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Forestry System Transformation

The aim of Forestry System Transformation is to take on a socio-economic perspective on forest management and to reflect, develop and test innovative forest management, policy and business approaches and strategies to sustainably provide the wide range of forest ecosystem services.

March 2024 to August 2024

Summer semester 2024

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September 2024 to February 2025

Winter semester 2024/2025

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Study content

Individual study contents

The programme consists of four semesters. A total of 30 ECTS shall be completed each semester, consisting of mandatory and a selection of elective modules. Further academic content like specialization modules are eligible recognized by the European Credit Transfer System. This results in a total of 120 ECTS for the master's programme FST.

Modules per semester

Future-oriented silvicultural planning and management approaches, planning, IT implementation, logistics, silviculture are part of the content of your study for future-oriented planning and management approaches.

 

Economic and managerial approaches to the valuation of forests and their services.You will learn about economy-ecology-system interactions, ecological-economic ideas, bioeconomy strategies and other alternative economic concepts.

Governance and political steering. You will learn about institutions, actors and political strategies in specific governance systems.

 

Innovations and potentials Transformation strategies and process modelling, innovations and socio-technical system understanding are the topics of this semester.

 

After graduation

Career prospects

New ways for innovation action, from new wood products to the coordination of political transformation processes, accompany the students through their studies up to their own transformation project. The study programme enables graduates to work towards a sustainable, system-based understanding of forest ecosystem management that allows for purposeful innovation conditioning.

Prospects / job profiles

You are qualified to advise companies, politics and administrations on dealing with biomass and forest ecosystem services, and to actively shape and promote their sustainable use and provision. This includes companies and decision-making bodies in the forestry and wood processing industries, the bioeconomy, environmental, climate and nature conservation. Further career opportunities can be found in "neighbouring" and "accompanying" areas, such as in (inter-)national certification organisations (e.g. PEFC, FSC, SBP), in politics and management consultancy, in international organisations (e.g. FAO, UN, GIZ), in the nature-based health and tourism sector or also in the path to self-employment as a planner and innovator. Furthermore, you are ideally qualified for a further academic career.

It is important to be able to take different perspectives and understand different actors and their motivations.

 

Simon Rzadtki

Transition Manager, SOLARIMO GmbH, Graduate, Forestry System Transformation

Julia Pazmino Murillo

Climate-KIC, Graduate, Forestry System Transformation

Application

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Application deadline
Summer semester: 1.12. to 28.2. (only possible for higher semesters)
Winter semester: 1.6. to 5.9.

 

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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.

Application deadline
Summer semester: 1.11. to 1.12. (only possible for higher semesters)
Winter semester: 1.4. to 1.5.

 

Apply now via uni-assist

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.

Application deadline

Summer semester: 1.12. to 15.1.

Winter semester: 1.6. to 15.7.

 

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As a secondary student, you can only apply for modules in the corresponding semester. You can find an overview of the respective offers here. Please note that the modules offered, their dates and contents may be subject to change.

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).

Application deadline

Summer semester: 1.12. to 15.1.

Winter semester: 1.6. to 15.7.

 

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As a guest student, you can only apply for modules in the corresponding semester. You can find an overview of the respective offers here. Please note that the modules offered, their dates and contents may be subject to change.

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.

Detailed information on how to apply can be found at the International Office.

 

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FAQ on application and admission

If the number of applications is expected to exceed the number of available study places, a degree programme is offered with limited admission. The study places are awarded to the applicants in a selection procedure. Several ranking lists are created. The average grade or waiting period of the most recently admitted applicant determines the selection limit for the respective year.
Here you can find the selection limits for the restricted-admission degree programmes of the past year:
Selection limits for restricted-admission degree programmes of the past years

 

No, you can only apply for one degree programme at our university. You are welcome to consult with us at an early stage to find out which degree programme might be the most suitable for you. Please contact us via e-mail to arrange an appointment. Consultations are possible by telephone, online and in person.

If the Fachhochschulreife consists of a school-based and a practical part, an application is only possible when both parts have been completed. If, for example, the practical part ends after the application deadline, an application is only possible the following year.
If you are applying for a Master's degree programme, we require a certificate of achievement from your university showing at least 150 ECTS, the provisional average grade and the expected end of studies.

Notifications of admission, rejection or exclusion are made available in the online application portal. At the same time, information on this is sent to the e-mail address stored in the applicant account.
Notifications for degree programmes with restricted admission are usually sent out two to four weeks after the end of the application period for the respective degree programme. Further information on notifications for degree programmes with restricted admissions in coordination with Hochschulstart (DOSV) can be found here.
If you are applying for a degree programme with open admissions, the notification will be sent promptly after the application has been reviewed.

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Information on the start of your studies

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FAQ before starting your studies

Are there preparatory courses before the regular start of studies?

You can currently find this information on the following website.

When and how do I start my studies?

You can find the semester dates and the programme for the introductory events for first-year students here. There you will find out where you can find your study plan in the campus management system EMMA and register for modules and exams, get to know the Moodle platform, where all learning materials etc. can be found, get to know your contact persons and student representatives and initiatives as well as your fellow students and get first insights into individual subjects. So it's definitely worth taking part!

Please bring a valid ID document for the identity check and something to write down. For catering, we have a great offer in our sustainability canteen.

You can find your study plan online via the account access in our campus management system, which you will receive by e-mail with your enrolment. You can also find the plans for the introductory events here.

No, attendance is not compulsory, neither for the courses nor for the introductory week (with the exception of the identity check at the start of your studies, most exams and excursions for which you have registered). But: Regular attendance is of course highly recommended, as this not only supports learning progress, but also contributes to the positive dynamics of our rather small learning groups.

Where can I get support at the beginning of my studies if I don't know my way around or have specific questions?

Most of your questions will certainly be answered during the introductory events at the beginning of the semester. If you still have questions or special needs, please make use of our advisory services, which we have clearly prepared for you here.