Power Engineering M. Sc.

The Master's programme in Power Engineering at the Technical University of Munich provides in-depth engineering skills in the field of electrical and mechanical energy technology. The aim is to enable students to understand, develop and implement innovative and sustainable energy systems – both centralized and decentralized.

The programme is practice-oriented and offers a wide range of individual options:

• In the first semester, core modules provide an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
• In the second and third semesters, the focus is on specialisation. Students choose from a wide range of elective modules and participate in research projects on current issues. An accompanying seminar promotes scientific deepening and allows students to set their own individual priorities. In addition, management and personal skills can be expanded through interdisciplinary modules.
• In the fourth semester, the programme is completed with a Master's thesis in which the knowledge acquired is applied to a complex energy technology issue.

The course covers a wide range of topics, from traditional fundamentals to forward-looking technologies:

• Thermodynamics
• Fluid mechanics
• Energy system analysis and modelling
• Industrial processes and control engineering
• Power electronics
• Energy informatics
• Power generation technologies (fossil, nuclear, renewable)
• Wind energy
• Power transmission systems
• Smart grids
• Energy storage
• Electrical machines
• Sustainable mobility
• Energy management

The programme is aimed at future engineers who not only have technical expertise, but also want to understand and actively shape the social, ecological and economic conditions of the energy transition.

As a graduate of the Master's programme in Power Engineering, you will be well prepared to independently tackle complex tasks in the field of energy generation and supply. You will have sound technical knowledge, methodological confidence and interdisciplinary and social skills that will qualify you for a responsible position in industry, research and society.

Technical expertise

You will acquire in-depth knowledge in the key areas of electrical and mechanical energy technology. These include:

• Thermodynamic fundamentals of energy technology
• Comparison and evaluation of power generation technologies (wind, water, solar, geothermal, fossil and nuclear sources)
• Components of modern energy systems (electrical machines, energy storage, power electronics)
• Structure and control of smart grids
• Concepts for sustainable energy use (e.g. mobility of the future, energy sharing)
• International regulatory, socio-economic and ecological framework conditions
• Fundamentals of sustainable technical development

By combining core and elective modules, you can set individual priorities and expand your knowledge in a targeted manner.

Methodological competence

Through laboratory practicals, seminars, research projects and your Master's thesis, you will learn:

• to independently acquire new knowledge
• to develop and work on scientific questions
• to evaluate technical innovations – both in terms of their scientific relevance and their ecological and economic impact
• to model and analyse complex systems
• to develop interdisciplinary solutions

These skills will enable you to operate successfully in a dynamic and innovation-driven environment.

Social and intercultural competence

The programme has an international focus and specifically promotes collaboration in multicultural teams. You will acquire:

• Intercultural communication skills through joint project work with international students
• Insights into different perspectives on the energy transition – especially in the European context
• Social responsibility and the ability to reflect on the social impact of technical developments
• Teamwork and leadership skills in interdisciplinary project groups

Additional programmes such as the buddy programme, Erasmus partnerships and EuroTeQ courses broaden your international experience and promote your personal development.

The English-language Master's programme in Power Engineering at the Technical University of Munich prepares you for an international career in the energy sector – an area that is growing rapidly and developing dynamically as a result of the global energy transition.

Fields of activity in industry and business

Graduates work in:

• Energy supply companies: e.g. grid operation, integration of renewable energies, storage technologies
• Power plant and component manufacturers: development, planning and optimisation of energy systems
• Technology companies and start-ups: innovations in smart grids, sustainable mobility, energy informatics
• Consulting and project management firms: technical and economic evaluation of energy projects worldwide

Research and science

• Universities and research institutes: collaboration on energy technology projects, often with the opportunity to pursue a doctorate
• International cooperation: e.g. EU research programmes, development aid projects in the energy sector

International prospects

• Thanks to the international orientation of the programme and the fact that it is taught in English, graduates are particularly sought after by:
• Global companies
• Organisations focusing on sustainable development
• Projects in emerging and developing countries
• Many graduates return to their home countries after completing their studies and actively contribute to the energy transition there – often in cooperation with German or European companies.

Job market situation

• High demand for skilled workers: particularly in the fields of electrical engineering, energy technology, digitalisation and sustainability
• Quick career start: most graduates find a qualified full-time position within a few months
• Diverse career paths: from research and industry to policy consulting and entrepreneurship

Your application has a chance to lead to admission to the Master Program Power Engineering if ...

