Early admissions deadline for Winter Semester 2025-26 is August 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m CET. This is recommended for non EU-applicants that require a VISA for Germany
Regular admissions deadline for Winter Semester 2025-45 is September 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CET. This is only recommended for applicants that do not require a VISA for Germany
YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED AUTOMATICALLY IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTION:
1. Upload all diplomas and transcripts of your degrees. They must be adjusted into one PDF file. Do not upload only a Master degree diploma and transcript, please upload your Bachelor's degree diploma and transcript as well.
2. Provide a certified translation of your diplomas and transcripts, if they are not in the English or German language.
3. Title your file in accordance with content, for example, "Diploma_Transcripts", "CV", "English Proficiency", "Practical Experience Statement", "Photo_Name", "Passport_Name"
Admission Requirements: All applicants from non-English speaking countries must provide one of the following certificate or statement
- a test result of at least 93 in TOEFL IBT, 180 Cambridge Advanced Certificate (C1) or IELTS grade of at least average 7, but no less 6,5 for each component; or
- - school education in English of at least four years’ duration; or
- - equivalent evidence, e.g. school education, studies, or professional career in English.
- school education in English of at least four years’ duration; or
- equivalent proof, e.g. residence in an English-speaking foreign country for a sufficient period; or clear evidence of being a native speaker of English
Confirming your application status
After you submit your online application, our staff will download these materials and assemble your application file. Due to the large volume of applications received, this process generally takes 6 weeks. After that time, our staff will email you to confirm that your application is complete. Receiving your admission results
The Admission Board will begin reviewing an application after all of its corresponding supporting documentation has been received. Applicants will receive an email from the Admission Team, informing applicants of the Admission Board's decision as soon as it is made. An official invitation will follow as soon as the financial department of the University confirms the payment of a tuition fee. If you faced technical problems If you experience any technical problems using the LL.M. Program application, you may email app-master-ihl@europa-uni.de for assistance.
Early admissions deadline for Summer Semester 2025 is January 1, 2025. This is recommended for non EU-applicants that require a VISA for Germany
Regular admissions deadline for Summer Semester 2025 is February 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CET. This is only recommended for applicants that do not require a VISA for Germany
FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED YOU WILL NEED INCLUDE:
1. Upload all diplomas and transcripts of your degrees. They must be adjusted into one PDF file. Do not upload only a Master degree diploma and transcript, please upload your Bachelor's degree diploma and transcript as well.
2. Provide a certified translation of your diplomas and transcripts, if they are not in the English or German language.
3. Name your files according to their content, for example, "Diploma_Transcripts", "CV", "English Proficiency", "Practical Experience Statement", "Photo_Name", "Passport_Name"
Prospective students should have adequate aptitude in English, both spoken and written, to be able to read academic literature, write academic papers, and engage competently in academic discourse; this can be satisfied by:
- a test result of at least 93 in TOEFL IBT, 180 Cambridge Advanced Certificate (C1) or IELTS grade of at least average 7, but no less 6,5 for each component; or
- school education in English of at least four years’ duration; or
- equivalent evidence, e.g. school education, studies, or professional career in English.
German language proficiency is not required to take part in the program
Confirming your application status:
After you submit your online application, our staff will download these materials and assemble your application file. Due to the large volume of applications received, this process generally takes 2 weeks. After that time, our staff will email you to confirm that your application is complete.
Receiving your admission results:
The Admission Board will begin reviewing an application after all of its corresponding supporting documentation has been received. Applicants will receive an email from the Admission Team informing applicants of the Admission Board's decision as soon as it is made. An official invitation will follow as soon as the financial department of the University confirms the payment of a tuition fee.
If you face technical problems:
If you experience any technical problems using the LL.M. Program application, you may email app-master-ihl@europa-uni.de for assistance.
25th Summer Course
The European System of Human Rights Protection
Viadrina European University Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, 1. - 12. July 2024
― Applications are now open ―
Deadline for Applications
Applications must be submitted by 15 April 2024 (for both external and Viadrina students)
Application Documents
Please submit:
- online application form (filled out completely) via Submittable (see the ‘Apply’ button, this page)
Upload the following documents as either .jpeg or .pdf:
- curriculum vitae (CV) (max 2 pages)
- statement of reasons and motivation (max 1 page)
- letter of recommendation (signed personally by a professor who has taught you)
- proof of English language competence (for non-native speakers)
After you submit your online application and upload all documents, we will email you confirming that your application file is complete.
Please upload the documents in .jpeg or .pdf format. Please fill in the online form completely.
After you submit your online application, our staff will download these materials and assemble your application file. Our staff will e-mail you to confirm if your application is complete.
