ComSustain - FAQ

Unfortunately, we cannot provide any information about individual eligibility in advance. The selection committee will assess all applications after the application deadline.

There is no minimum GPA required. For the selection of candidates, your GPA is an important criterium (please refer to the information about the selection procedure) and high grades are important. It is also extremely important to ensure that you document that you meet the admission requirements in order for your application to be considered!

Once your application has been reviewed, an acceptance or rejection letter will be made available in your STiNE account at the section “Dokumente” (Documents).

An enrollment deadline will be indicated in your acceptance letter - please submit the documents required for enrollment by this date. Detailed information about the enrollment process can be found at the website of the Campus Center.

If you have been admitted, please submit the paper documents required for enrollment to the Application and Admissions Team (Team Bewerbung und Zulassung) by the deadline indicated in your acceptance letter.

Please have a look at the checklist for enrollment into International Master’s Degree Programs.

Here you can find some information about the certification.

If you are not familiar with the German health insurance system, you can find information about health insurance on the website of the Campus Center.

You will find a letter of rejection in your STINE account.

Yes, you are welcome to apply next year again.

STiNE is the student information network that provides valuable support to students from their initial application through to completion of studies (and even beyond that as alumni). To apply to a program at the University of Hamburg you must use the online application form on STiNE.

Once you have set up an applicant’s account in STiNE you may log in repeatedly during the application period to complete the application form. You must upload your documents and submit the completed form electronically via STiNE.

The application period begins on 15th February. It is not possible to fill in the application form earlier.

No. For legal reasons you must use STiNE for your application.

No. It is necessary to complete the application form in STiNE and upload all required documents with it until 31 March.

No. It is not possible to apply for more than one international program at the same time.

If you do not understand a particular question regarding the admission requirements or the documents to submit on the application form, please contact the Team for applications.

After submission of the application form you receive a notice confirming that your application was received.

Yes, please contact STiNE-Support.

If you experience technical difficulties using the STiNE portal, please contact STiNE-Support.

It is absolutely essential to upload your application documents as PDF. If you submit documents in other formats, we may have problems to access them. PDF documents can be created directly from WORD documents or most image editing software by using the Adobe PDF function, if installed, or by using free software and the print function.

Please note that the PDF must not exceed the maximum file size of 5 MB. Therefore, please be sure to compress images or image files before converting them into a PDF.

If you you are still studying when you apply and cannot yet provide a final certificate listing your grades, please submit your current Transcript of Records confirming your provisional grade point average. You will then need to submit your degree certificate by the end of the first semester of your master’s program.

For applicants with a degree from a university from outside Germany: Please make sure, that the grading scale of your first degree is available on your degree certificate or the current Transcript of Records. If it is not clear from these documents, please submit another proof. The grading system must show the minimum passing grade and the highest possible grade.

No. Uncertified copies are sufficient.

No. The program only starts in the winter semester.

Yes, you can study this master’s degree part-time. Detailed information about prerequisites, deadlines, the application procedure, and any exceptions is available on the university's Campus Centers website. 

Part-time degrees however, are not designed as evening and/or weekend programs. Our classes normally take place during the week between 8 am and 8 pm.

It is not necessary to announce that you would like to become a part-time student within the application.

Since winter term 2012/13 there are no more study fees at the University of Hamburg. Please have a look at the following link to inform yourself about the current semester contribution.

No. Currently, neither the university nor the program are able to provide any sort of scholarships. Please check the general information on financing your studies.

Comprehensive information on scholarships available from German funding bodies can be found at the website of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service).