Natural Resources Management and Development (NRM)

The objective of the program is to form such experts. Participants are provided with appropriate knowledge and skills to analyze current problems related to the usage and management of natural resources.

Target groups of the program are recently graduated professionals with working experience in public or private institutions, authorities and enterprises of the natural resources sector. The applicants should be active in or dealing with natural resources management and have an interest in learning and working in an intercultural and multidisciplinary environment.

The master program “Natural Resources Management & Development” (NRM) provides a practice oriented and skills-based learning experience in which students develop their capacity for critical thinking, and creative problem solving. It addresses bachelor’s degree holders principally of Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, who aim to deepen their knowledge in Natural Resources Management and wish to acquire management and leadership skills as well as regional and intercultural competences. These experts ought to be able to assess natural resources and develop appropriate solutions considering the complex linkages with economic, social and ecological aspects.

There is a set of minimum requirements that participants have to fulfill. These minimum requirements are:
• Bachelor degree
• Proof of proficiency in English language: TOEFL PBT 550 points (CBT: 213, IBT: 79 ), IELTS Band 6
• Relation to the water resources or natural resources management through previous studies (minimum 15 ECTS)
• Applicants are required to explain their study motivation in one page and a research idea in two pages (in English)
• No work experience is required

Application procedures:

• International applicants have to apply via Uni-Assist (www.uni-assist.de). Please apply according to the instructions on Uni-Assist. Application period: February 1st until March 31st

• German applicants should submit their application documents to TH Köln (https://www.th-koeln.de/en/academics/online-application-platform_6008.php). Application period: May 5th until June 10th

• DAAD-scholarship applicants should send their complete application as hard copy via post to ITT (http://www.nrm-master.info/nrm-international/application/scholarships/). The deadline is the September 30th annually for the intake in the winter semester of the following year.

• For more on application procedures: http://www.nrm-master.info/nrm-international/application/

There are no tuition fees in Germany. A semester fee however, which includes administrative fees and a semester ticket for public transport in and around Cologne (within Nordrhein-Westfalen), has to be paid. Please refer to the following page for more on the semester fee: https://www.th-koeln.de/en/academics/fees_5908.php

The monthly living costs largely depend on your personal needs. On average, students in Cologne need approximately €700-800 monthly. Kindly refer to the following page for more: https://www.th-koeln.de/en/international_office/finances_8123.php

Yes, the DAAD offers full scholarships for applicants from DAC-list countries. The deadline is the September 30th annually for the intake in the winter semester of the following year. Please be informed that scholarship applicants do not have to apply via Uni-Assist and that online applications are not possible. The complete application must be submitted as hard copies via post.

There are additional requirements for the scholarship. Please visit our page (http://www.nrm-master.info/nrm-international/application/scholarships/). You can also send us an email for more information to the following address:
info-nrm@itt.th-koeln.de

Yes, you need an English proficiency proof of an internationally recognized test like e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Exam, CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). In case you are a citizen of a country with English as official language you should prove that the language of instruction at school and university was English.

Please visit the following pages for more information:
http://www.nrm-master.info/
http://www.tt.th-koeln.de/questions-and-answers/