Program Overview

Introduction to the T.I.M.E. Doppel-Master-Programm

The T.I.M.E. (Top Industrial Managers in Engineering) program is a master's exchange program that allows students to study at two excellent universities, earn two master's degrees in a short period, and build international networks. This program is designed for committed master's students in technical fields.

Participating Faculties

The following faculties offer the T.I.M.E. program:

• Fakultät für Bauingenieurwesen (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
  • Contact persons: Dr. Jutta Hausmann and Nathaly Bejarano Serrano
  • Note: No T.I.M.E. program will be offered in the academic year 2025/26
• Fakultät für Maschinenwesen (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
  • Contact person: Dr. Sabrina Grübener
• Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
  • Contact person: Dr. Kerstin Jenkes

Benefits of the T.I.M.E. Program

• Earn two master's degrees (from RWTH and the partner university)
• Study in Germany and abroad
• Short study duration (a total of three years)
• International networking and better career opportunities

Requirements

• Successful completion of a bachelor's degree at one of the participating faculties or a corresponding bachelor's degree from another German university
• Excellent academic performance
• Language skills (depending on the partner university)

Program Structure

1. Application: The application deadline is January 15th of each year.
   • Applications are submitted through the application portal.
   • Exception: Applications for the Universidade Sao Paolo from students of Faculty 6 require separate application documents, which must be submitted to the faculty by March 15th.
   • Students must participate in a mandatory counseling session at their respective faculty before applying.
2. Study: The program typically follows this structure:
   • One year of study at RWTH
   • One year of study at the partner university
   • One year of final thesis work at both universities

Overview of Partner Universities and Scholarship Programs

Faculty 3 (Bauingenieurwesen)

• CTU Prag (not offered in the academic year 2025/26)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters

Faculty 4 (Maschinenwesen)

• Ècoles Centrales (Paris, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Marseille, France)
  • Scholarship from the German-French University, Erasmus funding for two semesters
  • French language skills at the B1 level are required
• Keio University (Minato City, Japan)
  • Application for the MEXT Scholarship is possible
• Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, Spain)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters
  • Spanish language skills at the B1 level are required
• Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia (Valéncia, Spain)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters
  • Spanish language skills at the B1 level are required
• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST) (Breslau, Poland)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters
  • Stay at the partner university is only possible for two semesters

Faculty 6 (Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik)

• CTU Prag (Prag, Tschechien)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters
• Ècolce Centrales (Paris, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Marseille, France)
  • Scholarship from the German-French University, Erasmus funding for two semesters
  • French language skills at the B1 level are required
• Keio University (Minato City, Japan)
  • Application for the MEXT Scholarship is possible
• KTH Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters
• Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, Spain)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters
  • Spanish language skills at the B1 level are required
• Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia (Valencia, Spain)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters
  • Spanish language skills at the B1 level are required
• Universidade Sao Paolo (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
  • Currently, no scholarship is available
  • Portuguese language skills at the B1 level are required
  • Application through the faculty
• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST) (Breslau, Poland)
  • Erasmus funding for two semesters

The T.I.M.E. Alumni Network

If you want to benefit from the experiences of T.I.M.E. alumni and network, you can find more information from the T.I.M.E. alumni.