You must have earned a bachelor’s degree in meteorology or an equivalent degree from a higher education institution in Germany or abroad.
The course is taught entirely in English, so you must also provide proof of English language skills. Normally, the German Abitur certificate is sufficient for this, provided that English was taken continuously up to the end of the penultimate year (year 11 for G8 Abitur, otherwise year 12) and completed with a grade of “adequate” (4) or better.

Meteorologists can work in the field of weather forecasting, in researching and developing new weather products and computer models, or be responsible for producing forecasts based on model calculations and observations at radio or TV stations. Thanks to their scientific training, meteorologists are also employed by companies in the chemical, aerospace, shipping, automotive and combustion technology, and pharmaceutical sectors – wherever people are needed to evaluate satellite data or large databases. Meteorologists are also needed in the energy sector: In today’s world, it is especially important to use renewable energies as efficiently as possible – and this can only be done with a sound knowledge of meteorological relationships. Insurance companies now employ meteorologists who use computer-aided analyses and calculations to assess the risks of extreme weather events such as storms, floods, and droughts. However, meteorologists are also in demand as generalists who are particularly skilled at solving complex problems in other – not immediately apparent – areas: The techniques for understanding the development of a share price, for example, are the same as those used for analyzing long-term meteorological time series. Therefore, meteorologists are also in demand in the financial sector.