# Fachhochschule Aachen > public · Aachen · germany ## Facts - **Tuition, non-EU:** €0 — verified 2026-07-27 - **Semester contribution:** €654 — verified 2026-07-27 - **IELTS minimum:** 6 — verified 2026-07-27 - **Financial proof for a student residence permit:** €11,904 per year (2026, DAAD / Study in Germany — proof of financing (blocked account, 992 EUR/month for 12 months): https://www.study-in-germany.com/en/plan-your-studies/requirements/proof-of-financing/) **Intakes and deadlines** | Intake | Deadline | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Summer Semester — non-EU (visa-required) | 2026-11-30 | Approx. end of November for non-EU applicants. Verify on official dates page when published. | | Winter semester — Bachelor's degree programmes, applicants with foreign (non-German) educational qualifications, applying via the central application service (uni-assist) | 15 July | Stated on the dedicated foreign-qualifications page with no year attached (a standing rule), distinct from the domestic general-deadlines page which republishes cycle-specific '15 July' (NC-restricted) and '31 August' (open-admission) dates each year — matching day-months across the 2025/26 and 2026/27 cycles confirm the annual pattern. This central application service (uni-assist) deadline (15 July) applies to foreign-qualification applicants regardless of whether the target Bachelor's programme is admission-restricted or open-admission; the later 31 August open-admission deadline does not apply to this group. Documents must be fully uploaded in My assist BEFORE the deadline — late uploads are not processed — and uni-assist's own review then takes an additional 4–6 weeks. Programmes requiring an aptitude test (Kommunikationsdesign/Communication Design, Produktdesign/Product Design, Architektur/Architecture) have separate, earlier deadlines on their individual programme pages. fh-aachen.de returns HTTP 403 to direct fetches; content retrieved via a third-party crawler. Source: https://www.fh-aachen.de/studium/bewerben/internationale-bewerberinnen/bewerberinnen-mit-auslaendischen-bildungsnachweisen | | Summer semester — Bachelor's degree programmes, applicants with foreign (non-German) educational qualifications, applying via the central application service (uni-assist) | 15 January | Same route through the central application service (uni-assist) as the winter-semester row above; stated as a standing (year-less) deadline on the dedicated foreign-qualifications page. Fewer Bachelor's programmes admit for summer semester than for winter semester. fh-aachen.de returns HTTP 403 to direct fetches; content retrieved via a third-party crawler. Source: https://www.fh-aachen.de/studium/bewerben/internationale-bewerberinnen/bewerberinnen-mit-auslaendischen-bildungsnachweisen | Deadlines verified 2026-07-27. ## Profile - **Country:** germany (DE) - **City:** Aachen - **Region:** Nordrhein-Westfalen - **Type:** public - **Fields:** stem, business, social - **Study routes:** applied-sciences, direct-master, language-prep - **Website:** https://www.fh-aachen.de/en/ - **Address:** Bahnhofplatz, 52064 Aachen - **Data verified:** 2026-07-27 ## About Aachen is a lively town for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) on Germany's western border, home to 40,000+ students and strong connections to both Dutch and Belgian universities. The city has excellent public transport, cheap student housing in shared flats, and a genuine international feel — you'll meet students from everywhere here. ## Strengths - No tuition is charged, even for non-EU students — the university collects only a semester contribution of ≈€654 per year for administration and student services. - Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), business, and social-science fields are available, matching the strongest sectors of Germany's engineering-driven economy. - An EU degree from Germany opens the entire Schengen labour market and simplifies recognition in CIS countries. - After graduation, Germany grants an 18-month job-seeker visa, giving you time to convert your degree into a work contract. - Students may work up to 120 full days or 240 half days per year, helping offset living costs during studies. - Aachen sits on the Belgian and Dutch border, offering access to three EU labour markets and multicultural student life. ## Watch out for - You must open a German blocked account (Sperrkonto) with roughly €11,904 to prove financial means — a significant upfront sum for CIS applicants. - Many bachelor programmes at German Fachhochschulen are taught in German, so C1-level German is often required even when the listed fields sound international. - Non-EU school leavers whose diploma is not directly recognised may need to complete a preparatory year (Studienkolleg) before admission. - Aachen is a mid-size city; while the job scene is strong in engineering, opportunities in finance or media are more limited than in Frankfurt or Berlin. - Germany offers no guaranteed on-campus housing, and Aachen's student accommodation market can be competitive — budget for private rental from day one. ## Scholarships - **National schemes:** DAAD, Deutschlandstipendium - **Note:** DAAD: Master's/PhD, merit-based (RU/BY de-facto restricted post-2022). Deutschlandstipendium: €300/mo, all nationalities, merit + social commitment. Apply via university portal (Apr–Jun). - **Researched:** 2026-05 ## Accommodation - **University dormitory:** yes - **Dormitory cost:** €170–340 - **Private housing:** €380–620 - **Rent figures describe:** the city of Aachen - **Notes:** Studierendenwerk Aachen — 22 housing areas in Aachen and Jülich. €257–395/month all-inclusive (no extra charges). High demand — apply early via studierendenwerk-aachen.de. ## National and EU scholarships for this destination - [DAAD Scholarships](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/daad.md) — Monthly stipend + travel & insurance (varies by programme) - [Erasmus+](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-plus.md) — Monthly mobility grant set by the home institution + possible top-ups - [Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-mundus.md) — Full scholarship: tuition + travel, visa & a monthly living allowance (set per programme) - [Deutschlandstipendium](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/deutschlandstipendium.md) — €300/month (€150 federal + €150 private donor), for at least 2 semesters — 2026 --- Canonical page: https://studyroute.app/institutions/fachhochschule-aachen Source of this file: https://studyroute.app/institutions/fachhochschule-aachen.md Each figure above carries the date its record was last checked against its sources. 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