Monday, April 5, 2010

EDUCATION IN UK......

Education in the UK

Learn how you can study at some of the UK’s best universities. As a student in the UK, you must first choose your level of study:
Undergraduate courses

Undergraduate students study Bachelor's degree programmes that normally last for 3 or 4 years. Many courses offer you a mix of academic and career based study. In London you can enjoy world-class teaching together with business and industry links that will give you work experience.

Find undergraduate courses in London
Postgraduate courses

If you have already got your first degree then a postgraduate course is for you. Postgraduate courses in London include Master's, MBAs and PhDs. You will specialise in your subject with help from world-class tutors and research facilities.

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TipTip: Study a course that offers you a work placement with one of London's top ranked companies to gain valuable work experience - perfect for your CV.

best universities of france,germany,china,singapore and australia

Best Universities
France
Inria, Valbonne ,
Centre National De La Rech Sc.
Universite Paris,
Ecole Normale Superieure,
Lgi IMAG


India
Indian Institute of Science
IIT Bombay
IIT Kanpur
IIT Delhi
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Chennai

Italy
Politechico Di Milano, Milano,
Universita Di Roma, Rome,
Politechico Di Ttornio
University Of Bologna,
Universita Di Firenze,
Universita Di Pisa,
Universita Di Torino,
Universita Di Milano,
Universita Degli Studi Di Padova,
Universita Di Salerno,
Istituto Di Elaboraz. Pisa,
Universita Di Genova,

Japan
Kyoto University, Japan
University OF Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshima University, Japan
Osaka University, Japan

Taiwan
National Tsing-Hua University
National Chiao Tung University
National Taiwan University
National Central University
National Taiwan Institute Of Technology
National Cheng-Kkung University

Germany
University Of Karlsruhe
Universitat Des Saarlandes
Universitat Dortmund
Technische Universat Berlin
UK
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
Bristol
Warwick
London, Imperial
Sheffield
Southampton
London, UCL
Edinburgh
York

Australia
University OF Queensland
Monash University
Curtin University of Technology
University of Technology, Sydney
RMIT University (Australia)
Victoria University of Technology
University of South Australia

China
Hohai University
University of Science & Technology of China
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications
South China University of Technology
Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore

higher universities in europe

Higher Education in Europe
# Some University like Aalborg University, Denmark require IELTS test (International English Language Testing System) with a score of at least 6.5
# Finnish universities have no tuition fees (except Student Union Fees which is like 80 euro/yr) for regular degree students - education is subsidised by the State through the Ministry of Education. This also applies to the international degree students and to exchange and visiting students as well.
# Germany, Norway, Sweden, finland have very low tuition fees (or almost zero) but not all courses are in English.
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# EPFL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne require TOEFL + GRE (not reqd.)
# Delft University of Technology:Computer Engineering:A Grade Point Average (GPA) for the BSc programme of at least 75% of the scale maximum. A Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of at least 450 verbal/550 analytical/650 quantitative. Proof of proficiency in the English language: a TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based test), or an IELTS (academic version) overall Band score of et least 6.0.
# Moscow State University offers excellent programs in Physics and Material Sciences.
# Swedish University says - To participate in any of the Master?s programme, a high level of proficiency in English is required, such as TOEFL at level 550 (213 computer based) or above, IELTS 6.0 or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency. In addition to these general requirements, the applicant must meet the special requirements that apply to each of the programmes.


Recommended Programs in Engineering

* Aalborg University, Denmark
* Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
* EPFL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
* KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Good for Microelectronics, VLSI.
* Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
Program in English
* Technical University of Denmark
* Lund University, Sweden
* University Of Karlsruhe, Germany
* Universitat Des Saarlandes, Germany
* Universitat Dortmund, Germany
* Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
* Inria, Valbonne, France
* Centre National De La Rech Sc., France
* Universite Paris, France
* Ecole Normale Superieure, France
* Lgi IMAG, France
* Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
* Universita Di Roma, Rome, Italy
* Politecnico Di Torino, Italy
* University of Bologna, Italy
* Universita Di Firenze, Italy
* Universita Di Pisa, Italy
* Universita Di Torino, Italy
* Universita Di Milano, Italy
* Universita Degli Studi Di Padova, Italy
* Universita Di Salerno, Italy
* Universita Di Genova, Italy
* University of Cambridge, UK
* University of Oxford, UK
* Bristol, UK
* Warwick, UK
* London, Imperial, UK
* Sheffield, UK
* Southampton , UK
* London, UCL, UK
* Edinburgh, UK
* York, UK

