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Access to RWTHonline for Application

Access to RWTHonline for Application

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This page describes how you can access RWTHonline for your application depending on your status on the RWTH Aachen University.


Access for first-time applicants

If you have never been enrolled or employed at the RWTH University, please follow the steps below to create an applicant account in RWTHonline.

Step 1
Go to the RWTHonline homepage and click on register with RWTHonline.

A screenshot of the RWTHonline homepage. The option for the registration in RWTHonline is marked in red.

Step 2
Enter you personal data and an e-mail address that you will be able to access throughout the application process.

  • Ensure that your data is entered correctly. Some of this data is automatically used for your application.

Step 3
You will receive an e-mail with a link to set a password for your applicant account and to complete your registration.

Step 4
Please use the "Login for applicants" to log in to RWTHonline with the login credentials for your applicant account.

A screenshot of the login field for applicants. The screenshot shows the empty spaces for a username, password and the login button.

If you have forgotten your login credentials, you may reset them using the link on the RWTHonline homepage.

Access for students and employees

If you are already enrolled or employed at RWTH, please follow the steps below to access RWTHonline for your application.

Step 1
Go to RWTHonline an click on Login Access in the "Login for students and employees" area.

Step 2
Log in via RWTH Single Sign-On and use this account for the application process.

A screenshot of the login field for applicants. The screenshot shows the login for students and applicants and the buttons Login Access and Continue without login.

If you have forgotten your login credentials, you can use the password-reset application.

Access for former students and employees

RWTH accounts lose the right to access RWTHonline at the end of employment or 180 days after exmatriculation. Therefore, individuals who were previously employed or enrolled at RWTH must reactivate their account in order to apply.

To do so, please follow the steps below.

Step 1
Go to the RWTHonline homepage and click on register with RWTHonline.

A screenshot of the RWTHonline homepage. The option for the registration in RWTHonline is marked in red.

Step 2
Enter you personal data and an e-mail address that you will be able to access throughout the application process

Step 3
You will receive an e-mail with the title "Registrierung in RWTHonline" (Registration on RWTHonline) that informs you that you already own an account. It is referring to your previous account that you used as an RWTH student or employee. 

Step 4
Please use the support form to make an enquiry with the category "Access to RWTHonline" and include:

  • your date of birth
  • your full name
  • the registration code from the e-mail
  • the e-mail address that you have used as a contact e-mail address in IdM Selfservice during your studies or employment

You will subsequently recieve login credentials for a temporary applicant account, which you can use to log in via the Login for applicants.

A screenshot of the login field for applicants. The screenshot shows the empty spaces for a username, password and the login button.

The temporary account is already connected to your former RWTH Single Sign-On account that you will be able to use after a successful enrollment.


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last changed on 05/30/2025

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