How will we move around in the future in a resource- and environmentally-friendly way? Which concepts support flexibility and are also sustainable? You too can shape the mobility concepts of tomorrow’s world! Learn to develop and design advanced vehicle parts and components. At the same time, can you imagine passing on knowledge to young people? Then the study programme in Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering offers you the best prerequisites to do so.
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Period in semester7 Semester
Languages of instructionGerman/English
Application PeriodsWinter semester: 30 April to 15 July
Summer semester: 31 October to 15 January
The study contents are based on essential content of the study programme Automotive Engineering (approx. 85%).... The study programme is supplemented with content from Education (approx. 15%).
Whether you choose to pass on your knowledge to young people or pursue a career in traditional engineering. Both paths are open to you.
As a vehicle technology engineer, you will work at the interface to Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Management after your graduation. As a specialist in the key disciplines of Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, you find yourself in demand on the labour market, and all sectors are open to you.
The Bachelor’s degree certifies that you are able to teach technical content. Among other things, a career in commercial education and knowledge management is open to you.
A subsequent Master’s degree at the PH Ludwigsburg qualifies you as a higher education academic lecturer (“Lehrkraft im Höheren Dienst”) with teaching qualifications FZ (Automotive Engineering) and FT (Production Engineering).
After registering on the national application portal www.hochschulstart.de, you can apply via the Campusmanagement-System HEonline at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences.
For admission to the engineering education degree programme, you need proof of a 12-week preliminary internship.
Check the requirements
Do you have a university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur/Fachhochschulreife), a school leaving qualification from a country other than Germany or a vocational qualification? If you do, you have already fulfilled the first requirement for a successful application.
Register on hochschulstart.de
Please register on the national application portal hochschulstart.de to receive your Applicant ID.
Register and apply on HEonline
The next step is to register on Esslingen’s HEonline Campus Management System and apply for one or more degree programmes. When you have submitted your application on HEonline, you can also see it on hochschulstart and prioritise your choices.
Upload your documents
We need your documents and certificates so that we can process your application. Please upload them on the HEonline Campus Management System. We must have your documents by the application deadline at the latest.
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You can check the status of your application at any time via HEonline. You should keep your login details in a safe place. Shortly after the application deadline, you will be able to see whether you have received an admission offer on HEonline and hochschulstart.
The video tutorial shows you the most important application steps and the importance of prioritization.
Detailed information about the application procedure
Orientation programme: Getting to know Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
Student life (student finance, food & accommodation, leisure activities)
Do you love technical and digital challenges? Do you enjoy passing on knowledge and can you imagine working in training and further education? Do you like working with young people and would you like to teach later? Then this degree programme will be an interesting option for you. After graduation, you decide whether you want to work as an engineer or in education and training or apprenticeship.
I chose Hochschule Esslingen – University of Applied Sciences primarily because we have a super practical focus. We have a lab – the CAST – where we can work on vehicles during lecture time. For example, we also have a laboratory with an engine test bench. It’s a lot of fun to apply the theoretical content directly in practice.
Tamara Cirillo, student in Engineering Education Automotive Engineering – Mechanical Engineering
Both paths are open to you: A career in training, further education, apprenticeship or the classic route as an engineer.
You will link your theoretical knowledge in numerous laboratories, project and group work with practice.
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences is one of only five universities in Baden-Württemberg to offer you this unique programme.
In the heart of the high-performance economic region of Stuttgart, you have the best career prospects after graduation.
Partnerships with the University of Tübingen and PH Ludwigsburg ensure the high standard of the educational content.
The course contents are based on essential content from the innovative Automotive Engineering study programme.
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