Recommended Programs (MBA)

* Vienna University, Austria
* K. U. Leuven, Belgium
* Solvay Business School, Belgium
* United Business Institutes, Belgium
* CMC Graduate School of Business, Czech Republic
* Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
* Helsinki School of Business Administration, Finland
* EAP, France
* EDHEC, France
* ESC Lyon, France
* ESC Nantes Atlantique, France
* ESC Paris, France
* ESC Paris, France
* ESC Toulouse, France
* ESSEC, France
* INSEAD, France
* ISA, France
* Koblenz School of Corporate Management, Germany
* University of Stuttgart, Germany
* USW Scloss Gracht, Germany
* University College of Dublin, Ireland
* University of Dublin - Trinity, Ireland
* University of Limerick, Ireland
* SDA Bocconi, Italy
* University of Palermo, Italy
* Erasmus University, Netherlands
* Nijenrode, Netherlands
* NIMBAS, Netherlands
* Lublin Business School, Poland
* Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
* ESADE, Spain
* ESTE, Spain
* IADE, Spain
* IESE, Spain
* Instituto de Empresa, Spain
* Stockholm School of Administration, Sweden
* GSBA Z?rich, Switzerland
* IMD Lausanne, Switzerland
* Lancaster University, UK
* London Business School, UK
* University of Edinburgh, UK
* University of Glasgow, UK
* University of Manchester , UK
* University of Oxford - Templeton, UK
* Warwick University, UK

best universities of canada

Education in Canada , Masters, MBA...
Why Canada
Canada offers a high quality, affordable education that is recognized world-wide. Moreover, Canada is a safe, secure, healthy, multicultural and welcoming environment for international students. All Universities and Colleges offer excellent academic programs and teaching. As well, services and advisors are available to help students adapt to living in Canada and ensure that the time spent in Canada is enjoyable. In 1998, nearly 30,000 international students made Canadian universities their choice for preparing for a successful career

Profiles/Admission
# Most Of Universities if Canada are World Class Institutions and are cheaper than American Universities. The Deadlines Of Most Engineering Programs are in December to February they have earlier deadline than US universities. Getting in Canadian universities is relatively easy but getting in top 3-4 University is tough. TOEFL and Engineering GPA is most important for Admission. GRE is also Important but it seems TOEFL is most Important.Most Top Universities desire TOEFL>250
# The International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 7.5
# The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 90 with 80 minimum per section including a minimum score Of 3 in the speaking test component. There are similar requirements at Canada's French-language universities. International students are advised to contact the Canadian university where they wish to study about one year in advance.

Cost Of Study
Canadian University are cheapest among UK, USA, Australia. The Commonwealth scholarship is one source of funding for Canadian Universities at the post-graduate level, but is restricted to a very limited number of students of exceedingly high intellectual promise who live in Commonwealth countries.

Top Schools (Engineering)
# University Of WATERLOO, Ontario
# University Of TORONTO, Ontario
# MCGILL University, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
# SIMON FRASER University, BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA
# CARLETON University, OTTAWA, Ontario
# Universite DE MONTREAL, QUEBEC
# QUEENS University, KINGSTON, Ontario
# University Of BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
# CONCORDIA University, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
# University Of ALBERTA, EDMONTON, ALBERTA
# University Of VICTORIA, B.C.
# University Of CALGARY, ALBERTA
# University Of SASKATCHEWAN, SASKATOON
# YORK University
# University Of WESTERN Ontario
# MCMASTER University
# UNIVERSITE DU QUEBEC
# ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE MONTREAL
# University Of WINDSOR

best universities of engineering in usa

Best Universities
Top Engineering Colleges
Ranking by graduateshotline.com 2009
S.No University/College
1 Massachusetts Inst of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California-Berkeley
4 California Institute Technology
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
6 Georgia Institute of Technology
7 University of Michigan
8 Cornell University
9 Carnegie Mellon University
10 University of Texas at Austin
11 Purdue University
12 University of California- San Diego
13 University of California- Los Angeles
14 Texas A&M University
15 Princeton University
16 Pennsylvania State University
17 University of Wisconsin-Madison
18 University of Maryland College Park
19 Harvard University
20 University of California-Santa Barbara
21 University of Southern California
22 University of Minnesota
23 Northwestern University
24 Johns Hopkins University
25 Virginia Polytech Inst & State University
26 Ohio State University
27 University of Virginia
28 Columbia University (FU)
29 University of Pennsylvania
30 Duke University
31 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst
32 North Carolina State University
33 Rice University
34 University of Washington
35 University of Florida
36 University of California-Davis
37 Washington University -St. Louis
38 Yale University
39 University of Massachusetts at Amherst
40 Michigan State University
41 Iowa State University
42 University of Arizona
43 University of California-Irvine
44 University of Colorado-Boulder
45 Case Western Reserve University
46 Rutgers State University-New Brunswick
47 University of Notre Dame
48 Lehigh university
49 Northeastern University
50 University of Rochester
51 University of Delaware
52 University of Iowa
53 Brown University
54 Arizona State University
55 Drexel Univer

