Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Master Programme "International Farm Management (MFM)"
Data | Procedure/semester | Stay/ Accommodation |
Insurance | Financing | Other issues |
until 30 June |
Application | online | no | no | Fill out of application form on the MFM website (see the list on the MFM website) |
01.July-25.July | Interview and selection of applicants | online | no | no | all needed documents are available and uploaded (see the list on the MFM website) |
01.Aug.- 01. Sept |
Invitation of selected students. Visa application | online | Travel insurance for 7 days (see the Germany embassy visa requirements in your country) | Self-financing (about 10 Euro) |
Application for a visa (national visa for study, not Schengen visa!) at the German Embassy (Requirement documents: bachelor diploma, language certificate B1, and passport) |
25.Sept- 01.Okt. |
Travel to Germany / HSWT- Triesdorf |
Fly to the airport to Munich (MUC), Frankfurt (FRA) or Nuremberg (NUE) |
no | Air ticket: self-financing (for the countries Ethiopia, Kenia, Togo and Uganda is a cost reimbursement possible) Pic up from airport: HSWT org. |
For the air ticket is a round trip recommended: from 27. Sept and return from 10-15 March 2022. In case of return, you have to by the ticket yourself. |
25.Sept- 01.Okt. |
Introduction workshop/ course at the HSWT in Triesdorf | Accommodation and meals organised by HSWT | no | HSWT - financing NO tuition fees |
stay in Triesdorf (HSWT) |
01.Okt- 15.March |
MFM 1- Semester (practical) | Accommodation and meals organised by education Farm | Covered by education farm |
All cost are covered by education farm and HSWT. NO tuition fees, only |
Trainees will get about 250€ per month pocket money for personal expenses |
15.March- 30.July |
MFM 2- semester (theoretical) |
Accommodation and stay in Triesdorf (Students take care of the flat in Triesdorf themselves. HSWT support is possible) Self-organisation |
Self-financing (about 100 Euro/month) |
NO tuition fees. Self-financing (about 750Euro per Month) or project financing per scholarship (750 Euro per Month) differ from country to country. Possible if a project with the partner universities exist. |
For students from the countries Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenia, Togo and Uganda is a scholarship possible (decision after exam in 10 March 2022)
Possibility for a student job |
30.July- 01.Okt. |
Study holidays | Accommodation and stay in Triesdorf or in the education farm (self-organisation) | Self-financing | Self-financing through summer /student job. No Scholarship, NO tuition fees |
Possibility for a summer job |
01.Okt.- 15.March |
MFM 3- semester (theoretical) | Accommodation and stay in Triesdorf (self-organisation) | Self-financing |
Self-financing trough student job or paid traineeship (self-organisation) - possibility for a Scholarship "HSWT" Internationalisation (one-off scholarship: about 500-700 Euro ) - possibility for a Germany scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium: 300 Euro per Month ) |
For students from the countries Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenia, Togo and Uganda is a scholarship possible (decision after exam in 10 March 2022)
Possibility for a student job |
15.March- 01.Okt. |
MFM 4- semester (maser thesis) | Accommodation and stay in Triesdorf or elsewhere | Self-financing | Self-financing trough student job or paid traineeship in an enterprise | Possibility for a student job |
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