Looking to study a year abroad

dplax · 11-14-2005, 01:20 PM

As some of you know (and some of you don't) I'm studying computer sciences in a french university in Lyon, currently in the third year (last year of Batchelor course for those in the other system). The university offers a possibility of doing a year abroad either in fourth or fifth year (first or second year of Masters).

Basically I am looking at two possibilities at the moment. One of them is doing a double diploma with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. The big advantage of this is that I shall have two diplomas without doing any supplementary years of studying (french and US diploma), the inconvenient is that I have to pay around 8 000 $ of fees + lodging + travel and food for the year.

The second possibility is doing a year or just a semester in a university from the list below (these aren't the only possibilities, but these are the ones, which interest me at the moment). There aren't any fees in this case, but I don't get a double diploma either.

The universities for the second possibility are (I might be wrong in the names as I'm translating them from french [img]tongue.gif[/img] ):

UK:
Leeds University
Oxford University

Australia:

Sidney Technical University
Monash University
Queensland Technical University
Queensland University
UNSW

some canadian universities (here I'm looking for those who do courses in english and not french, so I'm not sure which ones are these, on the possible list I have universities in Montréal, Hull, Laval, McGill, Sherbrooke, Concordia, Trois Rivières)

Lesser possibilities (if not english speaking country then the courses are in english):

Sweden: KTH Stockholm
Finland: Helsinki University, Helsinki Technical University, Turku University
England: Bath
Norway: Trondheim

What I am looking for is help in whether these universities have good computer science courses and whether anyone has already had prior experiences with them, or has heard of their reputation.

Sir Degrader · 11-14-2005, 01:25 PM

Not sure about some of those universities, here are the ones I know of.
McGill: Excellent university, not sure about comp. sci.
Waterloo: THE computer science university in Canada.
Concordia: If a jew/arab, STAY AWAY.

Link · 11-14-2005, 01:33 PM

No Dutch universities?

dplax · 11-14-2005, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Link:
No Dutch universities?

No, quite surprisingly there aren't any dutch universities in the list of universities where we can go.

T-D-C · 11-14-2005, 02:50 PM

I have heard that Sydney Tech and UNSW have good Computer Science courses. Not to sure about Monash or the QLD ones.

Larry_OHF · 11-14-2005, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Doing a double diploma with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

Let's see how many IW'ers we can bring to the US!

You'd be joining Memnoch and I don't even remember who else.

[ 11-14-2005, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]

Aragorn1 · 11-14-2005, 07:14 PM

Out of the English ones, Oxford is the obvious one...

Sir Goulum · 11-14-2005, 07:19 PM

McGill is one of the best Canadian universities. I wouldn't want to go there myself though.. it's in Quebec and my French is a little rusty. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Aelia Jusa · 11-15-2005, 12:40 AM

My brother recently submitted his PhD in computer science at Queensland Uni (actually called University of Queensland

) - we have an excellent and large computer science program.

UQ also has one more notable feature - me

Sir Goulum · 11-15-2005, 01:05 AM

The University of Alberta wasn't on your list? I'm likely going there myself this coming year. Heaven knows what courses though.

[ 11-15-2005, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: Sir Goulum ]

11-14-2005, 01:20 PM	#1
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 40 Posts: 5,577	As some of you know (and some of you don't) I'm studying computer sciences in a french university in Lyon, currently in the third year (last year of Batchelor course for those in the other system). The university offers a possibility of doing a year abroad either in fourth or fifth year (first or second year of Masters). Basically I am looking at two possibilities at the moment. One of them is doing a double diploma with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. The big advantage of this is that I shall have two diplomas without doing any supplementary years of studying (french and US diploma), the inconvenient is that I have to pay around 8 000 $ of fees + lodging + travel and food for the year. The second possibility is doing a year or just a semester in a university from the list below (these aren't the only possibilities, but these are the ones, which interest me at the moment). There aren't any fees in this case, but I don't get a double diploma either. The universities for the second possibility are (I might be wrong in the names as I'm translating them from french [img]tongue.gif[/img] ): UK: Leeds University Oxford University Australia: Sidney Technical University Monash University Queensland Technical University Queensland University UNSW some canadian universities (here I'm looking for those who do courses in english and not french, so I'm not sure which ones are these, on the possible list I have universities in Montréal, Hull, Laval, McGill, Sherbrooke, Concordia, Trois Rivières) Lesser possibilities (if not english speaking country then the courses are in english): Sweden: KTH Stockholm Finland: Helsinki University, Helsinki Technical University, Turku University England: Bath Norway: Trondheim What I am looking for is help in whether these universities have good computer science courses and whether anyone has already had prior experiences with them, or has heard of their reputation. __________________

11-14-2005, 02:50 PM	#5
T-D-C Ironworks Moderator Join Date: October 26, 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 4,416	I have heard that Sydney Tech and UNSW have good Computer Science courses. Not to sure about Monash or the QLD ones. __________________

11-15-2005, 12:40 AM	#9
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 4,867	My brother recently submitted his PhD in computer science at Queensland Uni (actually called University of Queensland ) - we have an excellent and large computer science program. UQ also has one more notable feature - me __________________

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Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 64 Posts: 2,871	Not sure about some of those universities, here are the ones I know of. McGill: Excellent university, not sure about comp. sci. Waterloo: THE computer science university in Canada. Concordia: If a jew/arab, STAY AWAY.

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Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	The University of Alberta wasn't on your list? I'm likely going there myself this coming year. Heaven knows what courses though. [ 11-15-2005, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: Sir Goulum ]

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