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ECTS - Admission and registration

Please note: Most of this information is no longer up-to-date! Please visit the IUZ website or contact your departmental coordinator for help.

Institution

Chemnitz University of Technology - Technische Universität Chemnitz / Germany
Address: Straße der Nationen 62
D-09107 Chemnitz
phone: + 49(371)531-1303 fax: + 49(371)531-1868
Internet: http//www.tu-chemnitz.de

Admission Procedure

Students who wish to take part in the ECTS programme at the Chemnitz University of Technology (TUC) should contact the ECTS coordinator of their home university. Application forms are available either from the TUC ECTS coordinator of the relevant faculty or from the International Office (IUZ). Application deadlines are always at the beginning of the semester. The academic year consists of a winter semester (October to March) and a summer semester (April to September). Each semesters includes a 15-week period of formal coursework and 4-week examination period. In addition, several weeks are set aside for scientific work. The exact dates for each semester are available from the International Office.

Reception - Registration

Upon arrival, the followings institutions should be contacted:

  1. International Office - IUZ (registration / Foreign Students' Office)
  2. Students' Service Office - Studentensekretariat (Registrar's office)
  3. Residents' Registration Office - Einwohnermeldeamt
  4. Foreigners' Registration Office - Ausländerbehörde (Alien registration authority)
  5. ECTS Coordinators

1. International Office (IUZ)

  • Straße der Nationen 62 / Room 041c D-09107 Chemnitz
  • contact: Oliver Sachs
  • office hours: Mon. 9-12 a.m., Tue. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Thurs. 12 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The "Application for University Admissions" or the reservation for a place at the University must be handed in at the International Students' Office as soon as possible.
The following documents must be submitted:

  • identification documents
  • 1 passport photograph
  • registration certificate from the home University (Student Identity Card)
  • "Application for University Admissions" ("Antrag auf Zulassung zum Studium")
  • a written statement from the home University, indicating that the student receives a grant from the EC and giving the amount of the grant
  • a certified copy of the secondary school diploma (qualification for University entrance) including an official transcript (indicating all completed subjects and grades) and the certified translations in German or English. If the student does not have such a secondary school diploma he or she must take an assessment test ("Feststellungsprüfung").
  • an official copy of a certificate indicating the student's level of German proficiency. (see page 15 - language courses).
  • a proof of payment of the semester contribution

2. Students' Service Office

  • Straße der Nationen 62 / Room 042 D-09107 Chemnitz
  • office hours: Mon. - Wed. from 8.30 to 11.00 a.m. & 12.30 to 3 p.m., Thurs. from 12.30 to 5 p.m.

Here you will receive your Student Identity Card.

3. Residents' Registration Office

  • Elsässer Straße 8 D-09120 Chemnitz

All students have to register with the police. The following documents are required:

  • identity papers or passport
  • a tenancy agreement

4. Foreigners' Office: Registering with the civil authorities

  • Elsasser Straße 8 D-09120 Chemnitz phone: (0371)488-8377
  • office hours: Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri.: from 8.30 a.m. to 12 a.m. / Thurs.: from 2 to 6 p.m.

Upon registering at the University students have to register at the Foreigners' Registration Office and should bring the following documents:

  • identity papers or passport
  • a certificate of the ECTS grant
  • proof of registration at the Chemnitz University of Technology.

5. ECTS Coordinators

The institutional ECTS coordinator is: Prof. Kreissig - phone: (0371)531-1242
In addition, each faculty has its own ECTS coordinator, i.e. an academic adviser who coordinates all the ECTS activities within his or her faculty. The student may contact the adviser for information about courses, timetables, student organizations, etc. In some departments, the coordinator is assisted by an (administrative) ECTS contact person.
The ECTS coordinators and contact persons are:

  • Faculty of Electrical Engineering Prof. Thomas Geßner and Information Technology: Reichenhainer Str. 70; Room 341 phone: (0371)531-3130 fax: (0371)531-3131 Dr. Wolfgang Seckel Reichenhainer Str. 70; Room 339 phone: (0371)531-3261 fax: (0371)531-3131
  • Faculty of Computer Science: Prof. Winfried Kalfa Str. der Nationen 62; Room 354c phone: (0371)531-1430 fax: (0371)531-1530 Dr. Bernt Naumann Str. der Nationen 62; Room 014c phone: (0371)531-1373 fax: (0371)531-1806
  • Faculty of Economics Prof. Rainhart Lang and Business Administration: Reichenhainer Str. 39; Room 613 phone: (0371)531-4152 fax: (0371)531-3987
  • Faculty of Mathematics: Secretary's office Reichenhainer Str. 41 phone: (0371)531-2721 fax: (0371)531-2140
  • Faculty of Mechanical and Prof. Nuri Aksel Process Engineering: Str. der Nationen 62; Room 304a phone: (0371)531-1249 fax: (0371)531-1847
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences: Dr. Eckart Fromm Reichenhainer Str. 70; Room 360 phone: (0371)531-3207 fax: (0371)531-3233
  • Faculty of Humanities: Prof. Josef Schmied Reichenhainer Str. 39; Room 223 phone: (0371)531-4226 fax: (0371)531-4233 Prof. Bernhard Nauck Reichenhainer Str. 41; Room 308 phone: (0371)531-4225 fax: (0371)531-2387 Prof. Bernd Müller-Jacquier Thüringer Weg 11, Room 325 phone: (0371)531-3966

The persons listed above meet with student representatives and with representatives of the involved University services (International Office: IUZ - Student Administration: Studentenwerk - Students' Services: Studentensekretariat - Rector's office) in order to discuss proposals for the University's ECTS policy. These meetings are chaired by the Director of the International Students' Office, Dr. Sabine Fiß.