Certificate programme in sustainability management in corporation with HOF university,Germany

Batch Schedule:

Weekend batch Start at VU: January 1, 2021
Transition to Hof: Mid of September 2021

Course Fees:

Semester 1: INR 200,000 as tuition at Vishwakarma University
Semester 2-4: EUR 3,690 tuition fees per semester, plus approx. EUR 100 in student union fee per semester.

Why this course?

A perfect interdisciplinary toolbox of knowledge and skills in sustainability management and leadership competence
Excellent career perspectives in international companies in the field of environmental management
German language skills of at least level B1 at graduation

EMPLOYABILITY & CAREER PATH WAYS

Key Features:

An opportunity to study Sustainability Management in India and in Germany, in the context of a Newly Industrialized Country as well as in an established industrial nation.
Develops an understanding of the state-of-the-art business management techniques and latest sustainable methods
Experienced faculty from Industry
The inevitable interdisciplinary learning to understand the interaction between businesses and their environment.
Blended learning concepts are used so that the German lecturers can be part of the study program from day one onwards when the students are still in India.

Course Content in Brief:

The first semester takes place at Vishwakarma University, India (work-integrated study mode parallel to the students' jobs). Two of the modules will be taught by Hof University professors. In total, the first semester consists of 6 modules, 5 ECTS per module:

German language A1
Case studies (taught by Hof University faculty)
Traditional and agile project management (taught by Hof University faculty)
Legal framework and public administration
Logistics and emissions
Principles of operations management and environmental economics

Semesters 2 and 3 provide practice-oriented theory (case studies, labwork, excursions, expert meetings…). They consist of 12 modules, 5 ECTS per module (4 basic modules + 6 core modules + 2 elective modules):

Basic modules:

Applied economics and research on the German Market
Communication and negotiation skills
Leadership and change management
Strategic and financial framework

Core modules:

Quality management
Clean production technologies
Water and waste water management
Environmental controlling
Procurement management and risk management
Sustainability in product development, recycling and disposal

Elective modules (choose two):

Entrepreneurship in Germany
Supply chain management
Information and process management
Industrial marketing and sales strategies
Trends and challenges in Green Tech
German language A2*
German language B1*
German language (higher levels, if applicable)

* If you have a German language level of A1 at the point of admission in Hof, the modules German A2 and B1 are mandatory. Other elective modules may be passed as additional modules but will not count toward your degree and can be charged with an extra fee.

Internship :

The 4th semester is dedicated to an internship (30 ECTS) in a company. During that period of study the Master's thesis (30 ECTS) has to be written as well. For entering the internship, all students have to prove at least the German language level B1.

Master's Thesis

Application of the methodological procedures which were obtained and trained during the entire program.
The thesis should be written during the internship and should cover a current topic of the company.
The topic selection has to be done in accordance with the supervising professor.

How to Enroll?

The selection of the candidates will be handled in a collaborative approach between Vishwakarma University and Hof University of Applied Sciences.

Click on the following link to enquire about the admission procedure and further details