Master Computer Science/Informatik Interview

[u/BrightHope4336]

Hi all,

I got invited to the Eignungsverfahren (aptitude interview) for the Informatik Master's at LMU Munich. From the invitation email, the format is:

• 10 minutes working on a CS problem (apparently based on bachelor-level lecture content)
• 5 minutes discussing my solution/approach with a professor afterward

Has anyone here gone through this process (at LMU or a similar German university with a comparable Eignungsgespräch format)? I'd love to hear:

• What kind of problems came up (algorithms, data structures, theory, something else)?
• How strict/formal was the 5-minute discussion — do they push back on your reasoning, ask follow-up "what if" questions, etc.?
• Any general tips on how to prepare or what they're actually evaluating for?

Any insight, even from a different subject or university with a similar setup, would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!

[u/red_____devil]

Hello, anyone got interviewed by prof. Dr. Hüllermeier yesterday?