IWRM MENA is an English-taught M.Sc. in integrated water resources management, run jointly by TH Köln’s Faculty of Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems and the German Jordanian University (GJU), with DAAD support.
Students spend the first two semesters in Cologne and the third at GJU in Jordan, then write a thesis on a MENA country or region under joint supervision. TH Köln awards the degree.
Benefits & funding
- DAAD EPOS full scholarship for 24 months; a limited number are offered.
- EPOS pays graduates €992 a month, plus health, accident and liability insurance and a travel allowance unless another source covers travel.
- Self-paying students fund themselves; every student pays TH Köln’s semester fee (€352.70 for winter 2026/27).
Eligibility
- A completed bachelor’s degree (already graduated when you apply) with at least 15 ECTS related to water resources management and a German grade of 3.0 or better.
- English: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.0 or Cambridge First, no older than five years.
- Scholarship route only: from a DAC-list country; at least two years of related work after the first degree; employed by a public authority or a state or private company in a developing country; first degree in the top third.
- DAAD normally prefers degrees no more than six years old; an outstanding older applicant can still win.
- Self-paying route: no nationality limit.
- DAC-list countries (DAAD EPOS list linked by TH Köln): Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia; Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Saint Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela; Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, Yemen; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; Cambodia, China, Indonesia, North Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam; Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.
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Application process
- 1Scholarship route: fill in the online registration form for DAAD applicants, then email every document as one PDF to IWRM-MENA-application@th-koeln.de by 15 November.
- 2Besides the program’s documents, the scholarship file needs one recommendation letter from your employer and proof of two years’ work.
- 3Applying is free of charge.
- 4Self-paying applicants use the non-scholarship online form and the same email: 1 February–31 March (foreign degree) or 1 May–10 June (German degree).
Program timeline
1 September 2026
Scholarship applications open (one FAQ entry says 15 September)
Scholarship deadline
15 November 2026
Admission results
April 2027
Program starts in Cologne
September 2027