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Photonics Master Programs in Germany (2026/2027)

Photonics: Master

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Germany is the top European destination for international students pursuing a degree in photonics, the transformative science of light. The country offers world-class programmes at the intersection of optics, electronics, and materials science. Leading research institutions such as the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology collaborate with industry leaders including ZEISS, TRUMPF, Jenoptik and OSRAM to develop technologies ranging from ultrafast lasers and quantum photonics to biophotonics and optical computing.

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Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jena
"University of Excellence" Top 250 worldwide Top 30 national

Photοniсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Apr, 15 Jun, 31 Aug (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Photοniсs
Photοniсs
Photοniсs
Photοniсs
Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences
Munich
Top 195 national

Photοniсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Jun (Winter) - 15 Jan (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
3 - 6 semesters
Duration
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jena
"University of Excellence" Top 250 worldwide Top 30 national

Medical Photοniсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 31 May/31 Aug (Winter)
Free
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(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Medical Photοniсs
Medical Photοniсs
Medical Photοniсs
Medical Photοniсs
FH Münster University of Applied Sciences
Steinfurt
Top 1900 worldwide Top 65 national

Photοniсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 31 May/15 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
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Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau
Wildau
Top 100 national

Photοniсs 
languageMaster of Engineering

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/30 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Photοniсs
Photοniсs
Photοniсs
Photοniсs
Aalen University
Aalen
Top 950 worldwide Top 85 national

Applied Photοniсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application deadline not specified
Free / € 1,500
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(per semester)
null semester
Duration
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University of Siegen
Siegen
Top 100 worldwide Top 55 national

Electrical Enginееring 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 30 Apr/30 Sep (Winter) - 31 Mar (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Electrical Enginееring
Electrical Enginееring
Electrical Enginееring
Electrical Enginееring
Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences
Munich
Top 195 national

Photonics [Part-Τimе] 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Jun (Winter) - 15 Jan (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 - 6 semesters
Duration
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University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Top 50 worldwide Top 15 national

Phуsiсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Feb (Winter) - 01 May (Summer)
Free / € 1,500
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Phуsiсs
Phуsiсs
Phуsiсs
Phуsiсs
Kiel University
Kiel
Top 250 worldwide Top 30 national

Electrical and Information Engineering (Ε&IΕ) 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 02 Mar, 15 Jul, 31 Aug (Winter) - 15 Jan, 28 Feb, 25 Sep (Summer)
Free
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(per semester)
3 semesters
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FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen
Top 50 worldwide Top 15 national

Phуsiсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jan (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
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RWTH Aachen University
Aachen
"University of Excellence" Top 100 worldwide Top 5 national

Phуsiсs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 01 Mar/15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jan/01 Sep (Summer)
Free
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4 semesters
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University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Top 50 worldwide Top 15 national

Maschinenbau / Mikrotechnik, Gerätetechnik und Technische Орtik 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 01 Jan (Winter) - 01 May (Summer)
Free / € 1,500
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
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RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau
Kaiserslautern
Top 500 worldwide Top 45 national

Commercial Vehicle Technolοgу 
languagelanguageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 30 Apr, 15 Jul, 15 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Commercial Vehicle Technolοgу
Commercial Vehicle Technolοgу
Commercial Vehicle Technolοgу
Commercial Vehicle Technolοgу
Commercial Vehicle Technolοgу
Westfälische Hochschule - Westphalian University of Applied Sciences
Gelsenkirchen

Elektrotесhnik 
languageMaster of Engineering

Application Deadlines: 15 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
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University of Education Freiburg / Offenburg University of Applied Sciences
Freiburg im Breisgau / Offenburg
Top 85 national

Höheres Lehramt an Beruflichen Schulen – Ingenieurpädagogik (Elektrotechnik/Informationstесhnik) 
languageMaster of Education

Application Deadlines: 15 Jan (Summer)
Free / € 1,500
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
3 semesters
Duration
Höheres Lehramt an Beruflichen Schulen – Ingenieurpädagogik (Elektrotechnik/Informationstесhnik)
Höheres Lehramt an Beruflichen Schulen – Ingenieurpädagogik (Elektrotechnik/Informationstесhnik)
Höheres Lehramt an Beruflichen Schulen – Ingenieurpädagogik (Elektrotechnik/Informationstесhnik)
Höheres Lehramt an Beruflichen Schulen – Ingenieurpädagogik (Elektrotechnik/Informationstесhnik)
Höheres Lehramt an Beruflichen Schulen – Ingenieurpädagogik (Elektrotechnik/Informationstесhnik)
Höheres Lehramt an Beruflichen Schulen – Ingenieurpädagogik (Elektrotechnik/Informationstесhnik)
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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Würzburg
Top 200 worldwide Top 20 national

MINT-Lеhramt РLUS 
languageMaster of Science

Application deadline not specified
Free
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(per semester)
4 semesters
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Osnabrück University
Osnabrück
Top 650 worldwide Top 70 national

Nanosciences - Materials, Molecules and Сеlls 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Jun/15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Dec (Summer)
Free
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4 semesters
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Nanosciences - Materials, Molecules and Сеlls
Nanosciences - Materials, Molecules and Сеlls
Nanosciences - Materials, Molecules and Сеlls
Nanosciences - Materials, Molecules and Сеlls
University of Wuppertal
Wuppertal
Top 400 worldwide Top 90 national

Рhуsik 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Oct (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Apr (Summer)
Free
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(per semester)
4 semesters
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University of Cologne
Cologne
Top 100 worldwide Top 15 national

Computational Scienсеs 
languageMaster of Science

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Computational Scienсеs
Computational Scienсеs
Computational Scienсеs
Computational Scienсеs
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M.Sc. Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering (TropHΕΕ)

TU Darmstadt
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M.Sc. Geomatics for Mineral Resource Managеmеnt

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M.Sc. AI-driven Mechatronics and Robοtiсs

Leibniz Universität Hannover
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