Regional PlanningLand Managem<strong>en</strong>t and Land T<strong>en</strong>ureInstitutionLocationCourse focusTarget groupCourse languageEntry requirem<strong>en</strong>tsDegree awar<strong>de</strong>dCourse beginsCourse durationTechnische Universität Münch<strong>en</strong> (TUM)The Technische Universität Münch<strong>en</strong> was foun<strong>de</strong>d in 1868. The maincampus of TUM is located in the inner city of Munich close to the oldcity c<strong>en</strong>tre, while many of the institutes are in Munich’s beautiful surroundings.TUM curr<strong>en</strong>tly hosts approx. 32,000 stu<strong>de</strong>nts in its 13 faculties,about 16 per c<strong>en</strong>t of whom come from abroad.Munich is the capital of Bavaria, the southernmost state of Germany.Bavaria offers an impressive cultural heritage and many areas of outstandingnatural beauty. Munich itself, an 850-year-old city with 1.3million inhabitants, is one of the major cultural c<strong>en</strong>tres in Germany. Inaddition, Munich also hosts the headquarters and major research and<strong>de</strong>velopm<strong>en</strong>t <strong>de</strong>partm<strong>en</strong>ts of many high-tech companies, internationalas well as German. Many of them are in close cooperation with TUM.The Master’s programme is built on three pillars,• geo<strong>de</strong>tic, planning and <strong>en</strong>gineering skills,• methods of land administration, land (use) managem<strong>en</strong>t, land• political, regulatory and socio-economic frameworks,and thus aims to qualify mid-career stu<strong>de</strong>nts in interdisciplinaryapproaches to land policy, land governance and land managem<strong>en</strong>t inthe rural as well as in the urban context. The lectures focus on landrights, land policy and governance, land economics, land administra-<strong>en</strong>vironm<strong>en</strong>tal risk managem<strong>en</strong>t, GIS, positioning, cartography, participatoryplanning approaches, managem<strong>en</strong>t skills, research and studyskills. Stu<strong>de</strong>nts are trained in the application of practical methods andticalinternational experi<strong>en</strong>ce round out the programme. The Master’sprogramme also inclu<strong>de</strong>s an internship and an individual research project.Both can be completed either in Germany or abroad.land managem<strong>en</strong>t, land administration, land policy, land use planning,English• • agem<strong>en</strong>t• English language requirem<strong>en</strong>ts for non-native speakers: TOEFL: iBT80, CBT 213, PBT 550 IELTS : Band 6.5 Cambridge Main Suite ofEnglish Examinations: CAE or CPE, Gra<strong>de</strong>s A, B or CMaster of Sci<strong>en</strong>ceMid-October 201418 months (Three semesters)69
Regional PlanningLand Managem<strong>en</strong>t and Land T<strong>en</strong>ureDuration of Germanlanguage courseprior to beginningof programmeApplication<strong>de</strong>adlineRemarksFor furtherinformation contact2 months (for stu<strong>de</strong>nts awar<strong>de</strong>d a DAAD-scholarship)31 July 2013 at the German Embassy;31 August 2013 at DAAD in Bonn;31 October 2013 at the University.31 May 2014 if no scholarship is required.Please note that all applicants should apply through TUM’s onlineapplication system (https://campus.tum.<strong>de</strong>/). For questions, pleasecontact Dr. Fahria Masum, Coordinator of Research and Admission(Masum@lan<strong>de</strong>ntwicklung-mu<strong>en</strong>ch<strong>en</strong>.<strong>de</strong>).The two-month German language course in Munich begins earlyAugust 2014.Technische Universität Münch<strong>en</strong>Institute of Geo<strong>de</strong>sy, GIS und Land Managem<strong>en</strong>tChair of Land Managem<strong>en</strong>tC<strong>en</strong>tre of Land, Water and Environm<strong>en</strong>tal Risk Managem<strong>en</strong>tO. Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel, Programme DirectororJorge Espinoza (MSc), Programme ManagerArcisstrasse 2180333 MunichGermanyPhone: +49-(0)89-289-25789Fax: +49-(0)89-289-23933Email: j.espinoza@tum.<strong>de</strong>Web site: http://www.landmanagem<strong>en</strong>t-master.<strong>de</strong>70