Bachelor application - for prospective students from Germany and EU countries

Information about applying for an undergraduate degree programme (bachelor or state examination) at Leibniz University Hannover for applicants with a German Abitur qualification and applicants from EU Member States:
 
You count as an EU applicant if you completed your school-leaving certificate in Germany or an EU (or EEA) country OR your nationality is a country within the EU (or EEA).

Applications for undergraduate degree programmes at Leibniz University are usually only possible for the winter semester (beginning October 1st). The application period for the winter semester starts at the beginning of June.

The following degree programmes are an exception

• Electrical engineering and information technology B. Sc.
• Mechanical engineering B. Sc.
• Sustainable engineering B. Sc.

These bachelor's programmes also start in the summer semester. The application period for the summer semester starts at the beginning of December.

In general different application and selection procedures apply, depending on the choice of degree programme. A differentiation is made between degree programmes where there are no restrictions on the number of students that can be accepted (no selection procedure or restricted admission, NC) and restricted-admission degree programmes (involving a selection procedures and restricted entry, NC).

In the case of restricted-admission degree programmes, the application period generally ends on 15 July. Candidates for degree programmes with unrestricted admissions must have enrolled by 30 September for the winter semester intake.

The Registration Office is the point of contact for candidates wishing to apply for a place. The Registration Office team provides all of the information you need to apply for a place.

If there are more applicants than places, there is a system in place stipulating how places are allocated. In the case of restricted-entry degree programmes (“with NC” – or numerus clausus), the university carries out a selection procedure. The Admission Regulations govern how places are allocated.

• Please aply from June 1st to July 15th. via our online portal (see below).  The following evidence must generally be submitted:
  • University entrance qualification
  • Tabular CV
  • Application for enrollment (only in the QIS portal: you can find this on the last page of the application portal)
  • Any further evidence that may be required will be listed in the respective application portal
• If you are admitted, you have to accept the admission within the specified period, transfer the semester fee and apply for a health insurance notification from your health insurance company, stating the sender number of Leibniz University Hannover: H0001382. The health insurance company will then automatically send the report to us. Detailed information about these steps can be found in the portal or in the email sent to you.
• Please don't forget to upload your photo for the LeibnizCard after accepting your place.
• In September (winter semester) or March (summer semester) you will receive your enrollment documents and information about the start of the semester and possible preparatory courses. Please note that some degree programs offer earlier preparatory courses.

• Winter semester: You can enrol between June 1st. and September 30th via our online application portal.
• Summer semester: You can enrol  for some bachelor's degree programmes between December 1st. and March 31st. via our online application portal (please find out whether the desired study programme also starts in the summer semester).
• A university entrance qualification is required to enrol.
• To enrol, please fill out the online form in the QIS portal. At the end of the form, the following documents must be uploaded directly in one PDF:
  • Application for enrollment (you can find this on the last page of the application portal)
  • University entrance qualification
  • Proof of payment of the semester fee
  • Tabular CV
• Apply for a digital health insurance notification from your health insurance company, stating the sender number of Leibniz University Hannover: H0001382. The health insurance company will then automatically send the report to us.
• Please don't forget to upload your photo for the LeibnizCard.
• In September (winter semester) or March (summer semester) you will receive your enrolment documents and information about the start of the semester and possible preparatory courses.
• Please note that some degree programmes offer earlier preparatory courses.

Applicants from the EU have an equal status to German candidates when it comes to the allocation of places. Applicants must enclose supporting documents on their knowledge of German with their application for all bachelor's degree programmes at Leibniz University Hannover.

• At the time of applying, candidates should possess at least language level B1.
• At enrolment, students must provide evidence of having language level C1

The test for level B1 German skills can be taken at any recognised language school in Germany or at a Goethe-Institut or university abroad; C1 level German certificates may only be issued by certified language schools.

• More information on language certificates
• List of German courses at the Leibniz Language Centre (LLC) of Leibniz University Hannover and in the city of Hannover

If you have no knowledge of German, we regret that you will not be able to apply for a bachelor's degree programme at Leibniz Universität Hannover. Unfortunately, provisional enrolment is not possible either.

Once the selection procedure has been completed in mid-August, you will receive a written notification of acceptance or rejection. If you are offered a place, you must accept the place within a specified period and subsequently submit any documents that may be missing. Only then will you be enroled in the degree programme.

In September, all applicants who have been admitted will receive their enrolment documents, an invitation to the welcome event for new students and information about any preparatory courses that may be offered.
Please note that some degree programmes offer preparatory courses well before term starts.

You did not get a study place?
If a few places are still vacant shortly before the programme begins, these places are awarded by lottery. Interested candidates who have not yet applied to Leibniz University Hannover may also take part in the lottery.