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IMPIT IMPIT International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology CIMET Erasmus Mundus Color in Informatics and MEdia Technology CBU – ICT Cross Border University Master's Programme in Information and Communications Technology

IMPIT IMPIT International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology Started in 2000 Originally intended for students from selected partner universities Approximately graduates each year Today organized by a network of three Eastern Finnish universities Joensuu – coordinator, Kuopio, Lappeenranta

IMPIT IMPIT International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology Aims at providing an internationally recognized master’s degree in two years Open to all students with required background All teaching is in English and in common with Finnish students Annually approximately 30 open positions Application deadline annually in April No tuition fee

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IMPIT IMPIT International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology Excellent educational background BSc. degree or equivalent in CS, IT, or related discipline Active knowledge of English – TOEFL, IELTS Motivation to study Recommendation In 2008 – over 120 applicants, 30 admitted

IMPIT IMPIT International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology Studies composed of 120 ECTS 70 ECTS of course work Finnish language, English scientific writing Advanced algorithms and programming, Seminar Advanced level courses 20 ECTS special project in cooperation with industry or research groups 30 ECTS Master’s thesis

IMPIT IMPIT International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology Studying and modeling the influence of the remapping technology on hard disk drives Semakin Stanislav Area: hardware, disk technologies Person Identification from Video using Facial and Speaker Features Mihaila Andrei Area: signal processing, biometrics Gaze vs. Mouse: An Evaluation of User Experience and Planning in Problem Solving games Gowases Tersia Area: HCI, educational technology

IMPIT IMPIT International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology Senior Integration Analyst at DHL Information Services Research Specialist at Nokia Software developer at Canter Software Engineer at Blancco Ltd. Software Engineer at Sun Microsystems Database specialist at Cision PhD student at University of Amsterdam IT consult at Logica researcher at University of Joensuu Consultant at Accenture Product Manager at Nokia Telecommunication System Architect

IMPIT CIMET MSc Programme: Colour in Informatics and Media Technology Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme supported by the EU Four partner universities: University of Saint-Etienne (France, coordinator), University of Granada (Spain), University of Joensuu (Finland), Gjøvik University College (Norway) Highly competitive selection: 30 students selected per year / 400 applicants Tuition fee € / academic year Scholarships: Non-European students, € / two years Non-European professor or scholar, € / three months European student: tuition fee reduced to 3350 € or 350 € / acad. year

IMPIT CIMET MSc Programme: Colour in Informatics and Media Technology Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 Fundamental Specialisation 1 Specialisation 2 Master’s thesis courses Granada Saint Etienne Granada Joensuu Saint Etienne Joensuu Saint Etienne Gjøvik Joensuu Gjøvik Example of two host universities Example of four host universities

IMPIT CIMET MSc Programme: Colour in Informatics and Media Technology Broadly interdisciplinary, encompassing photonics, computer vision and imaging science, computer science and multimedia technology The objective is to educate students in advanced methodologies and models in computational colour science with two goals: orientation and further studies at the doctoral level practical applications Three specialisations: Colour Imaging Science, Spectral Colour Science and Multimedia Technology Science. Courses are structured according to the ECTS, 120 credits over 4 semesters Students are awarded a double (or triple) degree (MSc), from the two (or three) degree-granting universities visited.

IMPIT CBU - ICT Cross Border University Master's Programme in Information and Communications Technology Joint Master’s ICT programme St. Petersburg State University St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University Petrozavodsk State University Lappeenranta University of Technology University of Kuopio University of Joensuu - coordinator University of Helsinki The total volume is 120 ECTS credits, structure similar to IMPIT The curriculum contains 60 acts of studies are produced in cross-border collaboration.

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