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MSc Environmental Governance at University of Freiburg

University of Freiburg, Germany

Programme overview

Sustainable development and sustainability in the manifold relationships between humans and the environment have become integral rules of conduct in politics and society. One of the major challenges to the implementation of the overall concept of sustainable development concerns effective governance processes between various stakeholders within companies, administrations, organisations, and society at large.

Faculty: Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester  |  Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

The M.Sc. ‘Environmental Governance’ (MEG) addresses this special need. Unique worldwide, its focus is on facilitating the institutionalisation of context-effective environmental governance arrangements that combine the regulation of market, state and civil society for sustainable development.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission (first semester): Restricted admission (37 places). Language requirements: English C1. Application period: 1 March - 15 May.

Intake: Winter Semester

Duration: 4 semesters

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