Nutrition, Health and Food Systems

What you would need to do

In the order you must act, not the order things get published. Some steps depend on your nationality — tell us where you are from and this list gets sharper.

1. APS India minimum Class XII score of 70%Before you applyA hard academic floor applied at COUNTRY level, outside any university's own criteria. A student holding a university offer can still be refused the APS certificate, and therefore the visa. Announced 23 February 2026, effective Winter Semester 2026/27.Academic Evaluation Centre India (APS India) ↗
2. dMAT (Digital Master Test) — required for some Master's fieldsBefore you applyStandardised academic aptitude test run by APS India with g.a.s.t. Required as part of APS documentation for Master's applicants whose PREVIOUS degree is in Engineering; Commerce, Accounting, Finance or Economics; or Business and Management. Applies from the s · EUR 150APS India with g.a.s.t. ↗
3. German language proficiency (institution-set level)No national minimum level. The recognised EXAMS are standardised nationally (TestDaF and DSH), but the required level and any waiver are set by each institution.Individual higher education institutions; exams standardised nationally ↗
4. APS certificate (Akademische Prüfstelle) — IndiaVerification of academic documents issued by Indian institutions. Required for the German student visa. It does NOT replace a university's admission decision, and it can run in parallel with university applications.Academic Evaluation Centre India (APS India) ↗
5. Proof of financial resources (Finanzierungsnachweis / Sperrkonto)Applicants must prove funds for one year, commonly by depositing into a blocked account (Sperrkonto). Blocks the visa, not the university application. · EUR 11,904Federal Foreign Office / DAAD Study in Germany ↗
6. Health insurance (compulsory)Proof of health insurance is demanded at BOTH university enrolment and residence-permit application.DAAD Study in Germany ↗
7. Anmeldung (residence registration)Every international student moving to Germany must register at the residents' registration office, usually within one week. The written confirmation is needed to obtain the residence permit.Einwohnermeldeamt / Bürgeramt, then Ausländerbehörde for the permit ↗

Cost

tuition — EUR 0 per year (international students)DAAD International Programmes: Nutrition, Health and Food Systems at Fulda University of Applied Sciences — tuition fees as published: 'No tuition fees'Checked 2026-08-16 · daad.de

Entry requirements

• otherDAAD programme detail for Nutrition, Health and Food Systems at Fulda University of Applied Sciences — english language requirement as published: at level B2 of the European Framework of Reference. The details are regulated by the statutes on the language skills required for studying at Fulda University of Applied Sciences
• otherDAAD programme detail for Nutrition, Health and Food Systems at Fulda University of Applied Sciences — academic admission requirements as published: Proof of a first professionally qualifying university degree in a course of study with a focus on ecotrophology or related courses such as household and service sciences in the food industry, nutrition and food sciences; dietetics with a minimum of 180 ECTS credits and a grade point average of 2.5 or better. If the degree was passed with a grade lower than 2.5, the applicant may be granted admission to the programme upon request by providing evidence of very good food or nutrition-related expertise. Proof of this must be conclusively presented in a one-page cover letter and reviewed by a committee of the department. Applicants who are not graduates of a Bachelor's programme in ecotrophology