Admission requirements master
Admission requirements for enrollment to the first year of study of the program Management of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MA) with the language of instruction in English are presented below:
• Completed basic studies at bachelor level or equivalent at bachelor level;
• Completed bachelor study exams with an average grade above 7.5;
• Completed GRE institutional test with scores of 450 or more;
• Relevant experience in the real estate field.
Admission requirements for enrollment to the first year of study of the program Management of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MA) with the language of instruction in Albanian are presented below:
• Completed basic studies at bachelor level or equivalent at bachelor level;
• Completed bachelor study exams with an average grade above 7.5;
• Relevant experience in the real estate field.
In the case of a limited number of student's enrollments at College ESLG, the Admission Affairs Committee in its enrollment decision gives the following weight to the above-mentioned criteria:
• For students applying to Management of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MA) with language of instruction in English:
o Diploma 25%;
o Average grade during basic studies 30%;
o Results achieved in the GRE 15% ;
o Relevant experience 30%;
• For students applying to Management of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MA) with language of instruction in Albanian:
o Diploma 25%;
o Average grade during the basic studies 50%;
o Relevant experience 25%;
In the event the applicant has an extensive experience in the field of construction management and real estate management, the criteria of GPA shall be revoked.
Relevant experience in the field is defined as follows:
• At least one year of experience in a real estate agency;
• At least one year experience in an architectural bureau in any capacity
• At least one year experience in a construction firm in any capacity
• At least one year experience in an infrastructure firm in any capacity
• At least one year experience in a real estate appraisal firm in any capacity
• At least one year experience in Property Agency of Kosovo;
• At least one year experience in Kosovo Cadastral Agency;
• At least one year experience in Department of Property Taxes in the Ministry of Finance of Kosovo;
• At least one year experience in Energy Efficiency Agency of Kosovo;
• At least one year experience in municipal cadastral offices, municipal property tax offices, municipal energy efficiency offices, and municipal departments of urbanism
• At least one year experience in Kosovo Privatization Agency;
• At least one year experience in a facility management and facility administration firm;
• At least one year experience in any civil society organization dealing with property, urbanism, urban economics, energy efficiency, and sustainability;
Relevant experience can be both employment and internship experience.
Mandatory internship of ESLG students done in the bachelor program Management of Real Estate and Infrastructure (BA) is recognized as a relevant experience.
Nonetheless, extensive relevant experience because of which the requirement of GPA shall be revoked is defined as one of the following:
• Three years of experience as a real estate manager in a real estate development firm;
• Three years of experience as a project manager in any infrastructure project greater than 1 million EUR;
• Three years of experience as a real estate appraiser after having been awarded the license of real estate appraiser from the Ministry of Finance of Republic of Kosovo;
• Five years of experience as a real estate agent in any real estate agency in Kosovo with the annual turnover of greater than 100,000 EUR;
• At least three years of experience as a section or department head in Property Agency of Kosovo, Kosovo Cadastral Agency, Department of Property Taxes, Energy Efficiency of Kosovo, municipal cadastral offices, municipal property tax offices, municipal energy efficiency offices, and municipal departments of urbanism, Kosovo Privatization Agency
• Three years of experience as a manager, architect, and civil engineer in an architectural bureau or construction firm;
• Three years of experience as a facility manager or administrator in any of facility management and administration firms with annual turnover greater than 300,000 EUR;
Admission requirements for enrolment to program Management of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MA) as a transfer student from another institution during the transfer window permitted by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo:
· All students who have completed at least one course with at least 5 ECTS credits in other accredited master program in Kosovo or abroad in the courses whose course syllabi is at least 70 % similar to the course syllabi of the courses delivered at the master program of College ESLG;
Admission requirements for enrollment to the second year of study of the program Management of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MA) as a transfer student from another institution:
• All students who have completed at least 42 ECTS credits in other accredited master program in Kosovo or abroad in the courses whose course syllabi is at least 70 % similar to the course syllabi of the courses delivered at the master program of College ESLG;
Candidates who apply for a part-time mode of study, should meet the same admission requirements as full-time students, with the only exception that the academic year of part-time study has 40 ECTS credits and candidates can complete the program in three years instead of two. In addition, in the part--time mode of study students are required to attend only 25 % of classes as opposed to full-time study in which students must attend 70 % of classes (lectures and exercises).
