The course is taught in English at Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), one of the 11 German Universities of Excellence.
Over many decades, the international orientation and socio-economic focus have made this 2-year MSc course unique in Europe. You will benefit from the international background of the research & lecturing scientists who supervise your field research in the tropics. Besides socio-economic and general aspects of tropical forestry, the course also includes specific topics of climate change, carbon forestry, REDD+, agroforestry and land use change. Some of the best Master Students are offered to enter into the large PhD program. Presently, over 300 graduates from the courses are working in tropical countries and international organizations, many of them in top positions.
Deadline is 30 October 2015 for scholarship applications for the master course starting in October 2016 . However, applicants with own source of funding can apply anytime until 31 May 2016.