DAAD provides annual scholarship funding to eight students from the Global South for the master’s programme in Environmental Governance
Freiburg, Sep 18, 2023
Students and alumni of the M.Sc. Environmental Governance programme, February 2023. Photo: Sofie Hovmand
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will fund the M.Sc. Environmental Governance programme with a total of 1.6 million euros from 2025 to 2032. This is the third, eight-year funding period for the course in the DAAD programme “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” (EPOS).
Geographical and cultural diversity
The funding will go toward scholarships for students from the Global South in particular. The scholarships will enable eight students each year to take the master’s programme in Environmental Governance at the University of Freiburg. Prof. Dr. Michael Pregernig, the degree’s programme director, emphasises: “The master’s programme in Environmental Governance is one of the most diverse programmes at the University of Freiburg due to the students’ diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds and will continue to drive the University’s internationalisation in the future thanks to DAAD’s funding.”
About the M.Sc. Environmental Governance
The M.Sc. Environmental Governance programme aims to enable students to recognise and understand problematic human-environment relationships. In addition, students learn to design and coordinate negotiation processes between the market, the state and civil society (i.e., governance) with the goal of sustainable development. The programme’s focus is primarily on addressing current and potential environmental crises worldwide. Approximately 35 students are selected each year based on criteria of excellence and geographical representation (industrialised countries, countries in transition, developing countries as well as geographic regions). By 2023, the programme has generated approximately 500 graduates from nearly 100 countries
DAAD scholarship application
In 2006, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) acknowledged the programme as a Development-Related Postgraduate Course and thus offers a limited number of DAAD/EPOS scholarships. Scholarship applications are also currently being accepted for programme participants for October 2024; applications are open until October 15, 2023.
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