Vienna PhD Courses School of Informatics

The Vienna PhD School of Informatics is an international graduate school, funded by the Technical University of Vienna (TU Vienna), the City of Vienna and private sponsors. Students from this program are engaged in full-time in the world, all courses are taught in English.

The registration deadline for the next call for proposals (for the study 2011/2012) is eighth May 2011.

The Graduate School is located at the Technical University of Vienna and Austria, gives international students a year. Vienna University of Technology invites applications for a maximum of 15 PhD scholarships per year. The first year of studies at the Graduate School began in October 2009. No tuition fees must be paid to those holders of scholarships

The call for applications for the study year 2011/2012 is open now.

Application deadline: 8th May 2011

Interviews: 7th June - 14th June 2011

Notification of Acceptance: 16th June 2011

Start Programme: 17th October 2011

Overview

The Vienna PhD School of Informatics involves an intense period of supervised study and research, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The duration of the PhD School is three years. The degree is awarded to candidates who, through original investigation, make a distinct and significant contribution to knowledge in their field of specialisation.

The PhD-School’s curriculum covers the main research areas of the Faculty of Informatics. In addition, it may also imply cooperation with other TU Vienna faculties. The school is designed to facilitate the integration of industry, either by defining joint research issues, by offering workplaces (with well-defined research related tasks) during summer breaks, or by sponsoring.

TU Vienna aims at positioning this PhD School of Informatics at a high level of excellence within the international community. The vision is to increase both the quality and the quantity of excellent young researchers in the field of informatics

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Application Deadline : 8 May 2011

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