... you have a H+ rated (Anabin) Bachelor degree or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering, with a strong focus on power engineering and excellent grades.

... you can show proof of passing the TUM Test M.Sc. Power Engineering with a score of at least 39 points (only relevant for applicants outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention”). However, the test result must not be older than 42 months.

Find out Anabin rating: anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/institutionen.html

• Click on „Suchen nach Institution“
• Select at “Länder” the country of your university where you obtained your bachelor degree from and confirm “Länderauswahl bestätigen”.
• Select at “Orte” the city of your university
• All institutions/universities in the selected town will be displayed in the table below.
• In the column “Status” you can find out the rating of the university.
• The applicant’s expertise will be examined as part of an aptitude assessment. 

Outstanding expertise in the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering, preferably in the field of power engineering, is particularly important. In principle, therefore, any applicant who can demonstrate this knowledge will be considered, regardless of the designation of the bachelor’s degree program in which this knowledge was acquired.

Candidates who have failed to prove their eligibility for the Master Program Power Engineering in a previous application process may re-apply once.

Regarding the English language requirements, please refer to the information here: ProofofProficiencyintheEnglishLanguage

Special Application Conditions for Certain Countries

For applicants outside the scope of the "Lisbon Convention" (third-country nationals) the admission decision in the stage 1 will be made on the basis of the result of a written online aptitude TUM Test Power Engineering.

If you have not obtained your qualification for postgraduate studies (e.g. your bachelor) at a non-German university, you need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist before applying to TUM. This also applies to entrance qualifications obtained in EU/EEA countries.

Furthermore, applicants from certain countries/provinces must comply with special conditions (e.g. APS certificate). Please check this link to see if this is relevant for you.

Changing Subjects or Courses of Study

If you are already enrolled in a Master’s degree program at TUM and would like to change subjects or degree programs, you can find information here.

For details on documents to be submitted, please refer to the information in the TUMonline application portal, as well as to the Glossary of Documents

Please note: If you do not have all documents available yet (e.g. VPD), you can still prepare and submit the application via TUMonline and add the missing documents in TUMonline up until the application deadline.

Below you will find additional information on these documents.

TUM Test Power Engineering Certificate

Applicants for the Master’s program in Power Engineering who have obtained their Bachelor’s degree in a country outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” must provide evidence of successful participation in a TUM Test Power Engineering. Please note: The deciding factor is the country in which you obtained your Bachelor’s degree and not your nationality as a person.

Please note: In the TUM application portal, you will be asked to upload a "Notification  of successful participation in the TUM Test Power Engineering with min. score of 33 points". However, 33 points is only a formally required minimum score for your application to be accepted. In the subsequent aptitude assessment, a minimum score of 39 points is required in order to be classed as suitable for the degree program.

APS certificate ("Certificate of the Academic Evaluation Center")

Please check here if you need to provide an APS certificate. The APS certificate is required to apply for the VPD.

VPD ("Vorprüfungsdokumentation") - Preliminary Record Examination for foreign applicants

All applicants with an entrance qualification that was not obtained at a German university need to have their documents processed by uni-assist. This also applies to entrance qualifications obtained in EU/EEA countries. Uni-assist generates a preliminary record examination (VPD), which determines whether applicants qualify for postgraduate studies in Germany.

You must submit a VPD that was issued specifically for your application to TUM. A VPD issued for an application at another German university will not be accepted for your application at TUM. However, if you wish to apply for more than one degree program at TUM, it is sufficient to apply for one TUM-specific VPD.

Your VPD will be accepted at TUM for an unlimited period of time as long as there have been no changes to the Master’s entrance qualification.

If the undergraduate program has not been completed at the time of application for MSC-PE, the VPD will be based on coursework received to that point.

To apply for the VPD, please submit your documents to uni-assist e.V within the relevant application period. Please be sure to send your VPD to TUM as soon as you receive it.

More information on the VPD you will find here.

Please note:

• Verification of your documents with uni-assist does not qualify as an application for TUM. You will need to apply to TUM via TUMonline before the relevant application deadline.
• If you have questions about applying for a VPD, please contact uni-assist directly. We cannot provide this information as uni-assist is a separate institution from TUM.
• If the selection option for the appropriate winter semester does not yet exist in the UniAssist application portal, please select the option for the previous summer semester.

