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How much does TU Bergakademie Freiberg cost for international students?
TU Bergakademie Freiberg charges no tuition for EU and non-EU students alike, including for the MBA IBRE. A second degree costs 300 EUR per semester. A bill to introduce tuition fees of 1,500 EUR per semester for non-EU students in Saxony had not been put to a vote as of October 2026.
| Item | Cost for international students |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's, Diplom and Master's | No tuition fees |
| Semester contribution (everyone) | 107 EUR per semester (97 EUR Studentenwerk Freiberg + 10 EUR student body) |
| Second degree | 300 EUR per semester |
The semester contribution is low because it includes no transport ticket: students voted to introduce the discounted Deutschlandticket in 2024 and to abolish it again in 2025. Anyone who wants to travel by public transport buys a regular Deutschlandticket separately.
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.
What are the application deadlines?
Bachelor's and Diplom applications go through uni-assist, and Master's applications through the TU Bergakademie Freiberg university portal. Master's deadlines are the same for all applicants, and English-language Master's programmes close five months earlier than German-language ones.
| Degree | Intake | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Master's, English-language | Winter (applications from 1 January) | 15 April |
| Master's, English-language | Summer (applications from 1 July) | 15 October |
| Master's, German-language | Winter / summer | 15 September / 15 March |
| Bachelor's and Diplom, without preparatory course | Winter / summer (via uni-assist) | 15 September / 15 March |
| Bachelor's and Diplom, with preparatory course and German training | Winter / summer (via uni-assist) | 15 June / 15 December |
Not every English-language Master's admits in the summer semester: Mechanical and Process Engineering and the MBA IBRE, for example, start in winter only. Check the start dates on your programme page.
How many programmes are taught in English?
TU Bergakademie Freiberg offers 14 Master's programmes taught in English:
| Field | Master's programmes |
|---|---|
| Geosciences and resources | Advanced Mineral Resource Development (AMRD); Applied Geoscience; Geomatics for Mineral Resource Management; Groundwater Management; Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management (MoRe); Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management (SINReM) |
| Materials and engineering | Advanced Materials Analysis; Chemical Engineering; Computational Materials Science (CMS); Mechanical and Process Engineering (MPE); Metallic Materials Technology (MMT); Technology and Application of Inorganic Engineering Materials (TAIEM) |
| Mathematics and business | Mathematics for Data and Resource Sciences; International Business and Resources in Emerging Markets (IBRE, MBA) |
All Bachelor's and Diplom programmes are taught in German. German-language Master's programmes require German at B1 when applying and DSH-2 or an equivalent certificate for admission.
About TU Bergakademie Freiberg
TU Bergakademie Freiberg is a public technical university in Freiberg, Saxony, between Dresden and Chemnitz. It was founded in 1765 as a mining academy and has around 4,200 students in six faculties.
Its focus is on geosciences, mining, materials science, energy and process engineering, and raw materials economics. More than half of its students come from abroad.
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