HELPING YOU WITH YOUR APPLICATION TO TUM

HELPING YOU WITH YOUR APPLICATION TO TUM

Message From TUM Asia Assistance Centre Dear Student Technische Universität München (TUM), one of Germany s leading universities, is one of the most renowned academic institutions in the world. TUM s 13 departments offer quality education to over 37,000 students, with international students accounting for about one-fifth of the student body. TUM s degrees are highly respected and valued by employers in the world, as reflected in the recent Global Employability Survey 2, where TUM is ranked 8th worldwide. Your application is the first step to securing a place in TUM and is also considered by many to be the most nerve-wrecking, time-consuming step. With such an important task, most of you would be wondering what help you can get to ensure you have done a thorough job with your application. We know it is not easy to do everything yourself. It is our pleasure to help you complete your application to TUM in an easy, fuss-free and complete manner. Yours sincerely TUM Asia Assistance Centre 1 QS World Rankings, Academic Ranking of World Universities & THE 2 Global Employability Survey 2014, by The New York Times 2 TUM ASIA

Basic Counselling and Evaluation Services Applying to TUM but unsure of which programmes you could apply for or whether you fulfil the minimum requirements for your course-of-choice? Our team is here to offer you Basic Counselling and Evaluation Services free-of-charge. Depending on the qualifications that you hold, we recommend the courses that you could apply to in TUM. What is included? 1. A free review with our education specialist of your academic background, intended course-of-study and ambitions 2. Recommendations on suitable Master courses that you could apply to, based on your qualifications 3. Advice on studying and living in Germany (including accommodation, travelling, opening a bank account) (Applicable to applicants applying to TUM Master Programmes only) Visit www.tum-asia.edu.sg/assist for more information. APS Preparatory Course Students who hold degrees from China, Vietnam and Mongolia are required to have an Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) certificate to apply to a German University. We know the challenges of you having to articulate your knowledge in a language that you are probably not comfortable with. Furthermore, the waiting time for a test date is long and the test costs you a rather big sum of money. Whether you are applying to TUM or to another German University, we have a APS Preparatory Course to assist you in preparing for the test. The content is as follows: 1. Preparation Strategies: How do you prepare yourself for the APS test 2. Approach to answering difficult questions and facing the panel 3. Emergency Strategies: Turning around mistakes 4. Mock Interviews with interviewers from TUM Asia Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will obtain guidance in preparing for the test. 2. Students will be ready for interview as a 20-minute mock interview is scheduled with an interviewer from TUM Asia. The mock interview is done in a one-on-one format. Remarks and suggestions will be given after the interview. 3. Other students can observe the on-going interviews to learn from others. (Applicable to applicants applying to any German University) Course dates are available online at www.tum-asia.edu.sg/assist TUM ASIA 3

Premium Application Support Service Do you know that you will need to submit at least 10 documents during your application to TUM and your application will be invalid even if one document is missing? If you did not submit the complete set of documents, this could potentially cause you to be assessed by the professors much later than the others, whose documents are complete. Moreover, different programmes require different sets of documents. Under the Premium Application Support Service, our education specialist will assist you in checking through your documents, making sure that the documents to be submitted are correct and complete, before couriering them to TUM at a small fee. What is included? 1. A thorough check of your documents (including resume, curriculum vitae and letter of motivation) by our education specialist including Language accuracy check; and Completeness and correctness of documents. 2. Direct courier of documents to TUM (Applicable to applicants applying to TUM Master Programmes only) Visit www.tum-asia.edu.sg/assist for more information. 4 TUM ASIA

The TUM Asia Assistance Centre provides assistance to international students applying to TUM s Master Courses that are completely taught in English. For complete list of programmes offered by TUM, visit www.tum.de. List Of International Courses Offered By TUM (Completely Taught In English) Aerospace Engineering* Biomedical Computing Cartography ClimaDesign Communications Engineering Computational Mechanics (with Elite graduate program) Computational Science and Engineering (with Elite graduate program) Consumer Affairs Environmental Engineering ESPACE-Earth Oriented Space Science and Technology Green Electronics* Horticultural Science Industrial Chemistry* Informatik: Games Engineering Integrated Circuit Design* Intellectual Property and Competition Law Land Management and Land Tenure Life Science Economics and Policy MBA (Executive) - field of study: Innovation and Business Creation Nutrition and Biomedicine Physics (Applied and Engineering Physics) Power Engineering Power Systems and Energy Management* Research on Teaching and Learning Sustainable Resource Management Transport and Logistics* Transportation Systems *Courses are fully taught in English and administered by TUM Asia in Singapore TUM ASIA 5

TUM Asia Assistance Centre Studying in Germany offers a multitude of unique life experiences for all aspiring young individuals around the world. Not only does one have the chance to be confronted with new challenges and experience a whole new culture, one also has the opportunity to widen their perspectives, gain a competitive edge in the job market, make new friends, and, of course, learn about the German culture and language too! However, we understand that the process of applying to an overseas university can be an intimidating and complex obstacle to going abroad Which course should I apply to? Are my qualifications valid? The TUM Asia Assistance Centre provides support to students in the application process to TUM. Located in the heart of Asia, the Singapore-based TUM Asia Assistance Centre offers services ranging from basic counselling to academic services training to help lighten the stress and burden of University application on applicants. Visit www.tum-asia.edu.sg/assist for more information. German Institute of Science and Technology TUM Asia TUM Asia is the one and only subsidiary of the Technische Universität München (TUM). As the first German academic venture abroad, TUM Asia pioneered the globalisation of German universities and offers 6 postgraduate and 2 undergraduate programmes today in Singapore. Most of the programmes are offered in partnership with top universities in Singapore, such as, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). Visit www.tum-asia.edu.sg now to find out more about the programmes offered by one of Germany s leading universities, right here in the heart of Asia. 6 TUM ASIA

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Published by: TUM Asia, Office of Corporate Communications SIT@SP Building 510 Dover Road #05-01, Singapore 139660 www.tum-asia.edu.sg CPE Registration No. 200105229R CPE Registration Period: 13/06/2011 to 12/06/2017