Master of Science in Urban, Energy & Environmental Planning– Cities & Sustainability (CiSu)

PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM

for the 2017-2019 programme

(see programme application guidelines for submission procedure – available from the website)

Aalborg Universitet, Denmark

Technische Universität Hamburg, Germany

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

in collaboration with

University of New South Wales, Australia

Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil

Beijing Normal University, China

Beijing University of Technology, China

Columbia University, USA

University of California Santa Cruz, USA

University of California Davis, USA

Western State Colorado University, USA

Mahidol University, Thailand

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM USING A PC!

Personal Data

Name ______

first / given name(s)last / family name(s)

Date of birth ___ / ______/ Gender (F / M) ______

ddmmyyyy

Marital status ______

City and country of birth ______Nationality ______

Passport no. ______Issued in (Country and City) ______

Date of issue_____ / ______/ ______

ddmmyyyy

Correspondence Address

Mailing address, street and number ______

Post code______- ______City______

County / region (if applicable)______Country______

Phoneno (include country and region codes).______Mobile phone: ______

Fax: ______Email: ______

Permanent Address

Mailing address, street and number ______

Post code ______- ______City ______

County / region (if applicable) ______Country ______

Phone no (include country and region codes). ______Mobile phone: ______

Fax: ______Email: ______

Academic Information

Name of degree/course studied / University / City & Country / Beginning month/year / End month/year / Final grade / Type degree (BSc/MSc)

Academic honours, awards, fellowships:

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List of referees that you have asked for a letter of recommendation

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namepositionaddress

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namepositionaddress

Present Activity and Professional Experience

Mention type of professional activity (employee, unemployed, student…) ______

Enterprise / Institution______

Position / Profession______

Dateofbeginningof activity______/ ______/ ______

Enterprise / institution address______

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Brief description of responsibilities______

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Past Professional Experience

Beginning of activity (mm/yy) / End of activity (mm/yy) / Position, institution and brief description of responsibilities

Vocational TrainingCourses

Name of training course / Training entity / Duration (hours) / Date

Applicant’sPublications

Authors / Title / Journal / Year

Applicant’s Communications / Conference Papers

Authors / Title / Conference / Year

Computer Skills (advanced/average/basic)

Software / Competence level

LanguageSkills(advanced/average/basic)

Language / Writing / Oral / Reading

How did you acquire your language skills?

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Did you pass any language tests recently (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS,Cambridge)? (must be maximum 2 years old)

Read about the requirements here:

Name of test / Language / Date / Score

Programme Questionnaire / Essay

The theme is “The Sustainable City”.

You can either answer:

a)each question individually(in which case, answers should not exceed 150 words each),

OR

b)as a brief essay (in which case the essay should be between 700 and 1000 words).

a)Questionnaire:

  1. What is your definition of a sustainable city?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

  1. What are the greatest environmental problems facing cities?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

  1. What is your definition of the “vulnerability” of cities?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

  1. What is most important in your opinion, climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation or do you find both equally important? Justify your opinion.

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

  1. How can a city increase its resilience?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

  1. Who do you consider the most important stakeholders when planning or designing the sustainable city?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

  1. Are cities vital to the future of sustainability? Justify your opinion.

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

b)Essay:

Write your essay here (max. 700- 1000 words)

Please NOTICE:

All answers may be subject to plagiarism check. If we find signs of plagiarism in the answers to the questions or in the essay, we will void the application and the applicant will not be admitted to the programme.

Course of Study

Your choices for course of studies help us in the logistics of the programme. Please remember that your choices here are indicativeonly and should not be considered as final.

All students spend the first year (1st and 2nd semester) of their studies at Aalborg University, Denmark. At which university would you like to continue your studies for the 2nd year (3rd and 4thsemester)? Please underline preference:

Technische Universität Hamburg (Germany)

Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)

Within the area of Cities & Sustainability, please indicate your field(s) of major interest: ______

How did you learn about this course?

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Did you apply, or do you intend to apply to other universities besides those involved in this course? If so, please mention which ones.

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Signature

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(place)(date, dd/mm/yyyy)

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(Applicant´s Signature)

Application Checklist (please tick the boxes)

Apply online through STADS-DANS (Alborg University´s application system):
The below documents are to be uploaded as SEPARATE PDF-FILES under the point “Requirements and Prerequisites – Completed Academic degrees / In-progress academic degrees” in the online application system (in the dialog box called "Upload to higher education", please write your university, name of your study programme and graduation date/expected graduation date):
CiSu programme application form (the present form, completed and signed)
Programme questionnaire / essay on your ideas and visions in the field of environmental studies
Curriculum vitae / résumé
Officially authenticated copy[1] of bachelor’s degree certificate or equivalent.
Officially authenticated copy of complete university transcript of records
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members acquainted with the applicant's work in the major area of undergraduate study.
Copy of passport
If the applicant is not a native English speaker or does not have a complete Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree taught exclusively in English[2]: valid proof of English language proficiency is required.

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[1]An official authenticated copy of your documents could be obtained from the institution issuing the documents, a public notary or from the competent authorities in the country where the degree has been issued. Contact details can be found on the following link: For those countries not included on the list, the candidate is advised to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in some cases the Ministry of Justice, in the country of issue.

[2] Countries where English is considered the native language: Australia, the UK, Ireland, USA, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. All other applicants must provide an official English test – read more here: