Brief Description:
The Justus Liebig University
(JLU) Giessen is offering an international master’s program sustainable
transition to extraordinary EU & international students form who have
relevant education and expertise in sustainable development and transition. The
program will be offered fully online and lead to an MSc degree in Sustainable
Transition. Therefore, do you seek to understand the development and transition
process? If yes, then join it.
Scholarship Details:
Language Requirement: TOEFL,
IELTS
Language of Instruction:
English
Application deadline: 15
July 2021
Offering University: Justus
Liebig University Giessen, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional
Sciences and Environmental Management
Mode of study: Online
Program length: 4
semesters
Start of program: in the
winter semester
Level of study:
·
Master’s Degree
Fields study:
·
Sustainable Transition
Benefits of Scholarship:
As a student of and by
completing the JLU master program, you will:
·
Analyze and realize the
concept of sustainability and the concerned trade-offs through the lens of
diverse disciplines;
·
Understand the various
areas of transition, including economic, legal, political, social,
agricultural, and environmental facets and their interdependencies with
sustainability;
·
Gain knowledge as well
as critical capabilities in methods and strategies to propel the transition
processes towards a more sustainable economy;
·
Be adept in assessing
transition processes from a sustainability viewpoint and building solutions for
sustainable transitions applicable to the private and public sectors.
Eligibility:
International students coming
from a relevant background can apply.
Students must be able to undertake the program, online. However,
there are some optional modules offered with physical attendance for which
students can attend the summer school of JLU.
Academic requirements:
Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 180
ECTS-points and the grade good or very good in one of the scientific
disciplines below:
·
Agriculture
·
Nutrition
·
Natural or environmental
sciences
·
Economics
·
Political science
Proof of adequate knowledge in economics, or/and the social
sciences, i.e. at least 60 ECTS points in at least one of these subjects.
Language requirements
As the degree course is entirely English-medium, applicants must
provide evidence of adequate competency in English both in writing and
speaking.
The language proficiency can be proved by one of the following
means:
·
TOEFL test iBT with at
least 80 points or IELTS test with a minimum grade of 6 in the academic test;
·
proof of university
entrance document granted for one of these countries: Australia, Ireland,
Canada, New Zealand, the USA, the UK, South Africa
·
evidence of previous
Bachelor’s degree course completion in the English language
·
proof of the UNIcert II
certificate.
Technical requirements
As far as students should work with learning management systems,
demonstrate knowledge and submit many different written tasks, JLU expects the
following technical requirements:
·
stable internet
connection,
·
Computer with sufficient
screen size (about 15 inches), camera and headset, whereas several different
devices and combinations are possible.
Selection process
The university will review
Applications individually as to whether the study requirements are satisfied. A
special commission at JLU will then finally make a decision on the admission.
How to Apply?
Non-EU students who do not have
a German A-level degree or bachelor’s degree should apply online at the link
below.
Applicants must provide a letter of motivation of 500 words (+/-
10%) describing their personal motivation and/or their subject-specific
knowledge.
Please note that JLU does not charge study fees but it does
administrative fees currently amounting to 300 Euro (still varying as per
semester).
For more information you may get in touch:
Registrar’s Office, JLU
Postal address: Postfach 11 14 40, 35359 Giessen
Tel.: 0641/99-16400
international.admission@admin.uni-giessen.de
Visit the website of
the University for More Information about the program and
documents/attachments.
