At a glance

Language: English-taught
Duration: 4 sem
Intake: not confirmed
Tuition: €0 public university
Semester fee: not confirmed

TU Berlin's second unique planning master on this platform, with a development-economics and governance angle and strong appeal for applicants focused on cities in the Global South. Based at TU Berlin's Charlottenburg campus, with access to Berlin's government, international-organisation and urban-policy ecosystem — the federal ministries and NGOs that shape German development practice sit in the same city.

Admission requirements

Prior degree: not confirmed
Minimum grade: not confirmed
English: B2 CEFR — IELTS 6.5 overall / TOEFL iBT 90 (TU Berlin standard) — confirm on the programme page
German: not required
Also required: Admission process unconfirmed (NC status and prior-degree requirements not yet verified — check the programme page). ⚠ Naming note: research found both 'Urban Development' and 'Urban Management' labels for DAAD listing 3798 — confirm the official current name before applying. Apply via uni-assist + VPD (required from summer semester 2026); €75/€30 uni-assist fees; one master's application per semester; APS required for Indian applicants.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines are not yet confirmed for this programme. They likely follow the university's general Master's deadlines. Verify with the faculty before planning your application.

Fees & funding

Tuition: €0 per semester
Semester contribution: not confirmed
Semester ticket: included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition for all students, including non-EU/EEA — Berlin is a city-state that charges no tuition. Semester contribution ≈€280/semester, but no hard total is published here: the Deutschlandsemesterticket portion (€208.80, WS 2025/26 onward) is confirmed system-wide, while the Studierendenwerk and student-body components are pending TU Berlin-specific confirmation. The contribution includes the nationwide Deutschlandsemesterticket (all Berlin ABC zones plus regional transport across Germany, delivered digitally in the S-Bahn Berlin app and re-fetched every month) — confirm the current arrangement at tu.berlin. The ticket price is recalculated from 1 July 2026 and may rise for WS 2026/27. Note: some continuing-education urban programmes at TU Berlin charge programme fees — verify this listing's fee status on its official page.

Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Berlin scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist: required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
Application portal: www.uni-assist.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

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Where graduates go

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