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Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 00:33:09 +0300
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Subject: Graduate School in Computer Science


Below is the full text announcing a new possibility for Ph.D. studies
in Computer Science: the Graduate School at Turku Center for Computer
Science, in Turku, Finland. Subscribers to info-hol may be interested
to know that we can offer HOL-related Ph.D. projects.

Joakim von Wright


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Turku Centre for Computer Science TUCS - 
GRADUATE SCHOOL IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Dear Receiver,

I should be grateful if you could forward the following information about
our Graduate School to students currently considering studies aiming to the
Doctoral degree in Computer Science.

Thank you very much for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Prof. Ralph-Johan Back
Director of TUCS
&
Ms. Eeva Reijonen
Secr. for TUCS
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TURKU CENTRE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE - TUCS 

Graduate School

The Graduate School of Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS) offers a
programme for gaining the Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Computer Science. It
is open for students from everywhere. The teaching language of the school
is English. Prerequisites are either a Bachelor's or a Master's degree in
Computer Science or in a closely related field. Study time is expected to
be 6 years when starting from Bachelor's level and 4 years from Master's
level.

The Ph.D. degree of Finnish universities is internationally well recognized
and highly regarded. The Ph.D. degree is in most countries the basic
requirement for a university level tenured position in Computer Science. It
also provides a solid basis for doing applied research within companies
active in the Information Technology field. Specialists in this strongly
expanding field are in great demand, and will be so for the foreseeable
future.

Turku Centre for Computer Science co-ordinates Master and Doctoral level
education as well as research in Computer Science among the three
universities in Turku; University of Turku, Abo Akademi University and
Turku School of Economics and Business Administration. Presently there are
11 professors and around 30 other Ph.D. level researchers in Computer
Science at TUCS.

The Graduate School offers advanced level courses in Computer Science and
supervision of students within existing research projects. Students are
expected to take courses from at least two of the main research areas. Each
student is assigned a supervisor from one of these fields.
The main areas of research at TUCS are:

        - Theoretical Computer Science (TCS)
        - Algorithmics (A)
        - Software Engineering (SE)
        - Information Systems (IS)


STUDIES AT TUCS

Curriculum Requirements

The curriculum for the degrees of Master of Science, Master  of Business
Administration and the Doctor of Philosophy follow the Finnish standard
requirements.The Master's degree requires 40 credits in addition to the
B.Sc. exam. Part of these credits are obtained by taking courses and part 
by writing a Master's thesis. The Ph.D. degree normally requires a Master's
degree. In addition, the student has to get an additional 40 credits in the
form of courses and do research leading up to a Ph.D. thesis.

A standard course, covering approximately 50 hours of lectures, 20 hours of
assignments in class and a smaller project assignment will usually give 5
credits. There are also smaller courses and seminars, giving 1-3 credits.

Academic year

The academic year is from August 1 to July 31. Fall term goes from
September to December, with lectures from Sept. 10 to Dec. 10. Spring term
goes from January to May, with lectures from Jan. 10 to May 10. Course
examinations are usually concentrated to the end of the terms.

Financing the Studies

The Graduate School offers a certain number of grants to new students each
year. The grant is sufficient to cover housing and the basic living
expenses. The grants are given for 2 years at a time, the continuation
being conditional on progress made during the previous two years. Maximum
time is 4 years starting from a Master's degree and 6 years starting from a
Bachelor's degree.

There are presently no tuition fees for the Graduate School. The students
are expected to enroll the students' union, which involves a rather
reasonable annual fee, in exchange for the services offered by the
students' unions. This service includes e.g. support with housing
arrangements, subsidized meals and subsidized heath care.

LOCATION OF TUCS

Finland is a rather sparsely populated northern country, mostly covered by
forests and lakes. Turku is the oldest city in Finland, founded in the 13th
century. It was the capital of Finland until the beginning of 19th century.
Nowadays it has approximately 160.000 inhabitants.

The city is located at the south-west coast of Finland, at the entrance to
one of the worlds largest and most beautiful archipelagos, with around
40.000 islands stretching the gulf between Finland and Sweden.

TUCS and its Graduate School are situated in the Turku Technology Center.
The Computer Science departments of the three universities in Turku are all
located in this center, together with a number of other university
departments in Biology, Biochemistry, Physics and so on. The center also
houses a large number of high-tech companies in Computer and Communication
Technology, Electronics, Biotechnology and Material Sciences. The
Technology Center provides a fertile research environment with ample
opportunities for collaboration between industry and the academia.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants to the school should write a letter to the Director of TUCS. The
letter should contain a formal application to the school, together with the
following information:

1.      Curriculum vitae
2.      Financing plan for studies
3.      Application for financial support, if requested
4.      Letters of recommendation (2)
5.      Official copy of examinations earned
6.      Certificate of knowledge of English
7.      Research interests (optional)

As certificate of knowledge of English, TOEFL test (minimum 600 points) or
corresponding knowledge of English is required for applicants outside
Finland. 

Deadline for applications is June 11, 1994 for studies starting in
September 1994. Application deadline for studies to be started in January
1995 is October 15, 1994. By the deadlines the applications should be
received by the Director of TUCS. 

Additional information about studies at TUCS and about application
procedure is given by the secretary and the Director of  TUCS.


CONTACT ADDRESSES

Director of TUCS: 
Professor Ralph-Johan Back
Turku Centre for Computer Science TUCS
Lemminkaisenkatu 14 A,
FIN - 20520 Turku, Finland
phone: + 358 - 21 - 654 382
e-mail: backrj@abo.fi

Secretary of TUCS: 
Ms. Eeva Reijonen
Turku Centre for Computer Science TUCS
Lemminkaisenkatu 14 A,
FIN - 20520 Turku, Finland
phone: + 358 - 21 - 654 204
fax: + 358 - 21 - 654 732
e-mail: ereijone@abo.fi
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