- English-taught
- Winter semester intake
M.Sc. Molecular Bioengineering (M.Sc.)
at TU Dresden in Dresden
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter semester
- Tuition
- €0 public university
- Semester fee
- €361
● Open: apply now Non-EU applicants · Winter semester
The CMCB flagship: biology, chemistry and engineering combined at the Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering, feeding TU Dresden's regenerative-medicine pipeline at BIOTEC and the CRTD. As a University of Excellence, TU Dresden offers students direct access to funded research clusters and interdisciplinary research environments across its 14 faculties. Winter intake only, with a hard 1 April – 31 May window for all international applicants. StudyCheck reviewers (3.9 across 4 reviews, above the university average) value the genuinely interdisciplinary mix, the modern laboratories and the hands-on project work, while noting some overlap between modules.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- First degree in engineering (materials, nano or computer science), medicine or the natural sciences, with knowledge of biochemistry, cell biology, materials science, mathematics and physics.
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- IELTS 6.5 (6.0 per module) / TOEFL iBT 92 — confirmed on the programme's own CMCB application page.
- German
- not required — confirmed English-taught on TU Dresden's own MasterTag list. German is still worth learning for daily life and internships in Saxony.
- Also required
- Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment). TU Dresden's two-step application is the most complex on this platform: first register for the programme's aptitude assessment on its own portal to receive a submission ID, then apply via uni-assist, entering that ID and uploading the confirmation email. Miss either half and the application is incomplete. For this programme the aptitude registration runs through the CMCB databank; the application window is 1 April – 31 May for all international applicants, EU and non-EU alike.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-EU applicants | Winter semester | Non-EU nationals with a non-German degree apply 1 April – 31 May for a winter start — six weeks before the EU window. TU Dresden publishes no single university-wide deadline: each programme sets its own window in SINS, and NC, open-admission and aptitude-assessment programmes differ. Treat this as the framework date and check SINS for this programme. | |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Winter semester | EU nationals with a non-German degree apply 1 April – 15 July. Holders of a German degree apply 1 June – 15 July, directly via the selma portal rather than uni-assist. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €0 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €361
- Semester ticket
- included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)
€0 tuition for all students, including non-EU — Saxony levies no general tuition; SächsHSG Art. 13 permits fees only for second degrees, long-term study and continuing education, none of which applies to a standard consecutive master's. Semester contribution €361.00 for WS 2026/27, confirmed to the component by the TU Dresden StuRa (≈€234 Deutschlandsemesterticket + €7.38 MOBIbike + ≈€14 StuRa + ≈€105 Studentenwerk Dresden). The ticket is the bundled, digital nationwide Deutschlandsemesterticket — it covers regional transport across Germany, including Dresden's DVB trams and buses and the wider VVO regional network, but not ICE/IC/EC; bikes, dogs and guests need a paid VVO add-on, and the ticket is refundable if you study abroad or intern outside the VVO area. The €7.38 MOBIbike share gives 30 free minutes per rental on nextbike/MOBIbike nationwide. Note the €361 is a WS 2026/27 increase driven by the Deutschlandticket price rise (€58→€63/month on 1 January 2026) — aggregators quoting €277–300 are stale. Non-EU applicants with a non-German degree apply through uni-assist AND, for most programmes, a separate programme-specific aptitude portal linked by a submission ID.
Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Dresden scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
- Application portal
- www.uni-assist.de
- Official page
- tu-dresden.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
Above TU Dresden's 3.8 university average across 4 reviews, and valued mainly for being a genuinely unusual interdisciplinary combination of biology, chemistry and engineering rather than a conventional life-sciences master's. Reviewers point to the university's research reputation, modern laboratories and plentiful hands-on lab and project work, with lectures and examinations described as efficiently organised and digital provision rated well (the selma portal, online materials and recordings all come up positively). The recurring criticism is curricular rather than institutional: some content is felt to overlap or repeat across modules. The sample is small, so treat this as provisional. Listing confirmed as Technische Universität Dresden, not HTW Dresden, HfBK Dresden or the Hochschule für Musik.
Liked
- Genuinely interdisciplinary — biology, chemistry and engineering combined
- Strong research reputation and modern CMCB laboratories
- Plentiful hands-on laboratory and project experience
- Efficiently organised lectures and exams; selma and online materials well regarded
Criticised
- Some module content felt to overlap or repeat
- Very small sample (4 reviews) — provisional
Where graduates go
No alumni outcome data found yet.
External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- StudyCheck StudyCheck reviews (opens in a new tab)
- Official Study Information System (SINS) — per-programme deadlines and admission (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via uni-assist (opens in a new tab)
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