We are the RPTU! With around 16,000students, 300 professorships and 160 degree programs, we are the technical university in Rhineland-Palatinate. As a place of top international research and an academic talent factory for business and science, we offer an excellent, cosmopolitan environment for study and research.
As a place of top international research and a talent factory for business, science and society, we offer an excellent, cosmopolitan environment for study and research in order to make important contributions to the pressing problems of the present and to a good future.
The members of RPTU are just as committed to good scientific practice as they are to the high level of responsibility we bear towards society and the people at RPTU. Our mission statement forms the basis of our actions.
| Acronym | RPTU |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Undergraduate Programmes | |
| Postgraduate Programmes | 64 |
| Departments | 16 |
| Location | Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Address | RPTU in Kaiserslautern Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 67663 Kaiserslautern |
The Technical University of Kaiserslautern and the Landau campus of the University of Koblenz-Landau are growing together to form the future-oriented RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau. This is characterized by a lively inter-campus cooperation.
In the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, it is the heir to two locations with a long tradition of being rooted in the Palatinate and is the only technical university that also offers teacher training for all types of schools.
The promotion of young scientists is a central part of the university culture at RPTU. We support young researchers through offers of scientific personnel and career development, e.g. through a diverse range of advice, support and workshops.
We see it as our task to provide students with a comprehensive education in order to contribute to solving the challenges facing society as a whole. In a complex and rapidly changing world, we provide them with the necessary skills to take on responsibility in business, society and science.
We are committed to national and international cutting-edge research to the highest standards, in particular transparency and reproducibility. To this end, we continuously support our members in developing their potential.
In partnership with society, business and politics, we bear responsibility for the country and the region. We are also a driving force for national and international networking and Digitalization.
Research orientation in studies and teaching
In line with the guiding principles of "research-oriented studies" and "education through science", we see research and teaching as a synergetic and integrative unit. Our degree programs combine scientific expertise with systemic and critical thinking, create starting points for application orientation and interdisciplinarity and provide space to address future topics with a cross-sectional character. In this way, we create an attractive environment for high-achieving and enthusiastic students. In doing so, we aim to enable our students to continue their education independently, pass on their knowledge and gain new scientific insights.
Outstanding international research
We actively focus our research on innovation, both in the specialist disciplines and across disciplines. We are measured against the highest national and international standards, and we drive their further development ourselves. We are committed to the DFG's guidelines for good scientific practice. We strive for an outstanding position in international competition both in basic research and in application-oriented research, manifested by excellent publications, successful acquisition of third-party funding and a high reputation in the scientific community.
To this end, we promote profile areas that can hold their own in coordinated programs through scientific excellence at national and international level. We cooperate with leading national and international research partners and non-university research institutes.
Funding at all levels
For us, sustainable success is closely linked to the potential and commitment of people in all areas of work and at all levels. We therefore accompany, support and promote students, academics and employees in all phases of their lives and work in a needs- and goal-oriented manner.
Innovative educational research and teacher training
RPTU offers teacher training for all types of schools. With a broad range of subjects and based on proven specialist sciences and outstanding educational research, we offer teacher training courses that enable future teachers to act competently both professionally and pedagogically and to think and develop schools on the basis of the latest scientific findings.
Research in the field of tension "Technology-Society-Environment"
Due to the broad spectrum of engineering, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences disciplines, we also see the area of tension "technology-society-environment" as a central research topic at our university. Research at the interfaces between these areas specifically promotes innovation and the acquisition of knowledge.
We combine existing expertise in the engineering and natural sciences with that of the humanities and social sciences in order to make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of society.
Continuing education and lifelong learning
Building on the existing tradition of the two locations, we offer lifelong scientific education and continuing education in addition to undergraduate teaching. These are complemented by strong research expertise along the entire education chain and consolidate our leading position in distance learning.
Networking, position in the country and region, social responsibility
As a research-oriented university of technology, we take our responsibility for our country and the region seriously and make a key contribution to the transfer of knowledge to society.
We participate in regional, national and international discourses, provide evidence-based and critical support for current social developments and are actively involved in national and international committees.
In the area of teacher training for all types of schools, we take on the special task of networking schools, research, education and working life.
The university accelerates and supports the innovative strength and competitiveness of the economy and industry in the region through research and transfer.
As an employer and by promoting spin-offs, it makes a contribution to the labor market and the attractiveness of the location.
Networking with society and the region is also significantly driven by our alumni.
We promote research, education and continuing education in the subjects and beyond the specialist disciplines, based on the highest standards of performance. In particular, as a constantly evolving university, we promote the competition of ideas and international networking.
