KIC InnoEnergy Master School Intake 2014 – Application procedure

1. KIC InnoEnergy Master SchoolIntake 2014 – Applicationprocedure Machteld van Rijsingen, Master SchoolCoordinator’sAssistant

2. KIC InnoEnergy Master School A new type of energy education • Combining technical training with innovation and entrepreneurship • Involvement of industry • International mobility • Change the energy system • EIT label

3. KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 7 programmes MSc Clean Fossil and Alternative Fuels Energy MSc EMINE: Innovation in Nuclear Energy MSc ENTECH: Energy Technologies MSc RENE: Renewable Energy MSc SELECT: Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems MSc SENSE: Smart Electrical Networks and Systems MSc Energy for Smart Cities

4. KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 1 application procedure The application procedure consists of three steps: Prepare Apply online with digital copies of your documents. If accepted: send certified copies of your documents.

5. 1. Prepare The application is online and you cannot save your work and return to it. For this reason you must prepare everything before you start. • Check if you fulfill the general and programme specific eligibility criteria • Prepare your documents • Prepare your answers to the motivation questions

6. General requirements A completed BSc degree (180 ECTS). Conditional acceptance in the case of ongoing studies is possible English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, University of Oxford/Cambridge certificates) Documents are complete and arrive in time.

7. English proficiency requirements • IELTS - Academic test only • An overall band score of 6,5 with no score below 5,5. • TOEFL – Internet-based test only • Total score of 92 with writing section 22 • University of Cambridge/Oxford certificates • Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) with grades A-C • Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with grades A-C

8. English requirements - exemption • Would you like to get an exemption for the English language requirements?This is possible for applicants who • have completed a higher education degree instructed in English at a university or a university of applied sciences in an EU/EEA country. • have completed a degree instructed in English at a university that is physically located in one of the following countries: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand.

9. Programme specific requirements Besides the general eligibility criteria for all KIC InnoEnergy Master programmes, there are also programme specific eligibility criteria. The detailed requirements can be found on the website: http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/generic/programme-specific-requirements/ Please check this information before applying

10. KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 1 application procedure The application procedure consists of three steps: Prepare Apply online with digital copies of your documents. If accepted: send certified copies of your documents.

11. Application form • You will need to answer questions related to your: • Personal details • Interest in KIC InnoEnergy MSc programmes and study location • Educational background • English proficiency • Motivation and experiences with innovation and entrepreneurship (see separate section)

12. Required documents A copy of your bachelor’s degree in original language and translated into English. A copy of your transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included. If your GPA is not included in your transcript, please include a statement from your university with information about your GPA and the information about the maximum and minimum GPA. Proof of English proficiency. Curriculum Vitae including details on your academic and professional career. A copy of your passport or other kind of identification in English. Only for students applying to the programme EMINE: please include a motivation letter on your reasons for wanting to join the programme. Format: Every document as a separate pdf. Maximum size per document: 2MB. Maximum total size: 20MB.

13. Application questions related to motivation and experiences with innovation and entrepreneurship Please motivate in a few words why you should be accepted to a KIC InnoEnergy programme(maximum 250 characters). Upon successful completion of a KIC InnoEnergy MSc programme, where do you see yourself from a career-entry viewpoint? (maximum 250 characters). Where do you see yourself, career-wise, 5 years after graduation? (maximum 150 characters). What is your ONE main personal driver for working hard and accomplishing something new day-to-day? (maximum 150 characters). Please give a brief account of the energy challenge you prioritize most highly in the world (maximum 500 characters). Please share some of your innovative intentions for the energy field (maximum 500 characters).

14. KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 1 application procedure The application procedure consists of three steps: Prepare Apply online with digital copies of your documents. If accepted: send certified copies of your documents.

15. Certified copies Students who are accepted to one of our programmes will need to send certified copies of BSc degree and transcripts to the KIC InnoEnergy Admissions Office.

16. Timeline – two application rounds We have two application rounds and we advise applicants from non-EU member states (except for Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Iceland) to apply in the first application round, because we cannot award scholarships to these applicants in the second round.

17. Definition of European applicant

18. Timeline – two application rounds

19. Questions? www.kic-innoenergy.com/masterschool Contact the Master School Office at masterschool@kic-innoenergy.com Skype with the Master School Office for questions related to the application procedure on Fridays from 14.00-15.00 (starting on 10 January). Details on the website