Admission requirements

Candidates must fulfil the following admission requirements:

The application procedure is divided into two stages.

In Stage 1 (open from September 29th 2025 to January 5th 2026) applicants must fill out and submit an online Form; no supporting documents will be required at this point. You can find a link to this Form in the “Apply now” section of this website. During Stage 1 applicants are required to provide the following information:

1.Personal Data

• First Name (as stated in the passport) 
• Surname (as stated in the passport) 
• Nationality 
• City and Country of Residence at the time of application 
• Passport Number 
• Email

2. Academic Data

• Name of Bachelor’s Degree (BSc)
• Year BSc Degree was awarded
• University awarding the BSc Degree
• Primary field of study of the BSc Degree
• Grade Point Average (GPA) of the BSc Degree (as stated in Transcript of Records)
• Minimum passing grade for BSc courses (as stated in Transcript of Records)
• Maximum possible grade for BSc courses (as stated in Transcript of Records)
• If applicable, name of previous MSc Degrees

3.English proficiency: To apply for GLOBE, applicants must demonstrate a minimum English Level of B2, which must be met by the Stage 1 deadline (January 5th 2026). Unless you are a national of, or have completed your BSc studies at a university in a majority English-speaking country (as defined by UKVI) you must complete:

• Name and scores of your English Level Certificate (ELC) from a list of accepted certificates (preferentially IELTS, TOEFLL, Cambridge)

4.Fit to GLOBE, References, and Scholarship 

• Link to a 1–2 minute video, introducing yourself and explaining your motivation to enroll in GLOBE.  

• Contact information for two referees (current or former employers, professors, etc.) who can comment on the applicant’s suitability. Referees will be contacted only if the applicant advances to the next selection stage.

Stage 2 (January-February 2026): a subset of shortlisted applicants will be selected, following the Student Selection process declared in the “Selection procedure” section of this website, and invited to submit supporting documentation, including:

• Proof of nationality: Valid passport. Candidates with multiple nationalities must decide at application stage under which nationality they apply.
• Certificate of degree: Authenticated copy (or certified through Apostille) of all higher education degrees obtained, with official seal. If, in addition to the BSc, you have obtained other degrees (i.e. MSc and/or PhD), please submit copies of all degree certificates. Copies should be translated to English (if applicable) by a sworn translator.
• Transcript of records: Copy, in English, of the complete transcripts of records of the degrees obtained (i.e. the BSc transcript of records, and MSc transcript of records if applicable). The transcript should indicate the courses completed by the applicant, together with the corresponding grades and credit units obtained.
• Proof of English proficiency: Applicants who declared their English level in Stage 1 must now provide official supporting documentation. The following types of proof are accepted for meeting the minimum B2 requirement:
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – minimum score 5.5.
  • TOEFL iBT- at least 72 points.
  • Cambridge – minimum grade B2, minimum score 160.
  • Nationals of, or graduates from universities in, a majority English-speaking country (as defined here by the UKVI) are exempt from providing an English level certificate. In this case, please upload a declaration explaining whether the exemption applies by virtue of nationality or education, and include supporting certificates if relevant.

• Curriculum Vitae:  including work experience and research record (if any). It is required to use the Europass format.
• Declaration of veracity: Use the template available in the Stage 2 application platform.
• Postgraduate Eligibility Certificate: if your home university is outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), submit a certificate accrediting that your completed studies grant access to an official postgraduate program in the country where the BSc was completed, issued by your home university. Use the template available in the Stage 2 application platform.  If your home university is within the EHEA upload a declaration confirming this.

The eligible candidates will be evaluated for their academic merits in two phases:

• First phase (after Stage 1 of Application): the Online Forms provided by the applicants will be assessed according to the following academic criteria: Academic Excellence, Fit of the degree to the GLOBE Master programme, and English proficiency. 

• Second phase (after Stage 2 of Application):  

• • A subset of the top ranked applicants from the first phase will be required to provide supporting documentation and thus proceed to a second phase of selection. 
  • Supporting documentation will be reviewed and checked against the data provided in the Stage 1 Online Form. Applicants with inconsistencies between the declared data and the official documents (e.g., declaring a GPA of 8.5 in Stage 1 and providing a Transcript of Records with 7.5) will be automatically rejected. 
  • Referees will be contacted to provide reference letters. 
  • The information provided in Stage 1, together with the Reference Letters, Introductory Videos, and CV, will be used to carry out an overall assessment of each candidate.  
  • Academic Excellence and Fit to the Programme will weigh 45% of the overall assessment. Introductory videos, English proficiency, and reference letters will weigh 33%. Finally, previous professional or volunteering experience, supplementary education, and other merits will weigh 22%. 
  • Based on the application materials, the selection committee will compile a final list of candidates, ranking the best applicants according to their  overall assessment. 
  • All candidates will be promptly informed of the admission outcome once the selection process is complete. They will also will be notified whether they are offered a scholarship or not. After notification, applicants will have seven days to submit an appeal and/or to confirm their intention to enroll in GLOBE by contacting  project.globe@urjc.es. 
  • In the event of a candidate withdrawing, a candidate on the reserve list will be contacted.