For the winter semester 2025/26

• for applicants with a foreign Master Entrance Qualification who do not have an European Union/European Economic Area citizenship:
  1 March 2025 to 15 May 2025 (via uni-Assist)
• for applicants with a foreign Master Entrance Qualification who are an European Union/European Economic Area citizen:
  1 March 2025 to 15 August 2025 (via uni-Assist)
• for applicants with a German Master Entrance Qualification:
  between 20 April 2025 and 31 August 2025 (via myBTU)

For the summer semester 2026

• for applicants with a foreign Master Entrance Qualification who do not have an European Union/European Economic Area citizenship:
  1 November 2025 to 15 January 2026 (via uni-Assist)
• for applicants with a foreign Master Entrance Qualification who are an European Union/European Economic Area citizen:
  1 November 2025 to 15 February 2026 (via uni-Assist)
• for applicants with a German Master Entrance Qualification:
  between 1 December 2025 and 1 March 2026 (via myBTU)

• A general requirement for admission to the international English speaking master's programme in Mathematics at BTU is a first qualifying degree (at least bachelor's degree) or a qualification equivalent degree in a subject-related to Mathematics.
• A degree is sufficiently close in content if the mathematics courses taken in the bachelor degree has a comparable scope to the Bachelor's degree programmes in Mathematics or Businessmathematics at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.
• The Examination Board of Mathematics at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg will decide whether an applicant’s degree is sufficient. If the board is unsure about the equivalence, they may decide that a student must complete additional modules before joining for the master's programme.
• Applicants need a certificate of proficiency in English as described in this handout. Only valid certificates are recognized, »medium of instruction certificates« are not accepted.
• For applicants with a German university entrance qualification, the Abitur certificate can serve as sufficient proof for the language proficiency.

• your fully completed and signed online application form (either BTU's Online Application Portal or uni-assist),
• a simple copy of bachelor's degree certificate or higher level degree including a transcripts of records (if the original is not in English or German, then you need a translation to English or German from a sworn translator),
• a simple copy of the higher education entrance qualification (a translation to English or German from a sworn translator is required if the original is not in English or German),
• a concise up-to-date curriculum vitae with details about your educational history, lab experience, research interests, etc.,
• proof of English language skills (described in the handout, we do not accept <<medium of instruction certificates>>, only valid certificates are recognized),
  • for applicants with German entrance qualification (Abitur): Your certificate of higher education entrance qualification may also serve as sufficient proof – provided that you acquired your higher education entrance qualification in Germany or at a German school abroad and provided that your certificate of higher education entrance qualification demonstrates English language skills at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• a simple copy of passport/official personal identification,
• a simple copy of a valid residence permit for Germany, if available,
• APS (Akademische Prüfstelle/Academic Verification Office) certificate for Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese and Mongolian applicants.

German language skills are not required for the application.

For changing universities within Germany you will additionally need a certificate of removal from the register of students (submit at the latest upon enrolment) and certificate of non-objection (proof of right to take examinations). Further information you may find here.