There are a lot of universities to choose from. After many hours of scavenging through their websites I built a table with important details like their selection criteria, course start date, Application start date etc. This is an important step since universities have different application dates and it would be disappointing to miss applying due to carelessness on such trivial detail. Read ahead to see how I built an initial list and then filtered to the final list application list.
Preliminary University List
This is a list of universities which have AI, Data science and Signal processing related courses in English. This is filtered from the DAAD website. It has a comprehensive list of all universities with many convenient filters. I have tried to capture the degree name, University, tution fees, Minimum number of semesters in the course, starting semester and the apporximate ranking. The ranks are a mix of QS, THE and Shangai. I wasn’t very particular on which rank is used. They are generally close by in all three rankings
| Degree Name | University | Tution Fees | Semester | Start | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Engg | Univ of Passau | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 401 – 500 |
| AI and ML | TU of Darmstad | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 251 – 300 |
| AI and data science | Heinrich Heine Univ | None | 4 | Win | 251 – 300 |
| Advanced signal processing and communication | FAU Erlangen | None | 4 | Win | 193 |
| Analytics and AI | ESMT Berlin | 8000/sem | 4 | Win | |
| Applied data science | Univ of Gottingen | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 111 |
| Artificial Intelligence | FAU Erlangen | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 193 |
| Artificial intelligence | Brandenburg Univ of tech | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 54 |
| Comm and IT | Ulm University | 1500/sem | 4 | Sum | 193 |
| Data Analytics | Univ of Hildesheim | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 2438 |
| Data Engg and analystics | TU Munich | 6000/sem | 4 | Win/Sum | 30 |
| Data science | LMU | 4 | Win | 38 | |
| Data science | Philipps univ Marburg | none | 4 | Win/Sum | 401-500 |
| Data science | RWTH Aachen | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 90 |
| Data science | TU Dortmund | None | 4 | 401-500 | |
| Data science | TU of Braunschweig | None | 4 | 5001-600 | |
| Data science | Univ Of Munster | Not sure | 4 | 193 | |
| Data science | Univ of Hamburg | None | 4 | 136 | |
| Electrical Comm engg. | Univ of Kassel | None | 3 | 151-200 | |
| Information and Comm Eng | TU of Darmstad | None | 4 | Win | 251 – 300 |
| Information and communication tech | FAU Erlangen | None | 4 | Win/Sum | 193 |
| Intelligent Adaptive systems | Univ of Hamburg | None | 4 | 136 | |
| Machine learning | Univ of Tubingen | 1500/sem | 4 | Win | 95 |
| Mathematics in data science | TU Munich | 6000/sem | 4 | Win/Sum | 30 |
| NLP | Trier University | None | 4 | Win/Sum | |
| Robotics systems engg | RWTH Aachen | 6000/sem | 4 | 90 | |
| Sensing, Processing, Communication (Space -ST) | Univ of Bremen | None | 4 | 301-350 | |
| Speech and Language processing | Univ of Konstanz | 1679 euro/sem | 4 | 251-300 | |
| Electrical Engg, IT and Csc | RWTH Aachen | None |
Universities with Signal Processing courses
Here I have taken all the courses which has signal processing as its major subject. Of these of special interest are the Electrical Engineering at Uni of Stuttgart and CME at FAU. These courses offer course choices which are completely focused on signal processing. Other courses have some communication subject like microwave in their mandatory subject list. Since my focus is Signal processing I was more eager to get into these courses.
I have also tried to capture the 3 rankings THE, QS and Shangai separately. I have also marked among other things the qualifying criteria.
