Forestry System Transformation

Please create an applicant account in the online application portal. You will receive a confirmation from us by e-mail with your user name and a password. Now you can log in and start entering all the information required for the application and uploading your documents. After submitting the online application, the "Print" button will take you to a summary of your details in the online application, which we recommend you print out and check. If you have discovered an error after submitting your application, please contact us by the closing date by e-mail at studieren(at)hnee.de.

There are approximately 25 study places available per year.

Proof of a first professional university degree (Bachelor, Diplom, Diplom (FH), Magister or Master) with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters and a scope of at least 180 ECTS credits. The consecutive Master's degree programme builds on the Bachelor's degree programmes "International Forest Ecosystem Management" (B.Sc.) and "Forestry" (B.Sc.) and is also suitable for applicants of other Bachelor's degree programmes related to (forest) ecosystems/sustainable natural resource management and social-ecological systems research. This includes, in particular, degree programmes in the following disciplines:

• Agriculture and forestry, agricultural and forest sciences;
• Nature conservation, environmental sciences (except environmental engineering);
• Environmental and resource economics
• Teacher training in the above-mentioned fields of science, provided that both teaching subjects are from the above-mentioned fields of science.

If no knowledge of forest ecosystems and sustainable management of natural resources can be proven at the time of application, a limited admission can be granted with the condition that the course "Forest Ecology and Forest Management" must be attended.

Furthermore, knowledge of the English language on the level B2 CEFR must be proven. If the proof is not yet available at the time of application, it can be submitted at the end of the re-registration period for the second semester.

• Certificate and diploma of the university degree (alternatively proof of achievement with at least 150 ECTS and provisional average grade).
• School and professional career (curriculum vitae in tabular form)
• If available: Certificates, references, employer's references or proof of employment.
• If already available: Proof of English language proficiency at level B2. Alternatively, the TOEIC can be taken during the first semester at the Language Centre of the HNEE.

If you have obtained your degree abroad, then - regardless of your citizenship - do not apply directly to our university, but via the application portal of uni-assist e.V. This is a service point for the preliminary examination of international study applications for many universities in Germany . The uni-assist website will inform you about the application procedure. Please also note the country information on the uni-assist portal.

If your application is complete and meets the formal admission requirements, uni-assist will forward your application to our university. After importing your application into our application portal, you will receive an email with access data to the HNEE application portal so that you can follow the status of your application.

Approximately 25 study places are available per year.

Proof of a first professional university degree (Bachelor, Diplom, Diplom (FH), Magister or Master) with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters and a scope of at least 180 ECTS credits.

The consecutive Master's degree programme builds on the Bachelor's degree programmes "International Forest Ecosystem Management" (B.Sc.) and "Forestry" (B.Sc.) and is also suitable for applicants of other Bachelor's degree programmes related to (forest) ecosystems/sustainable natural resource management and social-ecological systems research. This includes, in particular, degree programmes in the following disciplines:

• Agriculture and forestry, agricultural and forest sciences;
• Nature conservation, environmental sciences (except environmental engineering);
• Environmental and resource economics
• Teacher training in the above-mentioned fields of science, provided that both teaching subjects are from the above-mentioned fields of science.

If no knowledge of forest ecosystems and sustainable management of natural resources can be proven at the time of application, a limited admission can be granted with the condition that the course "Forest Ecology and Forest Management" must be attended.

Furthermore, knowledge of the English language on the level B2 CEFR must be proven. If the proof is not yet available at the time of application, it can be submitted at the end of the re-registration period for the second semester.

They can be obtained from the website of uni-assist website to check whether you meet the formal requirements.

The following application documents must be uploaded exclusively via the uni-assist application portal. Please note that this list cannot be complete and further documents may be requested.

• Copy of the university degree certificate incl. grade point average and Transcript of Records (see also Country information uni-assist)
• Copy of the university entrance qualification
• Other certificates relevant for the Master's entrance qualification (e.g. certificate of the Academic Evaluation Centre for applications from China, India, Mongolia or Vietnam, proof of having passed the university entrance examination).
• If available: Certificates, references, employer's references or proof of employment.
• If already available: Proof of English language proficiency at level B2. Alternatively, the TOEIC can be taken during the first semester at the Language Centre of the HNEE.

Foreign certificates must be translated into German or English by a sworn translator.

Students who are already enrolled at a university as a main auditor can be admitted to the Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde as a secondary auditor, depending on capacity. The condition is that simultaneous studies at both universities are possible (parallel studies) and that the chosen module is a meaningful addition to the studies taken up.

Adjunct students are not members of the Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde. They may take part in examinations with the consent of the respective examiners and in accordance with the respective examination regulations. The scope of the examinations may not lead to a degree in a degree programme. There is no legal entitlement to take these examinations. Further details are regulated by the applicable matriculation regulations of the Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde.

Formal applicationsare to be submitted during the application period by post or e-mailto the Student Services & International Office during the application period.

There is a fee for the secondary auditorium. The amount of the fee is based on the current fee schedule of the HNEE, the AStA and the Studentenwerk Frankfurt (Oder).

As a rule, an application for guest auditor status must be submitted to the Student Services Department prior to the start of the course (Guest auditor application).

Persons who are not matriculated can be admitted to courses up to 8 semester weeks as guest auditors without proof of university entrance qualification within the scope of the available educational capacity.

As a rule, guest auditors are subject to a fee. No fees are charged to students. Guest auditors for interested persons with a refugee background are free of charge.

Participation in the courses in the corresponding teaching areas is confirmed in writing. Participation in examinations is excluded.

Formal applications are to be submitted during the application period by post or e-mailto the Student Services & International Office during the application period.