17 Universities in Germany Without IELTS (2027 Intake)

KIT is one of Germany’s top-ranked technical universities, formed from a merger of a research centre and a technical university, which gives it unusually strong research infrastructure for a master’s student to plug into, especially in mechanical and electrical engineering, computer science, and materials science. Karlsruhe is a smaller, more affordable city than Stuttgart or Munich despite being in the same Baden-Württemberg tuition-fee zone, so your total cost of living may still come out lower than the state tuition fee alone suggests. KIT also runs a large number of joint research projects with German industry, which can translate into paid research-assistant positions for master’s students who want to offset their living costs.