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
• 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

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)