We would like to advertise the application deadline this summer for an attractive and intense international MSc study program in Global Change Ecology at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Either you in person or bachelor students and graduates around may be interested in this qualification.

The program is devoted to understanding and analyzing the most important and consequential environmental concern of the 21st century; namely, the ecological consequences of Global Change, especially the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss. One of the program’s focus is the linking of natural science and socio-economic perspectives. The international program is realized in close contact with research institutions, NGOs and companies and administration. Our study program has been acknowledged by the United Nations as an observer organization. During the last years, we received applications from more than 70 countries.

Teaching language is in English. There is no application fee and accepted candidates do not have to pay tuition fees.

Applicants from any academic background that is related to the scope of this study program are welcome to apply. Applications can be uploaded on the Online Application portal.

The deadline is 15th of June 2021. Please check the link below for application details.

https://www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/gce/en/lehre/gru/html.php?id_obj=39882

We encourage and appreciate you to disseminate this information! Our coordinators will be happy to assist candidates in their application if something is unclear.

Best wishes,

Carl Beierkuhnlein
Head of the graduate program (M.Sc.) “Global Change Ecology” (within the Elite Network of Bavaria)

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By: Katharina Funk

After weeks of planning, organising and waiting, the COP23 has finally begun! 19 GCE students have made their way from Bayreuth to Bonn for the first week of the climate conference and another 19 will come for the second week. They will participate in side events, negotiations, and – most importantly – will be also present at the GCE exhibition booth, to be found at the upper floor, above the cafeteria, number G.02.03., to inform about the scope and content of their Master’s program.

Beside detailed information about GCE and neatly arranged picture frames with QR codes is the heart of the booth: a giant game of Jenga, the bricks of which are labeled with the key components of the study. As the visual display suggests, the individual components of this study program build upon each other and everything is interconnected. “Mentoring” supports “International Students” and “Biodiversity” stands alongside “Interdisciplinary”.  Together, the bricks create a stable, well-built tower; a symbol of the Global Change Ecology Master’s Program.

Can you remove the “Elite Study Program”? Or maybe “Climate Impacts?”  How important is “Sustainable Development” in this construction? We welcome you to visit us at our booth and find out how much you can remove before everything collapses!

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