Sustainable Mobilities imparts skills in social scientific mobility research:

• Key competences in mobility theory, concepts and approaches
• Research methods & market research
• Insights into technological developments (i.e. the digitalization of mobility and use of mobile technology in business and private life)
• Expertise in urban planning and design
• Mobility governance and mobility and transport legal conditions
• Problem-based project work
• Solution oriented skills in mobility design and planning for industry administration and the non-profit sector

Beyond scientific qualifications, Sustainable Mobilities fosters your skills in:

• Interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration
• Team work & cooperation with external partners
• Presentation, moderation & rhetoric
• Communication and public relations
• Project & time management
• Networking and bonding
• IT incl. database management and multimedia
• Foreign languages
• International exchanges with other universities in Europe, the US and Australia

How do I apply for the program?

All information regarding application is mentioned on the website of our admission office under "Application Master".

If you have a foreign Bachelor's degree, you will need an additional certificate before you apply!

• If you are a foreign national: Apply early for recognition of your Bachelor's degree at the Studienkolleg Konstanz.

• If you are a German citizen: Apply early for recognition of your Bachelor's degree at the Regional Council of Stuttgart.

• In case of Chinese and Vietnamese  citizenship: First you need the certificate of the APS. After that, you can apply for recognition in Konstanz.
  Chinese: https://www.aps.org.cn/aps-standort-peking
  Vietnamese : www.vietnam.diplo.de/vn-de/vertretungen/botschaft

Application is then done online at HfWU:
Register on the application and enrollment portal SELMA at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen. After completing the registration in SELMA, a user account will be available to you here.

Criteria for admission:
For an application for our program you need:

• Proof of a first academic degree in either
  • Business or Economics
  • Social sciences (e. g. sociology, political sciences, anthropology etc.)
  • Spatial sciences (e.g. geography, urban, spatial, transport or landscape planning etc.)
  • Transportation engineeing or environmental management
  • Architecture
    from a German institute of higher education or vocational college or a comparable degree from a foreign institute of higher education
     
• Proof of English
  • Toefl at least 500 points (paper-based), 173 (computer based), 61 (internet-based)
  • IELTS 5,5
  • Cambridge English: BEC Vantage First
  • Cambridge English: First FCE
  • Cambridge English: Advanced - CAE
  • Cambridge English: Proficiency - CPE
  • APIEL 4
  • TOEIC 785
  • Language certificate level B2 according to the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages"

Proof of English is not required if the 1st degree was taught in English or if English was the main subject. It is also not required if applicants provide a GMAT with at least 500 points of if they are native speakers.

• Proof of German (A1)
• Motivation Letter why you want to study our program (not mandatory but helps to improve the average grade)