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