This is a joint MSc programme to provide the students with an opportunity to study in a multi-cultural environment sharing knowledge with other students from different background.
Partner Universities:
University of Reading(UoR) – UK | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki(AUTh) – Greece
University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M) – Spain | Trinity College Dublin – Ireland.
Objectives of the programme
• To prepare the future professionals for the digital economy to be capable of understanding the technical underpinnings and business opportunities of the new economy.
• To provide in-depth study and training encompassing state-of-the-art principles and techniques in students chosen specialist e-business route. This is provided through having a set of in-depth specialist modules.
• To provide students with research and development skills through a substantial 6-month research and development project undertaken in one of the participating institutions.
• To provide the students with an opportunity to study in a multi-cultural environment sharing knowledge with other students from different background.
Syllabus:
Term 1: University of Reading (UoR)
* SEMC01: Advanced Operating Systems & Programming in Unix
* SEMC02: Network Computing
* SEMC03: Computer Architectures or SEMC05: Internet Software Environments
* SEMC06: Transferable Skills
Term 2: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)
* SEMC51: Human-Computer Interaction
* SEMC52: Computational Intelligence and e-Business
* SEMC53: Data bases and knowledge mining
* SEMC54: Introduction to e-Business
Term 3: University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M)
* SEMC61: Network Infrastructure
* SEMC63: B2B Technologies
* SEMC64: B2C Technologies
* SEMC65: Network Security and Electronic Payment
Term 4: Trinity College Dublin
Project placement, which can take place in Trinity College Dublin or any of the other universities.
Admission/ Requirements
To be admitted to the MSC programme, the entry requirement is at least a 2.1 BSc degree or equivalent. For students whose mother tongue is not English, one of the following exams has to be taken: IELTS (score of 6.5) or TOEFL (score of 570; computer-based version 230; internet-based 88).
Studentships and application procedures
The deadline for application for scholarships is 31 January 2009.
Deadline for submission for self funding students is 30 June 2009.
Fees for EU students are €8000. For students who are not EU citizens, there is scholarship of around 35,000Euro in total. The fees are 14,000 Euro.There will be 18 places for General Category, namely non-EU students and 1-2 places for Western Balkans Window category.
The European Commission reserves the right to adjust the number of proposed studentships according to budget availability.To apply you have to submit filled in Application form with CV, proof of previous degree – transcript, or document stating expected results if you are finishing later this year, proof of English language test score of minimum IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent TOEFL) and two references (at least one academic). In order to be eligible you must not have spent more then a year during the last 5 years in any of the EU countries. The decision of the admissions body is final.
Nia Alexandrov
MSc Program Coordinator
ACET Centre,
School of Systems Engineering,
The University of Reading,
Whiteknights Campus,
Reading RG6 6AY
Tel : +44(0)1183787628
Fax : +44(0)1183785224
Email: nebcc@reading.ac.uk
Source: http://msc.acet.reading.ac.uk/node/3
Friday, October 2, 2009
2010/2011 LLM/MSc Scholarships-Edinburgh Law School-UK
Africa LLM/MSc Tercentenary Scholarship for the year 2010/2011 by Edinburgh Law School UK
Edinburgh Law School is delighted to announce the launch of the Africa LLM/MSc Tercentenary Scholarship, a new series of scholarships for African students applying for the LLM in Law, the LLMs in Commercial, European, Innovation or International Law, or the MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice. One scholarship will be available each academic year until 2013/2014. The award is open to all suitably qualified African applicants; however, the 2010/2011 scholarship is particularly aimed at applicants who are citizens of (and normally resident in) Angola, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. If no suitable application is received from these countries, the scholarship will pass to the next most suitable applicant. The award will be made solely on academic merit.
The scholarship will cover the costs of postgraduate tuition fees for one academic year. The successful applicant will also be given a partial maintenance grant to help fund their studies at the University of Edinburgh. The maintenance grant will not cover the full costs of studying at the university and applicants should ensure they have sufficient financial support to complete their studies. More detailed information can be obtained by emailing pg.law@ed.ac.uk.
Eligibility requirements:
Academic admission requirements:
The minimum basic admission requirement is an Upper Second Class honours degree (or better), or its international equivalent, in Law, Arts or Social Sciences.
The majority of our applicants have studied law; applications from non-law students with relevant studies and experience will be considered, however, and further guidance on this as it applies to each of our programmes may be sought from the School.
English language requirements:
If your first language is not English, you will be required to show that you have obtained:
grade 7 in the British Council’s IELTS test (with at least 6.0 in each section)
600 in the TOEFL test (with 55 in each section plus 4.0 in TWE)
250 in the TOEFL computer based test (with 21 in each section plus 4.0 in TWE)
100 in the TOEFL internet based test (with at least 20 in each section)
grade A in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English.
A degree from an English speaking University may be accepted in some circumstances, please see http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/Postgraduate/prospective/englang.htm for further information and details.
Your application may not be successful if you do not currently satisfy any of these requirements; alternatively, you may be offered a place conditional on your reaching the satisfactory standard by the time you start the degree.
