Application

Contact

On questions about PPRE and its application procedure

Sandra Schwerz
Application and Administration Support
Postgraduate Programme in Renewable Energy

ppre@uni-olrhfldenbun3nrgrht6.de6i4o (ppre@clcwvuowj0+l.de0p)

+49 (0)441-798 3544

Postgraduate Programme in Renewable Energy (Core Oldenburg)

Dr. Herena Torio
Programme Manager

herenajx6s.torihb2yo@uni-ol_4xdenbu_qt5grg.de

+49 (0)441-798-3546

European Master in Renewable Energy (Core Oldenburg)

Dr. Robin Knecht
Programme Manager

robin.knechtujd0(at)uol._7wydedvqhm (reo@uol.undeoz)

+49 441 798-3212

Programme Coordinator

Edu Knagge

ppre(g/at)j1luni-ol²⁴denbltaurg.de (ppre@uol._vj2de1mn)

+49-441-798-3544

Mon - Thu

Address
University of Oldenburg
School of Mathematics and Science
Institute of Physics
D-26111 Oldenburg
Germany

How to Apply for PPRE

Requirements

Applicants must have successfully completed a regular academic programme in Engineering or Science (e.g. Physics, Mech. Eng., Electr. Eng.)
Your final grade has to equal at least a Second Upper; most of our students graduated from their previous studies in the First Division.
Applicants have to provide certified proof of their English language competence (e.g. TOEFL, see below)
Professional experience in the field of or related to (Renewable) Energy and/or Rural Development is appreciated; mandatory for DAAD applicants.

>>Click here for FAQ<<

Selection

Applications will be discussed by a selection committee selecting DAAD scholarships after the first deadline and all other participants after the second deadline.

Deadlines

15 October, 2019 of the year before entry (for DAAD applicants)

15 January, 2020 - 9 months before entry
(for all self-financed / other scholarships)

Application is possible between August 15, 2019 and Jan 15, 2020 only.

Please make sure you have Flash installed and that your browser supports Javascript (scripts have to be allowed!) and https/ssl encryption. The application website will be up from August 15th 2018, 00:00 CET.

How to apply

Applicants for both deadlines have to use the button "Apply now" for online application. There is no possibility to hand in a paper application.

DAAD applicants are strongly advised to check www.daad.de for requirements and documents the DAAD asks for.

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

You will have to prepare and scan the following documents for your application and upload (!) them after registering and before the end of the deadline (preferred jpg format, pdf is also ok - but please note: zip-files are not accepted!):

Final Diploma Certificate. Please hand in the original and its English translation if your certificate is neither in German nor English
Detailed transcripts of records of your previous studies (incl. explanation/weighing of marks)
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Motivation letter (1 page max), including research interests/proposal
Certificate of English language proficiency (TOEFL ibT 80, cbT 213, pbT 550; IELTS academic 6.0; Cambridge C1) or official statement from university that previous studies were conducted in English language. Native speakers of English are exempted.
Academic reference letters from previous professors (2)
Records of professional employment (official statement / recommendation from employer)
For non-DAAD applicants only: official statement of financial coverage of 20.000 Euros
For DAAD applicants only: application form (!) for a scholarship with relevance to developing countries from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Also, please be aware that the DAAD asks for additional documents; please read the requirements listed online carefully.

Please see our FAQ if you have any questions about the above documents. We cannot check your application for completeness, so please compare with the confirmation emails you will get after uploading if you handed in everything we asked for. If you are missing documents and do not provide an explanation, we will have to disqualify you without warning, unfortunately, due to the high number of applicants.

