LoSIEL Application

Admission takes place annually for the winter semester (October 1st). Applications for the 2026/27 academic year will be open from January 15th to March 15th, 2026.

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1. PERSONAL DETAILS (REQUIRED SECTION)
Please fill in this section exactly as contained in your passport/ID-card.

Form of Address

Surname

Given Name(s)

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Nationality/Nationalities

2. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (REQUIRED SECTION)

c/o

Street Address

Postcode

Town

Country

Valid until

Phone

Mobile

Email Address

Confirm email

3. HOME ADDRESS (ONLY IF DIFFERENT FROM 2.)

c/o

Street Address

Postcode

Town

Country

Valid until

Phone

Mobile

Email address

Confirm email

4. SCHOOL EDUCATION

High/Secondary School

Place/Details

From

5. SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE

Date

Country

Original Name

6. HIGHER EDUCATION ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION

Did you take an entrance exam to be admitted to an institution for higher education, e.g. a university, in the country in which you did your schooling? If yes, please fill in date and name.

Entrance Qualification

If Yes

Date

7. HIGHER EDUCATION

You shall have graduated from an institution of higher education (university level) with a degree representing 240 credit points in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) before you take up studies in the Master Program. In case your studies encompassed 180 credit points, you have to make up for the missing 60 credit points by a good performance in additional educational or practical training programs relating to the fields covered by the Master Program. Proof of this may be submitted in the form of professional experience, further studies, research activities, publications etc.

Have you already graduated from an institution of higher education or do you expect to graduate shortly?

Expected date of graduation

Field of Studies

Grade/Expected Grade

Degree/Expected Degree

Name of Institution of Higher Education (original language)

Country

How many credit points does the study program you have graduated from/will graduate from encompass?

Can you provide proof of equivalently recognizable above average achievements in the field of the Master Program?

Duration of the study program in years

8. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Please enclose the relevant certificates of proficiency in English.

TOEFL (score and date)

IELTS (score and date)

Other: (score and date)

Comment

9. PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Prior knowledge in the field of the Law of the Sea or International Environmental Law (e.g. through specializations in the course of studies, in-depth internships or relevant scientific publications)

If Yes, please specify

10. HOW DID YOU BECOME AWARE OF THIS MASTER PROGRAM?

Please specify

11. CHECKLIST/UPLOAD OF DOCUMENT

The following documents are required for the application:

Passport Photo (45 mm x 35 mm)
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Copy of Passport (pdf)
School leaving certificate or Higher education entrance qualification (including English or German translation) (pdf)
Bachelor Degree and Transcript (Copy of the original degree and English or German translation)
Proof of equivalently recognizable above average achievements in the field of the Master Program (if applicable)
Proof of your English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS or degree from an English study program)
Motivation Letter (pdf)
Recommendation Letter (On letter head of the person recommending you, (pdf))
Proof of prior knowledge in the field of maritime law or international environmental law (e.g., through specialization during studies, advanced internships, or relevant academic publications) (if applicable)

Please upload the required documents as one file. (pdf, max. 25 MB)

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12. TUITION FEES

I declare that I will pay the necessary tuition fee in accordance with the fee regulation. The fee for the program is 11.200 € and needs to be paid in three instalments - a non-refundable deposit of 800 € after being accepted into the program to be paid by 15 April - an installment of 6.000 € before starting the winter semester to be paid by 31 May and an installment of 4.400 € to be paid before the start of the summer semester by 1 March.

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I consent to the University of Hamburg, in this case: Universität Hamburg, using my data for the following purpose(s): LoSIEL application procedure. The data will be deleted 180 days after processing is completed. I understand that I may withdraw my consent from Universität Hamburg at any time with future effect. Revocation of my consent does not affect any previous processing of data and information.
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