Technische Hochschule Köln, Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) and Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (UASLP), Mexico
Location TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences is Germany‘s biggest University of Applied Sciences with over 26,000 students and 430 professors, and with 4,000 foreign students of 120 nationalities studying at 12 faculties. The wide range of subjects yields excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary projects and cooperation.
The ITT is an applied research and teaching institute at TH Köln with a problem oriented and stakeholder centered research strategy. Its research follows a holistic approach, which jointly considers bio-physical, environmental, economic and social issues. In its research structure, the ITT integrates different disciplines and methods in adequate platforms for the analysis and development of natural resources management solutions.
The Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (UASLP) is the leading higher education institution in the state of San Luis Potosí. In 1923, UASLP was the first university in Mexico to constitutionally achieve the status of autonomy. UASLP is organized in 15 faculties, 2 schools, 2 coordination offices, 2 departments and 4 academic units for different and specific areas. Both, undergraduate and graduate studies are available in each faculty. To date, UASLP is offering 199 undergraduate and graduate programs to about 32,523 students.
The Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Program for Environmental Sciences (PMPCA acronym in Spanish) of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (UASLP) is offering postgraduate courses with the options of Master as well as PhD programs. The PMPCA was created as a multidisciplinary postgraduate program, several entities are involved: Faculties of Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, Social Sciences and Humanities and Agronomy. Further the Institutes for Metallurgy, Geology and the Center for Research in Arid Land Zones.
The specialization and research of the PMPCA focuses on five core themes: Prevention and Control, Environmental Assessment, Renew-able Natural Resources, Environmental Management and Integrated Environmental Health.
Course focus The Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) encompass a huge diversity of landscapes and ecosystems and is highly heterogeneous in terms of economic development and social and indigenous history. The region faces serious challenges such as climate change and natural disasters; and under conditions of population growth, urbanization and industrialization efficient environmental policies and programs are required to sustainably manage the natural resources. This calls for specialists and leadership in order to develop
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Environment and Resources Management (ENREM) – Focus Latin America
Course focus and employ managerial, economical, governance, and technical solutions – in short, professionals with lateral understanding and trans-disciplinary approaches for a sustainable development.
Especially in Germany and Latin American countries there is a need for experts being familiar with the culture, language and politics of both sides and are skilled in intercultural communication.
The objective of the master program is to qualify professionals with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies to evolve and apply integrated solutions for environmental and natural resources management in an international context – especially German-Latin American cooperation – and at the same time provide their work experience and regional knowledge to the mutual learning and inter- cultural environment. These experts are able to analyze and solve complex environmental problems in their specific socio-cultural and political contexts, given the technical and economic potentials of both regions.
Content
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Core modules: Environmental Problems and Management, Sustain-able Development, Ecology, Statistics, Ecological Economics, Project and Business Management•
Project Modules: Multidisciplinary Seminar, Project: Implementation•
Thesis preparation Modules: Thesis Seminar, Master Thesis Preparation,•
Modules from the catalogue ENREM from PMPCA and NRM at ITT.e.g. Ecological and Social Risks Management , Urban, Regional and Community Based Management, Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus, Environmental Education, Prevention and Control, Integrated Environ-mental Health, Climate Change, Ecology of Crops Production, etc
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Elective Modules “Methods and Tools” e.g. Scientific Work and Research Methods, GIS and Remote Sensing, Empirical Social Research Methods, Eco-Balancing, Economic Evaluation Methods, Environmen-tal Assessment, EnvironmenEnvironmen-tal Monitoring•
In addition to core modules, each student has to choose a minimum of four modules from the catalogues ENREM (PMPCA-NRM), one elective module from the catalogues “Methods and Tools” and three elective modules from any module catalogue, including the catalogues of the adjoining master programs “Renewable Energy Management REM” and “Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM” - Targeted employers are industry, private sector companies and service providers, public institutions in countries of the global South (minis-tries, public sector service providers, planning institutions), businesses and institutions of international cooperation (research, technical, economic cooperation programmes) with a high international mindset working in the field of environment and natural resources,project implementation and evaluation as well as consulting.
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Natur al and Environmental Sciences
Environment and Resources Management (ENREM) – Focus Latin America
Target group The ENREM Master program targets professionals of different academic backgrounds: engineers, natural or environmental scientists, social or political scientists, who hold at least a bachelor’s degree and have some experience related to the natural resources sector. They seek to deepen their knowledge in Environment and Resources Management and wish to acquire management and leadership skills as well as regional and intercultural competences.
The ENREM approach is for Mexican, German and Latin American participants, however the program is open for applicants of all national-ities, if the participants are highly motivated to work in an international cooperation with Latin America-Germany and are fluent in Spanish and English.
Course language Spanish and English Entry requirements
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Bachelor degree.•
A relation to environmental management, either by studies or professional working experience•
Minimum grade of 8.0 based on the Mexican grading system or equivalent•
English language proficiency: TOEFL internet-based test 79, IELTS 6,0•
Spanish language proficiency (applies to applicants from nationalities that do not have Spanish as their mother language)•
2 years of professional experience (scholarship requirement)•
Motivation letter (1 page)•
Project idea (2 pages: description of research interest for master thesis according to the field research of PMPCA and ITT); it should fulfil the scientific writing criteria•
for further information consult: www.enrem-master.info Degree awarded Graduates of the program receive a degree of each university:•
UASLP: Maestría en Ciencias Ambientales•
TH Köln: Master of Science Natural Resources Management and DevelopmentCourse begins Winter term in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Environment and Resources Management (ENREM) – Focus Latin America
Course duration 24 months
The 1st and 2nd semester in San Luis Potosí, The 3rd semester in Cologne and
The 4th semester (Master Thesis) is conducted within a period of four months, including field research stays abroad in the Latin American and Caribbean region
Application
deadline For scholarship and non-scholarship applicants:
31st January of each year.
All required documents should be submitted in digital form at ITT and PMPCA via E-mail to both E-Mail addresses:
info-enrem@th-koeln.de and pmpca.enrem@gmail.com.
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Applications must be submitted in English.•
Further funding possibilities: CONACYT (see: www.enrem-master.info) For furtherinformation contact Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT)
Ute Hecke Betzdorfer Straße 2 50679 Cologne
Phone: +49-(0)221-8275-4148 Fax: +49-(0)221-8275-2736 Email: info-enrem@th-koeln.de Website: www.enrem-master.info