Master's application process for Non-EU applicants

On this page you will find all important information about applying for a master’s degree programme for prospective students from Non-EU countries:

You count as a non-EU applicant if you completed your Bachelor's degree in a non-EU (or non-EEA) country AND your nationality is a country outside the EU (or EEA).

You must apply within the specified application period. Attention: Not all master's programmes at Leibniz University Hannover have the same application deadlines.

For the the master's application, application period generally is

• June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester
• December 1st – January 15th of the year for the summer semester

However, many master's programmes have an early deadline for applicants from non-EU countries:

• April 15th – May 31st of the year for the winter semester
• October 15th – November 30th of the previous year for the summer semester

Please check which application deadline applies to you and whether there have been any recent changes to the application deadlines for your desired study programme.

You must usually submit proof of having completed a bachelor's degree in a related subject. The admissions committee will decide whether or not the bachelor's degree is related to the subject concerned.

Some degree courses call for specific requirements, such as a letter of motivation, an expert opinion or internships. You can find out which supporting documents are required for the master's degree you wish to take in the relevant admission regulations or at the end of the online application.

There is no minimum grade / entry grade for the master's application. Notwithstanding the currently valid admission regulations for master's programmes, the minimum grade of 2.5 is no longer applied. The admission regulations will be revised in this regard.

• Evidence of adequate knowledge of German
  Applicants who have a German higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur) or a German bachelor’s degree need not provide evidence of their German language proficiency. All other applicants must provide proof of the language level specified in the admission regulations for enrolment.
• Evidence of adequate knowledge of English
  Some postgraduate degree programmes may be pursued in either German or English language. Applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in either English or German, depending on their chosen strand. For the application for an English-language master's programme, only English language skills (and no proof of German language) have to be provided.

Please prepare the following documents for your application and scan them:

1. University entrance qualification (e.g. high school diploma)
   A university entrance qualification is not required if you are currently studying at Leibniz University Hannover.
2. Bachelor's degree certificate (if it already exists).
3. Complete and up-to-date transcript of records from previous studies with details on the credit points and the average grad.
4. A curriculum vitae
   A CV is not required if you are currently studying at the LUH.
5. Proof of language skills
6. For applicants from China, India and Vietnam (except Macau and Hong Kong): APS
7. Possibly further programme-specific documents. All further documents that may be required will be listed at the end of the online application.
8. A preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist, if your desired study programme requires it.

First of all, your documents will be formally reviewed. The actual selection procedure then takes place. This involves the individual examination of each application by an admissions committee, i.e. a group of professors and staff from the degree course concerned, which then decides which candidates will be admitted.

• For master's degree programmes with unrestricted admission, all applicants who fulfil the admission requirements will be admitted a university place.
• For master's degree programmes with restricted admission, places shall be allocated according to the university’s own selection procedure, if there are more applicants fulfilling the admission requirements than there are places available.

Applicants with school or university certificates from China (except Macao and Hong Kong), India and Vietnam have to submit an individual APS certificate with their application.

APS checks the applicant's qualification for admission to higher education and the academic credits of applicants wishing to study in Germany. A group APS will not be accepted.