How will we generate, store, and distribute energy in a climate-neutral future?

How do power grids with 100% renewable energies work?

And how can technical innovation and sustainability be meaningfully combined?

In the bachelor's program in Sustainable Energy Systems at the Technical University of Ilmenau, you will learn to answer these questions with a solid foundation in engineering and natural sciences - and actively contribute to solutions for one of the greatest challenges of our time.

Brief profile

Graduation
Master of Science
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Restrictions on admission
NC-free
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Standard period of study
6 semester
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Start of studies
October 1
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Requirement for admission
none
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Credit points
180
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Teaching language
German

Brief description

A Degree Program at the Intersection of Technology and Sustainability

Combine technology, sustainability, and the future! In the Bachelor’s program in Sustainable Energy Systems, you can expect:

  • modern and personalized study plans
  • support through a mentoring program
  • practical modules and projects addressing real-world challenges
  • a combination of technology and sustainability
 

These and other career paths are open to you:

  • Development and planning of sustainable energy systems
  • Work in energy companies, engineering firms, or startups
  • Sustainability assessment and technology consulting
  • Advanced master’s programs at TU Ilmenau:
    Renewable Energy Technology, Electrical Energy Systems, Electrochemistry, and Electroplating

Application with German certificates and from educational institutions within the EU / EEA

Application with certificates from educational institutions outside the EU / EEA

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Why Ilmenau?

The interdisciplinary program in Sustainable Energy Systems optimally prepares you for a career in which you can advance the energy transition. You will not only learn about all aspects of renewable energies, but also gain insights into more general, overarching concepts of sustainability and the circular economy. Thanks to the high proportion of project-oriented modules, you will learn in a practical way how development and research projects are carried out. The program also prepares you directly for a subsequent master's degree, in particular the master's programs in Renewable Energy Technology, Electrical Energy Systems, or Electrochemistry and Electroplating.

Course content

Basic subjects (mathematics, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering)

25 %

Fundamentals of sustainable energy systems (fundamentals of sustainable energy technology, power systems, technical thermodynamics, electrochemistry and corrosion)

11 %

Sustainability (sustainable development, material and product cycles, sustainability assessment, energy communication)

11 %

Elective modules

28 %

Project-based modules

14 %

Soft skills

3 %

Bachelor's thesis

8 %
Detailed subject overview: Bachelor Sustainable Energy Systems (Module List)

Practice during studies

Practical experience during your studies: The practical aspect runs through the entire program, beginning in the first and second semesters with laboratory courses in physics, chemistry, and electrical engineering. In “Sustainable Development,” also in the first semester, local sustainability problems are analyzed and solved in a project-based manner. In the third semester, a practical project on sustainable energy communication is planned. Through research projects and project work in the last two semesters, students learn and apply the implementation of natural science and engineering projects in the field of sustainability, with the project work in the last semester leading directly to the bachelor's thesis.

Fields of work

In the areas of sustainability, renewable energy, and the generation, conversion, storage, and distribution of electrical energy, as well as the circular economy, such as:

  • Development Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Management Consultant
  • Researcher
  • Policy Advisor 
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Manja Krümmer

+49 3677 69-3763