Cover-letter-form

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Explanation of points 1-9 of the cover-letter-form

1. Please check the boxes if you have these required documents: Signed online form, CV, Letter of motivation.
2. Please check the box if you have completed a language proficiency test. Provide the name and score of your test. The following language proficiency tests and scores and higher: CEFR/TELC Level B2 or higher, IELTS 6.5 >=, TOEFL IBT >=90, PBT >=575, CBT >=230, Cambridge CAE or CPE. (see English language proficiency)
3. Please check the first box if you can provide a copy of a completed transcript. If you are still studying, check the second box. (see Transcript of records)
4. Please list all the core Computer Science courses, which you think count for the formal requirement of 60 ECTS, in a self-made table. The table should contain 1. the name of the course as it appears in your transcript, 2. a short description of the course’s Computer Science contents, the corresponding credit points (CP) and/or hours (CH) of the course you have completed. Additionally, state the total amount of CP/CH of your degree as well as the total amount of CP/CH of your Computer Science courses. Make sure that the courses you list can be found in your transcript or other official documents of your university. (see Self-made table)
5. If you can provide a copy of your final bachelor certificate, please check the box and state your final grade in numbers. In case you have not yet finished your degree, state your current grade average. Make sure the grade (preliminary/final) can be found in an official document, e.g., transcript. (see BSc certificates)
6. To compare your grade to others, please provide your grading scale/system in numbers. The grading scale has to contain the minimum passing grade and the maximum grade. E.g., in GPA grading scales “1” often is the minimum passing grade and “4” the maximum of the degree’s grading scale. Please, provide evidence for your grade and your grading scale (e.g., certificate or transcript). (see Overall grade)
7. Please tell us how long you have already studied (actual length). Please tell us the standard period of study of your study program in years (standard length). For instance, “3.5/4” means that you have done 3.5 years out of 4 years of your program.
8. Please state the name of the Bachelor course you are applying with (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunication Engineering, Economics, etc.).
9. Please state the name of your university and country (e. g., Visvesvaraja University India, Universität Osnabrück Germany, Technical University of Madrid Spain, etc.).

Order of documents

Please, put the documents in this order when sending your application via postal mail:

1. Cover Sheet
2. Signed Online Form
3. CV
4. Motivation Letter
5. Language Test
6. Transcript
7. Self-made table
8. Bachelor Certificate
9. everything else

Address

 Dr. Annika Peters
 Universität Hamburg
 Department of Informatics / WTM / F-214
 Vogt-Kölln-Straße 30
 D-22527 Hamburg
 Germany

Please note

Be reminded that you need to provide official proof (grade, grading system, certificates, period of study)! For the application, you can send the documents in simple paper copy.

Please check carefully if you have sent all required documents in due time. The deadline is the 31 of March (No postal mail arrives on Saturdays and Sundays at the university). Faxes and e-mails are not accepted. We do not inform you of missing documents or late applications. Your application is considered incomplete if one or more of the required documents are not received before the deadline via postal mail or if your STiNE online application form is not submitted online. As a result, your application will not take part in the selection process. There will be no reconsideration of your application. Also note, that we do not inform you about received postal mail (letters, parcels, envelopes) – Please check with your postal mail provider if you like an acknowledgment.

One final note from the admission board: There are more than 450 applicants and only 20 spaces on the program. We like a neat, well-structured, precise, and complete application. The admission board and team consist of professors, lecturers, advisors, Post-docs who will also teach you once you are accepted.