Prerequisites the student should bring along for the Master Programme PPRE

Besides technical knowledge of their degree, the participants of our program are expected to:

Have established a good work organization through their practical experiences, preferably in the field of renewable energies, sustainable development or energy technique,
Be able to familiarize themselves with a new topic autonomously (on a basic study level),
Structure newly given material and judge the importance of details,
Compare and judge facts out of different sources as well as compile information,
Estimate their skills and knowledge of an object and further their understanding through concrete questions,
Be dedicated to work with uncommon subjects,
Communicate clearly and fluently in English,
Work on interdisciplinary topics in a multicultural context
Willingness to share knowledge and work as a team
Be prepared to transcend common approaches of their previous subject.

We expect factual competences on a basic college level especially in the following subjects

Mathematics
- Complex numbers
- Vectors/ Vector calculating
- Basic statistic knowledge
- Integral and differential calculus
- Differential equation/Differential operators
- Fluently work with prefactors and (physical) units
- Correctly build graphs out of value tables

Thermodynamics
- First and second law of thermodynamics
- Thermodynamic balance
- Work and heat
- Thermodynamic machines
- Mechanisms of heat transfer

Mechanics of fluids and gas
- Movement conditions (laminar, turbulent)
- Buoyancy and friction
- Pressure, kinetic energy
- Viscosity, flowline
- Flow at boundary layers

Solid State Physics
- Atom models
- Crystal structures and lattice characteristics
- Physical characteristics of all-solids (electrical and heat conductivity, shear forces)
- Basic ideas of a semiconductor

Electricity
- Ohm’s law
- Kirchhoff’s laws
- Electrical and magnetical fields
- Inductance and mutual inductance
- Complex resistance

Radiation
- Radiation laws (Planck, Wien, Stefan-Boltzmann)
- Black body

Atom models
- Types of chemical bonds
- Chemical reactions, Stoichiometry
- Law of mass action
- Displacement series of metals

Biology
- Principals of photosynthesis
- Basic structure of important organic substances: sugar, proteins, fat
- Basic principals of the aerobic and anaerobic decomposition of organic material

Chemistry
- Basic knowledge of stoichiometry

Measurement technique
- SI units
- Measurement processes and methods
- Confidence level of measuring, measurement faults
- Linear regression, error propagation

Fees / Expenses

Course Fees	1000 €/semester
Inscription fees per semester	401,27 €/semester
Final Excursion (Summer Term)	500 €
Living Costs	853 €/month

Costs/services included in course fee are:

Support before starting your PPRE studies (Comm., accommodation, etc.)
Support during & after your PPRE studies
Industrial excursion in Germany
Field exercises
Tutorials, services in the course of the studies
Expenses of external lecturers
Laboratory materials consumed
Handouts, copies etc.
Literature specially acquired for PPRE quick reference collection
Running costs

The inscription fee of currently 401,27 EUR per term (326,27 € for DAAD-scholars, who do not need to pay administrative fee) is subject to slight increase each semester.

Costs/services included in inscription fee are:

Semesterticket, etc. ~230 Euros
Students Service (Mensa, Dormitories, etc.) ~68 Euros
Students Union ~23,30 Euros
Bike-repair-workshop ~2,60 Euros
Culture ticket ~3 Euros
Administration fee ~75 Euros

In addition, participants must pay for all their personal expenses. The cost of living amounts to 720 Euros per month (needs to be proven for stay permit).

During the summer semester (second semester), there is a mandatory excursion of up to 10 days (off-grid mountain hut, Intersolar/Munich, several RE companies and research institutes, respectively). Students are asked to allow an extra sum of max. 500 EUR for this event.

Scholarships

We do not offer scholarships, but there is a large number of possible scholarship donors you can contact.