study abroad in usa and their requirements

Higher Education in USA, study abroad in USA some facts and tips
Information regarding admission:

* Most (Almost All) Universities in USA require TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) for foreign Nationals and GRE (Graduate Record Examination) for both In state and Out state Students.
* TOEFL is waived for countries whose native language is English Like UK, Australia, Canada...).
* For Foreign nationals three Letters of Recommendation sealed) ,copies of Official Transcripts sealed) (Note: Some Universities accept Copies verified by Notary) are required. For Working people they may get two letters from current Employers but generally Letters from Professors are preferred.
* Most of the Universities require Undergraduate GPA to be 3/4 (US system). It is equivalent to 80/100,12/20*(China) and 1st Division ,65%*(For most Indian University).
* The Deadline for Fall Semester are from Dec 15 to July. But apply as early as possible. Many decisions are made before the deadline. Foreign nationals may take up to 8 weeks to hear their results. In state students may hear within 5 weeks.


Financing Education

Facts
* The cost of Study Tuition and fees) in USA varies from $5000 to $35000 (or more) per year.
* The cost of living depends on location. For example States like Washington, California and area around New York is costly.
* In general the cost of living may vary from $6000 to $10000.
* Renting an apartment can vary from $450 to$1000 (or more). Downtown (Chicago) may costs around $1200 for studio while it may be around $400 for Des Moines (IA).
* Grocery is Really cheap (Walmart!).
* It is assumed that students will live in shared Apartments, Live out of Campus and have less Telephone bills and other expenses are at bay.
* Most of (nearly) all expenses Living only not Tuition fees) can be met while working on Campus Jobs. The hourly pay for on Campus jobs Pay from $5 to $15 (sometimes more) per hour.
* Foreign Students can work for 20 hrs per week and 40 hrs per week during summer. Students may be allowed to work out Campus after nine months of their arrival at USA.
* Students receiving any type of AID Like TA/RA/Fellowship or GA don't have to worry about costs. But Students not receiving any AID must come prepared for Tuition fees and Living cost for initial 2-3 months.
* In some Universities TA/RA cover part of tuition fees and not all tuition fee is waived.
* Note that in some universities like University of Missouri, Rolla, Texas at Dallas and University of Texas Arlington there is huge shortage of P/T jobs. So students Planning to go to these universities must either have Scholarships or adequate Funds. Its better to contact current students via email for latest information.
* During 2004-05 aid scene has increased as compared to 2002.
* During year (2002 and 2003) Scholarships were limited in most of the Universities. In some cases students who got scholarships have to face rollback. Aid situation is much better these days as compared to 2002-03.
University Placements AID/ Comments
Oregon State University Excellent (EE/CS) Good for EE.Good Research opportunities. Good Location around semiconductor companies in Oregon.
University of Cincinnati Good Good aid Scene. Most MS students are supported
University of Missouri-Rolla Good for ME/EE Good
Louisiana State University Good Good. Good Climate (warm)
Washington State University Good Good AID scene. Many Assistantships. Costly city Seattle.
Iowa State University Good Good AID Scene.
Duke University Good Good. Located in Research Triangle. Excellent concentration of Companies.
University of Texas at Dallas Good Dim. Also P/T jobs are rare. But excellent location and Tuition fees is very less.
Northeastern University Good Good

Now third quarter Universities( Ranks 60 to 100 According to graduateshotline.com) in Overall( AID, Placements, Ranks) performance are classified and comparatively graded.

University Placement AID/Comments
Texas Tech University Fair Good. Cheap University.
West Virginia University Good (for ME) Cheap. Good in AID. Good for Mech Engg.
Wayne State University Fair. Good for Mechanical Engineers. Cheap.
NJIT Good AID is rare. Costly city but good location.
Portland State University Fair Cheap. Good VLSI program