University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde
The Eberswalde location has been committed to sustainable research and teaching for more than 190 years: The Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde - HNEE) was founded in 1830 as a higher forestry school. Since the resumption of studies in 1992 at the traditional forest and wood research location just outside Berlin, HNEE has been training specialists and managers, young scientists and multipliers in the key areas of nature conservation, forestry, organic farming, adaptation to climate change, sustainable economy, timber construction and sustainable tourism management. The Eberswalde university location is embedded in a successful network of science, business, administration and politics in the region. This implements the principle of global responsibility in the local environment.
Facts about the university
| Ownership | Public, Brandenburg |
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| City | Eberswalde |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Students | ≈ 2,033 |
| Programmes | 2 programmes · 2 master's, 1 in English |
| Tuition fee |
€0 per semester for international students what it consists ofTuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students€0 Semester contribution€367
Some programmes charge their own fee — see the programme page.
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| Semester contribution | €367 per semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist; master's until 01.06 |
| Campuses | Forstbotanischer Garten, Stadtcampus, Waldcampus |
About the university
With around 2,300 students and 65 professors, the HNEE is the smallest university in Brandenburg, about 50 kilometers from the metropolis of Berlin, is located in the middle of an extensive natural landscape and is spread over three locations. The faculties of landscape use and nature conservation and sustainable economy are located on the architecturally diverse and green city campus, and the faculties of forest and environment and wood engineering are on the forest campus. The forest botanical garden, the oldest garden in Europe, is affiliated to the HNEE as a central unit and is used e.g. used in teaching and research.
The 20 innovative and sometimes unique courses have a very independent profile that is committed to sustainable management and some of them are unique in Germany. The distinctive sustainability profile of the HNEE pervades all areas of the university and is constantly being further developed in a participatory manner. HNEE has been EMAS-certified since 2010 and has been climate-neutral since 2014. Most recently, in 2017, the family-friendly university received the European EMAS Award for exemplary environmental management.
The HNEE is one of the strongest research universities in Brandenburg. The research profile of the HNEE is characterized by three main research areas:
1) Sustainable Rural Development
2) Sustainable production and use of natural substances
3) Sustainable management of limited resources
Faculties
The faculty determines the campus, the language of its programmes and the admission committee that evaluates your grades. Requirements can differ between faculties of the same university.
Programmes
All 2 programmes →How to apply
The general procedure is the same for all programmes of the university; the required grade, language and additional requirements are on the page of each programme.
- 1Check your school-leaving certificateDirect admission, admission after a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — it depends on your country and certificate.
- 2Application via uni-assistmaster's until 01.06. Deadlines differ between programmes — check the programme page.
- 3Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account — start them in parallel with the application.
What it costs to study
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
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| Tuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students | €0 |
| Semester contribution | €367 |
Some programmes charge their own fee — see the programme page.
Campuses
About the campuses in detail →A programme is tied to a campus — when looking for housing, go by the campus, not by the university's main address.
Studying in Eberswalde: housing, transport, costs →If you don't meet the requirements yet
Two typical stops: a school certificate without direct admission and German below the required level. Both can be solved within a year, but plan them before you apply, not after a rejection.
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