In the past, PPRE students have managed to receive scholarships from the following organisations, although chances of being accepted as scholar is varying drastically from organisation to another:

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Kennedyallee 50 53175 Bonn	Phone: +49-2 28-8 82-0 Fax: +49-2 28-8 82-4 44 Internet: http://www.daad.de E-Mail: postmas`0glf`ter@daad.de

Heinrich Böll Stiftung Studienwerk Roenthalerstraße 40/41 10178 Berlin	Phone: +49-30-2 85 34-4 00 Fax: +49-30-2 85 34-4 09 Internet: http.//www.boell.de E-Mail: Info_0i8kc@bod7pz2ell.5wlde

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Rathausallee 12 53757 Sankt Augustin	Phone: +49 22 41/24 6-0 Fax: +49 22 41/24 6-25 91 Internet: http://www.kas.de E-Mail: zentral^qk9oe@k5dcasoqv.d₁₇e

Katholischer Akademischer Austausch Dienst (KAAD) Hausdorffstraße 151 53129 Bonn	Phone: +49-2 28-9 17 58-0 Fax: +49-2 28-9 17 58-58 Internet: http://www.kaad.de E-Mail:Zent`jewd`raltakxe@ka3pzad.de

Ökumenisches Studienwerk e.V. Girondelle 80 D - 44799 Bochum Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED) Caroline Mei Communications Coordinator World Trade Centre Montreal 393 Saint-Jacques Street, Suite 258 Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9 Canada	Phone: +49 234 938 8231 Fax: +49 234-938 8260 Internet: http://www.studienkolleg- bochum.de Phone: +1 (514) 392-5642 Fax: +1 (514) 392-8900 Internet: www.globalelectricity.org mec08i.carfsweoline@hydro.qc+a.cfyt6a mei.cargvzoli`fhtb`ne@wxqglo^/tsbbalele_2ectamsqricitybx6.o^w52rg

The Global Study Awards

StudyPortals B.V.
Torenallee 45
5617BA Eindhoven
The Netherlands

Internet: http://www.mastersportal.eu/pages/the-global-study-awards/

Country-Related Scholarships:

Argentinia

ALEARG scholarship from Argentinian Ministry of Education , coordinated by DAAD.
link: http://www.daad.org.ar/es/22774/index.html.

Chile

Becas Conicyt, coordinated by DAAD

Link: http://www.conicyt.cl/becas-conicyt/

Columbia

COLFUTURO-Una fundación sin ánimo de lucro Todos los derechos reservados. Cra 15 No 37-15 Bogotá, Colombia ECUADOR & Panama SENESCYT-Scholarship,coordinated by DAAD link: https://international.unt.edu/senescyt-ecuadorean-students	Phone: +57 2872630 Internet: www.colfuturo.org

India
J N Tata Scholarhip J.N. Tata Endowment, Administrative Office, Mulla House, 4th floor, 51, M.G. Road, Mumbai 400 001	Internet: website E-Mail: ashlesha.lotankar@sdactatatrvvust.c+ikomlxz1f, sby/jjadhaguv@sdkmtatx5ivatru3+vist.com

Iraq

Iraqi-German scholarship program for master and PhD students. This
Scholarship program is funded by (the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research (MoHESR) in Baghdad and DAAD), more information on
this program found.

www.tabadul.de/scholarships/step-3/selection-442

Mexico

CONACYT - Derechos Reservado

Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582
Col. Crédito Constructor Del. Benito Juárez C.P.
03940, México, D.F.

Phone: +55 5322-7700
Internet: www.conacyt.mx
E-Mail: infofoncicyt@_3m5coosnacyt.mx

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FIDERH (Fund for the Development of Human Resources)

Gante 21 Primer Piso Col.
Centro Del Cuauhtémoc C.P. 06000 México, D.F.

Phone: +52 (55) 53 45 47 92

Internet: http://www.fiderh.org.mx/english.html

E-Mail: infofoncicyt@_3m5coosnacyt.mx

Syria

"Leadership for Syria" Programme: Master’s and PhD Degree Scholarships for Syrians (DAAD)

The special scholarship programme “Leadership for Syria” (LfS) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young Syrian scientists in Germany. In times of civil war and displacement in their home country, this programme intends to give a sustainable contribution to build a future elite of leaders who will play a central role in rebuilding the country.