1. Post-Graduate Education in Asia, Africa, South America and Australia

2. Asia, Africa, South America and Australia What does the degrees mean? Entrance requirements Time Fees Other notes –Examination, resources etc.

3. Asia, Africa, South America and Australia Selected information –Representative? Difficult to find information –Not always information from Computer Science education

4. Asia

5. Japan Well established post-graduate schools –Include both M.Sc. and Ph.D. education

6. 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

7. Japan – time spent To reach a Ph.D. degree –3 years is normal –2 or even 1 is possible for good students

8. 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

9. Japan – examination M.Sc. students –Math students must pass tests in Math and English

10. South Korea Seoul National University Korea Advanced Insitute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

11. 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.

12. South Korea - time spent Master’s degree in two years. Ph.D can be attained in four years.

13. South Korea - Fees KAIST has no tuition fee during the first four years for M.Sc and Ph.D students.

14. 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

15. Israel – time spent 3 to 4 years

16. Israel - fees Supported by teaching Research assistants

17. Israel Leibniz Center for Research in Computer Science at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem –Promote dialog between Germany and Israel in this field

18. Israel - examination A thesis Language skills –English –Ability to read texts of the field in at least one other language (French, German, or Russian)

19. Asia - summary Examination including language tests

20. Africa

21. 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.

22. Egypt – entrance requirements Record of English qualification Knowledge of computers

23. Egypt – time spent M.Sc. 2-4 years Ph.D. 3-5 years

24. Egypt - fees Approximately 500 SEK/year

25. Egypt - resources Lack of computer resources –~40 lab computers –16 MB RAM, up to Pentium 133 CPU Web pages in bad condition

26. South Africa Both M.Sc. And Ph.D. Are called ”research degrees”

27. South Africa – entrance requirements Documented language skills –English –Afrikaans (at one university) M.Sc. Degree –Average mark of 75%

28. South Africa – time spent M.Sc. at least 3 years Ph.D. from 3 years

29. 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

30. Africa - summary Both M.Sc. And Ph.D. are regarded ”post-graduate” or ”research” degrees Fees, relatively small No courses

31. Australia

32. Australia - requirements M.Sc. Degree or B.Sc. Degree

33. 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

34. Australia - notes Special scholarships for international students that includes either: - Tuition fees, healtcare - Tuition fees, $5000 anually for living expenses.

35. South America

36. Argentina Ph.D is similar to our in most aspects, requirements, funding and time spent. But only 6 courses are required.

37. 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

38. 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)

39. Private universities Aprox $4.500 –$250 application –$500 per course –$1,250 supervision

40. Universities funded by the governent $100-300/month depending on province. Supervision fee.

41. 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

42. Conclusion Information is very scarce No standard to present information Info written in native language

43. Post-Graduate Education in Asia, Africa, South America and Australia