Master of Science inElectrical Engineering (ICT)

LEUVEN

Program 2007-2008www.esat.kuleuven.be/ICT

Contact:Prof. dr. ir. Ingrid VerbauwhedeKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenDept. Electrical Engineering - ESATKasteelpark Arenberg 10B-3001 Heverlee - BELGIUMinfo@esat.kuleuven.be

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About the University of Leuven:

Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, K.U.Leuven bears the double honour of being the oldest existant Catholic university in the world and the oldest univer-sity in the Low Countries. At present, K.U.Leuven caters to more than 31,000 students, around 12% of whom are international stu-dents from more than 120 nations. K.U.Leuven ranks among the top ten European universities in terms of its scholarly output.

About ESAT:

The electrical engineering department (ESAT) is the largest department within the university and has been the starting point of IMEC and many spin-off companies.It is a highly regarded research institution with many researchers being in the fore-front of their fi eld world-wide.

About Leuven:

The city of Leuven is located in the center of Bel-gium, 25 km from the capital city Brussels and Brussels airport. It has around 90.000 inhabitants of which many are students.The city is well-known for its historic city hall, abbeys and beguinage (a UNESCO world-heritage site). The university campus is integrated in the city of Leuven.The engineering campus is located in the park of theArenberg castle. The city also hosts a large number of high-tech companies.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Objective Application procedure:

A copy of the K.U.Leuven-wide application form for inter-national students should be completed and the required documents (legalized copies of diplomas, transcripts in duplicate, a certificate attesting English proficiency and a letter of motivation) should be added.

All applications from international students are adminis-tered by a central admissions office:

International OfficeAtrecht College, Naamsestraat 633000 LeuvenTel : +32 16 32 40 20 Fax : +32 16 32 37 73E-mail: csb@dir.kuleuven.be

Admission criteria: Students with minimum 3 year (180 credit points) BS program in electrical engineering

Students with minimum 3 year (180 credit points) BS program in a related field (physics, computer engineering, computer science) but with a proven knowledge of the basics of electrical engineering.

Proof of proficiency in English: An IELTS (academic version) overall band score of at least 6.0. A TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 80 (iBT) directly sent to the K.U.Leuven admissions office.

GRE scores (strongly encouraged)

Statement of purpose: 1 page to explain your motiva-tion to follow this program.

Two letters of reference.

2007-2009 courses (alphabetic order):

Analog and Digital Communication and Telecommunication Networks Analog Building Blocks for Signal Processing Architectures for Multimedia Systems Computer Architectures Cryptography and Network Security Design of Analog Integrated Circuits Design of Digital Integrated Circuits Design of Electronic Systems Digital Signal Processing - Advanced Topics Master Thesis Multimedia Technology Stochastic Signal and System Analysis Telecommunication and Telematic Systems Transistor models and Electronic Circuits Wireless and Mobile Communication

Language: English

Tuition fees:€ 550 (estimate) for EEA students€ 5000 for non-EEA students

A limited number of fellowships are available basedon academic excellence and need.

Duration: 2 years

Deadlines: February 1, 2007, for non-EEA studentsJune 1, 2007, for EEA students

Program

The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (ICT) program offers a comprehensive set of courses to give the students a foundation to create the next generation electronic systems.

Building e.g. a next generation wireless system-on-chip, requires a multi-disciplinary approach. It needs an un-derstanding of the multimedia applications running on it, the telecommunication techniques applied to realize the wireless links and it needs the necessary design skills to realize the integrated system-on-chip.

The program assumes that the student has a basic knowledge in electrical engineering (e.g. basic transistors and logic design, digital signal processing, systems and control, etc.).

The Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (ICT) pro-gram gives the student an in depth training on many ICT related topics, which are organized in three main catego-ries: Integrated electronics (analog and digital design, computer architectures, and system-on-chip design). Multimedia and signal processing (advanced DSP, multimedia technology). Telecommunication (mobile & wireless communica-tions, coding, security and cryptography).

The master thesis project is made in close cooperation with the ongoing research in the Electrical Engineering Department. It exposes the student to the latest research topics in these fields.