Double Degree Programme KU Leuven & FH Dortmund
Participating Master’s programmes
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology (KUL) +
Master Embedded Systems Engineering (FHDo)
Master of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (KUL) +
Master Embedded Systems Engineering (FHDo)
Master of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (KUL) +
Master Digital Transformation (FHDo)
DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMME
Katholieke University Leuven and
Fachhochschule Dortmund
DURATION
1st year at home university minimum 1 exchange semester jointly supervised Master’s thesis
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English (options in Dutch and German)
APPLICATION DEADLINE
For KU Leuven students: apply via the application link at FH Dortmund until 31.05.2024 for winter term 2024
For FH Dortmund students: Apply via the application link at KU Leuven until 31.05.2024 for winter term 2024
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International students
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Programme Information
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Participating programmes
At KU Leuven
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology
Master of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology
At FH Dortmund
Master Embedded Systems Engineering
Curricula of the Double Degrees
Please find here all information about the curricula of the participating programmes.
Curricula Double Degree KUL-FHDO
Requirements
Requirements for KU Leuven students, who want to study as a degree seeking student at FHDo
KU Leuven students need to:
- Have finished a recognized Bachelor’s degree with at least 180 ECTS in a subject related to the Master’s programmes with a grade at least equivalent to 2.5 in the German grading system.
- Prove English language competence at least on a level equivalent to IELTS 6.5
- Enrol as a degree seeking student at FHDO until the defence of the Master Thesis.
- Study and pass the modules at FHDO
- Have to have successfully defended a Master’s Thesis at KUL which is then submitted as a Research Project Thesis at FHDO, the grade is transferred from KUL, no additional defence is requireded
Requirements for FHDo students, who want to study as a degree seeking student at KUL
FHDo students need to:
- Have finished the first year with 60 ECTS of their FHDO Master’s programme.
- Have finished a recognized Bachelor’s degree
- Prove English language competence at least on a level equivalent to the KU Leuven language requirements for the relevant study programmes
- Enrol as a degree seeking student at KUL and stay enrolled at FHDO until the defence of the Master’s thesis at FHDO and KUL
- Study the complete degree programme at KUL according to the requirements of KUL.
How to apply
If you are interested in our Double Degree Programme and you meet the requirements, please apply here.
After we have checked your application, you still have to apply on the portal of the respective partner university. However, this is only possible once you have received our OK.
To apply to our Double Degree Portal, you need a DEE account. If you don’t have one yet, please follow the steps described in the guide: Moodle_Login_Guideline
For further questions, please contact our programme coordinator via by the following email address: dd.kul.fh-do@fh-do.de
Estimated costs and funding
At FH Dortmund
There are no tuition fees for the Master Programmes at FH Dortmund
All students at the FH Dortmund just need to pay an affordable semester fee, known as a “Semesterbeitrag”, each semester (around 300 €)
You can check the current semester fee on the FH Dortmund official website. A large portion of your semester fee is to cover the cost of your semester ticket – a free pass for the local public transport system. This ticket allows the holder to travel free of charge on all public transport, including buses, underground, tram, and local trains (2nd class) across whole Germany.
More information can be found here.
At KU Leuven:
At KU Leuven, different tuition fees apply depending on your nationality (EEA vs. non-EEA students). You can check the tuition fee for your desired programme (Electromechanical or Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology) using our tuition fee calculator.
To cover your living expenses in Belgium you will need around €1,000 to €1,350 per month. This estimate includes study materials, housing costs (rent, heating, water, electricity, etc.), food, clothing, laundry, medical & insurance costs, and other expenses — e.g. leisure, groceries, transport etc.. More information can be found here.
