How to apply & Scholarships

The European Academy for Semantic-Web Education is organised as part of the Masters of Science in Computer Science offered by the partners in the consortium (e.g., in Italy this would be the Laurea Specialistica). The course programme comprises 120 ECTS credits and lasts two years (including thesis). Each year's course is divided into two semesters. The continuation of studies towards the PhD doctoral degree is possible.

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be fulfilled by students applying for the European Academy for Semantic-Web Education:

• a three-year Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a comparable university-equivalent qualification (e.g., the Italian three-years Laurea).

  European students with good grades who will finish the Bachelor study by the last application deadline are also encouraged to apply for this program.

• language certificate in English. Since the medium of instruction in the Masters Programme is English, students whose first language is not English must demonstrate competence in English. If you are an English native speaker or you had your BSc in a pure English environment, the certificate is not necessary. We recognise many different tests. In the most commonly available, the following minimum scores are suggested:
  • TOEFL: 550 Points
  • IELTS: Level 6.0

• good knowledge of the foundations of logic and/or artificial intelligence, for example by having attended a course on logic or artificial intelligence at bachelor level.

Application & Scholarships for 2007/2008

If you fulfil the prerequisites, you may apply for the European Academy for Semantic-Web Education by directly applying for the Master in Computer Science of the university of the chosen first year, following the standard enrolment rules of the chosen university. The enrollment/tuition fee will be paid to the university of the first year. Scholarships and money support are handled locally by the chosen university.

It is strongly advised that before/while applying, the applicant student contacts the local Academy director, as listed below, in order to be supported with the enrollment process:

• Universität Innsbruck (UIBK), Austria (coordinator) - director .
  Deadline for pre-enrollment: October 28, 2007 - March 30, 2008
  Web page for pre-enrollment: http://www.uibk.ac.at/studienabteilung/de/zulassung.html
  Scholarships available: yes
  Web page about scholarships: http://www.stipendium.at
  Tuition fee: 379,22 €
  Student accommodation: http://www.oead.ac.at
• Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (FUB), Italy - director .
  Deadline for pre-enrollment: Exact deadline to be announced; applications possible up to August 2007.
  Web page for pre-enrollment: http://www.unibz.it/inf/students/prospective/admission_msc/
  Scholarships available: yes, for European citizens up to 5,200 € per year.
  Web page about scholarships: http://www.unibz.it/inf/prospective/scholarships/
  Tuition fee: nominally 1,224.50 €, tuition fee waiver possible.
  Student accommodation: 180 € per month.
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), The Netherlands - director .
  Deadline for pre-enrollment: please contact the director
  Web page for pre-enrollment: http://www.few.vu.nl/en/onderwijs/studiekiezers.html
  Scholarships available: yes, up to 5,000 € per year.
  Web page about scholarships: http://www.few.vu.nl/en/aanstaande_studenten/Voorlichtingsactiviteiten/fellowships.html
  Tuition fee: 1,519 € (1,800 € if older than 30 years)
  Student accommodation: see the accommodation web page
• Università di Trento (UniTN), Italy - director .
  Deadline for pre-enrollment: 31 March 2007, please contact the director
  Web page for pre-enrollment: http://mcs.dit.unitn.it/edu/compsciences/
  Scholarships available: No
  Tuition fee: 1006.62 €
  Student accommodation: see the web page

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