Admission & Fees
Renewed Application Deadline until the 15th of September 2025
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Admission Requirements
Applicants need a relevant degree from a university in either:
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Law (at least 8 semesters, e.g. Staatsexamen, Diplom, Bachelor's, Master's), or
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Technology-related fields (e.g. business IT, AI, cognitive science, computer linguistics, math, natural sciences, or engineering with significant computer science content), with at least 240 ECTS credits. Addtionally, the degree must include at least 15 ECTS credits in the field of formal methods, such as quantitative methods, mathematics, statistics, or logic, and 25 ECTS credits in the fields of (business) informatics, artificial intelligence, neuroinformatics, or computer linguistics.
Degrees from a non-Bologna Declaration country must be equivalent to a 4-year relevant degree. Equivalence is assessed by the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB). Get more information on admission requirements.
Exceptions
Applicants who are in the process of completing an above-mentioned degree may also be eligible if they have earned at least 210 credit points and they are expected complete the degree by the end of the first semester of the master's program.
Language Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate B2 level (CEFR) in English. This can be proven by:
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A previous degree in which the language of instruction was English,
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A recognised English test passed with a least a B2 level, or
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If English was a requirement for being admitted into the program of earlier degree.
Application is open until August 31, 2025.
Fees
The tuition fee for the Master EU Tech Law Program is 4,860 € (payable in two installments).
The first installment is payable in advance as soon as you receive your study place offer. Please note that your admission will be final and you will receive the official confirmation of admission only after payment has been effected
In addition to the tuition fee, Program participants will have to pay a student union contribution (Semesterbeitrag) of around 400 euros per semester. This money contributes to financing student self-government, such as university cafeterias and city buses and trains in Lower Saxony free of charge.
The University of Osnabrück and cooperating partners may award several scholarships amounting to partial or full tuition waivers to the best applicants.
In addition, prospective students may apply for scholarships offered by various foundations, companies and organizations. For example, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides scholarships for foreign students wishing to study in Germany
Living expenses may differ depending on the prospective student’s lifestyle, needs, accommodation etc. Yet it may be useful to know that the state financial support scheme aimed at enabling German students to afford higher education irrespective of their means (BAföG) provides German students with approximately 800 €/month.