CLOE Scholarship

On December 8, 2004 the City of Karlsruhe celebrated the official start of the CLOE Network (Clusters Linked over Europe).

The City of Karlsruhe carries out activities in the field of business start-ups and the transfer of technology between research and economy. One of the activities is the CLOE Scholarship at the HECTOR School of Engineering and Management.

The scholarship is available for young professionals from the regions of:

• Lyon/France
• Linz/Austria
• Värmland/Sweden
• Tartu/Estonia
• Timisoara/Rumania
• Kaliningrad/Russia

Based on the well established Karlsruhe Model for the Economics and Business Engineering Degree, a comprehensive range of Executive Master Programs will be launched in October 2005. The CLOE Network offers outstanding young professionals a scholarship for one of the following study programs at the HECTOR School of Engineering and Management:

Master of Science in Management of Product Development
Master of Science in Production and Operations Management
Master of Science in Information Engineering
Master of Science in Financial Engineering
Master of Science in Integrated Circuit and System Technology

Applicants from the six regions should be employed in a company participating in the CLOE Network. All programs are run on a part-time basis and are taught in English. The scholarship covers tuition fees amounting to 30.000 EUR.

Admittance Requirements

• Fulfilment of the admission criteria for the HECTOR School of Engineering and Management
• Letter of support from the company and from a member of the CLOE Network

Selection Process

• The selection process is carried out by the admission committee of the respective study programs
• Representatives of the CLOE Network will take part in the selection of the scholarship holders
• The decision of the admission committee is binding and final