Common documents
- Transcript
- CV
- LoR
- LoM
- Module details
| College | Course Name | THE Ranking | QS Ranking | Shangai Ranking | Tution fees | Intake | App start date (MM-DD) | App end date (MM-DD) | Prob accept date (MM-DD) | Registration date | Sem start date | Available starts | TOEFL | IELTS | MoI | GRE | APS certificate | Extra enterance | Remarks | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUM | Communications and Electronics Engineering | 30 | 49 | 59 | 6000 | 01-01 | 05-31 | FCFG | WS | WS | 95 | 7 | Y | N | Y | Y | Course Home | |||
| RWTH Aachen | Communications Engineering | 90 | 147 | 201 | 0 | No limits | 03-01 | ASAP (Within a month) | 10-31 | 10-15 | WS/SS | 90 | 6 | N | Y | Course Home | ||||
| Uni of Hamburg | Information and Communication systems | 136 | 228 | 201 | 350 | No Limits | 12-01 | 03-01 | WS | WS/SS | 90 | 6.5 | N | N | Y | self test | Course Home | |||
| KIT | Information and Communication | 140 | 141 | 301 | 1500 | No limits | 05-15<br> | 07-15 | 08-15 | 09-01 | 09-01 | WS/SS | 90 | 6.5 | Y | N | Y | Course link | ||
| FAU Erlangen | Adaptive Signal Processing and Communication Engg | 193 | 340 | 201 | 0 | 50 | 02-15 | 03-15 | ASAP (Within a month) | 10-01 | WS | 95 | 7 | N | O | Y | Y | Interview after selection / Course discontinued | Course Home | |
| FAU Erlangen | Comm and Mutli Eng. | 0 | 50 | Feb 15 | Mar 15 | O | Y | Y | Interview after selection | |||||||||||
| FAU Erlangen | Computational engg | 0 | 250+ | Apr 15 | O | |||||||||||||||
| Uni of Ulm | Communication and Information Technology | 193 | 375 | 401 | 1500 | No Limits | 08-15 | 09-30 | SS | SS | 95 | 7 | Y | N | Y | Cojurse Home | ||||
| Uni of Stuttgart | Electrical Engg ( Communication systems ) | 251 | 355 | 301 | 1500 | Unclear | 12-01 | 01-15 | ASAP (Within a month) | WS/SS | 95 | 7 | Y | N | Course Link | |||||
| Uni of Stuttgart | INFOTECH (Communication Engineering and Media Technology) | 251 | 355 | 301 | 1500 | Unclear | 11-15 | 02-15 | 05-01 | 10-01 | WS/SS | 95 | 7 | Y | N | Y | Course Link | |||
| TU Darmstadt | Information and Communication Engineering (iCE)(Comm systems) | 251 | 275 | 401 | 220 | No Limits | 06-01 | 08-31 | FCFG | WS | 95 | 6.5 | Y | Opt | Y | Y | Online test | Course home | ||
| TU Ilmenau | Communications and Signal Processing | 1001 | 01-16 | 05-15 | FCFG | 10-01 | 10-01 | WS | N | N | Y | Course Home |
Final Shortlist
I finally removed some more universities from the short list. Firstly, I removed TUM since it has 6000 Eur Tuition fees. I wouldn’t want to pay that as I would get similar quality of education from other universities for a much lower price. I also removed RWTH Aachen as it is the only university requiring GRE. I didn’t want to prepare for this test for just one university. I kept Ilmenau, Kassal and Chemnitz as backup. These don’t offer much flexibility in terms of electives.
| College | Start Date | End Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ of Hamburg | 2024 Dec 1 | 2025 Mar 1 | Info & Comm Systems |
| KIT | 2025 May 15 | 2025 Jul 15 | EE & Info Tech |
| FAU Erlangen | 2025 Feb 15 | 2025 Mar 15 | CME |
| FAU Erlangen | 2025 Feb 15 | 2025 Jul 15 | ICE |
| Univ of Stuttgart | 2024 Dec 1 | 2025 Jan 15 | EE Stuttgart |
| Uni of Stuttgart (Infotec) | 2024 Nov 15 | 2025 Feb 15 | |
| TU Darmstadt | 2025 Mar 1 | 2025 Aug 31 | ICE Darmstadt |
| TU Ilmenau | 2025 Jan 16 | 2025 May 15 | Comm & Signal Processing |
| Uni of Kassel | 2025 Mar 1 | 2025 Jul 15 | ECE Kassel |
| TU Chemnitz | 2025 May 1 | 2025 Jul 15 | ICE Chemnitz |
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