NordSecMob: joint study programme – joint rules for student admissions

1. NordSecMob: joint study programme – joint rules for student admissions Eija Kujanpää Helsinki University of Technology eija.kujanpaa@tkk.fi

2. Helsinki University of Technology TKK, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (coordinator), Espoo, Finland Technical University of Denmark DTU, Lyngby, Denmark The Royal Institute of Technology KTH, Stockholm, Sweden The Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway University of Tartu UT, Tartu, Estonia NordSecMob-consortium

3. Nordplus (joint study programme) 2006 Erasmus Mundus programme 2006 joint study programme with integrated mobility of students three starting points (home university): TKK, KTH, NTNU five end points (host university): TKK, KTH, NTNU, DTU, UT 12 different study tracks

4. 1st semester TKK KTH NTNU 2nd semester DTU TKK KTH NTNU 3rd semester DTU TKK KTH NTNU Tartu 4th semester DTU TKK KTH NTNU Tartu

5. Information distribution Joint admission criteria Joint selection criteria and selection procedure Selection decisions Confirmation of study place

6. Information distribution joint website www.nordsecmob.tkk.fi joint deadline for applications centralized reception of email enquiries: nordsecmob@tkk.fi centralized reception of on-line applications + paper applications administrative screening of applications: centralized eligibility check of applications

7. Joint admission criteria Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer Science or Information Technology), a minimum of 3 years of full-time studies (180 ECTS) Details: Solid knowledge of mathematics, programming skills, xxx Basic knowledge of following subject areas is an advantage: xxx the requirements are the same for all study tracks joint language requirements TOEFL (580/237/92), IELTS 6,5, CAE/CPE (grade A or B) Definition of the joint rule: adjust the highest requirements and the lowest requirements most problematic part of the admission criteria

8. Joint selection criteria and selection procedure recognition and quality of the home university language skills content of previous degrees study success motivation recommendations relevant work experience or other activity (patents, publications) different weights for each criteria

9. Joint selection criteria and selection procedure paper based selection the eligible applications are scanned to Tokka-database on-line evaluation of applications: all partners have access to Tokka via internet each application is evaluated at least by two academic evaluators, 2-3 weeks before the selection meeting two-day selection meeting in the beginning of February all partners participate the final marks for each applicant are fixed the ranking order of applicants is automatically established by Tokka according to the numeric evaluation of applications ranking order of students is established regardless the study track

11. Selection decisions the applicants will be first informed by Tokka monitoring form selection decision scholarship decision study track the coordinator distributes centrally all admission letters

12. Confirmation of study place local rules: different deadlines and procedures Finland: confirmation of study place, national deadline, specific form Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Tartu: confirmation to local programme coordinator by email NSM joint rule: DL for confirming NSM study place + scholarship: in the beginning of June

13. statistics of 2006 / 2007 application rounds

14. From email enquiries to enrolment 2006 and 2007 * * 2006: estimation of inquiries from October 2005 to October 2006 2007: estimation of inquiries from November to December 2006

15. Selected students 2006 and 2007 / country of citizenship (numbers 2007)

16. Thank you for your attention!Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Computer Science and EngineeringEija Kujanpääeija.kujanpaa@tkk.fi