These slides invite prospective graduate students at TU Dresden to join as PhD/MComp or interns the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore.
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NUS SoC Graduate Outreach @ TU Dresden
1. Informal QE Information Session
Graduate Outreach Program
School of Computing
National University of Singapore
Marcel Boehme
Presented by Marcel Boehme
2. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
Where is it?
Singapore
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3. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
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Where is it?
Singapore
? Southeast Asian city-state
at the tip of Malaysia
? Fact Sheet:
9871km
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Presented by Marcel B?hme
4. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
Where is it?
Singapore
? Southeast Asian city-state
at the tip of Malaysia
? Fact Sheet
? Area: 710km2
? Dresden: 329km2
? Berlin: 892km2
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5. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
Where is it?
Singapore
? Southeast Asian city-state
at the tip of Malaysia
? Fact Sheet
? Area: 710km2
? Dresden: 329km2
? Berlin: 892km2
? Demographics
? 75% Chinese
? 14% Malay
? 9% Indian
? 2% Eurasian
? Business Language:
? English
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6. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
NUS SoC
What do they do in Asia?
National University
of Singapore
(1905)
School of
Computing
(1998)
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7. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
NUS SoC
What do they do in Asia?
? Departments:
? Computer Science
? Information Systems
? SoC Crew 2010/11
? ~120 staff members
? ~1500 undergraduates
? ~350 PhD students
? ~150 MComp students
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8. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
NUS SoC
What do they do in Asia?
? Research Areas in Computer Science
? Artificial Intelligence
? Computational Biology
? Database Management Systems
? Media
? Programming Languages & Software Engineering
? Systems and Networking
? Details at http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/research/
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9. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
NUS SoC
What do they do in Asia?
? PhD Program - 4 years
? Cut-off dates: 15th Dec. and 15th May
? Admission Criteria:
? TOEFL, GRE
? Personal Statement, Research Proposal, Publications
? 3 Letters of Recommendation
? 8 modules course work + research + milestones
? Milestones:
? QE, RPRs (HY), GRP,
? PhD Thesis Proposal, PhD Defense
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10. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
NUS SoC
What do they do in Asia?
? PhD Program - 4 years
? Scholarship and Awards:
? Research Scholarship: Tuition + 2000SGD + 500SGD (~1400EUR)
? SINGA (2500), PGF (3000), NGS/CQT (3200), LKC (3300)
? Dean¡¯s Graduate Award, Research Achievement Award
? Teaching Assistant: >3000SGD
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11. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
NUS SoC
Showing off.
Other Rankings:
Among Top 20 in
IT and Engineering
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12. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
NUS SoC
What do they do in Asia?
? Internship as Research Assistant
? Speculative application (check projects)
? Do some hands-on research
? Start research cooperation TUD-NUS
? Salary is better than for PhDs
? Go traveling! Enjoy South East Asia
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13. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
Its a tropical hub.
Singapore
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Monthly Averages
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14. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
Its a tropical hub.
Singapore
Bangkok Bali Kuching
Phuket Angkor Wat Hong Kong
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15. NUS SoC - Graduate Outreach
Its a tropical hub.
Singapore
Bangkok Bali Kuching
Phuket Angkor Wat Hong Kong
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16. Informal QE Information Session
Thank You!
grad-info@comp.nus.edu.sg
marcel.boehme@nus.edu.sg
Presented by Marcel Boehme
17. Research Degree Structure
Computer Science
Qualifying Graduate Research
Examination (QE) Paper (GRP)
Research +
3 PG Modules 1 PG Module + Research 2 PG Modules Research + 2 PG Modules
Sem1 Sem2 Sem3 Sem4
FAIL 2 PG Modules + M.Sc. thesis
M.Sc.
Sem3
Thesis
Defence
Thesis Proposal (TP)
Pre-Submission
Research Presentation
Research Research
Ph.D.
Sem5 Sem6 Sem7 Sem8
18. Research Degree Structure
Information Systems
Graduate Research
Qualifying
Paper (GRP)
Examination (QE)
2 Core Modules + Research +
Research 3 Core Modules + Research 2 Track Modules Research + 2 Track Modules
Sem1 Sem2 Sem3 Sem4
FAIL 2 PG Modules + M.Sc. thesis
M.Sc.
Sem3 Thesis
Defence
Thesis Proposal (TP)
Pre-Submission Presentation
Research + Teaching Research + Teaching Research +Teaching + Teaching
Ph.D.
Sem5 Sem6 Sem7 Sem8
#7: * TUD established 1828 (Fak.Inf 1990)\n* NUS is 1 of 5 universities, 2 more to be opened soon, \n* 33,000 students (TU Dresden 35,000)\n* Buildings are mostly connected. \n* It is generally possible to cross the complete Campus without getting wet during rainy season.\n
#8: * TU Dresden Fak. Inf = 2,703 students\n* Lots of A/Profs., each with up to 5 PhD students\n