Post-Graduate Education in Asia, 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.e if their main funding comes from either : - 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 $ /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 in Asia, Africa, South America and Australia