Fee
The total fee for the program is 540 €. This charge includes
- full tuition costs
- accomodation for full period of the program (13 nights accomodation)
- all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) Monday-Friday throughout both weeks of the program
- a free-time programme
Each participant must meet the cost of travel to and from Frankfurt (Oder).
Technical Problems
If you experience any technical problems using the Summer Course application, you may email jursok@europa-uni.de for assistance. Find additional information under http://www.rewi.europa-uni.de/hrcourse.
Extension form should be submitted two weeks before a deadline. Please do not expect consideration of your form within 2-3 days. If you were granted an extension, please send your essay to Moodle according to the new deadline. The Master Thesis must be uploaded on Moodle according to the new deadline.
Please upload proofs to support your reasons. If an original document (proof) is not in German, English, Russian or Spanish languages, please provide uncertified translation.
According to the IHL Degree Regulations § 15, students in the Master’s Programme must undertake an internship in the third semester. The internship should last for 450 h (e.g 3 month / about 37,5 hours per week).
If you are, or have already been, working in an organisation in the human rights field or other field related to the IHL programme, it may be possible for this to be accredited as equivalent to the required internship. (Please note: The final determination of equivalence will be made by the IHL Academic Board. Such a determination is not, however, the final satisfaction of the internship requirement: it is also necessary in such cases to submit both the ‘Internship ― Student Report’ and the ‘Internship — Supervisor Report’ as required in all cases under § 20 Examinations Regulations.)
According to the IHL Degree Regulations § 15, students in the Master’s Programme must undertake an internship in the third semester. The internship should last for 450 h (e.g 3 month / about 37,5 hours per week).
It is the responsibility of each student to plan and organise a suitable internship. The IHL administration will assist in whatever it can, especially by providing letters of support. To be able to help you satisfy the internship requirement and in particular to make necessary arrangements in good time, we request you to provide us with the following information. (Note: each internship placement must be formally approved in writing by the IHL Academic Board in advance. For this, you must complete an Application for IHL Internship Approval, available from the IHL website.)
According to the IHL Degree Regulations § 15, students in the IHL Master’s Programme must undertake an internship (normally during the third semester). The internship must relate to the subject matter of the Master’s program. It is the responsibility of each student to plan, organise, and carry out a suitable internship. Previous work or other experience may, on application, be recognized the Academic Board for the purpose of satisfying the requirement (in advance of submitting this report).
Under § 20(2)(c) Examination Regulations the student must provide a report on the internship (whenever conducted) after it has been completed, reporting in particular on one or more projects specifically relating to the IHL program and carried out within the framework of the approved internship. The Student Report should provide sufficient factual and analytical information to allow the Examinations Board to determine that the internship requirement has been satisfied.
This form should be used for the Student Report. All sections should be completed by the student. Before submitting it to the Master’s Office. the completed form should be shown to the responsible official or staff member (the ‘internship supervisor’) of the organization where the internship was conducted of the internship and be counter-signed by them. (If you have reasons for making a confidential Student Report, please contact the Master’s Office.)
Under § 20(2)(d) Examination Regulations, the student must also submit a written and substantially informative evaluation of the student’s performance during the internship written and signed by the internship supervisor. That supervisor’s report should be provided on the ‘Internship — Supervisor’s Report’ form (available separately). (If the internship supervisor wishes to make that report confidential, he or she should contact the Master’s Office.)
In accordance with the Studies and Examination Regulation of Master IHL (SPO) §16, a student of the Master's Program has to write a master thesis to obtain the Master's Degree (LL.M). The Registration for, admission to, and the form, procedure and marking of the Masters Thesis shall be governed by §§21–23.
The Masters Thesis must be completed (§22(3)) within a period of three (3) months (First Statute Amending the Study and Examination Regulation of the IHL Masters Programme, 29.11.2023). The required length is 90,000–100,000 characters (text & footnotes, not counting blank spaces, and not including other sections such as tables, bibliography or appendices).
The part time agreement allows students to complete the Master IHL Program inside of six (6) semesters, instead of the full time period of three (3) semester. Therefore, students must communicate the Master IHL Office the modules the plan to take on each semester to complete the program by filling out the table provided in this form.
Dear Alumnis and Students,
Congratulations on your great achievement!
Please provide your information on the following form and confirm your attendance for the Graduation Ceremony on the 04th June 2025 at 4:15 PM in Logenhaus / Logensaal, Logenstraße 11, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder).
Even if you are not able to participate, we kindly ask you to fill out the fields with your information, current profesional status and a picture, so we prepare your profile for the ceremony accordingly.
Your friends and family are also invited for the ceremony; therefore, we will appreciate your confirmation of the number of persons that will accompany you.
Hope to see you at the graduation ceremony!