Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Please check the application website for up to date information of application deadlines. Please note: Due to the high number of students we are very strict on the deadlines. Late applicants will not be accepted.

Please check your status in the KOPLA Dashboard.

• The Paper Document Status in your workflow shows "Accepted" --> your documents have been received.
• The reception of the Payment is visible in KOPLA in the section "Further information".

Usually this problem is related to the final Bachelor certificate.

• It is ok to send us a preliminary certificate for the application 
• You will be accepted under restriction, which means, that you have to send us these documents as soon as you have them
• The latest possibility to show the final certificate or missing documents is for enrolment
• If you don't have the documents at that time, no enrolment will be possible at the h_da

We are sorry, but your bachelor's qualification does not fit to our Master programme, therefore we had to reject your application.

This means that your qualification is ok, but some documents are missing and have to be provided later. Please check the feedback remark in KOPLA for more information.

As we have many applicants to support and only very few ressources on our side, please respect the following rules:

• before sending an email please check our webpage for the information
• use either KOPLA or the master@eit.h-da.de email adress
• provide your application number in the subject line
• avoid unnecessary mail
• send your message only once
• grant us some time for the answer - we will check our inbox regularly

Usually we will answer within 1 or 2 days. In times of many requests coming in, this may take up to 1 week. Please be patient and wait for an answer. We usually answer each request

In the period May until August, senior students will be available to answer your questions. They can be adressed using the following email: <link>student-mse@eit.h-da.de

The enrolment fee is only due once and includes

• semester fee for the 1st semester
• technical pre-semester classes in September
• German classes in September
• intercultural classes in September
• excursion

The most important field is the invoice ID

This question seems to be asked by Indian banks especially. We must admit that we don't know what this means. On our side, we will not subtract any taxes from your amount, i.e. if your bank makes sure, that the requested amount arrives on our account we are fine...

The cost of living in Germany will be approximately 1000€ per month
Check this website for the cost of living: https://mse.h-da.de/admission/tuition-fees

In addition to the cost of living you have to pay a semester fee that is due in advance of each semester and amounts to approx. 300 Euros

Check this website for the current semester fee: https://h-da.de/en/ssc/semester-fee

The semester fee is a social contribution that entitles you to a large number of discounts and includes a semester ticket for public transportation in Germany (Deutschlandticket).

• EU citizens do not need a visa
• Non-EU citizens must apply for a visa for study purposes via the German diplomatic representation in their home country.
• You must not under any circumstances travel to Germany on a tourist visa.
• Further information is available at the https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/215870-215870

• We have a room contingent with a total of 44 single rooms.

The residence halls have apartments with 2 to 6 bedrooms in different price categories ranging from 350 Euros up to 470 Euros. Kitchen and bathroom are shared.

You may apply through KOPLA

• On Section 6. Payment
• Make a room request

If there is no housing field → there is no room left at the moment →

• check the portal regularly for new rooms
• more help: https://h-da.de/en/apartment-search

This is an overview of the things you have to do once you are in Germany and before you start to study. We will assist you in all these matters:

• Moving in
• Pick-up your Campus Card
• Registration at the city authorities
• Opening a bank account
• Update your address at your health insurance
• Update your address at my.h-da.de

You will have the possibility to reserve a student flat. You will find a reservation form in Kopla once you got accepted.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE IN DARMSTADT ON THE 1st OF SEPTEMBER! 

• Attend the Welcome Meeting
• First week of September - You will be busy with administration
• Second week of September - Start of German Intensive Courses
• An Intercultural Forum Living in Germany – and liking it will take place
• Mandatory technical presemester classes: https://mse.h-da.de/our-service/technical-bridging-classes
• Our September Program: https://mse.h-da.de/fileadmin/EIT/Dokumente/Elektrotechnik_MSE/Application/Annual/PresemesterSeptember.pdf

In addition to all the formal things you have to do like getting the visa etc we have a few recommendations for preparing a successful study period:

• Software development will be an important subject in your curriculum. Our Master program is designed expecting very good C and C++ skills. As this has been a major obstacle for many students in the past, we recommend to study C and C++ programming before coming to Germany. A pretty good tutorial can be found here: https://cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
• Although German skills are not formally required before starting with the study, having at least basic skills will facilitate and enrich your stay very much. It will be easier to find a job, to communicate with Germans etc. Therefore we recommend to study the language (especially talking and understanding) before you come.

In addition you may want to check out our webpage: https://mse.h-da.de/our-service/german-classes and https://sprachen.h-da.de/en/language-programs/languages/german/study-integrated-courses