How to apply:
Applicants must apply for admission as a postgraduate students in the normal way. In addition they should also send a separate email with the subject header ‘Africa LLM/MSc Tercentenary Scholarship’ to pg.law@ed.ac.uk to indicate that they wish to be considered for this award.
To apply for the LLM and MSc degrees offered by the Law School, please use the link on the relevant webpage of the programme for which you wish to apply.
Please note: although the University’s online application system enables the uploading of scanned references, the School of Law will only accept references sent directly, either by email or post, from your referees.
Once your completed application form has been received, together with supporting statements from your academic referees and other relevant documentation (including where relevant proof of proficiency in English), the School is committed to processing and considering your application speedily and efficiently. You will be informed as soon as possible of the decision taken. Three outcomes are possible: you may (1) be offered a place unconditionally; (2) be offered a conditional place, which means that you must fulfil certain conditions that will be specified in the offer letter, or (3) your application may be unsuccessful. Where a conditional offer is made, it is your responsibility to inform the College Postgraduate Office when you have fulfilled the requirements set out. Candidates who do not fulfil the conditions specified, including our language requirements, cannot be admitted.
For further information on application procedure, please visit http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/pg/taught/howtoapplyandfrequentlyaskedquestions.aspx
Scholarship deadlines:
The closing date for the receipt of applications for 2010-2011 will be 31 May 2010. Applicants must send an email to pg.law@ed.ac.uk indicating that they wish to apply for the scholarship. Applications for postgraduate programmes must be made in parallel through the normal University application route. Applications for the 2010/2011 academic session will be accepted from 1 November 2010.
Source:
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/pg/scholarships.aspx
Edinburgh Law School is delighted to announce the launch of the Africa LLM/MSc Tercentenary Scholarship, a new series of scholarships for African students applying for the LLM in Law, the LLMs in Commercial, European, Innovation or International Law, or the MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice. One scholarship will be available each academic year until 2013/2014. The award is open to all suitably qualified African applicants; however, the 2010/2011 scholarship is particularly aimed at applicants who are citizens of (and normally resident in) Angola, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. If no suitable application is received from these countries, the scholarship will pass to the next most suitable applicant. The award will be made solely on academic merit.
The scholarship will cover the costs of postgraduate tuition fees for one academic year. The successful applicant will also be given a partial maintenance grant to help fund their studies at the University of Edinburgh. The maintenance grant will not cover the full costs of studying at the university and applicants should ensure they have sufficient financial support to complete their studies. More detailed information can be obtained by emailing pg.law@ed.ac.uk.
Eligibility requirements:
Academic admission requirements:
The minimum basic admission requirement is an Upper Second Class honours degree (or better), or its international equivalent, in Law, Arts or Social Sciences.
The majority of our applicants have studied law; applications from non-law students with relevant studies and experience will be considered, however, and further guidance on this as it applies to each of our programmes may be sought from the School.
English language requirements:
If your first language is not English, you will be required to show that you have obtained:
grade 7 in the British Council’s IELTS test (with at least 6.0 in each section)
600 in the TOEFL test (with 55 in each section plus 4.0 in TWE)
250 in the TOEFL computer based test (with 21 in each section plus 4.0 in TWE)
100 in the TOEFL internet based test (with at least 20 in each section)
grade A in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English.
A degree from an English speaking University may be accepted in some circumstances, please see http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/Postgraduate/prospective/englang.htm for further information and details.
Your application may not be successful if you do not currently satisfy any of these requirements; alternatively, you may be offered a place conditional on your reaching the satisfactory standard by the time you start the degree.
How to apply:
Applicants must apply for admission as a postgraduate students in the normal way. In addition they should also send a separate email with the subject header ‘Africa LLM/MSc Tercentenary Scholarship’ to pg.law@ed.ac.uk to indicate that they wish to be considered for this award.
To apply for the LLM and MSc degrees offered by the Law School, please use the link on the relevant webpage of the programme for which you wish to apply.
Please note: although the University’s online application system enables the uploading of scanned references, the School of Law will only accept references sent directly, either by email or post, from your referees.
Once your completed application form has been received, together with supporting statements from your academic referees and other relevant documentation (including where relevant proof of proficiency in English), the School is committed to processing and considering your application speedily and efficiently. You will be informed as soon as possible of the decision taken. Three outcomes are possible: you may (1) be offered a place unconditionally; (2) be offered a conditional place, which means that you must fulfil certain conditions that will be specified in the offer letter, or (3) your application may be unsuccessful. Where a conditional offer is made, it is your responsibility to inform the College Postgraduate Office when you have fulfilled the requirements set out. Candidates who do not fulfil the conditions specified, including our language requirements, cannot be admitted.
For further information on application procedure, please visit http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/pg/taught/howtoapplyandfrequentlyaskedquestions.aspx
Scholarship deadlines:
The closing date for the receipt of applications for 2010-2011 will be 31 May 2010. Applicants must send an email to pg.law@ed.ac.uk indicating that they wish to apply for the scholarship. Applications for postgraduate programmes must be made in parallel through the normal University application route. Applications for the 2010/2011 academic session will be accepted from 1 November 2010.
Source:
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/pg/scholarships.aspx
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