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Application

If you want to apply for the next MEMR course, starting in September 2010, click the buttoin on the left to enter the online application form, which also includes the terms of payment.

  

Procedure of admission

Candidates seeking admission to the MEMR must demonstrate a strong interest in urban management. The academic committee of the course will execute the selection procedure. The selection will be based on the CV, academic background, working experience and a letter of motivation, resulting from the application form. In general, prerequisites to be accepted in the course are: a strong interest in urban management; a Masters Degree and Proficiency in English; you need to submit a copy of your university diploma(s) and candidates from outside the EU / EEA also have to provide a certificate that proves their proficiency in English (we require a minimum score of 575 / 232 / 90 on the TOEFL test, or alternatively a minimum of 6.5 on IELTS).

The selection procedure is open all year. The final deadline for the receipt of completed application forms at Erasmus University is the 30th of June of each year (Students that need a VISA to study in the Netherlands must apply well before this date, as - by this date - they are required to have all the necesary documents complete that are neeeded for the application of a student Visa). After the 30th of June applications for the MEMR course can only be considered if there are still places available. In the beginning of September participants are welcomed in Rotterdam to attend the start of the first semester program.

Required Qualifications

Candidates for the course are supposed to have a strong interest in urban management, and to look at metropolitan issues from the managerial point of view. This Postgraduate Master of Science is interdisciplinary in nature and welcomes graduates from the following disciplines: Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, History, Architecture, Business, Civil Engineering, Law or Public Administration. Applicants from other disciplines may also apply if they have a special interest in the course - they will be judged individually by the academic committee. Applicants may fit either one of the following descriptions:

  • Recent Graduates from the disciplines stated above; 
  • PhD students and Post-Docs willing to enlarge their knowledge in one or more aspects of Urban Management;
  • Professionals, such as junior managers, with the ambition to work as urban planners, project developers, real estate officers, urban consultants, and urban engineers in a leading urban-management position.

Applicants are expected to have an adequate basis for taking on an academic course, that is, at least have a Bachelor's diploma. Since the course is international, proficiency in English is another prerequisite. The course welcomes students from all over the world.