post-graduate education in asia, africa, south america and australia
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Post-Graduate Education inAsia, Africa, South America and Australia
Asia, Africa, South America and Australia
• What does the degrees mean?• Entrance requirements• Time• Fees• Other notes
– Examination, resources etc.
Asia, Africa, South America and Australia
• Selected information– Representative?
• Difficult to find information– Not always information from Computer
Science education
Asia
Japan
• Well established post-graduate schools– Include both M.Sc. and Ph.D. education
Japan – entrance requirements
• Knowledge of Japanese• Foreign students are encouraged to
study 2 years for a Japanese M.Sc. degree before starting Ph.D. studies
Japan – time spent
• To reach a Ph.D. degree– 3 years is normal– 2 or even 1 is possible for good students
Japan - fees
• Application fees– 3,000 SEK
• Admission fees– 25,000 SEK
• Tuition fees– 35,000 SEK/year
• Foreign students must present a financial plan before they start
Japan – examination
• M.Sc. students– Math students must pass tests in Math and
English
South Korea
• Seoul National University• Korea Advanced Insitute of Science and
Technology (KAIST)
South Korea - entrance requirements
• For Ph.D a M.Sc is required.• Foreign students must provide an
introduction letter, a financial plan, an examination proof, a recommendation letter, and a TOEFL-test.
South Korea - time spent
• Master’s degree in two years.• Ph.D can be attained in four years.
South Korea - Fees
• KAIST has no tuition fee during the first four years for M.Sc and Ph.D students.
Israel – entrance requirements
• Ph.D. students– Must have completed M.Sc. with a grade of
”very good” or higher.– Must recieve approval of a faculty member
willing to act as advisor– M.Sc. students doing particularly well can
be accepted immediately• No M.Sc. thesis
Israel – time spent
• 3 to 4 years
Israel - fees
• Supported by teaching• Research assistants
Israel
• Leibniz Center for Research in Computer Science at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem– Promote dialog between Germany and Israel
in this field
Israel - examination
• A thesis• Language skills
– English– Ability to read texts of the field in at least
one other language (French, German, or Russian)
Asia - summary
• Examination including language tests
Africa
Egypt
• Cairo University– Undergraduate (B.Sc.)– Postgraduate (diplomas)– M.Sc. in one of four fields– Ph.D. In Computer Science
• Ph.D. degree almost as common as M.Sc.
Egypt – entrance requirements
• Record of English qualification• Knowledge of computers
Egypt – time spent
• M.Sc. 2-4 years• Ph.D. 3-5 years
Egypt - fees
• Approximately 500 SEK/year
Egypt - resources
• Lack of computer resources– ~40 lab computers– 16 MB RAM, up to Pentium 133 CPU
• Web pages in bad condition
South Africa
• Both M.Sc. And Ph.D. Are called ”research degrees”
South Africa – entrance requirements
• Documented language skills– English– Afrikaans (at one university)
• M.Sc. Degree – Average mark of 75%
South Africa – time spent
• M.Sc. at least 3 years• Ph.D. from 3 years
South Africa - fees
• University of Cape Town– 6,000 SEK/year– Money funded by industry– Scholarships for South Africans
• Rands Afrikaans University, Johannesburg– 5,000 SEK/year– 1,500 SEK/year extra for foreign students
Africa - summary
• Both M.Sc. And Ph.D. are regarded ”post-graduate” or ”research” degrees
• Fees, relatively small• No courses
Australia
Australia - requirements
• M.Sc. Degree or• B.Sc. Degree
Australia - fundings
• Usually scholarships funded by- The government- External resources
• Basic scholarship, 94kkr
• Scholarships for international Ph.D. Students are available.
• Some courses have registration fees
Australia - notes
• Special scholarships for international students that includes either:- Tuition fees, healtcare- Tuition fees, $5000 anually for living
expenses.
South America
Argentina
•Ph.D is similar to our in most aspects, requirements, funding and time spent.
•But only 6 courses are required.
Argentina - requirements
•Solid preparation in basic sciences
•Demonstrated interest in the chosen area of work
•Ability to translate text, technical and scientific documents in english and other required languages
Argentina – fees/funding
•Depending on the Universitymodel, i.eif their main funding comes fromeither :
- The government - privatly funded(often sponsored by a local company)
Private universities
Aprox $4.500
–$250 application
–$500 per course
–$1,250 supervision
Universities funded by the governent
$100-300/month depending on province.
Supervision fee.
Argentina – time spent
•4-5 years including courses and defence of the Ph.D thesis
•Note: no more than 6 years, 8 in exceptions with the university’s approval
Conclusion
• Information is very scarce• No standard to present information• Info written in native language
Post-Graduate Education inAsia, Africa, South America and Australia