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Application for EU/EEA citizens

If you, your child or your parents have European citizenship, if you are married to a person who has European citizenship or if you have a school or university degree from a member state of the European Union, you belong to the group of EU applicants and are therefore on an equal footing with German applicants.

As an international applicant, you must apply for all degree programs (restricted and free admission).

Applications to RUB are made online and are possible for the 1st semester within the following periods:

  • For the winter semester from the beginning of June to July 15
  • For the summer semester from the beginning of December to January 15

You have to upload your certificates and documents to the RUB application portal within the application deadline.

Important information for the subjects Medicine, Psychology, Law and 1-subject Bachelor's degree programs

  • Psychology
    Ruhr University Bochum considers the result of the BaPsy-DGPs aptitude test for admission to the Bachelor's degree program in Psychology. Further information can be found on this website of our Faculty of Psychology.

  • Law and 1-subject Bachelor's degree programs with restricted admission
    The allocation of study places for all admission-restricted 1-subject Bachelor's degree programs and Law (state examination) is coordinated throughout Germany via the Dialogue-Oriented Service Procedure (DoSV) of Hochschulstart (Foundation for University Admissions).

    German and EU applicants must register on Hochschulstart before applying to RUB and receive data that they must enter in the subsequent application to Ruhr University Bochum.

    In the online application of Ruhr University Bochum, you have the option of applying for other subjects in addition to the DoSV subjects.

    Non-EU nationals do not need to register on Hochschulstart before applying.

Bachelor application process

You can apply here

  • During the application period you will find the link to the new RUB application portal here

Please answer all questions carefully and truthfully. If you have any questions or problems, please contact our application hotline as soon as possible.

Documents

During the online application process, you will receive further information and be asked to upload the required documents by the deadline.

All of these documents must be uploaded by July 15 (winter semester) or January 15 (summer semester). Please note that it is no longer possible to upload documents after the application deadline!

Your application is only complete and can be processed by us once you have completed all required uploads.

Have these documents ready

The documents you need to upload depend on the degree program you have chosen and the information you provide.

You should always have the following documents to hand:

  • Copy of your passport
  • If already available: proof that you have passed the language test (German) as a scan of the original
    The German language certificate must be uploaded at the enrolment. The period for online enrolment will be communicated in the letter of admission.
    Accepted language certificates are listed here.
  • School report as a scan of the original and an officially certified translation (German or English)
  • University degree certificate + list of subjects and grades as a scan of the original and a certified translation (German or English)
  • possibly proof of passing the university entrance examination (e.g. from Turkey, Iran, etc.) as a scan of the original and in an officially certified translation (German or English)
  • possibly assessment test as a scan of the original
  • APS certificate (only for applicants with certificates from China, Vietnam or India)
    Please note, collective APS for other universities will not be accepted!
  • Proof of EU affiliation

We generally do not require CVs, letters of motivation, photos and letters of recommendation.

If you have any questions about the required documents or the upload, please contact our application hotline, which will be happy to advise you in German and English.

This is what happens next

Please keep an eye on your mailbox even after the application deadline - i.e. during the allocation procedure - while your documents are being checked and the allocation procedure is being carried out after the deadlines have expired - there may be questions or you may receive a letter of admission.

Attention, further deadlines

With your access data, which you received after registering in the new RUB application portal, you can check the status of your application at any time.

If you are offered a study place, you must observe the following dates/deadlines:

  • enrolment deadline in the letter of admission
  • coordination phase in the DoSV: 16.01. to 24.02. for the summer semester and 16.07. to 24.08. for the winter semester

During the coordination phase, the four rules of DoSV must be observed.

Coordination Rules of DoSV

DoSV Regel 1 EN
Graphical representation of coordination rule 1 in the dialog-oriented service procedure
Coordination rule 1: There is exactly one application. An admission offer has been made for the application. → The admission offer becomes an admission.
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DoSV Regel 2 EN
Graphical representation of coordination rule 2 in the dialog-oriented service procedure
2nd coordination rule: There are several applications. Admission offers have been made for all applications. → The admission offer for the Priority 1 application becomes an admission immediately. All other applications are immediately eliminated.
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DoSV Regel 3 EN
Graphical representation of coordination rule 3 in the dialog-oriented service procedure
3rd coordination rule: There are several applications. At least one admission offer has been made. There is no admission offer (yet) for at least one application. → Admission offers with a lower priority are eliminated immediately. The admission offer for the Priority 1 application is still available. All applications without an offer of admission are still valid.
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DoSV Regel 4 EN
Graphical representation of coordination rule 4 in the dialog-oriented service procedure
The 4th coordination rule only takes effect in the last days of the coordination phase and in the coordinated succession procedure: An admission offer for an application has been received. → The admission offer is immediately turned into an admission. Prioritization is no longer relevant.
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DoSV Regeln Legende EN
Legend to explain the symbols on the graphics used to explain the coordination rules in the dialog-oriented service procedure.
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The documents that you must upload for online enrolment can be found as a PDF list on the "Enrolment - Registration" page.

Information for international students can be found in the International Portal of the International Office.

Application for international prospective students
Overview
Overview
General questions about admission:


Admission Office

Application hotline:
Phone: +49 234 3226644
Advice in German and English
Monday to Thursday
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Email:
admission@rub.de

Information about German courses:
German courses near campus

Advice from the Admissions Office

Subject-specific questions: Academic counseling
Contacts in the programs offered

The Admissions Office is part of the Registrar’s Office.

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