We live a relationship based on partnership between students, academics and employees. Joint university self-administration promotes democratic and responsible action with a view to the well-being of the university. Appreciation and openness in encounters and respect for diversity are the guiding principles of our cooperation. We create a climate that strengthens everyone's motivation and health.
Our basic values are the foundation for cooperation at RPTU. The Equal Opportunities Officers and the Equal Opportunities, Diversity & Family Office are constantly working to promote equality, diversity and equal opportunities and oppose all forms of discrimination. We are committed to a culture of recognition and respect and support all stages of life.
Our success is based on an appreciative environment of people from different backgrounds, cultures, ideas and perspectives in a climate of trust and cooperation. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and equal opportunities and oppose all forms of discrimination. In this way, we ensure mutual respect for the different biographies, lifestyles and family models of our members through a culture of recognition.
The admission requirements vary depending on the program of study.
The application papers request that you provide evidence of the general requirements.
The requirements for a Master's program are the following:
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent evidence of an undergraduate education
Evidence of fulfilling the language requirements (depending on program of study)
Additional Requirements for Applicants from China, Vietnam & Mongolia
Candidates must include a certificate (APS-Certificate; APS = Akademische Prüfstelle) obtained from the respective "test center for academic matters in the German Embassy" Beijing / Hanoi / Ulan-Bator. This does not apply to doctoral program candidates.
Link to China APS: www.aps.org.cn,
Overview documents APS China
Link to Vietnam APS: www.hanoi.diplo.de
Link to India APS: www.aps-india.de
Languages Requirements
... for international Graduate Programs
If you are interested in enrolling in an English-language Master's program, you need to consider the following:
A good knowledge of English is required for the admission to a program of study. You need to prove your English language skills for the various Master's programs as follows:
In some cases an applicant can be exempt from providing English language test results. If your degree has been completed in a country with English as the state language, you will not need to take a TOEFL or an IELTS test. Please check here if you are exempt from providing a proof of English language skills. However the exemption depends from your specific master program.
(Institution Codes: TOEFL 7967, GRE 714.
The admission requirements vary depending on the study program.
The application papers request that you provide evidence of the general requirements.
Please, follow the links for details about the individual academic requirements for our Master's programs:
M.Sc. Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology)
M.Sc. Environmental Challenges and Human Responses (ENCHURE)
The following documents (in English or German) have to be uploaded in My assist by all students along with the online-application form from the uni-assist portal:
Additional documents: applicants for a master's program
In addition, if applicable
You are interested in completing your graduate education at RPTU on Landau campus?
Find information about the formal and academic requirements, application process, required documents and fees here.
We are a member of uni-assist. Applicants who wish to apply for a master's program on Landau campus apply through uni-assist. uni-assist charges a handling fee of 75 euro for processing your application. Every further study wish is charged with 30 euro.
The main task of uni-assist is the evaluation of international school/university certificates in regard to their equivalence to German school/university degrees. uni-assist needs about four to six weeks to check your application documents formally. When checked successfully, they forward your application to us where it will be assessed academically in the respective department. Our Registration Office will notify you about the outcome of the assessment by e-mail.
Email: [email protected],[email protected]
Phone : +49 6341 280 37168, 06341 - 280 37340
2018
Expert Report University Future Program Rhineland-Palatinate questions the structure of the University of Koblenz-Landau and suggests closer cooperation between TU Kaiserslautern and the Landau campus in the sense of a more regional orientation of the university system.
2019
The Council of Ministers decides to separate the University of Koblenz-Landau. The Koblenz campus is to be independent and the Landau campus is to be ... read more
2020
The TU Kaiserslautern and the Campus Landau are jointly developing (as far as Corona allows) the first academic and organizational foundations of their common future in two steering committees.
In fall 2020, the "State Law on the Restructuring of the University Locations Kaiserslautern, Landau and Koblenz" will come into force.
2021
Senate committees from both campuses make initial decisions in joint meetings. In July, the mission statement of the future university is unanimously approved.
2022
In June, in addition to a number of other statutes, the first constitution of the future University of Kaiserslautern-Landau is unanimously and jointly adopted by both Senate committees.
Since January 1, 2023, the University of Kaiserslautern and the University in Landau together form the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU). With about 17,000 students and more than 300 professors, the RPTU is the second largest academic institution in the state.
On February 01, 2023, the new RPTU was celebrated at a ceremony in Hambach Castle with Minister President Malu Dreyer, the Chairman of the German Rectors' Conference Prof. Peter-André Alt and numerous guests from science, politics, business and society.
On October 1 2024, Professor Malte Drescher will take over the role of President of the RPTU, succeeding Professor Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter and Professor Gabriele E. Schaumann.