Battery Technologies Kiel University of Applied Sciences

Kiel University (Christian Albrechts University, Kiel)

Fraunhofer ISIT (Itzehoe)

All courses are held in English.

The Master's degree programme is application-oriented and imparts knowledge in the field of innovative development capabilities with respect to the complete life cycle of battery systems.

It equips graduates with the skills to apply their knowledge on known and new problems and to independently acquire new knowledge and skills in the future. The goal is to acquire expert knowledge and to differentiate existing academic results as well as to identify practical problems and to have the ability to solve them. The students acquire the skills to judge scientific findings and to apply them in practice and do practical research themselves.

The lectures start in mid-March and mid-September.

The curriculum at Kiel University of Applied Sciences is very flexible. Therefore, it is possible to design an individual course schedule, and notably, you can also distribute the modules over a longer period of time.

A typical situation is that a student works in part-time (e.g. 20 hours a week). In this case students select a selection of modules which represent 50% of the expected workload of a semester (15 CP). Since all modules except the "Project" are offered once in a year, the missed courses can therefore only be made up with a one-semester delay.

However, we are currently unable to offer online courses.

15 January for the following summer semester

15 July for the following winter semester

The programme will start for the first time in the winter semester 2026/27.

Please check our website regularly for updates:
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The standard period of study is three semesters. Students can begin the programme in either the winter or summer semester. Each module generally carries five credit points (CP), with exceptions being the project work worth 10 CP and the Master’s thesis (25 CP).

Part of the course takes place at the partner institution Kiel University (CAU) and at the Fraunhofer ISIT in Itzehoe. The programme can also be pursued alongside employment, which allows for an individual study plan regarding module attendance and examinations and may result in an extension of the total study duration.

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Typically, the Master’s thesis is completed in collaboration with a company or a research institute like the Fraunhofer ISIT.

No tuition fees

Semester contribution (variable): 378 EUR (public transport ticket included)

Approx. 992 EUR per month, depending on personal needs

(1) Admission to the Master’s programme “Battery Technologies” is granted to applicants who have completed a Bachelor’s degree in a) Electrical Engineering, b) Mechatronics, or c) Industrial Engineering – Electrical Engineering with a minimum grade of 2.99 (German grading scale).

(2) Admission is also possible for applicants who have completed a first professionally qualifying degree in a closely related field with a minimum grade of 2.99. Closely related programmes are those comprising at least 120 credit points (CP) in fundamental core competencies in mathematics, physics, control engineering, electronics, computer science, digital technology, project management, materials science, low-level programming (e.g., in microcontroller technology, software development for engineering applications I, cyber-physical systems, automation technology, computer-aided tools, or similar areas).

(3) If the previous degree comprises fewer than 210 CP but at least 180 CP, the missing competencies must be acquired subsequently. As a rule, a total of 300 CP should be achieved. The required competencies and the latest possible date for their completion will be communicated in writing to the students by the Examination Board after enrolment at the beginning of the programme. In all other respects, § 7 paragraph 7 no. 9 PVO applies.

(4) Applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree obtained outside the Bologna area (i.e., outside the European Higher Education Area) must additionally provide the following qualification proof: GRE test result with a minimum percentile of 64% in the Quantitative Reasoning section.

(5) Language requirements: see below

All applicants must provide proof of English language proficiency at a level corresponding to at least B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Proof can be provided, for example, through:

• School certificates showing that English was studied for at least five years up to the university entrance qualification, with a final or average grade in the last two years of at least “sufficient” (grade 4 or 5 points) in the German grading system, or
• English as a native language, or
• a successfully completed English-language university degree, or
• an internationally recognised certificate at B2 level or higher (CEFR), e.g., an appropriate Cambridge ESOL qualification (see PO MA CS for the Cambridge ESOL table), or a TOEFL score of at least 515 points (PBT), 185 points (CBT), or 70 points (iBT).

15 January for the following summer semester

15 July for the following winter semester

The programme will start for the first time in the winter semester 2026/27.

Please check our website regularly for updates:
Battery Technologies | HAW Kiel

No

Accommodation is not offered by the university and must be organised privately. 

Kiel University of Applied Sciences does not have student houses of its own. Most dormitories are owned by Studentenwerk Schleswig-Holstein. You might share the kitchen and bathroom facilities with other students. Rooms are subject to a minimum rental period of at least one semester (six months).

There are other private accommodation possibilities. 

It is very advisable to engage in accommodation search as early as possible as availability is limited.

Please find more information here: https://www.haw-kiel.de/en/international/incoming/international-students/degree-seeking-students/.

Questions about the current local and interregional and national labour markets, career entry and change options, application standards and strategies as well as further professional training (in German) are answered by Marc Denk, consultant for academic careers at the Kiel Employment Agency, in person on Thursdays from 13:00 to 15:00 hrs during the lecture period at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences in the large lecture hall building C02.0.50.

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Career Service for International Students 

The International Office provides several offers to support integration in German student life as well as academic success. Orientation programmes help to find orientation even before your arrival (BaMa+) and to get to know other students from HAW Kiel (International Club, Your Home Abroad). Workshops and trainings will develop your academic skills (Study Smart) and support your first steps in building your career in Germany (Career Service for International Students). 

An up-to-date overview of our offers can be found here:
https://www.haw-kiel.de/en/international/incoming/international-students/degree-seeking-students/.