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1. Hold a Master’s degree in Economics or related fields such as Business Administration, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Agricultural Economics, or any other related to Quantitative Methods etc.

2. Demonstrate official proof of English proficiency with either the TOEFL score minimum ITP: 523 or the IELTS score minimum 5.5 or CMU TEGS score minimum 65 (for more information, see 4.5). The score should be no more than two years old. Applicants should possess sufficient competence in English to receive instruction in English.

3. Supply copies of one to three published research papers or reports (if possible by email attachment, if not by mail), and minimally the abstract of the Master’s thesis.

4. Have competence in using statistical software or data-related programming.