Winter semester 2025/2026: We are still accepting applications!
Prospective first-year students can still apply for admission to a number of programs offered in the upcoming semester. Find out more about the programs and submit your application for admission to TH Köln or secure a place in a Bachelor's program with restricted admission through the coordinated succession procedure via hochschulstart.de!
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Ongoing application deadlines for the winter semester 2025/2026
Applications for admission via CaMS are still possible for the following programs:
International applicants
Please note that deadlines for applicants with international entrance qualifications may differ.
Master's programs
Process Engineering – Process Intensification (Master's program) (Deadline: September 15, 2025)
For all other programs offered in the winter semester 2025/2026, the application deadline has already passed.
Apply online
Prospective first-year students can submit their application for admission through TH Köln's campus management system (CaMS).
Quick and easy online application
If you are interested in enrolling as a first-year student at TH Köln, you can submit your application for admission through TH Köln's campus management system (CaMS). Simply sign up for CaMS and you are ready to start your application. Supporting documents can be uploaded to CaMS – no paper copies required.
Applicants with international entrance qualifications
For applicants with international entrance qualifications (secondary school diploma, Studienkolleg or international (under)graduate degree), the application process and deadlines might differ from that of applicants with German qualifications. Follow the link below for more information:
How to apply as a degree-seeking student
Coordinated succession procedure for Bachelor's programs with restricted admission
Until September 30, 2025, prospective students still have the opportunity to apply for a Bachelor's program with restricted admission at TH Köln for the winter semester 2025/2026.
Additional information on the coordinated succession procedure [in German]
The coordinated succession procedure for Bachelor's programs with restricted admission is now open. Applicants who did not receive an admission offer during the coordination phase may still be offered a study place.
Even if you have not submitted an application so far, or if you would like to apply for additional programs, you can still submit an application and may be offered admission if places are available. The application deadline for this procedure is September 30, 2025.
All Bachelor's programs with restricted admission at TH Köln are participating in this procedure. We are particularly looking forward to receiving applications for the following programs:
Library Studies and Digital Communication (Bachelor's program)
Data and Information Science (Bachelor's program)
Mechanical Engineering - Product Engineering and Context (Bachelor's program)