Application form for admission to the international Master of Science Program Air Quality Control, Solid Waste and

Waste Water Process Engineering (WASTE)

For Winter Semester 2014/2015 (start of program: September 2014) th Application deadline: 15 February 2014. (Note: The WASTE program only starts in winter semesters!)

Passport Photo

Have you applied for admission to the WASTE program before? If Yes, in Year 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION (enter exactly as contained in your passport) Surname / Family name: First / Given name(s): Nationality / Nationalities: Place of birth: Date of birth (day / month / year): Sex: Correspondence address valid until c/o: House number / Street / Road etc.: Postcode / Zip code: Town / City / Postal district: E-Mail: Telephone / Fax Home address (if different from correspondence address) c/o: House number / Street / Road etc.: Postcode / Zip code: Town / City / Postal district: E-Mail: Telephone / Fax: female Country: Native language: male (day / month / year)

2. EDCUATIONAL BACKGROUND
Validated copies of certificates must be attached. Please do not send original certificates! Applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam need an official certificate of the Akademische Prfstelle (APS) of the German Embassy!

2.1 School Education Highest level of your primary (school) education:

Place and date of graduation (day / month / year):

2.2 University Admission Exam (Higher Education Entrance Qualification) Have you participated in a university admission exam in your home country? Yes If yes: date No and name

Please include validated copies of all necessary documents for university admission in your home country

2.3 University Education

At what universities have you studied (please start list with most recent studies)? Please include validated copies of official transcripts listing all classes and degrees. For transcripts in languages other than German, English, French or Spanish, please also attach an officially authenticated translation (or a validated copy)

From to

Details (Name of University, Program of Study, Language of Instruction, Degree obtained, Date of Final Exam, Final Grade etc.)

3. CURRICULUM VITAE (optional)

Chronological list of your work experience (companies, internship, further education) up to now; most recent ones first

From to

Kind of Activity

Name of Company / Organization

4. PROFICIENCY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Which English proficiency examination have you taken? When/Where: Result:
Please enclose validated copies of certificates. Only certificates issued by official test centers are accepted (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, APIEL) and which are not older than two years at the day of the application deadline. Applicants who come from countries in which English is an official language dont have to show a certificate. Please send the TOEFL score certificate by YOURSELF and DIRECTLY to the WASTE office (not through the testing center)!

5. PROFICIENCY IN THE GERMAN LANGUAGE Which German proficiency examination have you taken? Name of Institution / When / Where: Result / Level passed:
Please enclose validated copies of certificates.

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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Financing of your studies Have or will you apply for financial assistance? If yes, where? Yes No

Have you received financial assistance?

Yes

No

If yes, from which granting institution and in what amount? (Enclose proof)

If no, from which granting institution were you turned down?

Other sources of funding (voluntary statement)

6.2

Have you been granted political asylum in the Federal Republic of Germany? If yes, please enclose proof. Yes No No Are the courses offered by the WASTE program also offered in your home country? Yes Are you a member of a German-speaking minority in your home country? If yes, which? Enclose proof. Yes No No Have you participated in an exchange program? Yes In which program?

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OTHER APPLICATIONS TO GERMAN UNIVERSITIES

Have you ever applied for the WASTE program or will you apply to any other program at the University of Stuttgart or at another German university? Yes No If yes, at which university and for which program(s)?

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LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (optional)

The following two persons (professionals or educators) will send letters of recommendation on my behalf. Name and address:

(The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the letters of recommendation reach the Universitt Stuttgart in time; recommendations may also be sent by e-mail!)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please give a brief handwritten description of your motivation for studying the M.Sc. Program WASTE.

How and where did you first get in touch with the M.Sc. Program WASTE?

I agree that my personal data will be shared with other institutions offering similar programs. Yes No

I ensure that all statements are complete and correct. The mentioned documents (verifications, vouchers) are appended. I am aware that careless or willful false statements are a misdemeanor and will lead to exclusion from the university admission procedure or when later detected the university. I declare that I have taken note of the information that university admissions may be revoked. I know that all attached documents have to be validated (certified true copy). Copies which are not validated are not sufficient. For documents in languages other than German, English, French or Spanish I will also attach an officially authenticated translation. I am informed that the application deadline for winter semester 2014 / 2015 is 15th February, 2014, which means that the form and all documents must be at the WASTE Office in Stuttgart, Germany, at that time.

City

Date (day / month / year)

Signature

The statements that have been made will be saved and appraised by the university. Statements are subjected to the privacy determinations presently valid.

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APPENDIX

Please check if following documents are enclosed as validated (certified as true) copies. Please note that in case of translated documents we need the copies of both original and translation to be validated! Complete University Transcript
(Transcript of courses, including all grades of courses)

Grading and Awarding System1

(If not included on your transcript / certificate)

University certificate(s) of your Bachelor Degree / Master Degree / Diploma etc. English Language Certificate, e.g. TOEFL2 or IELTS
(For applicants whose official language English is not English applicants whose native language is not English but in whose country English is an official language may improve their chances of being admitted by submitting a good TOEFL result)

University Admission Exam

(Obligatory for applicants from states with university admission exams)

German Language Certificate

(Optional; students without knowledge in German participate in the German Intensive Course in September)

APS Certificate
(Only applies to applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam)

Certificate of Authenticity
(Only applies to applicants from Indonesia)

Please note that we cannot evaluate your application well if your grading and awarding system is not explained. In some countries / universities, 1 stands for very good, whereas in others it means just one out of five points, i.e. very bad (gradin g system). And how is your final average grade calculated? Is every class counted, and do they all count the same (grading system)? For both grading and awarding, it is very important to know the minimum passing marks / lowest possible grade, and maximum achievable marks / best achievable grade. After you receive your TOEFL result from the TOEFL agency, please send it yourself and directly to the WASTE office along with the other required documents. Do NOT let the TOEFL agency send the result to the university by any university code. Do NOT send the TOEFL result yourself by any university code. th Please return this application including all the required documents before 15

February, 2014

WASTE Universitt Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 23 70569 Stuttgart GERMANY