Hi everybody,
I'm an international student and I am doing a master of science in Germany. I applied to a very well reputed research center which is very far from the place I am already living. My profile was matching their need and fortunately they accepted to give me a paid thesis position :D. The only problem is that they want me to start as soon as possible (in the mid of next month). That means I should finish the two projects that I have on my hand as soon as possible and thats a lot of work. The other problem is that I should move out to another town and doing it in less than a month is also a hard task! But the most important thing is that I can not take the final exams in this semester. It means I should postpone it to the next year and that means doing a master in 3 years instead of 2 years!

I definitely want to apply for a PhD afterward and doing th thesis with that institute could be a break through for me, but on the other hand three years for a master doesn't look good...
could that make a problem in future for me to get a good admission?
Regards,

( sorry that I continued the post with a reply...!! )

Masih, I think if you have a PhD from a reputed institution, nobody will ask about how long your Master's took. Anyway, statistics show that for academic success in Germany it is the total duration from starting at University to completion of PhD which is a good indicator, not the length of either part. If you take that job, which sounds great, then you have good hopes of finishing your PhD soon which is more important than a year more or less on your Master's.
Any 'blemish' on your CV would be well made up by the fact that you got a job at a reputed institution when you weren't even finished with your Master's.
I suppose you just need to consider carefully if you can do it considering the sudden move. If you can, I'd go for it! Or else you can trust some other, equally interesting opportunities will come up when you are more ready for them.

Thanks for your advice. Well! I am thinking to ask them if they can postpone the starting date for at least 1.5month or not. If they do then would be really great! But otherwise, maybe doing the exams at first would be a safer option. Even though the offer is so appealing