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Availability of the admission office
The admission office (Abt. II-1 Zulassung) has been closed for visitors until further notice.
Counselling is done by email or by phone at the times listed below.
Applications for this study programme are paperless. Please upload the required application documents with your personal upload assistant. You will receive a link once you have completed the online application.
We will no longer accept paper documents.
Availability of the admission office
The admission office (Abt. II-1 Zulassung) has been closed for visitors until further notice.
Counselling is done by email or by phone at the times listed below.
Application period (cut-off period)
winter semester: 15.04. - 15.05.
summer semester: 15.10. - 15.11.
This is how you apply:
Step 1: Online application
You apply online.
Step 2: You submit your documents
Upload the required application documents using the upload assistant. You will receive a link to your personal upload assistant once you have completed your online application.
You must upload all documents by the last day of the application period.
office hours:
Mon., Wed., Thu. 9:00 am -11:30 am
Tue. 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Mon., Tue. 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
For legally binding information please see the MSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology admissions statutes.
Upon completing the online application you need to submit the following documents using your personal upload assistant within the application deadline. You will receive a link to your personal upload assistant once you have completed your online application.
Upon completing the online application you will receive a confirmation email with your access details for the application portal, where you can find details on the status of your application and other notifications.
If we receive more qualified applications than there are study places available, the selection is made in a two-step process.
The first ranking list is formed as follows:
1. Step
Overall grade of the bachelor's degree, or overall grade of the study achievements and exam results obtained up to the application cut-off date; the best grade is at the top of the ranking list. In cases of equal scores, the decision is made by lottery.
2. Step
The pre-selected candidates are invited to a selection interview which will determine the final result. (see §§ 4 and 5 admission statutes)
Claims of hardship in master´s programmes with restricted admission
5% of all available places (one place minimum) are reserved for cases of exceptional hardship.
Exceptional hardship applies particularly to cases where it is absolutely necessary for the applicant to begin their studies without delay due to health reasons or equally serious circumstances. Applicants who depend on Ulm as place of study due to exceptional family, social or economic circumstances may claim hardship as well.
Please note:
Claims of hardship will be considered only from applicants who were not allocated a study place in the allocation procedure based on performance.
Dependence on study location in the interest of the public (Ortsbindung; mainly top athletes)
1% of the study places (with a minimum of one place) are allocated on the basis of dependence on study location in the interest of the public (Ortsbindung). This applies to applicants who fall into a certain category determined by the University, whose consideration is of particular interest to the public and who are tied to Ulm as place of study due to justified circumstances.
These are in particular applicants who belong to a national-level Olympic, prospective, supplementary or team sports squad or a junior squad 1 of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
Please note:
Further information on the master's programme Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.