HTW Dresden states that it charges no tuition fees, only a semester fee. Second-degree or long-term study fees may apply in special cases: under the university's fee regulation of 18 December 2023, a second degree costs 300 EUR per semester and long-term study 500 EUR per semester. A bill to charge non-EU students 1,500 EUR per semester at Saxony's public universities had not been put to a vote as of October 2026.

Every full-time student pays the semester contribution of 364.03 EUR for winter 2026/27. Of that, 226.80 EUR is the Deutschland-Semesterticket, which covers public transport across Germany.

No tuition does not mean no proof of funds. For the student visa you still need to show 11,904 EUR for the year, usually in a blocked account, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

International applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification apply through uni-assist; first-semester applicants also register on the Hochschulstart portal. Applicants with a German Abitur or a German Bachelor's degree apply through the university portal instead.

Two programmes, both at Master level:

• International Management (Master)
• Environmental Engineering (Master)

Most other programmes require German.

HTW Dresden (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden) is a public university of applied sciences in Dresden, Saxony. It was founded in 1992, has 4,640 students, and offers programmes in engineering, IT, business, design, geoinformation and agriculture and horticulture.