Curriculum Vitae

Include an up-to-date (!) version of your CV in table form. Make sure, your education, projects, and professional experience are clearly stated. The length of the CV should not exceed two (maximum three!) pages.

Transcript of Records

It is not required that you have fully completed your previous degree at the time you apply for MSC-PE. However, you must have earned at least 150 credits in your previous degree program. Please submit your latest transcript of records. Your overall grade (CGPA) and the grading system should be clearly visible.

This document must be upload as an authenticated copy. See the main page of the application requirements for details.

If the original document was not issued in German or English, you have to upload an authenticated copy of the translated document (to German or English) as well. However, it is not sufficient to send the translation only.

Proof of Proficiency in the English Language

With regards to proof of English proficiency, please see the link below. Pay particular attention to the information "Verification of English Skills by Language of Instruction". https://www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/admission-requirements/language-certificates

Proof of Proficiency in the German Language → Optional

During your studies you can acquire German language skills e.g. by attending lectures offered in German language or by taking a dedicated German language course at the TUM Language Center.

GRE (Graduate Record Examination) / GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) / AWA (Analytical Writing Assessment) → All Optional 

Copy of GRE / GATE / AWA certificates.

The aptitude assessment for MSC-PE comprises two stages.

Please note: In stage 1 of the aptitude assessment, there is a difference between applicants who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country within or outside the scope of the "Lisbon Convention". Applicants who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country outside the scope of the "Lisbon Convention" are referred to as "third-country nationals" in the following. Please note: The deciding factor is the country in which you obtained your Bachelor's degree and not your nationality as a person. In stage 1 of the aptitude assessment, third-country nationals must provide valid proof of passing the TUM Test Power Engineering with a score of at least 39 points (test result must not be older than 42 months). Therefore, please check carefully if the country where you have obtained your Bachelor's degree has ratified the "Lisbon Convention". Information on this can be found at this link https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=signatures-by-treaty&treatynum=165. Please note that there really is a ratification. A signature alone is not sufficient.

Stage 1:

For third-country nationals the result of the TUM Test Power Engineering is assessed, for other nationals the grade of the bachelor degree and the subjects passed are assessed. In both cases, the highest possible score is 55 points. Applicants who have achieved 45 points or more are admitted directly. Applicants who have scored less than 45 points but at least 39 points will be invited for an interview (stage 2). Applicants with a test score of less than 39 points are not considered eligible for the MSC-PE program.

Only for non-third-country nationals

The criteria for stage 1 are as follows (Note: The points mentioned below are used by the selection committee to describe your expertise in the particular area and do not equate to the number of courses you have taken or the number of credits you have earned.)

• Overall grade in your Bachelor degree (max. 25 points)
• Subjects during your Bachelor degree that are relevant to MSC-PE (max. 30 points)
  • Mathematics (max. 12 points)
  • Electrical Engineering (Power Engineering) (max. 9 points): 
    e.g. circuit technology, electric fields and waves, solid-state physics and components, high-voltage engineering, power transmission technology, electrical machines
  • Mechanical Engineering (Power Engineering) (max. 9 points): 
    e.g. engineering mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, machine dynamic

Stage 2:

Applicants with less than 45 points but at least 39 points in stage 1 get an invitation for an interview.

The interview usually takes about 20 - 30 minutes and can be done in person at TUM or as video conference.

The content of the interview covers the following main topics: 

• Motivation for MSC-PE (max. 15 points)
• Expertise and ability to do scientific work (max. 30 points)
• Communication skills in the English language (max. 10 points)

For the final score of stage 2, the mean value of your score in the interview and the score of stage 1 is calculated. Hence, the highest possible final score is 55. If your score of stage 2 is at least 40 points you will get admission.

Grade Converter

This grade conversion tool, together with your degree program’s Academic and Examination Regulations (FPSO), is a tool to help you convert grades earned in countries other than Germany, based on the “modified Bavarian formula":

• N_max = Maximum grade of the foreign grading scale
• N_min = Minimum passing grade of the foreign grading scale
• N_d = Grade obtained abroad
• Z = Grade value sought in the German grading system

Enter the maximum grade, the minimum grade, and your grade obtained in the system used at your university.

