Application for admission via uni-assist

What is uni-assist?
Who has to apply via uni-assist?
Who does not have to apply via uni-assist?
How do I apply to uni-assist?
Which documents do I have to submit?
Where do I have to apply to?
Which deadlines will I have to meet when applying via uni-assist?
How much do I have to pay?
How much time does the procedure take?
What happens next?

What is uni-assist?

• Uni-assist stands for „"University Application Services for International Students"“.
• Uni-assist deals with international applications on behalf of Technische Universität München.
• Uni-assist generates a preliminary inspection documentation of your university entrance qualification. On the preliminary inspection documentation you will see whether you can apply for all subjects (general university entrance qualification) or only for certain subjects (restricted university entrance qualification) and what your German grade equivalent is.

Who has to apply via uni-assist?

• All applicants applying for a bachelor or diploma course, who did not obtain their "Entrance Requirement for Higher Education" in Germany or at a school applying the German regulations for the conduct of an Abitur examination. This procedure also applies for applicants who apply for admission to a higher subject related semester.
• You must also apply via uni-assist even if an attestation from the authority responsible for the acknowledgement of academic qualifications (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle) for the federal state of Bavaria or any other federal state exists.

Who does not have to apply via uni-assist?

• All applicants who have obtained their "Entrance Requirement for Higher Education" in Germany or German "Abiturzeugnis" at a school applying the German regulations for the conduct of an Abitur examination.
• Applicants who have completed the "Feststellungsprüfung" at the Studienkolleg.
• Applicants who are already enrolled at TU München (also participants of Propädeutikum und program students).
• Students from European Schools in Germany: in addition to their qualification certificate, these applicants must submit an attestation from the authority responsible for the acknowledgement of academic qualifications for the federal state of Bavaria with the overall grade achieved and the “attestation on the calculation of the German average grade for the central admissions agency (ZVS).” ( -> further information <- )
• Applicants with AbiBac: together with their qualification certificate, these applicants must submit the “attestation on the achievement of the general qualification for university entrance” to the TUM.
• Students from the German schools in Greece: please submit the Apolitirio in addition to your supplementary examination certificate.
• All applicants for master degree programs and the Studienkolleg apply directly at TU München. They do not have to apply for the preliminary inspection documentation at uni-assist!
  

How do I apply to uni-assist?

• You can apply all year round.
• Please fill out the following application for preliminary inspection documentation.

Which documents do I have to submit?

• Please have made a certified copy of your university entrance qualification in the original language and (if necessary) a certified translation ( -> detailed information about certified copies and translations).
• Applicants who have already studied abroad have to submit also their study results.
• Some important notes for applicants from the following countries:
• China: Please send the following documents to uni-assist:
• school certificate (certificate of 11 or 12 years of school education)
• university entrance examination
• academic transcript
• Applicants from China, Vietnam and Mongolia must send the APS certificate.
• Austria: Please send the following documents to uni-assist:
• Reifeprüfungszeugnis
• Jahreszeugnis
• Stundentafel
• Südtirol: Please send the following documents to uni-assist:
• Diploma
• Jahreszeugnis
• Applicants with the IB (International Baccalaureate Diploma):
• you must also provide evidence of the duration of your schooling through your recent end-of-year grades for inspection by uni-assist.
• Please inform uni-assist as soon as you have the online access data for your IB.
• The definitive copy of the IB must then subsequently be sent directly to the TUM.

Where do I have to apply to?

• Send the completed application for preliminary inspection documentation with the certified copy and (if necessary) translation of your university entrance qualification to:

Technische Universität München
c/o Uni-assist e.V.
Helmholtzstraße 2-9
10587 Berlin

Which deadlines will I have to meet when applying via uni-assist?

• Please be sure to apply for your preliminary inspection documentation with all required documents in due time:
• January 15th for the summer semester
• July 15th for the winter semester
• If this is not demonstrably possible please contact immatrikulationsamt@zv.tum.de.

How much do I have to pay?

• You are required to transfer a fee to uni-assist. (further information)
• Please note that your application cannot be processed if you do not transfer the fee. (further information on the bank transfer)
• You can also send a copy of the account statement or a transfer slip with your documents.

How much time does the procedure take?

• Uni-assist generally requires around three weeks to process your application. Please allow for an additional few days as verifications can prolong the procedure.
  
• Uni-assist will send you the preliminary inspection documentation by post.

What happens next?

• Parallel to the preliminary inspection you apply online at TU München. -> Online application
• When you have completed the online-application you must print out the application for admission, sign it and send it in the due time (July 15th or January 15th) into TU München along with all the remaining documents on your document checklist (German language certificate, simple copy of your university entrance qualification, ...):

Technische Universität München
Immatrikulationsamt
Arcisstr. 21
80333 München

• As soon as you have received the preliminary inspection documentation by uni-assist please submit a copy to TU München.

contact: immatrikulationsamt@zv.tum.de