- BSc. or equivalent in the field of materials science and engineering, physics, chemistry, or other engineering disciplines.
- Students can still apply if they won't have finished their studies within our application deadline. In this case, please make sure to attach a professor's note to your application attesting that you will have finished your studies until August 31st 2011.
Sufficient knowledge of the language of the first hosting university (at least a EU- B2 level, see grading of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ).The following table lists some examples of the required language levels (concerning English language proof, only the five listed tests are accepted):
| Language | Test | Miniumum required results | English*
| TOEFL (TOEFL- code: 8871)
| paper based test: 550 points (TWE 4)
computer based test: 213 points (Essay Rating 4)
internet based test: 79 points (Writing 17)
| IELTS
| 6.0 (With no part of the test below 5.0)
| | Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English | passed
| | Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency | passed
| Cambridge Diploma in English Studies
| passed
| German
| TestDaf
| Level TDN 3. (If you have already a ZD level, you may be able to reach the requested level upon a one or two months intensive german course at the Universität des Saarlandes).
| French
| DL
| Approved
| DELF 2
| Approved
| DALF
| Approved
| Spanish
| dele Intermedio
| Approved
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- At least some basic knowledge of the language of the second university.
* For Citizens of the following countries no English language test is required: Australia, Canada, Gambia, Ghana, Ireland, Lesotho, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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