Applications for the AFECO program is recommended for our yearly program start in October (winter semester): the application period opens on December 1st (of the previous year) and closes on April 30th (of the same year). If necessary, applications can also be submitted for a start in April (summer semester): the application period opens on July 1st (of the previous year) and closes on October 31st (of the previous year). Please always apply via our online application platform, where you will be guided to complete the application forms and to submit the necessary documents. You can prepare some of those in advance, looking at the list below:
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Complete the application process on our application platform:
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B.Sc. certificate with an overall grade of at least 2,5 or equivalent (e.g. 'good', B+) in German or English (or certified English translation)
- Students in the final year of their Bachelor programme may also apply for admission prior to graduation. The examination board can tentatively admit students based on a transcript of their academic records and the expected date of graduation.
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Transcript of academic records (B.Sc.) in German or English (or certified English translation)
- Please make sure that your official bachelor's transcript either shows credit points according to the ECTS credit point system or else attach a diploma supplement that explains the credit point system of your university
Please send an official transcript of records with your marks obtained so far if you have not graduated yet.
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University entrance qualification diploma (e.g. high school diploma, Abiturzeugnis)
- Please make sure that your official bachelor's transcript either shows credit points according to the ECTS credit point system or else attach a diploma supplement that explains the credit point system of your university
- Please send an official transcript of records with your marks obtained so far if you have not graduated yet.
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Curriculum Vitae (in English) with photo
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Sufficient English language proficiency test result (or equivalent proof of proficiency, as listed in the application process)
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Further information (facultative):
you can submit any document in English or German that may enable the examination board to better judge your application, such as a summary of your Bachelor Thesis (two pages maximum), an official letter of recommendation from your professor or employee, a letter of motivation
Please submit all application documents – have in mind that only certified documents are accepted – until April 30th for a start in the following winter semester (strongly recommended) or October 31st for a start in the following summer semester. After those dates, the application process will be closed.
AFECO Coordination Office
Institute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR)
University of Bonn
Nussallee 19
D-53115 Bonn, Germany
Tel. +49 (0)228 73-3036
Admission
If you do not fulfill ALL of the requirements below, you are not eligible to apply. Decision about acceptance is made by the examination board.
Students who wish to enrol in the AFECO MSc programme at Bonn University must have:
- B.Sc. degree or equivalent in study programs linked to Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Economics, Food and Household Economics, Economics, Business Management, or a similar subject
- B.Sc. degree or equivalent with a grade of at least 2,5 or an equivalent grade (‘good’, B+, second class upper division in other grading systems)
- A minimum of 42 (ECTS) in economics or business management (equivalent to 1260 hours workload) – including:
- an economic focus of the bachelor thesis topic,
- a minimum of 5 ECTS in microeconomics and
- a minimum of 5 ECTS in statistics
Main accepted English proficiency test results (not older than two years):
Exam |
minimum level |
| TOEFL iBT | 90/120 |
| TOEFL PBT and revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test | not accepted |
| Cambridge | B2 |
| IELTS Academic | 6.5/9 |
| German “Abitur” (if English was the first foreign language in minimum 8 years) | “ausreichend” 6 Punkte für Englisch |
Application deadline
April 30th (for the next winter semester - strongly recommended) or October 31st (for the next summer semester).
Dr. Nicolas Gerber
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Nussallee 19
53115 Bonn