The Joint Master's program on “Water Security and Global Change”, is truly international as we accept applications from all nationalities and expose them to the learning environment in the Global South and Global North on a pressing and persuasive topic of Water Security. The new Master's program will combine the expertise of all partners towards an integrated and holistic approach, serving the needs of regional, national, and international stakeholders. Existing modules will provide a baseline for the new program. It will have a modular structure that includes a mobility window for study abroad and options for specializations. Part of the joint effort will be the coordination of student mobility as well as the development of communication-, dissemination- and marketing strategies and their implementation. The courses shall be taught by experts from the respective institutions. Internships and Master theses will be conducted in close cooperation with selected companies, governmental agencies, and NGOs. Based on a jointly developed and operated curriculum a new study program is set up jointly at three degree-awarding (RWTH Aachen, IIT Madras, TU Dresden) universities with two associated partners (UNU Flores and AIT Bangkok) and a joint degree is awarded. The accreditation would be realized through the participating universities separately. This program will enable the mobility of the enrolled students amongst the 3 universities as a single cohort, where all the enrolled students will commence the academic year at IIT Madras for about 9 months, followed by 5 months at TU Dresden and 5 months at RWTH Aachen and execute the Master's thesis in any of the above locations for 5 months.
IIT Madras is offering 5 courses (4 Mandatory and 1 Elective), and TU Dresden and RWTH Aachen are offering 6 courses each (3 Mandatory and 3 Elective courses). The Final semester is dedicated to execution of a Master's Thesis with advisors from one or more of the partner and/or associated universities.
The Joint Master Program has a scope of earning 120 ECTS-Points / 213 IITM credits in total. It consists of three semesters of course work with 90 ECTS-Points / 159 IITM credits in total and a fourth semester of thesis of 30 ECTS / 54 IITM credits. Each semester consists of 30 ECTS-Points / 54 IITM credits of course work with courses of 5 or 7.5 ECTS-Points. Thirty ECTS (51~54 IITM credits) per semester may change according to the agreed schedule (see above Program Timeline Table). Course work consists of mandatory and elective courses. Courses are offered equally by all 3 partner universities that sum up to 30 ECTS-Points / 53 IITM credits provided by each partner university. The programme enables to define up to 30 ECTS-Points / 53 IITM credits elective courses.
- The qualifying degree needs to encompass a minimum workload of 180 ECTS-Points or must have been awarded by a higher education institution officially recognized by at least one of the following institutions:
• AICTE, AIU, ACU, IAU, Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen
The accumulated grade point average of the qualifying degree shall not be below 60% aggregate marks or “first class”. - Students who have not completed their graduate study in English must pass either of the following recognized English tests.
• IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall, with at least 6.0 in each component
• TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 in Listening, 22 in Speaking and 21 in Writing
Join our esteemed program and pave your path to success! We're thrilled to announce that applications are now open to all international students who meet the eligibility criteria.
Here's how to apply:
• Step 1: Complete our simple online application form. An application fee of INR 1000 for Indian nationals and 15€ for foreign nationals is applicable.
• Step 2: Await preliminary screening results. We'll keep you informed every step of the way!
• Step 3: Enter our secondary screening process, which may include online tests and/or interviews conducted by our Selection Committee.
• Step 4: Selected students will receive an email inviting them to enroll in the Joint Masters Program
Online Application Deadline | 28 Februray 2025 |
Shortlisting and Interview Process | 01 April - 13 April 2025 |
Announcement of results | 30 April 2025 |
Program Commencement | 1 week of August 2025 |
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