International Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.)

The Bachelor of International Engineering (IE) programme allows you to pursue a diverse range of specialisations and career paths without prematurely limiting your options. The curriculum encompasses the essentials of electrical and mechanical engineering, along with the international dimensions of engineering practice.

The didactic concept of the degree programme is based on project-based learning. You work in group projects in which the curricular content of the respective semester
is applied and deepened. The fifth semester is an industrial placement.

Learning and understanding the engineering fundamentals from different disciplines is challenging. However, it enables you to quickly familiarize yourself with new tasks from different areas and to mediate between the engineering disciplines.

The foundation course (semesters 1 & 2) provides you with a solid grounding in the key principles of STEM subjects and the international environment.

You will then spend semesters 3 & 4 honing your specialist knowledge and learn how to apply it in practical projects.

The practical (5th) semester gives you the chance to apply the knowledge you have acquired so far in a vocational engineering role and prepare yourself specifically for your future career.

During semesters 6 & 7, you can tailor your choice of majors to suit your personal strengths and professional goals.

Your degree is rounded off by writing your bachelor’s thesis. Upon successfully completing the programme, the university of applied sciences will award you the academic degree of Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.).

Cooperative (dual) study options

Would you ideally like to combine studying with hands-on experience? You can! Kempten University of Applied Sciences offers the following combinations:

1. Programme with extended practice – practical and flexible!
The programme with extended practice combines a regular bachelor’s degree programme at the university with intensive practical placements relating to your academic subject matter at one of our partner practitioners. Students can select this “sandwich” option until semester 4.

2. Combined programme – study and train at the same time!
A combined programme enables you to gain a fully accredited vocational qualification while you are studying for your bachelor’s degree – a particularly appealing advantage for many companies!

Studying International Engineering (IE) is the perfect choice for cultivating your specialist technical knowledge in a global context and developing the kind of engineering skills and expertise that are highly sought-after all over the world.

Graduates from this degree programme are flexible and can work in international and interdisciplinary settings.

Areas of expertise
Your graduate skillset comprises:

• Technical analyses: Analysing technical and specialist systems and refining them in a team.
   
• Project management: Project management and working in international and interdisciplinary teams.
   
• Digital tools: Using cutting-edge information technologies for precise analyses or as planning tools.
   
• Independent learning: Acquiring relevant knowledge independently and using it to solve problems that arise, also including international aspects.
   
• Soft skills: Implementing acquired integration, communication and leadership skills to ample effect throughout subsequent career.

Application period: Winter semester: 25 April to 31 August

About you
Are you intent on understanding and shaping the world around you? And willing to look beyond your familiar surroundings? Would you like to work as an engineer with a global outlook on developing futuristic solutions? 
If so, you’re on just the right track to study International Engineering!

Admission requirements
Candidates must hold university entrance qualifications (“HZB”) and be able to demonstrate the required levels of proficiency in both German and English. Did you qualify for admission to university abroad? Verification and validation of your certificate by uni-assist preliminary review documentation (“Vorprüfungsdokumentation – VPD”). For further details on entry requirements for higher education, click here.

Language skills
Applicants must provide evidence of language proficiency at the following levels:

• English: Level B1 in accordance with the Common European Reference Framework for Languages (CEFR)
• German: Level A1 (CEFR) (at the end of the 1st. Semester)

University entrance qualifications (“HZB”) attained in German count as suitable evidence for both language requirements. The English requirements do not apply for native speakers or for applicants who have obtained an English language school-leaving or academic qualification. In these cases, a document from the school or higher education institution certifying that the degree was obtained in English is sufficient.

Information on which language certificates are permitted can be found here.

At least one semester is to be spent abroad in a foreign-language country earning credits towards the degree. This can be achieved during the practical study semester.

The current service fees of Kempten University of Applied Sciences for students from non-EU countries in the English-language degree programs can be found here.