International and Development Economics (M.A.

) Application for Admission in April 2013

CHECKLIST Please enclose the below listed documents with your completed application form in the order listed below. The documents must not be stapled or put together with paper clips, folders etc. Please do not include unsolicited documents such as secondary school certificates, certificates of training, etc. a letter of motivation (in English), one page in length officially certified copies of your university degree(s) and academic transcripts, along with certified translations into English or German explanation of the grading system at your previous university, if this is not yet part of the transcript two letters of recommendation, thereof at least one academic reference (in English or German or accompanied by a certified translation into English or German); forms are part of this document your curriculum vitae/rsum (in English, EuroPass Format for scholarship applications) a two page summary of your undergraduate/postgraduate thesis (no substitute required if you did not have to write a thesis to complete your undergraduate degree) proof of your English language proficiency (see web page for details). We do not accept the Institutional TOEFL as proof of English language proficiency! a copy of your birth certificate or a copy of your passport/identity card two passport photos proof of your professional experience (at least 2 years), if you wish to apply for the DAAD scholarship as well as DAAD application form Applicants from the P.R. of China, Mongolia and Vietnam only: Applicants from the PR of China, Mongolia and Vietnam must submit a certificate from the Akademische Prfstelle der Deutschen Botschaft (APS). Further information will be available at the web page of the German embassy. Applicants from Indonesia: Please submit official proof that your undergraduate degree programme has been accredited by the national accreditation body with either status "A" or "B". Please note that, in accordance with university regulations, we are only able to consider applications that are fully completed, and which are accompanied by ALL the necessary supporting documentation. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION Complete applications should be returned by 30 September 2012 to HTW Berlin MIDE Admissions Treskowallee 8 10318 Berlin Germany Applications sent by fax or email will not be considered. QUESTIONS ? You can contact us at: E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +49 (0)30 5019 2867 Fax: +49 (0)30 5019 2293 1

Application for Admission in April 2013

International and Development Economics (M.A.)
Please affix a recent photograph of yourself here

Please do not staple your application documents!

PERSONAL DATA
Please note that the address and e-mail given in these boxes will be used for future correspondence. Surname: First name(s): Birth name, if applicable Age:

Nationality: First language: Date (dd/mm/yy) of birth:

Male Female: Place of birth (city, town):

Country of birth:

E-mail: Fax include country/city code

Mobile: Telephone include country/city code

Address for correspondence (please only use space in the boxes below for address information shorten your address information, if necessary) Street, House/Apartment no. Further Address Information City, State Post code Country:

Home address (if different from above) Street, House/Apartment no City, State Post code Country

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Please list the institution(s) where you completed your higher education in chronological order, beginning with the most recent. You should enclose officially certified copies of your university degree(s) and academic transcripts along with certified translations into English or German. You have a degree in: Economics Business Social Sciences Other (please specify): x

Masters in Financial Risk Management, Banking and Finance

Duration of your degree was

3 years 5 years or longer: x

4 years

Name of awarding institution Universit de la Mditerrane (AixMarseille II)

City, country Aix-enProvence, France

Attended from until September 2009 to September 2010

Major and Minor(s), if any Major : Risk management

Degree (e.g. Bachelor of ) and date obtained Masters in Financial Risk Management, September 2010

CGPA/ average grade 13.105

Universit de Toulouse I Sciences Sociales Universit dOrlans ; Exchange programme at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid

Toulouse, France Orlans, France ; Madrid, Spain

September Major : Economics 2008 to June 2009 Septembre 2005 to June 2007; September 2007 to June 2008

Masters in Economics, June 2009 Bachelor of Economics and Management

12.54

11.8

For Applicants with German Abitur and/or applicants who have studied at a German University Date (dd/mm/yy) and type of general qualification for university entrance (e.g Abitur), Average Grade Number of semesters completed at German universities

THESIS Please add a two page summary of your undergraduate/postgraduate thesis to this application. Academic discipline: Asset management Title of thesis: Risk Management in the Romanian Emerging Market Name and position of supervisor: Marcel Aloy E-mail or telephone of supervisor: [email protected] I was not required to write a thesis.

ECONOMICS COURSES Please only list all subjects in Economics you attended during your degree programme(s). Please do NOT list Math, Business Administration courses etc.

Name of Economics Course

Hours per week per semester

Grade

achi eve d

Introduction to economics Introduction to macroeconomics Descriptive economics Introduction to microeconomics Monetary macroeconomics Microeconomics Economic law Economic analysis of the European Union Development economics Knowledge economics Financial institutions economics International economics Political economics: financial globalisation International economics of companies Political economics: transformation and new economic regulation Environment economics Political economics Natural resource economics

14/20 9/20 11/20 12.625/20 14/20 9/20 12.50/20 11/20 14/20 8/20 16/20 11/20 9/20 16.17/20 13/20 8/20 10.50/20

WORK EXPERIENCE Please only give details of work experience with relevance to the study programme and after completion of first degree.

Employer

City/Country

Hsbc Algeria

Algiers, Algeria

Dates Position fulltime/parttime August 7th 2010 Finance Associate to Present ; full-time April 1 st 2010 Intern to July 31st 2010 ; full-time

Duties

Central bank reporting

Aviva Investors Romania

Bucharest, Romania

Risk management

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ABILITY As the programme is taught entirely in English, applicants are required to show proof of their English language ability:

1. 2. 3.

