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We answer your questions
Student counseling – personal and confidential
Do you have detailed questions about the specific content of the study program or would you like to find out about the various options for choosing a specialization or funding? Then simply make an appointment for a personal consultation. We are happy to make time for you and answer your personal questions – at the school or by phone. This personal conversation is of course confidential and solutions-focused.
FAQs
Our graduates work in leading positions all over the world. Not only in the various segments of the milling industry, but in any industry where bulk materials are
- conveyed, sorted, and treated/processed,
- crushed, granulated, and pelletized,
- separated, dosed/fed and mixed.
Our graduates are offered interesting and well-paid jobs in all sections of the food and feedstuff production, bulk materials and storage technology, chemical and recycling industries, as well as in related plant construction!
You are expected to have a vocational qualification as follows:
- process technologist in the milling and cereals industry or in another occupation in the food-processing industry or
- millwright or in a craft or industrial metal-working profession or
- mechatronics technician or in a design profession (e.g. technical draughtsman) or
- in an equivalent profession in the agricultural sector or
- if you are already a technician or engineer or have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in one of the above-mentioned disciplines, your previous achievements may be recognized.
At least one year of practical work experience is also expected.
Applicants who have not completed dual vocational training and passed a final journeyman’s/skilled worker’s examination should contact the school for information on possible procedures to clarify their admission eligibility.
Exceptions may be approved by the state education authority in justified cases.
The Deutsche Müllerschule Braunschweig is a public, state-owned school and does not charge tuition fees. However, you should expect to pay costs of approx. 200 – 300 € per year for books, copies, field trips etc., in addition to accommodation and living expenses.
“BAföG” or “Meisterbafög” benefits can be applied for:
Pursuant to the German Upgrading Training Assistance Act (AFBG), skilled workers preparing for a master craftsman’s certificate, technician’s certificate or a comparable advanced training qualification are legally entitled to state support, if certain conditions are met. According to this, “Meister-BAföG”, an initially interest-free and later low-interest loan from the Deutsche Ausgleichsbank, can be claimed for course and examination fees up to a certain maximum amount. Single parents also receive a monthly allowance for the care of children up to the age of ten.
For participants on a full-time course (such as at the DMSB), contributions to living costs are also provided. The monthly entitlement rates are based on the terms of the German Education & Training Assistance Act (BAföG). The student’s own income is offset against these rates, factoring in certain allowances.
The municipal offices for educational and training assistance provide information on the details of financial assistance.
If you register as unemployed before you start studying, your entitlement to “unemployment benefit” is only interrupted by your studies, but not terminated. Otherwise, there is no entitlement.
The net study time is only 17 months.
The program starts on a Monday, i.e. at the start of a full week, and largely corresponds to the start of the academic year in Lower Saxony.
The first port of call is the DMSB Secretariat. A list of apartments that are regularly rented to DMSB students is available here. The “Glück zu!” fraternity also offers eleven furnished rooms for its members. You can search online at the following sites:
To maintain one’s professional prospects for the future, it definitely is advisable to take the supplementary specialism as well, because the combination of subjects in the Vocational Section with those of plant design is unique. Almost 100 % of our students opt to do this! And are therefore well equipped for the imponderables of later professional life.
That is when the learning really starts! But equipped with the broad basic knowledge and the specialist knowledge specific to the milling industry that is taught at the DMSB, you are quickly able to familiarize yourself with different company specifics! Otherwise see answer to 1.
Forms and information
Brochures
MTEC Magazine (PDF)
MTEC Magazine (flip catalogue)
“Glück zu” Fraternity Magazine
“Glück zu” Fraternity Magazine (flip catalogue)
A wide range of financial assistance options
You can apply for the so-called “Aufstiegs-BAföG” (formerly “Meister-BAföG”) at the Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen (NBank) in Hanover. If you are studying full-time, e.g. on the advanced training program at the DMSB, you can, for example, obtain a contribution towards your living expenses here. There is also the “regular” (student) BAföG, or you can bridge the time gap with a student loan.
Find a student apartment or room
The first place to go is the DMSB Secretariat. Here you can find a list of landlords who regularly rent rooms to DMSB students. The “Glück zu!” student fraternity also offers eleven furnished rooms for its members. You can search online at the following sites:
Important information
For students from non-EU countries
You need a residence permit to attend the Deutsche Müllerschule Braunschweig. This can be based on school enrollment; the relevant basis for this is school attendance, corresponding regulations are set out in the German Residence Act (Section 16 Para. 5).
According to the General Administrative Regulation relating to the Residence Act, this also includes vocational training courses. These courses include advanced training in a predominantly technical theory format that leads to a state-certified vocational qualification in accordance with federal or state regulations.
DMSB qualifications are precisely this kind of advanced training course.
When applying at the German consulate in your home country, you should point out these regulations:
Excerpt from:
General Administrative Regulation relating to the German Residence Act (AVwV-AufenthG).
“16.5.2.6 The purposes of residence pursuant to Section 16(5) also include vocational training courses that do not correspond to a study program pursuant to Section 16(1) or in-company training as defined in Section 17. These courses include training in a predominantly technical-theory format that leads to a state-certified vocational qualification in accordance with federal or state regulations. In principle, a residence permit may only be issued, if the training course at the educational institution is not exclusively aimed at nationals of a particular country. The German Länder may stipulate that exceptions to Sentences 2 and 3 are subject to the approval of the supreme federal state authority. Vocational internships that are a prescribed part of the training do not require the approval of the Federal Employment Agency pursuant to Section 2 (2) No. 1 of the Employment Regulation.”
All contact options
We are happy to help by phone, in writing and, of course, also on site in a personal consultation.
