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Development Co-operationZEF Doctoral Studies ProgramCourse languageTarget groupEntry requirementsBy pooling the expertise of the three departments, this three-year DoctoralProgram enables the students to take advantage of ZEF´s exceptionalstrength in interdisciplinary development research and cooperationwith national and international institutions.The doctoral research areas: The research plan to be submitted bycandidates should be formulated in reference to the core researchthemes of ZEF and its constituent departments (see below). In exceptionalcases, ZEF may also consider proposed projects for a doctoraldegree that lie outside these themes.ZEF‘s cross-cutting research areas are: Governance, Water resources,Land use and food security; Renewable energy; Environmental andclimate change; Mobility and migration. The research areas of thethree departments are (1) Science policy and knowledge; Institutions;Social and cultural change and adaption; (2) Growth, inequality andpoverty; Global development and trade; Economic change and vulnerability;(3) Ecosystem services; Sustainable use of biological resources; Biodiversity.More details are available at www.zef.deEnglishThe targeted group of participants are students around the world withdegrees acquired in their home countries or from elsewhere; youngscientists from universities or already employed in national or internationalresearch institutions, government, or the private sector with aninterest in interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving.Since its inception in 1999, 5472 PhD students from 84 countries haveparticipated in the ZEF Doctoral Studies Program, and 246 of themhave completed their doctoral theses at ZEF, 97 of them external doctoralstudents. Currently 136 students are enrolled in the program.• A successful application requires an excellent Master or equivalentdegree (GPA higher than 3.0 in the American system, grade betterthan 2.0 in the German system or equivalent) in Economics, PoliticalScience, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Engineering, Geography,Mathematics, Natural Science or Agriculture.• cationform, each applicant must register online at www.zef.de.Du ring online registration you will be asked to enter your personaldata and information. After successful submission of your onlinemessage contains your registration number and all necessary informationrequired for your application. Please note that your onlineregistration helps accelerate the selection and admission procedure,it is NOT a substitute for the required documents to be sent by air or• The application has to be written in English and must include: inapplication form available at www.zef.de, a letter of application (one27