Admissions

General Information & Fees

Classes for the 2020 intake will begin at the end of September 2020.

Classes for the 2021 intake will begin at the end of September 2021.

Students take classes in attendance phases and online phases. The attendance phases take place in Ludwigsburg, Germany and Cairo, Egypt. The program runs for four to six semesters with attendance phases and online learning phases. The program is extra-occupational and allows students to continue to work while studying. Students are formally enrolled at Ludwigsburg University of Education and Helwan University.

Tuition fees are € 2.200,- per semester.
Additionally, both universities charge enrollment and administrative fees every semester.

The Ludwigsburg University of Education currently charges enrollment and administrative fees of 204,30€ for the summer semester 2020.
Enrollment and administrative fees are recalculated every semester and published here...
Please expect them to increase slightly (approximately 5 to 10 €) every semester.

The Helwan University currently charges enrollment and administrative fees of E£ 2000 per semester.

Scholarships are available from the German Academic Exchange Service (EPOS Scholarship) and the Egyptian Al Alfi Foundation.

You can download the application form here.

Please send the completed form to inema(at)ph-ludwigsburg.de

For any inquiries please don't hesitate to contact us.

Admission requirements

Applicants have to fulfill the following minimum requirements:

Bachelor degree
Good command of the English language (at least TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS Band 6)
Two years of professional experience
A relation to the education sector or to the field of development cooperation
High study motivation for learning in international settings

Application period

Applications for the 2020 INEMA course are currently possible.

Applications for the 2021 INEMA course will be possible in January 2021.

EPOS Scholarship holders will be selected by DAAD among applicants in May.
Scholarship holders will be announced in June.

Successful applicants will receive their letter of admission by May.
As this provides applicants with time before the start of the program, we recommend applicants use this opportunity to apply for individual sources of funding/scholarships.

Application documents

To apply for the INEMA program applicants need to send the complete set of documents in electronic form to the Department for International Educational Leadership and Management at the Ludwigsburg University of Education: inema@ph-ludwigsburg.de

The complete set of documents consists of:

completed INEMA application form
Personally signed detailed curriculum vitae (please use the sample europass form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/)
Copies of Academic Degrees
Copies of Academic Transcripts
Copy of School Leaving Certificate (i.e. Higher education entrance qualification)
Professional Letter of recommendation from your employer; the letter must have a signature and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope)
Personally signed motivation letter (two pages)
copy of your passport (from the page with the picture)
additional documents might be requested

Documents in languages other than English or German must be submitted with a certified translation in English.

EPOS Scholarships

Applicants from eligible countries may apply for a full EPOS scholarship to be awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
For a list of eligible countries please visit:
https://static.daad.de/media/daad_de/pdfs_nicht_barrierefrei/infos-services-fuer-hochschulen/projektsteckbriefe/anlage_4_dac-l%C3%A4nderliste_berichtsjahre_2018-2020_epos_vers_1.pdf

Applicants with a German citizenship may apply for a partial EPOS scholarship.

Applicants, who want to apply for an EPOS scholarship, have to fulfill the following additional requirements:

Their academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old.
All applicants must state their current work situation at the time of application and submit proof of employment.

Applicants who want to apply for an EPOS scholarship, additionally need to provide:

DAAD application form ( https://www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/forschungsstipendium_en.pdf)
Written confirmation of current Employment from your employer that include the exact position and period of employment
Academic Letter/s of Recommendation from the last visited university; the letter must have an official letterhead, a signature and official stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope)
Applicants from the People’s Republic of China are asked to submit an APS Certificate, as well as two address labels written in Chinese characters with their application documents.

These documents must be sent electronically to the Department of International Educational Leadership and Management at Ludwigsburg University of Education via email to: inema@ph-ludwigsburg.de. The documents will be made available to DAAD.

EPOS scholarship holders are exempt from all tuition fees, but not from enrollment and administrative fees.

Based on our experience, EPOS scholarships usually roughly cover all travel expenses for all INEMA attendance phases. However, as EPOS scholarships are not offered by the Ludwigsburg University of Education, but by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), we cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

Selection Process

Written Application

After the application deadline, the selection committee will review all applications.

Please be aware that only complete applications with all requested documents sent in one batch can be considered.

Interviews

After a review of all applications, the selection committee will assemble a list of candidates to be considered for admission to the program. These candidates will be invited for an interview via video conference system. An stable, high-bandwith internet connection is required.
The interview is a positive indication, but not a guarantee of admission. All invited applicants must complete their interview in order to be considered for admission.
Interviews usually last for about 30 minutes and are conducted by one or more staff members of the INEMA program. They serve as an opportunity for the applicant to demonstrate her/his motivation and interest in the field of study.

Post-interview

After each phase, the applicants will be informed about the outcome of their application, i.e. whether they will be invited to the interview and/or can be admitted to the program.

EPOS scholarships

The decision about the EPOS scholarships is made separately by the DAAD. The decision is made based on the application dossiers as well as the assessment of the preliminary selection interviews via video conference system.

Other Scholarships

Applicants and students looking for scholarships might find the following websites helpful:

Scholarship Database of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Homepage of the Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD)
JN Tata Endowment Fund - The JN Tata Endowment awards a one-time loan scholarships to Indian nationals who have graduated from an Indian university for Postgraduatestudies abroad.
The Inlaks Foundation - Scholarships are open to all Indian citizens with a good first degree from a recognised university in India who are resident in India at the time of application.
Indian citizens with good undergraduate degree from a recognized university outside India, must have lived and been employed or been studying in India, for at least two years, after their graduation. People having a Master’s or PhD degree from a university outside India or who started but not completed a postgraduate degree from a university outside India are not eligible.

German speaking students and applicants might also find the DGWF brochure "Fördermöglichkeiten in der Weiterbildung" helpful, which is available here.

Disclaimer: The INEMA program is not affiliated with any of the scholarships presented on those sites and cannot provide any further information or assistance regarding these scholarship programs.