School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Apply for start in winter semester 2026/27 – from November 15th, 2025 to February 15th, 2026!

Guideline for Applicants

Applicants with a non-German Bachelor degree

Step 1: Inform Yourself

Read the requirements for the application:

  1. Scientific Requirements
  2. Formal Requirements

Step 2: Send your application to uni-assist application portal

Register with uni-assist and upload the following list of documents:

  1. A copy of your passport.
  2. Non-German school-leaving certificates, with grade(s) achieved.
  3. Certificate of any university entrance examination taken in your home country, or university admission test at a preparatory institute (Studienkolleg) in Germany or the TestAS certificate.
  4. Evidence of completion, or part completion, of a Bachelor degree programme (subject and grade transcripts, diploma or degree certificate etc.) with a grade of (or equivalent to) at least 3.0 after rounding down to the first decimal place in the German system.
  5. Evidence of proficiency in English.
  6. If you are or were at any time enrolled at a German university or institute of higher education, enclose your current (or most recent) certificate of registration. (Immatrikulationsbescheinigung) detailing the subject and number of semesters studied.
  7. The completed Scientific Check Sheet form which you have to download. Indicate two choices for the specialization in preferred order. The number of places in each specialization is limited, therefore the final choice has to be left to us.
  8. CV is optional.

Note that:

  • If the certificates are in a language other than English, an officially certified translation into German is also needed.
  • uni-assist application starts on November 15th, 2025 and the deadline for all applicants is February 15th, 2026!

Upload corresponding documents and apply online with uni-assist between this time period.

Based upon our experience, we strongly recommend to apply without much delay, as depending on which country you come from it can take a longer time to get your visa. So, if you do not want to delay the start of your studies by one year, send your application as soon as possible to uni-assist.

Step 3: Scientific Check

  • Check is performed by the CSiS Admission Committee.
  • Applicants may be asked to submit a digital entrance test on Mathematics and Programming skills at Bachelor´s level.

Step 4: Admission

Successful applicants will be notified by the office for student admission and registration for international students (Internationales Studierendensekretariat).

 

Information for International Students

As an international student, you need a visa and proof of sufficient funds. The visa process can take several months, so we recommend applying for a visa in good time. You can usually make an appointment to apply for a visa before you receive your admission letter. But you will definitely need your admission letter at the appointment. Learn about the specific documents required for your visa application, the required level of financial proof, and the available funding options for your studies in Germany.

Please find more information about Student Visa Germany and Blocked Account.

 

Guideline for Applicants

Applicants with a German Bachelor degree

Step 1: Inform Yourself

Read the requirements for the application:


Step 2: Scientific Check

  • If you meet the requirements fill in the form Scientific Check Sheet including self-assessment of programming skills and send it together with the Bachelor transcripts and optionally a CV as one pdf file to csis[at]uni-wuppertal.de by September 15th. 
    Enquiries without the Scientific Check Sheet will not be considered.
    Please do not send any other documents to us as they will not be considered for our decision.
  • Indicate two choices for the specialization in preferred order. The number of places in each specialization is limited. Therefore the final choice has to be left to us.
  • If we decide that you are eligible for the master programme from the scientific point of view we will send you a confirmation which is a key precondition for the admission.


Step 3: After getting notification email

  • Enrol online at the Studierendensekretariat:

    Send certified copies of your documents to:
    Bergische Universität Wuppertal
    Studierendensekretariat
    42097 Wuppertal

Note that: uni-assist application starts on November 15th, 2025 and the deadline for all applicants is February 15th, 2026!

Last modified: 08.10.2025