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This document contains links to International Exchange opportunities for Computer Science students and faculty at Cal Poly. Most of the information was collected by me in the summer and fall of 2002; the information on courses offered in English was collected by Unny Menon in December 2002, with occasional updates as I become aware of them.
The Web site of Cal Poly's International Programs Office has information about general exchange opportunities.
The College of Engineering Web site for international exchange opportunities is at http://ceng-iep.calpoly.edu/ .
A good collection of information about exchange programs in Germany is at http://www.internationale-kooperation.de/ ,but almost all of their information is in German.
This section contains information specifically for Computer Science exchange opportunities. I've divided it into two parts, one with programs officially supported by Cal Poly, and the other with opportunities based on personal contacts that I have in various countries, mostly in Europe.
Cal Poly has had ongoing exchange agreements with a few universities for a while. The two mentioned below originated in Mechanical Engineering, and have been extended to the whole College of Engineering recently.
Entity |
Head |
Exchange Contact |
University |
President: Prof. Werner
Fischer |
Office of International
Programs http://www.hs-karlsruhe.de/servlet/PB/menu/1018872/index.html |
Engineering http://www.hs-karlsruhe.de/fbm |
Prof. Gottschalk |
|
Computer Science http://www.hs-karlsruhe.de/servlet/PB/menu/1018901_l1/index.html |
Prof. Lothar Gmeiner |
Prof. Peter Henning |
Currently the FH-K offers the traditional German Diplom (FH) in Informatik, and a combination of Bachelor's and Master's degrees. The Diplom typically takes eight semesters, and includes two practical semesters. The Bachelor's degree can be obtained in six semesters, and is the basis for a three-semester Master's degree.
The Karlsruhe University has an English website, which for most programs lists classes. For majors not listed we can e-mail their department office for details. The Karlsruhe Professors are willing to teach some classes in English if there is enough demand and concurrence by the German students in the class.
Entity |
Head |
Exchange Contact |
University |
President: Prof. Marion
Schick |
Office of International
Programs |
Versorgungstechnik
(Industrial Engineering) |
Prof. Rolf Herz |
|
Computer Science |
Prof. Henning Mittelbach |
Prof. Christian Vogt |
Most students at FH-M pursue the Diplom (FH) in Informatik. In addition, a Bachelorıs degree in Wirtschaftsinformatik (Information Systems and Management) is offered, and a corresponding Masterıs is in preparation.
This web site lists the courses taught in English for 2002-3 http://www.fh-muenchen.de/home/fhm/englisch/. It may also be possible to make arrangements with individual professors.
There is a general agreement between the two states concerning the exchange of students. This may be of interest since it allows more flexibility with the balancing of the numbers of incoming and outgoing students across the whole state, instead of for individual universities. I have not been able to find an official description of this program on the Web, however. Please contact the International Exchange Programs office at Cal Poly, or at the university you're interested in. The main universities in Baden-Wuerttemberg are in Heidelberg, Freiburg, Konstanz, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Tuebingen, and Ulm. There are also several Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Technology).
For the places listed below, there is no formal exchange agreement with Cal Poly. It is still possible to do an exchange, but arrangements have to be made individually. This can actually sometimes be easier than going through the official, formal process, but it might also cause some problems.
This university falls under the exchange agreement between the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and California. In addition, I have good personal contacts from the time I worked there in the Computer Science department.
Entity |
Head |
Exchange Contact |
University |
President: Prof. Prof. Hans
Wolff |
Office of International
Programs |
Engineering http://mwt.e-technik.uni-ulm.de/ |
Prof. Hans-Jörg Pfleiderer |
Prof. Hermann Schumacher |
Computer Science |
Prof. Günther Palm |
|
The Computer Science Department in Ulm offers the ³Diplom² in Informatik as the main degree, with some variations such as Medieninformatik (Multimedia in Computer Science), Wirtschaftsinformatik (Economics and Computer Science), and a planned program in Bioinformatik. A Bachelorıs and a Masterıs degree are offered as well.
The University of Ulm has a
Web site in English,
which also lists some
courses in English.
The University of Ulm offers a summer program where students
take intensive German courses in the morning, and courses in
various areas (taught in English) in the afternoon.
The university has been offering the International Summer
School for several years now. It is a six-week program,
and it looks like the courses are suitable for academic credit.
They consist of 48 lecture hours, and the students get grades
based on their performance in the class, homework, exercises, and exams.
I am not sure if this can be done through an exchange,
you may have to pay for the program.
Contact their International Programs Office for details.
One of my former colleagues, Prof. Christian Freksa, is now at the University of Bremen. So far, three Cal Poly students did a summer internship with him, or groups collaborating on projects with him: Chris Newman in the summer of 2001 in Hamburg, Sachin Shah in the summer of 2002, when Prof. Freksa's group moved from Hamburg to Bremen, and Kevin McCullough in the summer of 2003.. All of these internships were part of an International Quality Network on Spatial Cognition. As far as I know, this particula program is over, but there may be opportunities available again for this summer. They also may have job openings, which could be a good opportunity to get a PhD degree while being paid to work on an interesting research project.
Entity |
Head |
Exchange Contact |
University |
President: Prof. Patrick
Aebischer |
International Relations |
Computer Science |
Prof. Karl Aberer |
|
The main program at EPFL is the Diplom en Informatique. EPFL recently also established Bachelorıs and Masterıs degrees. The main language at EPFL is French, but many courses are offered in English. This is for two reasons: Not all faculty members have a strong enough command of the French language, and many graduate students are from other countries as well.
Entity |
Head |
Exchange Contact |
University |
|
International Programs |
Computer Science |
Prof. Elisa Bertino |
Prof. Bruno Apolloni |
The main program at the moment is a five-year degree in Computer Science. However, a restructuring of such programs is on its way university-wide, with the goal of having two separate programs of three and two years respectively. There is a considerable interest with Computer Science students in international exchange programs. While the upcoming change may affect this interest somewhat, it is not considered critical.In addition to the regular CS program UM also offers a Masterıs as well as a PhD program. The Masterıs program takes 60 credit units, and typically lasts one year.
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