Scholarships for European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies

*** EUROPEAN MASTERS PROGRAM IN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ***

http://www.lct-master.org/

The Erasmus Mundus European Masters Program in Language and Communication
Technologies (LCT) is designed to meet the demands of industry and research
in this rapidly growing area. It offers education and training
opportunities for the next generation of leaders in research and
innovation. It provides students with profound knowledge and insight into
the various disciplines that contribute to language and communication
technologies and strengthens their ability to work scientifically.
Moreover, students can acquire practical knowledge through their choice of
modules in Language Technology, Computational and Theoretical Linguistics,
and Computer Science.

The program requires students to study a year at two different partner
universities. On successfully completing the program, the student will
obtain two Masters of Science/Arts degrees, one from each of the
institutions attended.

DURATION: 2 years

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English

Summary of Study Program: The course consists of Compulsory Modules and
Advanced Modules in Language Technology and Computer Science, complemented
by a Project, and a Masters thesis, for a total of 120 ECTS credits.

The program is distributed among the following UNIVERSITIES:
- Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (FUB), Italy,
- University of Malta (UoM), Malta,
- University of Nancy (Nancy 2), France,
- Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic,
- Saarland University (UdS; Coordinator), Germany, and
- University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Participating in the LCT Program (but not in the EM scholarships scheme)
are:
- University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
- Copenhagen Business School, Denmark,
- University Henri Poincaré (Nancy 1), France,
- Roskilde University, Denmark, and
- Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM UNIQUE?

Erasmus Mundus Recognition

Its inclusion in the Erasmus Mundus Program is recognition of the high
quality of Masters level instruction the program provides. Few Masters
degrees receive this recognition, and this program is the only Erasmus
Mundus Masters Program in the area of LCT.

Internationalisation

Students study in an international environment with colleagues and teachers
from all over the world. Moreover, all students study at two different
partner institutions of the consortium, and hence in two different European
countries.

Interdisciplinary Study Program

Students gain a background in Language Technology (LT), Computational
Linguistics (CL), and Computer Science (CS), and are offered several
specialisation paths based on their choice and background. The study
program consists of:

* Compulsory courses on the foundations of Language Technology (LT),
Computational Linguistics (CL), and Computer Science (CS).

* Advanced courses on cutting edge topics in Language Technology,
Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and
Cognitive Science, which will improve research skills.

* Internships within the most renowned European industries: these offer the
students valuable hands-on experience and prepare them for entering the
market.

Among others, the topics are:
* Semantic web,
* Digital libraries,
* Computational semantics
* Question answering,
* Internet technologies,
* Discourse and dialog,
* Natural language generation,
* Machine translation,
* Information retrieval,
* Speech recognition and synthesis,
* Multilingual human language processing,
* Cross-lingual information access,
* Multimodal human computer interaction
* Psycholinguistics
* Cognitive modelling.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this European Masters Program will bring to businesses and
industry the expertise needed to improve the nexus between humans and
machines. They will know how to develop applications in translation, voice
recognition, automated e-mail response, search engines and other pioneering
language and communication technologies.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: In 2007 the European Masters Program in LCT
will offer several Erasmus Mundus scholarships for non-European citizens.
Each scholarship for each student amounts to 21,000 EUR per academic year.
The ranked list of non-EU students eligible for the EM Scholarship will be
submitted by the consortium to the EU Commission by February 28, 2007.

The consortium has a tuition-waiver budget for reimbursing the total
tuition/enrollment fees to the students with the highest marks and who do
not already have a scholarship.

Other scholarship possibilities may be offered locally by the partner
universities.

If you are interested in the program, the information below is relevant to
you.

Check the consortium website for further details.

DEADLINES
Students must pre-register with the program by the:

***15th of January 2007***:

Full applications must reach us by the:

***22nd of January 2007***:

EU students and non-EU students with residence in Europe are encouraged to
apply by the 15th of January 2007. Applicants in this category should also
check the website, where possible extensions to the application deadline
will be posted.

PREREQUISITES

* a three-year Bachelor's Degree or a comparable university-equivalent
qualification in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Language
Technology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Artificial
Intelligence, or other relevant disciplines.

Bachelor's students with good grades so far who will graduate after the
pre-enrollment deadline are also encouraged to apply for this program.

* a language certificate in English. Since the medium of instruction in the
Masters Program is English, students whose first language is not English
must demonstrate competence in English. We recognise many different tests.
In the most commonly available, the following minimum scores are suggested:

* TOEFL: 250 (computer-based test) or 575 (paper-based test)
* IELTS: Level 6.5
* Cambridge Proficiency Exam (pass)