-05-31. Non-EU/EEA-degree holders close six weeks earlier than EU applicants because a uni-assist VPD must be obtained first (itself taking weeks) — start the VPD process well before this date.
- EU / German-degree applicants, winter semester: 2027-07-15. EU/EEA-degree holders (and holders of a German degree) apply directly in the LUH portal, no VPD required.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: yes (the deadline notes show who this applies to)
- Application portal: https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/bewerbung/
- Official programme page: https://www.maschinenbau.uni-hannover.de/en/study/

## External resources

- [Official programme page (GERMAN-taught, B2 apply / C1 enrol)](https://www.maschinenbau.uni-hannover.de/en/study/)
- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/maschinenbau/uni-hannover-11028)
- [Apply via uni-assist (VPD)](https://www.uni-assist.de/en/)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-22

- LUH — Rückmeldung / Semesterbeitrag (contribution €453.16, WS 2026/27): https://www.uni-hannover.de/studium/im-studium/studienorganisation/rueckmeldung
- LUH — English-language degree programmes at LUH: https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/english-speaking-degree-programmes-at-luh
- LUH Faculty of Mechanical Engineering — master admission & deadlines (two-tier EU/non-EU deadline system): https://www.maschinenbau.uni-hannover.de/en/study/before-the-study/information-on-masters-admission/
- LUH Faculty of Mechanical Engineering — study & admission (German-taught, B2/C1 confirmed): https://www.maschinenbau.uni-hannover.de/en/study/