
Application
The application deadline is determined by your situation and requirements.
- Foreign applicants (non German nationality, non German Bachelor Degree)
- Application Period: between 1 February and 31 March each year
for intake in September of the same year
- Application documents must be submitted via UNI ASSIST
- Further details about the Uni Assist application is available here
- Application Period: between 1 February and 31 March each year
- German applicants (German nationality or German Bachelor Degree)
- Application Period: between 1 May and 10 June each year
for intake in September of the same year - Application via TH Köln online portal
- Application Period: between 1 May and 10 June each year
Please follow the instruction in the respective online application platform.
- Application for a DAAD scholarship (only DAC-List countries)
- Application period: 1 August to 30 September of each year for intake in September of the following year
- You must register online and send your application via e-mail (read more)
The following application documents are required:
- curriculum vitae (in tabular form, English language)
- school leaving certificate
- graduation certificate
- academic record of university study
- proof of English proficiency (TOEFL ibt or ibt at home: 79 points, IELTS Academic or IELTS Indicator: Band score 6.0)
- a letter of motivation explaining why you would like to study the master program (max. 500 words), explaining:
- Personal Understanding of Integrated Water Resources Management (One Sentence)
- Motivation to apply in relation to your previous experiences / education (One Paragraph)
- Motivation to apply in relation to your future aspirations / preferred occupation in line with the specialization the IWRM program offers (One Paragraph)
- Name three main benefits you expect to gain from the program (List)
- Name three main contributions you could make to the program (List)
- Five arguments of personal characteristics. Why you should be selected according to your view (List)
- a research idea related to the master program (2 pages)
- The subject and content of the research idea should be in line with the course content of the master program Integrated Water Resources Management
- The subject must be of importance regarding the current scientific discussion
- It should be written scientifically correct (e.g. structure, citation, data quality, sources, consistency)