Italy, Germany, United Kingdom – 2008 / 2009 European Master in Informatics (EuMI)
EuMI – European Master in Informatics
Duration: 2 years
The University of Trento (Italy), the RWTH Aachen University (Germany), and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) are offering a two-year Joint Masters Programme, named European Master in Informatics (EuMI). The objective is to educate professionals who will understand advanced techniques, tools, and methodologies in the field of Computer Science, and who will be able to put this knowledge into practice in key domains of application. In particular, EuMI offers three areas of specialisation in Net-Centric Informatics, Life-Science Informatics, and Embedded Systems Informatics. These are application domains that, being emergent, rapidly evolving, and of growing impact on the society, require specialised competencies not covered by more traditional degree
programmes.
For each area of specialisation, a joint curriculum is defined which involves two Universities. The student undertaking the Erasmus Mundus Master’s curriculum will visit both Universities, taking courses focussing on advanced topics in theoretical and practical Computer Science within a selected area of specialisation. Courses are taught in English. Students will also have the opportunity
to take courses on the culture and language of the visited European countries. At the end of the programme, a Master’s Thesis will be prepared on a research topic jointly selected with the two host Universities.
On the successful completion of EuMi, students will be awarded a Master of Informatics and will receive a degree from each of the Universities where they spent a part of their study: a “Laurea Specialistica in Informatica” (”Specialist Degree in Computer Science“) by the University of Trento, a “Master of Science in Computer Science” by RWTH Aachen University, a “Master of Science in Informatics” by the University of Edinburgh.
The EuMI programme is intended for a small number of top-level international students. In order to guarantee a ratio between the teachers involved in the Joint Master and the EuMI students of close to one, a maximum of 30 students per year will be selected. Candidates should have a solid background in basic Computer Science disciplines and a keen interest in the fields of Net-Centric
Informatics, Embedded Systems Informatics, or Life-Sciences Informatics. Prerequisites are a first level degree in Computer Science or closely-related disciplines and a fluent knowledge of spoken and written English.
Scholarships for non-EU Students
For the academic year 2008/09, 20 scholarships will be offered for students who are residents of countries outside the European Union, the European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the European Union (Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Turkey). The amount of the scholarship is € 21.000 per year.
These scholarships are funded by the European Commission within the Erasmus Mundus programme and will be assigned according to the requirements and constraints of this programme, as defined in the Erasmus Mundus programme.
These constrains include but are not limited to: reserved positions for specific countries, no residence in EU, limitation in previous stays in EU, no previous enrolment in other European Master. More information about the Erasmus Mundus programme can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/faq/index_en.html.
The new regulations of the Erasmus Mundus Programmes states that if a prospective student applies for more than 3 Erasmus Mundus programmes in the 2008-09 academic year, he/she will be excluded from all Erasmus Mundus Scholarships.
Scholarships for EU Students
In addition, 5 scholarships will be assigned to students resident in European Union countries. The amount of the scholarship is € 3.000 per year.
Further scholarships and tuition waiver may be made available depending on the financial sources available at the time of students’ selection
Admissions
The application requires two steps: An on-line application (due by January 14th, 2008) and the hard-copy submission of documents (due by January 21th, 2008).
Please go on the website (www.eumi-school.org) to start an application.
Partners
IT (Italy) University of Trento (Co-ordinating Institution)
DE (Germany) – RWTH University Aachen
UK (United Kingdom) – University of Edinburgh
Contact
Marco Pistore / Maurizio Marchese
University of Trento
Department of Information and Communication Technology
Via Sommarive 14
I-38050 Povo – Trento, ITALY
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