APPLICATION FOR NON-EUROPEAN APPLICANTS FROM 3 DECEMBER 2018 UNTIL 1 MARCH 2019!

You want to co-create European society? Understand how emerging technologies will.

European Union policy strongly influences decision-makers in energy, transportation, the environment and the digital economy. RWTH Aachen University has combined its academic strengths in technology with the study of ever-dynamic EU politics. The result is a highly multidisciplinary programme: the Master of Public Administration in European Studies.

Learn how EU politics functions and specialise in cutting-edge technologies in the fields of energy & climate or digital transformation.

Take advantage of:

• a degree from one of Germany’s Universities of Excellence, highly ranked in the world
• first-hand knowledge from internationally experienced practitioners
• the hub location: close to EU hot spot Brussels, UN campus Bonn, federal state capital Düsseldorf and the trade fair city Cologne
• three European countries & languages on the doorstep
• integrated work experience, networking & career events, support services

Top scientists and practitioners working at European level will educate you.

Their innovative methods and know-how from EU institutions, international organisations

or multinational companies prepare you to meet employer expectations.

Additionally, you profit from a well-functioning exchange between the RWTH Aachen University and multinational industry in research & development, applied professional training and recruiting.

A Master’s programme strengthening outstanding competencies.

Specially designed courses enable you to build strategies, negotiate successfully or manage

international projects. Lecturers challenge you in exercises to draft papers under time pressure, align campaign actions and objectives and develop political scenarios.

A compulsory period of work experience is an integral part of the programme.

Complete an internship or realise a study related work project with your current employer.

We support you in finding an internship that fits you. With our career service you discover tools to fulfil European career application standards.

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Successful graduates persuade as

• specialists in European Union decision-making and its context
• analytical minds with EU policy-specific understanding of upcoming technologies
• interdisciplinary thinkers equipped for projects with EU-wide strategy and impact
• bilingual networkers with demonstrated flexibility in multicultural contexts
• teamwork savvy professionals experienced in the EU arena

Various options instead of one job title

The interdisciplinary, forward-looking nature of the European Studies Master’s programme ensures that you familiarise yourself with the public and commercial spheres, as well as with non-profit organisations. Regardless of which technology specialisation you choose in the second semester. This equips you for a multitude of positions in a variety of bodies, institutions and companies.