Our M.Sc. Textile Engineering is accredited by the renowned "The Textile Institute", placing it as one of three excellent educational programs in Germany.
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Manager Training Programme – Fit for Partnership with Germany
A warm welcome to everyone attending the manager training programme “Fit for Partnership with Germany” by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and GIZ!
After two exciting and successful workshop days in New Delhi, we can proudly present the current participants joining the programme with the topic focus on “Green Technology”. We are looking forward to the upcoming months with our participants and the enriching exchange.

The amount of CP awarded for our Summer Schools 2023 has been increased by 1 point
We are excited to announce that the Credit Points amount (ECTS) awarded for each of our Summer Schools 2023 has been increased by 1 point. This means that you can get up to 5 Credit Points in 4 weeks!

M.Sc. Textile Engineering – accreditation of "The Textile Institute"
Our M.Sc. Textile Engineering (Textile) is accredited by the renowned "The Textile Institute", placing it as one of three excellent educational programs in Germany.
The Textile Institute accredits a selection of courses worldwide in all areas of textile industries, while promoting professionalism in the sector globally.

RWTH International Academy 2022 at a glance
The whole team of RWTH International Academy would like to thank everyone for the successful cooperations, new exciting projects and highlights during the year.
- 215 organized events
- 9.652 international praticipants
- 77 different nations
We wish you festive holidays and a great start into a healthy and happy new year 2023!

Scholarship opportunities for our enrolled students at RWTH International Academy
Until November 30, our enrolled master's students have the chance to apply for three different scholarships:
- Best of Class Award
- Social Responsibility Award
- Student Project Grant

Welcome to Aachen – M.Sc. Periodontology 2022
Last week, we were finally able to welcome our new group of Master's students of M.Sc. Periodontology 2022 for the first time. This course offers dentists the opportunity to become highly qualified specialists in the area of periodontology.

Study Visit from the Republic of Moldova
The participants are representatives of the Bălţi Free Trade Zone and the associated "TechZone" project. In Aachen, they are looking at current research on the topic of Industry 4.0 at numerous institutes of RWTH in order to use these insights to further develop their own educational institutions.

Delegation visit from India – seven new MOUs
We are delighted to have welcomed a delegation from India (Andrha Pranesh region) to RWTH Aachen University during October. Together, we are developing exciting online course opportunities for a group of Indian colleges on the topic of "Composite Materials" in the field of textile engineering.

Recap of our RWTH Summer Schools
It was a pleasure for us to conduct our RWTH Summer Schools on campus this year. This summer we welcomed 58 students on site and another 61 online from a total of 21 countries.

Managertrainingprogram: Exciting visit at Zentis Aachen
We are happily reporting of our second visit at Zentis Aachen as part of the Managertrainingprogram by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Alice Kratky and her team welcomed our Iranian participants at the impressive FruitCampus next to Aachen’s headquarter. Besides an introduction to the global driving force’s history, important topics such as HR management and motivation strategies were addressed.

Info Event | RWTH BIM Talent Program
This week, RWTH International Academy has hosted an info event for our brand-new format “RWTH BIM Talent Program”. The exclusive Talent Program is an initiative of the globally active companies Hilti and Viega and is aimed at the first-year students of the public Master’s degree programs at the Faculty of Civil Engineering.

Strengthening our excellent cooperation between Mexico and Germany
The Program "Train the Trainer – Electric Mobility" is an important step to connect teachers and research in Mexico and Germany.

New IDEA League Executive Programm: Sustainability and Emerging Technologies
To help you stay ahead of the curve, we are launching the IDEA League Executive Programm with two distinct tracks: Sustainability and Emerging Technologies.

QS World University Rankings 2022
RWTH Aachen University has achieved very good scores in the current QS Ranking by Subjects and is ranked first among the German universities.

Application for our Master’s Degree Programs 2022
02.12.2021 · Application Start
Our application portal is open! Apply for a Master’s Degree Program and take you career to the next level!

Sign up for our Summer Schools 2022
01.11.2021 – 30.04.2022 · On-campus programs
The registration period for all Summer Schools 2022 has started!
Experience international academic content, boost your career and have fun at the same time! Our various Summer Schools are highly interactive and contain a lot of intensive teamwork. As a participant you develop practical ideas together with renowned professors, get to know German industry and expand your skills with hands-on case studies.

New-Course: S-LCA
Our new certificate course addresses social risks within the company and production.

Start improving your processes
What does Six Sigma actually do and how does the method set help with process improvement? Here are the answers!

New course date Life Cycle Assessment - Life Cycle Assessment
What impact do your products have on the environment? Our Basics of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) course shows how you can test your products.

Digital Summer Schools 2021
Due to the current situation, the RWTH International Academy has decided to realize the Summer Schools taking place in June and July 2021 in the form of online courses.

Continuing dental education at RWTH Aachen University
With our international master's degree M.Sc. in Periodontology we are offering a part-time master's program for continuing dental education. It is conducted together with the Clinic for Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry at RWTH Aachen University Hospital.

Continuing education week of the Region Aachen
"Mastering crises. Secure know-how. Educate further" - this is the motto of this year's digital training week in the Aachen region. Of course we are part of it! On March 5, we will present ourselves with a short pitch and on March 11, we will show how versatile our training offers are.

Application phase M.Sc. degree programs
As of March 2, students from EU can apply for our English-language M.Sc. degree programs in engineering. Additive Manufacturing, Electric Mobility Production or Robotic Systems Engineering are just some of the current research and production topics we have integrated into our M.Sc. degree programs.

International studies from home?
For international students, the Corona pandemic has had a very different impact. For many, the actual face-to-face study in another country has turned into a digital study on their own couch in their home town. We wanted to know from our master's students where they are currently and when they are planning to return to Germany, should they be abroad or in their home countries.

New boarding and apartment house
To ensure that our students and participants are perfectly cared for during their education and training, our new boarding house and apartment building will open on June 2021 in the heart of Aachen's city center. 64 beds in the boarding house and 41 apartments for long-term living will then be available - and some of them with a view of the Aachen Cathedral spires!

Film studio in use and bookable
As International Academy we want to reach people interested in education worldwide and respond even more flexibly and individually by enhanced digital education, information and service offerings.

Campaign #RWTHhilft will be continued
With the help of previous donors, 86 students severely affected by the pandemic situation have already been supported by bridging scholarships (€600 each).

Continuing education funding 2020/2021
Good news to all those who applied for Bildungscheck 2020 (education voucher) but could not claim it due to the restrictions in the course of the pandemic: This year's Bildungscheck is still valid in 2021!

Quality association of university Further education institutes
In September, the managing directors of higher education institutions from all over Germany met in Aachen for a first kick-off exchange of experts.