The result is your respective grade in the German system. The grades represent the following assessments of the examination performances:

• – 1.5 “very good”: excellent performance
• 1.6 – 2.5 “good”: performance well above average
• 2.6 – 3.5 “satisfactory”: average performance
• 3.6 – 4.0 “sufficient”: performance meets the standards in spite of deficiencies
• From 4.1 “fail”: performance does not meet the standards because of substantial deficiencies

Please note: This tool is only intended to provide a first orientation and the results are in no way binding.

Enrollment Info Portal

Visa Matters

Unfortunately, we cannot influence individually the processes of issuing visas by the local German embassies. We are also unable to communicate with the responsible embassies in this regard. This is the sole responsibility of the embassies. Please have understanding for this.

However, we refer to the regularly held TUM info sessions Visa and Residence Permit. Further information you can find here.

Furthermore, it is possible to apply for a "Prospective Student Visa" even without admission. This means that the applicant do not have to wait for admission to apply for a visa. The "Prospective Student Visa" is valid for three months and gives study applicants the opportunity to meet the requirements for admission. If the time is not sufficient, the period of stay can be extended thereafter for a maximum of another six months. Once students have been granted admission, they can then apply directly for a residence permit for study purposes.

At this point we explicitly refer to the Disclaimer.

If you decide to postpone your study after sucessfull admission please follow the guidelines here. 

If admission to the Master's program in Power Engineering has been granted, it is valid for all subsequent applications for this program. According to the current status of the statutes, there is no time limit on the validity.

Please note:

• You will not be automatically readmitted for next year's study programs. You must become active yourself and create a new application in the application portal again, taking into account the deadlines. To do this, please resubmit last year's application documents with an updated CV. However, you do not have to go through the whole aptitude assessment again. The admission requirements are still fulfilled. If the application portal asks you to upload a document "Notification of successful participation in a TUM Test Power Engineering", please upload your admission letter instead.
   
• Deferment is only possible for a full year, not for only one semester. 

We recommend applying as early as possible (preferably as early as January of the corresponding year). This will give you enough time to prepare for your trip to Germany.

And one more note: We do not recommend enrolling for a semester in which you cannot arrive in time for the start of classes. The majority of courses in the program, as well as almost all exams, require your presence on-site. In addition, taking certain exams is mandatory starting in your 1st semester. If you cannot be on-site during your first semester, it may jeopardize your academic success. You can find more information here: https://www.tum.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/organizing-your-studies/statutes-regulations/explanations-legal-framework under "Study Progress Monitoring".

For all questions regarding fees and scholarships please refer to the general information of TUM:

Fees and Scholarships - TUM

Tuition Fees for Students from Non-EU Countries - TUM

https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees/tuition/scholarships-and-waivers

A short summary can be found here (status April 2024).

Scholarships for Indian Students: https://www.education-future.org/

Arrival

Since orientation and information sessions are scheduled for new students in the first half of October, it is recommended that you arrive in Munich no later than the beginning of October.

Start lecture period winter semester: Mid-October

Although the date above is the official start of the lecture period, due to the fact that attendance is not mandatory in most courses and furthermore many courses offer the possibility of online participation from a distance, in exceptional cases (e.g. Visa issues) students may arrive at TUM later than mid-October. However, please keep in mind that you must be present at the Munich campus for the exams, which begin in mid-February.

If you decide to defer your studies, please consider the information provided under “Application and Admission”.

Tuition fees

If you have to pay tuition fees, please note that the transfer may take some time. Please transfer the fee in good time so that you can register for courses. Please refer to our webpage for detailled information.

MSC-PE Student WhatsApp Group

MSC-PE student representatives have set up a WhatsApp group to share any information and question in the MSC-PE student community. Please not that this is a very useful tool but is not an official information channel of the MSC-PE management.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/FJvBIzi507XG7SQnWToTfP?mode=ac_t

German language courses

The MSC-PE program management strongly recommends to aquire German language skills during their studies. You can acquire German language skills by taking a dedicated German language course at the TUM Language Center.

