S.L. 327.702 Art. 3Qualifications for Admission. 3

(1) The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of a first cycle degree in Earth Systems, Science or Engineering or in another area of study which the Board considers as appropriate, provided that the first cycle degree is obtained with a Second Class Honours or better classification, or an equivalent classification.

(2) Applicants are required to demonstrate that their standard of English satisfies the University’s English language requirement as published on the University’s official website at the time of the call for applications.

(3) All applicants shall be further required to submit with their application a letter written in English giving their motivation for applying for the Course.

(4) Depending on the availability of resources, the Senate, on the recommendation of the Board of Studies shall determine the number of applicants that may be allowed to register on the Course. The number of available places shall be announced at the time of the call for applications.

(5) If there are more eligible applicants than there are available places, applications shall be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria, agreed to by the Partner Institutions:

(a) relevance of topics, results and final classification of degree - 65%; and

(b) statement of intent and motivation for following the Course and letters of recommendation - 35%.

(6) When the above criteria are not sufficient to decide on the selection of applicants, interviews may be held for that purpose.

(7) When held, interviews shall be conducted by an interviewing board appointed by the Board of Studies, which shall be composed of at least three members and will include members from both Partner Institutions.

(8) The interviewing board may make use of electronic means of communication in order to conduct such interviews.