Admission requirements

Candidates must fulfil the following admission requirements:

Application documents

The following documents must be uploaded on the online application platform:

• Proof of nationality: Valid passport or national ID. Candidates with multiple nationalities must decide at application stage under which nationality they apply.
• Certificate of degree: Copy (authenticated or certified through apostille) of degrees obtained with official seal (i.e. completed higher education studies). If in addition to the BSc you have obtained other degrees (i.e. MSc and/or PhD), please submit a copy of all the degree certificates obtained. Copies should be translated to English (if applicable) by a sworn translator, showing the subjects followed by the applicant and respective marks and credit units obtained.
• Transcript of records: Copy, in English, of the complete transcripts of records of the previous degrees obtained (i.e. the BSc transcript of records, and MSc transcript of records if applicable).
• Certificates attesting language skills: The different types of proof that are accepted to qualify the minimum English B2 level are as follows:
  – International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – minimum score 5.5.
  – TOEFL iBT- at least 72 points.
  – Cambridge – minimum grade B2, minimum score 160.
  – Generally, students who are nationals of a majority English-speaking country or have graduated from a university in a majority English-speaking country (as defined here by the UKVI), or their higher education has been carried out entirely in English, will be exempt from providing an English level certificate. If you are in this position, upload a declaration that this is the case, explaining if this is by virtue of nationality or education, and providing suitable certificates of the later if needed.
• Curriculum Vitae, including work experience and research record (if any)
• Personal statement or motivation letter: Using a maximum of 500 words, state why you are interested in GLOBE and how it could affect your professional career and your life at other levels.
• Declaration of veracity.
• Reference Letters: during the application procedure you will need to provide two reference letters informing on your academic and/professional skills.
• Postgraduate Eligibility Certificate: if your home university does not belong to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), a certificate accrediting that the studies completed grant access to an official postgraduate program in the country of origin, issued by your home university.
• Short Video: a 1-2 minutes short video introducing yourself and explaining why you would like to enrol in the GLOBE Programme.

• After completion of the administrative assessment, the eligible candidates will be evaluated for their academic merits in two stages.
• First stage: the dossiers of applicants will be assessed according to the following academic criteria: Academic Excellence, Fit of the degree to the topic of the Master, and professional and academic career as expressed in their CVs.
• Second stage: the top ranked applicants from the first phase will be assesed based on their Introductory Videos, Letters of Motivation, and References Letters.
• The scores from the first and second stages will carry a weight of 70% and 30%, respectively, in the final evaluation of each candidate.
• ​The selection committee, using the application materials, will compile a final list of applications, ranking candidates according to their qualifications.
• Candidates will be promptly informed of the outcome on admission, soon after the selection process, and admitted students will be notified on whether they are proposed for a scholarship. A period and procedure for appeals will be enabled at this stage.
• In the event of a candidate withdrawing, the subsequent candidate on the list will be contacted.