Master’s Programme in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis Bonn – Milano Louvain-la-Neuve – Uppsala Handbook for Students 2017 Version Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4 2. Information on the AFEPA Progamme .................................................................................. 5 2.1 Contact information .......................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Programme Description .................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Programme Objectives ..................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Requirements, Application and Admission ...................................................................... 8 2.4.1 Admission Criteria .................................................................................................... 8 2.4.2 Language requirement ............................................................................................... 9 2.4.3 Application Timetable ............................................................................................... 9 2.4.4 Application Procedure ............................................................................................. 10 2.4.5 On-line Application and Downloadable Forms ...................................................... 11 2.4.6 Candidate Selection ................................................................................................. 11 2.4.7 Student Agreement .................................................................................................. 11 2.5 Programme Structure and Course List ........................................................................... 12 2.6 Academic Calendar ........................................................................................................ 15 2.7 Summer School .............................................................................................................. 15 2.8 Master’s Thesis .............................................................................................................. 15 2.9 Degree Awards ............................................................................................................... 16 2.10 Fees and Scholarships .................................................................................................. 18 2.10.1 Fees ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.10.2 Student Scholarships ............................................................................................. 19 2.11 Health Insurance ........................................................................................................... 20 2.12 Erasmus Mundus Alumni Club .................................................................................... 20 2.13 Useful Links ................................................................................................................. 20 2.14 Social Media and Intranet ............................................................................................ 21 3. Information on the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy ........................................... 22 3.1 Contact information ........................................................................................................ 22 3.2 General Information on Italy .......................................................................................... 22 3.2.1 Travel to and in Italy ............................................................................................... 22 3.3 Specific Information about Milano and Piacenza .......................................................... 23 3.3.1 How to Get Around ................................................................................................. 23 3.3.2 Obtaining a Resident Permit ................................................................................... 24 3.3.3 Opening a Bank Account ........................................................................................ 24 3.3.4 Other Practical Matters ............................................................................................ 24 3.4 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ............................................................................. 26 3.5 The Graduate School in Agricultural and Food Economics .......................................... 26 3.6 Student Life .................................................................................................................... 27 3.6.1 Accomodation ......................................................................................................... 28 4. Information on the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Germany ............... 30 AFEPA Handbook Page i/76 4.1 Contact Information ....................................................................................................... 30 4.2 General Information on Germany .................................................................................. 31 4.2.1 Travel to and in Germany ........................................................................................ 31 4.3 Specific Information about Bonn ................................................................................... 33 4.3.1 How to Get Around ................................................................................................. 34 4.3.2 Obtaining a Resident Permit ................................................................................... 35 4.3.3 Opening a Bank Account ........................................................................................ 36 4.3.4 Other Practical Matters ............................................................................................ 37 4.4 Bonn University ............................................................................................................. 38 4.5 The Department of Economic and Agricultural Policy .................................................. 38 4.6 Student Life .................................................................................................................... 38 4.6.1 Accomodation ......................................................................................................... 40 4.6.2 Cultural Activities ................................................................................................... 42 4.6.3 Sports ....................................................................................................................... 43 5. Information on the Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium .......... 44 5.1 Contact information ........................................................................................................ 44 5.2 General Information on Belgium ................................................................................... 44 5.2.1 Travel to and in Belgium ......................................................................................... 44 5.3 Specific Information about Louvain-la-Neuve............................................................... 46 5.3.1 How to get around ................................................................................................... 46 5.3.2 Obtaining a Resident Permit ................................................................................... 48 5.3.3 Opening a Bank Account ........................................................................................ 48 5.3.4 Other Practical Matters ............................................................................................ 48 5.4 Université catholique de Louvain .................................................................................. 49 5.5 The Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ....................................................... 50 5.6 Student Life .................................................................................................................... 50 5.6.1 Accomodation ......................................................................................................... 50 5.6.2 Cultural Activities ................................................................................................... 51 5.6.3 Sports ....................................................................................................................... 51 6. Information on the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden .......... 52 6.1 Contact Information ....................................................................................................... 52 6.2 General Information on Sweden .................................................................................... 52 6.2.1 Travel to and in Uppsala and Sweden ..................................................................... 53 6.3 Specific Information about Uppsala ............................................................................... 55 6.3.1 Obtaining a Resident Permit ................................................................................... 55 6.3.2 Opening a Bank account ......................................................................................... 57 6.3.3 Cost of Living .........................................................................................................