Offers for German courses:
German courses at TUM: https://www.sprachenzentrum.tum.de/en/languages/german-as-a-foreign-language/
Online-courses: https://www.deutsch-uni.com/gast/duo/info/index.do?do=index&lang=en
Other online courses: https://www.study-in-germany.de/en/discover-germany/german-language/german-language_41118.php

Registering and Cancelling Examinations

https://www.tum.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/organizing-your-studies/examinations/registering-and-cancelling-examinations

Note: Only the information provided by the chairs regarding exam registration is binding.

Exam deregistration deadline: until one week before the exam

Compensation for Disadvantages

CompensationforDisadvantages

Failure of exams

In case of failure of exams (also due to non-attendance of exams without deregistration), they can be repeated several times. There is no limit to the number of retakes in MSC-PE as long as the deadlines of the academic progress control are met.

Failed exams do not affect the overall grade.

There is no obligation to take the repeat exam directly at the next opportunity. However, in the case of elective modules (all MSC-PE modules belong to the category of elective modules), the examiner is not obliged to offer a repeat exam more than once. This may be the case, for example, if lecture content has changed or the module has been dropped entirely. In addition, the examiner may decide to change the format of the repeat exam (written vs. oral).

If there is no possibility of a repeat exam, the module must be taken again or another module must be chosen.

If you wish to appeal against the examination result, you should first speak to the professor responsible for the examination. If this does not help to clarify the matter, you can officially appeal against the examination result as soon as you have received the semester examination notification. This will be provided to you by the TUM Graduation Office & Academic Records a few weeks after the start of the following semester. You will find the formal instructions for submitting an appeal (e.g. deadlines) on the semester examination notice.

Grade improvment

Passed exams cannot be retaken for grade improvement.

Academic Coaching

Academic Coaching: https://www.tum.de/en/studies/support-and-advice/support-during-studies/academic-coaching

TUM4Mind: https://www.tum.de/en/studies/support-and-advice/wellbeing/tum4mind

Withdrawing from Examinations – Medical Certificates

https://www.tum.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/organizing-your-studies/examinations/withdrawing-from-examinations-medical-certificates

Note: On its own, a confirmation along the lines of "unable to participate in examination: yes / no" is insufficient.
The examination committee can only approve withdrawal requests for the period in which the reasons for non-participation are deemed to be credible and documented. For this reason the medical certificate must contain the following information:

• The timeframe — beginning and end date — of the illness-related withdrawal.
• The medical certificate must state the reasons for withdrawal in such a way as to allow the examination committee to clearly conclude that you were unable to participate (i.e. mandatory bed rest or the inability to come to, and/or be physically present during the examination without experiencing severe pain or discomfort). A medical diagnosis is not required. If the attending physician believes a medical diagnosis provides a more plausible explanation than just a description of the symptoms, without unreasonably compromising the patient's privacy, a medical diagnosis can still be supplied.
• The physician is essentially tasked with providing a qualified medical opinion as to whether withdrawal from a course examination is warranted.
• If you are undergoing inpatient treatment, written confirmation from the hospital or treatment facility must be provided.

Please refer to the mediacal certificate requirements and other information described in this document (PDF, 117 KB) (German); feel free to hand it to the practice treating you.

Objectives

The research internship is intended to prepare students for their later scientific activities in research and development by providing them with insight into current research topics during their master studies. The research internship takes the form of project work. Each student in the master program works on an individual project assigned by a professor/supervisor from the respective chair within the scope of the research internship. Upon successful completion of the internship students will be able to draw up (apply learned concepts) and plan a project with an engineering character, to define milestones, as well as to document the progress and results of the project and to present them to an audience.

Procedure

The research internship covers 12 credits, corresponding to 9 weeks of full-time work. The module may be spread across several blocks of time within a maximum period of half a year. If the internship is divided into blocks, all supervised by the same examiner, a single report of completion of the research internship in the amount of 12 ECTS can be issued at the end of the semester. Absences (e.g. due to illness) of more than three days must be made up.

The research internship has to be carried out under the supervision of a TUM expert examiners. For MSC-PE these are all university professors, lecturers and junior fellows who teach a Core Module or a listed Elective Module. Furthermore, the following professors are nominated as expert examiners for MSC-PE by the Examination Board: Prof. Kreupl, Prof. Alexander Koch, Prof. Lienkamp, Prof. Wen, Prof. Zäh, Prof. Armanini, Prof. Oksanen, Prof. Rudolf Neu, Prof. Daub, Prof. Torgerson.

