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08 June 2026, 04:00 AM (Europe/Berlin)
Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies (SРRIΝG)
(Starting: Winter Semester)
- Starting
- Winter Semester
- Mode of Admission:
- no admission restriction
- Application:
- directly at university
- Study Mode:
- On campus
- Registration Fee & Tuition Information:
- Tuition fee for the first year in TU Dortmund is 550 €. For the second year is 3,355.50 € in Ghana, 2,632 € (matriculation and registration) in the Philippines, 3,150 $ (around 2,960 €) in Tanzania, 2,500 € in Chile, and 3,000 $ (around 2,819 € for scholarship for academic and administrative assistance and field of studу) in Βrazil.
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in the field of urban and regional planning or in a discipline with a planning-relevant focus such as economics, geography, urban planning, agriculture, or technical infrastructure рlanning.
Two years of professional practice is desirablе.
Grades significantly above averagе.
A strong commitment to further work in regional development рlanning.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
EnglishApplication & Admission
Application Deadlines
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(Starting: October)
Germany
Another EU Country
Rest of the worldApplication Procedure & Selection
Application Documents
- The completed and signed SPRING application form.
- A typed and signed Curriculum Vitae in Europass format.
- Copy of university certificate.
- Copy of the university issued official transcript of courses and grades including an explanation of grades.
- Explanation of grades (if it is not part of the transcript).
- Two relevant letters of recommendation (professional and academic).
- Original or copy of proof of English proficiency (see language requirements). Not applicable for native English speakers.
- Copy of A-level or high school certificate.
- For Indian, Chinese & Vietnamese applicants: TU Dortmund University only accepts applications if the complete application package with school certificates also contains the original certificate by the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) of the German Embassy in New Dehli for Indian, in Bejing for Chinese and Hanoi for Vietnamese applicants.
The admission committee accepts applications as hardcopies via regular mail or as scanned copies via email.
You are welcome to submit your application for the SPRING program by e-mail. To ensure that your application is processed timely, send all required documents as soft copies in PDF format with a total maximum of 18 MB to [email protected]. Make sure that all scans are of good quality and readable.
You may use the subject “Application for intake 20xx” (e.g. intake 2024).
Please name your application documents as follows:
1_SPRING Application Form
2_Europass CV
3a_Bachelor Certificate
3b_Transcript of Records
3c_Explanation of grades (if it is not part of the transcript)
4_Letter of Recommendation Employer
5_Letter of Recommendation University
6_English Test Report
7_High School Certificate
Further indications:
- Make sure that documents in landscape format are already aligned horizontally.
- If you want to attach further documents to your application, please do not number them.
- If the files exceed the maximum file size of 18MB you may also compress them into a zip file. Please avoid using Google Driνе.
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