Master Scholarships in Science in Belgium Partial Funded 2020

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Deadline

01 Apr 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Specialities

Engineering

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University in Belgium is offering the European Master of Science in Photonics, which an English-taught 2-year master program (120 ECTS). The program offers students a challenging engineering plan that combines core photonics courses with a whole range of photonics electives and multidisciplinary modules, e.g. Electronics and Information Technology, Physics and Materials, Business Engineering, Modelling, Measurement and Control and Life Sciences. This multidisciplinary approach combined with high-level training in labs and a strong international component has proven to boost the employment prospects of the graduates to a maximum in innovative industries and research domains such as biotechnology, health care, green energy, ICT and Industry 4.0.

Degree requirements:

Bachelor or master degree in (Applied) Physics/Electrical Engineering/Materials Science.
Bachelor or master degree in another scientific field will also be considered based on pre-knowledge.
All candidates applying at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel will have the opportunity to show proof of their technical knowledge during a scholarship interview preceding the final admission.
The scholarships will be awarded by the VUB program board.
All candidates who receive the VUB Scholarship or the B-PHOT Excellence Scholarship must commit themselves to do a master thesis at VUB.
None of the scholarship can be granted in combination with any other scholarship (with the exception of the Erasmus+ mobility grants).

Language requirements:

TOEFL iBT with minimum level: 79.
IELTS with minimum level: academic module 6.5.
ITACE with minimum level: B2.
Cambridge English Qualification Scale with the following minimal level: 170.
Certificates and other proof of language tests may not pre-date the first enrolment by more than five years.

Exempted:

Holders of a diploma of secondary or higher education by a recognized institution in the Flemish Community.
If you have successfully completed a minimum of 1 year in secondary or higher education, where the medium of instruction was English (an official certificate must be submitted).

Funding:

Each year the Vrije Universiteit Brussels grants several full scholarships of 10.000,- EUR/academic year for the European Master of Science in Photonics program based on excellence. The general tuition fee for the master's program is €938.80/year. The tuition fee includes full tuition (full course/lab access + exam participation), a student card and full access to the university and faculty infrastructure as a student (library, restaurant, online tools, etc.). Students also get the opportunity to have core and advanced photonics courses, highly equipped research labs, a strong link with industry and international experience.

About Vrije Universiteit Brussel:

Vrije Universiteit Brussel is an internationally oriented university in Brussels, the heart of Europe. Through tailor-made high-quality research and education, VUB wants to contribute in an active and committed way to a better society for tomorrow. For more than 180 years VUB has helped build a better society as an innovative, free inquiring and critical thinking university. The university is linked to the world from within the international capital Brussels. A never-ending quest for knowledge, insights, and enlightenment form the golden thread in all it does in education, research, and social commitment.

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