The student must independently seek a place for a research intership and supervision by a TUM expert examiner. There is no allocation of places arranged by the study office.

Registration can be done at any time of the year.

The entire administrative process will take place in the ED portal at https://portal.ed.tum.de/en/:
(Please note: Nothing will change for Research Internships already registered with a start date before 15 April 2025. No data from ongoing Research Internship can be imported into the ED portal. If your Research Internship is already registered, please submit it in the usual way.)

1. You will look for a chair that will supervise your thesis and agree on a topic for the Research Internship.The student together with his professor/supervisor draws up a work plan defining project objectives, methods and schedule of completion.
2. The supervising chair registers your Research Internship in the ED portal under the category 'Project studies / Projektarbeiten'.
3. You will receive an email about the registration with a link to the ED portal and have to confirm the registration there.
4. The School Office, in consultation with the Examination Board, will review the registration and you will receive approval or rejection by email.
5. You work on the agreed project. Upon completion of the project, the student has to write a report and hold a presentation regarding the results of the project. The length and formal requirements of the report and presentation are not specified in the academic and examination regulations of the degree program (FPSO), but defined by the professor. You arrange the date for the presentation directly with the supervising chair.
6. Upload the written report to the ED portal at the latest on the submission deadline and confirm the final submission.
7. The examiners will evaluate your project work in the ED portal on a pass/fail basis without a grade and you will be informed about the result by email.

Please note: Research Internships are registered and managed in the ED portal until they are finalised. During this time, there is no synchronisation with the TUMonline portal. As soon as the Research Internship is completed and graded, the data is transferred to the Research Internship module in TUMonline.

Detailed description of the process can be found in the wiki at https://collab.dvb.bayern/display/TUMedschooloffice/Final+Theses+in+the+ED-Portal?showLanguage=en_GB.

If you have any technical problems, please contact support-koinon.ed(at)ed.tum.de

Failed or not completed research internship modules should be reported to the MSC-PE examination board. The module can be repeated as often as necessary.

Conducted at an External Institution

As with the thesis module, the research internship may be completed externally at a research institution or a research-oriented department of a company, provided the research character of the project work is maintained. If you would like to carry out the research internship in industry or an external institution, you must find a MSC-PE TUM expert examiner who will supervise the internship and give a final grade of "pass" or "fail". Please contact the professors directly on your own. The professor has to agree to the supervision of external projects and draw up a work plan together with the student before starting the external research internship.

Especially if it is conducted as an external internship in industry and it should not count as working days in terms of the "120 full days or 240 half day rule" (see below), the research internship cannot be carried out less than full-time. However, the module may be spread across several blocks of time within a maximum period of half a year.

If you are not a citizen of the European Union or European Economic Area and are aiming for an industrial internship longer than the nine weeks, please note that you may not work more than 120 full days or 240 half days in addition to the mandatory nine-week research internship without permission  (https://www.internationale-studierende.de/en/footer-english/service/links-and-downloads#c2496).

If you cannot complete the external internship in the lecture-free period alone, you have the option of applying for a leave of absence.

Recognition of previous work as a research internship

The MSC-PE FPSO provides in §37a (3) the possibility of recognition of successfully completed research projects or equivalent achievements as research practice. The decision lies with the MSC-PE Examination Board.

As a rule:

• Work completed within the scope of a Bachelor or Master degree program that is a prerequisite for admission to the master program MSC-PE cannot be recognized toward the research internship.
• Work or activities within the scope of a student job held during the master program cannot be later recognized toward the research internship.

In exceptional cases, periods of employment after the bachelor degree and before commencement of the master program may be acknowledged as research internship, provided that the employment encompassed research activities at a research-oriented institution. Students seeking to have employment activities recognized toward fulfillment of the research internship should contact the master examination board. Recognition is only possible if the items on the following "checklist" can all be answered with "yes":

1. Was the duration of the activity at least three months, of which at least nine weeks were pure research activities (full-time, correspondingly longer in the case of part-time work)?
2. Was the research activity started after completion of the Bachelor's or Diploma program (the date of the certificate is relevant)?
3. Was the research activity completed before the start of the MSC-PE (the date of first enrollment is relevant)?
4. Can a job reference be submitted which states the duration, scope, type of activity and an assessment?
5. Can the activity be described in the form of a scientific manuscript of at least 10 pages with the following sections:

