KIC InnoEnergy Master School
Intake 2014 – Application procedure
Machteld van Rijsingen, Master School Coordinator’s Assistant
KIC InnoEnergy Master School
A new type of energy
education
- Combining technical
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training with innovation
and entrepreneurship
Involvement of industry
International mobility
Change the energy
system
EIT label
KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 7 programmes
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MSc Clean Fossil and Alternative Fuels Energy
MSc EMINE: Innovation in Nuclear Energy
MSc ENTECH: Energy Technologies
MSc RENE: Renewable Energy
MSc SELECT: Environomical Pathways for
Sustainable Energy Systems
 MSc SENSE: Smart Electrical Networks and
Systems
 MSc Energy for Smart Cities
KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 1 application procedure
The application procedure consists of three steps:
1. Prepare
2. Apply online with digital copies of your
documents.
3. If accepted: send certified copies of your
documents.
1. Prepare
The application is online and you cannot save
your work and return to it. For this reason you
must prepare everything before you start.
- Check if you fulfill the general and programme
specific eligibility criteria
- Prepare your documents
- Prepare your answers to the motivation
questions
General requirements
 A completed BSc degree (180 ECTS).
Conditional acceptance in the case of ongoing studies is
possible
 English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, University
of Oxford/Cambridge certificates)
 Documents are complete and arrive in time.
English proficiency requirements
 IELTS - Academic test only
▫ An overall band score of 6,5 with no score below 5,5.
 TOEFL – Internet-based test only
▫ Total score of 92 with writing section 22
 University of Cambridge/Oxford certificates
▫ Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) with grades A-C
▫ Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with grades A-C
English requirements - exemption
 Would you like to get an exemption for the
English language requirements? This is
possible for applicants who
 have completed a higher education degree
instructed in English at a university or a
university of applied sciences in an EU/EEA
country.
 have completed a degree instructed in English at
a university that is physically located in one of
the following countries: USA, Canada, UK,
Ireland, Australia or New Zealand.
Programme specific requirements
Besides the general eligibility criteria for all KIC
InnoEnergy Master programmes, there are also
programme specific eligibility criteria. The detailed
requirements can be found on the website:
http://www.kicinnoenergy.com/generic/programme-specificrequirements/
Please check this information before applying
KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 1 application procedure
The application procedure consists of three steps:
1. Prepare
2. Apply online with digital copies of your
documents.
3. If accepted: send certified copies of your
documents.
Application form
 You will need to answer questions related to
your:
 Personal details
 Interest in KIC InnoEnergy MSc programmes and
study location
 Educational background
 English proficiency
 Motivation and experiences with innovation and
entrepreneurship (see separate section)
Required documents
 A copy of your bachelor’s degree in original language and
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translated into English.
A copy of your transcript of records in original language and
translated into English. All courses taken must be included. If your
GPA is not included in your transcript, please include a statement
from your university with information about your GPA and the
information about the maximum and minimum GPA.
Proof of English proficiency.
Curriculum Vitae including details on your academic and
professional career.
A copy of your passport or other kind of identification in English.
Only for students applying to the programme EMINE: please
include a motivation letter on your reasons for wanting to join the
programme.
 Format: Every document as a separate pdf. Maximum size per
document: 2MB. Maximum total size: 20MB.
Application questions related to motivation and experiences with
innovation and entrepreneurship
 Please motivate in a few words why you should be accepted to a
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KIC InnoEnergy programme (maximum 250 characters).
Upon successful completion of a KIC InnoEnergy MSc programme,
where do you see yourself from a career-entry viewpoint?
(maximum 250 characters).
Where do you see yourself, career-wise, 5 years after graduation?
(maximum 150 characters).
What is your ONE main personal driver for working hard and
accomplishing something new day-to-day? (maximum 150
characters).
Please give a brief account of the energy challenge you prioritize
most highly in the world (maximum 500 characters).
Please share some of your innovative intentions for the energy field
(maximum 500 characters).
KIC InnoEnergy Master School – 1 application procedure
The application procedure consists of three steps:
1. Prepare
2. Apply online with digital copies of your
documents.
3. If accepted: send certified copies of your
documents.
Certified copies
Students who are accepted to one of our
programmes will need to send certified copies of
BSc degree and transcripts to the KIC InnoEnergy
Admissions Office.
Timeline – two application rounds
We have two application rounds and we advise
applicants from non-EU member states (except
for Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and
Iceland) to apply in the first application round,
because we cannot award scholarships to these
applicants in the second round.
Definition of European applicant
Application Round 1
January 2, 2014
February 28, 2014
April 4, 2014
Middle of April 2014
August-October 2014
Application round 1 opens
Application round 1 closes
Deadline to send in English
language test
Official notification of
acceptance, letters of
admission, etc.
Start of programmes
Timeline – two application rounds
Application Round 2
March 1, 2014
Application round 2 opens
April 30, 2014
Application round 2 closes
June 6, 2014
Middle of June 2014
August-October 2014
Deadline to send in English
language test
Official notification of acceptance,
letters of admission, etc.
Start of programmes
Questions?
www.kic-innoenergy.com/masterschool
Contact the Master School Office at
masterschool@kic-innoenergy.com
Skype with the Master School Office for questions
related to the application procedure on Fridays
from 14.00-15.00 (starting on 10 January). Details
on the website