An internationally recognised test of proficiency in English is required, e.g. TOEFL (minimum score for paper-based test 580, computer-based 237, Internet-based 96 or IELTS 7.0. Please see our web page for additional tests we do accept. Note: the Institutional TOEFL will not be accepted. Native speakers of English are not required to supply proof of their English language ability. If there are any doubts as to your status as a native speaker, you may be asked to supply additional documentation. If English was the official language of instruction for your undergraduate/postgraduate degree, please attach a certificate from your previous university stating that this was the case. If there are any doubts as to your English language proficiency, you may be asked to supply additional documentation. Result

Name of proficiency test taken Date of test TOEFL: x 04/08/2012 IELTS CPE Others ......................................................................................... ...... OTHER LANGUAGE SKILLS Language French Spanish German Elementary x Intermediate Advanced x

Near native speaker x

Signature of applicant

Place and date: Algiers, July 20th 2012

SCHOLARSHIPS The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is able to offer a limited number of scholarships. In order to quality for a scholarship it is essential that you fulfil the following requirements: you are from a developing or transition country, and you have two or more years of professional experience

If you fulfil these requirements, please indicate as appropriate yes, I fulfil the above mentioned requirements and would like to apply for a scholarship no, I do not apply for a scholarship If you have answered yes, you wish to apply for a scholarship, but your application for a scholarship is not successful, do you still wish to be considered for admission to the masters programme? yes, I wish to be considered for MIDE even if I am not awarded a scholarship no, I do not wish to be considered for MIDE if I am not awarded a scholarship

FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES Please help us to improve our publicity by answering the following question: Where did you hear about the Master of International and Development Economics at the HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences? (If via Internet, please indicate the name of the web page.) German Embassy official site

Strictly confidential

Please print or use a typewriter or PC. Thank you! REFERENCE LETTER

FOR APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT THE HOCHSCHULE FR TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT BERLIN (HTW) - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SECTION A The applicant should complete this section only and then give the form to the referee. The referee should return the completed form to the applicant in a sealed envelope. Please send the two sealed references to the HTW Berlin with the rest of your application. Reference letter concerning (applicants name, date of birth, place of birth) ........................................................................................................................................................ Name of referee (in capital letters please): ........................................................................................................................................................ Position and Institution: ........................................................................................................................................................ Address, phone number, e-mail: ........................................................................................................................................................ NOW GIVE THE FORM TO YOUR REFEREE. ___________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION B CONFIDENTIAL STATEMENT BY REFEREE

The above named person is applying for admission as a postgraduate student at the Hochschule fr Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin University of Applied Sciences, and has named you as a referee. We would be grateful to receive your opinion on the applicants ability to cope with, and benefit from, postgraduate level study. How long have you known the applicant? In comparison with other students in the same field who have the same amount of experience and training, I rate this person as follows: Top - 5% Knowledge in subject of proposed study Originality, intellectual creativity Mathematical and logical thought Written expression Motivation and perseverance Top - 10% Top - 20 % Upper 50% Unable to rate

After responding to the above, please comment on the applicant's strengths and limitations. Please attach a separate letter to this form. Would you recommend the applicant for the Masters programme in International and Development Economics? recommended recommended with reservation not recommended

strongly recommended

Signature of referee................................................ Date ................................................... Please place this form and your letter in a sealed envelope and either give it to the applicant OR send it via Email to [email protected] OR fax it to +49 (0)30 5019 2867 OR 1

post it to HTW Berlin, MIDE Admissions, Treskowallee 8, 10318 Berlin, Germany

Strictly confidential

Please print or use a typewriter or PC. Thank you! REFERENCE LETTER

FOR APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT THE HOCHSCHULE FR TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT BERLIN (HTW) - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SECTION A The applicant should complete this section only and then give the form to the referee. The referee should return the completed form to the applicant in a sealed envelope. Please send the two sealed references to the HTW Berlin with the rest of your application. Reference letter concerning (applicants name, date of birth, place of birth) ........................................................................................................................................................ Name of referee (in capital letters please): ........................................................................................................................................................ Position and Institution: ........................................................................................................................................................ Address, phone number, e-mail: ........................................................................................................................................................ NOW GIVE THE FORM TO YOUR REFEREE. ___________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION B CONFIDENTIAL STATEMENT BY REFEREE

The above named person is applying for admission as a postgraduate student at the Hochschule fr Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin University of Applied Sciences, and has named you as a referee. We would be grateful to receive your opinion on the applicants ability to cope with, and benefit from, postgraduate level study. How long have you known the applicant? In comparison with other students in the same field who have the same amount of experience and training, I rate this person as follows: Top - 5% Knowledge in subject of proposed study Originality, intellectual creativity Mathematical and logical thought Written expression Motivation and perseverance Top - 10% Top - 20 % Upper 50% Unable to rate

After responding to the above, please comment on the applicant's strengths and limitations. Please attach a separate letter to this form. Would you recommend the applicant for the Masters programme in International and Development Economics? recommended recommended with reservation not recommended

strongly recommended

Signature of referee................................................ Date ................................................... Please place this form and your letter in a sealed envelope and either give it to the applicant OR send it via Email to [email protected] OR fax it to +49 (0)30 5019 2867 OR 3

post it to HTW Berlin, MIDE Admissions, Treskowallee 8, 10318 Berlin, Germany