• Title
• Author, course of studies, student’s ID
• Abstract
• State of the art (with at least 10 references to scientific publications - conference proceedings or journal articles - no manuals, operating instructions, application notes or similar!)
• Applied scientific methods and procedures (with at least 5 references to scientific publications conference proceedings, journal articles or textbooks - no manuals, operating instructions, application notes, etc.!)
• Results and progress achieved beyond the state of the art
• Conclusion

If these requirements are met, the recognition can be applied for by sending an informal application to pa.mscpe(at)ed.tum.de. The following documents must be attached to the email as a pdf scan:

• Bachelor's or diploma certificate
• Proof of first enrollment MSC-PE
• Job reference
• Scientific manuscript, as described in more detail above

The six-month Master Thesis concludes the MSC-PE Program and it has to be carried out at a chair of TUM expert examiners. For MSC-PE these are all university professors, lecturers and junior fellows who teach a Core Module or an Elective Module. Furthermore, the following professors are nominated as expert examiners for MSC-PE by the Examination Board: Prof. Kreupl, Prof. Alexander Koch, Prof. Lienkamp, Prof. Wen, Prof. Zäh, Prof. Armanini, Prof. Oksanen, Prof. Rudolf Neu, Prof. Daub, Prof. Torgerson.

If you would like to conduct your Master Thesis at an external institution (e.g. chair of a professor not listed as a MSC-PE TUM expert examiner, external research institute or company), this can only be done in agreement and cooperation with one of the above-mentioned MSC-PE TUM expert examiners, who will then be the official topic provider and will carry out the grading of the Master Thesis. The topic of the thesis should be related to the field of power engineering. Please identify and contact the corresponding officially supervising professor or chair by your own and in a timely manner. Please note: We at TUM are not involved in contractual matters between you and the external institution.

Please also note possible offers for master theses under Master Thesis Offers.

Students can start the master thesis if they have passed 65 credits from "Power Engineering Moduls" (Core Modules, Elective Modules, Laboratories, Seminar) plus the research internship.

Before registering, please check carefully whether you really meet the credit requirements for registering for the master thesis (see above) and whether these are correctly displayed in your TUMonline account. Please note that for MSC-PE a confirmation from the program management to you or your supervisor that you fulfill the requirements for the registration for the master thesis is not foreseen.

Administrative Process

Registration can be done at any time of the year.

The entire administrative process will take place in the ED portal at https://portal.ed.tum.de/en/:
(Please note: Nothing will change for theses already registered with a start date before August 5, 2024. No data from ongoing theses can be imported into the ED portal. If your thesis is already registered, please submit it in the usual way.)

1. You will look for a chair that will supervise your thesis and agree on a topic for the thesis.
2. The supervising chair registers your thesis in the ED portal.
3. You will receive an email about the registration with a link to the ED portal and have to confirm the registration there.
4. The School Office, in consultation with the Examination Board, will review the thesis registration and you will receive approval or rejection by email.
5. You work on the agreed project and prepare the written thesis.
6. Upload the written thesis to the ED portal at the latest on the submission deadline and confirm the final submission.
   Depending on your degree program, you may also have to write an exposé and/or give a presentation on your thesis. You arrange the date for the presentation directly with the supervising chair.
7. The examiners will evaluate your thesis in the ED portal and you will be informed about the grade by email.

Please note: Theses are registered and managed in the ED portal until they are finalised. During this time, there is no synchronisation with the TUMonline portal. As soon as the thesis is completed and graded, the data is transferred to thesis module in TUMonline.

If you wish to return the topic of your thesis during the thesis period or need to apply for an extension or suspension of the thesis, you can also do this via the ED portal. To do this, log in to the portal and select the corresponding option in the respective thesis.

Detailed description of the process can be found in the wiki at https://collab.dvb.bayern/display/TUMedschooloffice/Final+Theses+in+the+ED-Portal?showLanguage=en_GB.

If you have any technical problems, please contact support-koinon.ed(at)ed.tum.de

If the master thesis was the last achievement of your studies, please refer to the information at End of Study below.

Academic-legal basics

The legal basics regarding the master thesis are fixed here:

General Academic and Examination Regulations → §18

Fachprüfungs- und Studienordnung (FPSO)  → §46