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Computer Science and Engineering – (Ph.D.)

Koc University

Graduate School of Sciences & Engineering (GSSE)
Application Deadline: Early: April 15; Regular: June 17
Annual Tuition Fee: Free -
Location: Istanbul / Turkey / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 24 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Academic PhD
Education Variants:
  • Fulltime
Funding:
  • National: full
  • EEA: full
  • Non EEA: full
Location flexibility:
  • Primarily at University
Project type:
  • Open PhD programme
Languages: English 
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Location of Koc University

The Ph.D. program in Computer Science and Engineering aims to provide advanced education and a cutting edge research experience in computer engineering or in electrical and computer engineering crossing the boundary of the two disciplines. The focus of this program is excellence in research. Graduates of the program can join industry or continue to work in academia.


Contents

In addition to the two courses listed below, students in this program can take any of the courses listed under the "MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering" program or under other graduate programs subject to the approval of their advisors in accordance with their research specialty.

* ECOE 582 - Selected Topics in Computer Sciences and Engineering
ECOE 695 - Ph.D. Thesis

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Requirements

Students can apply to the Ph.D. programs with a B.S. or M.S. degree. The Ph.D. degree requires successful completion of 14 courses beyond the B.S. degree or 7 courses beyond the M.S. degree. All students must pass the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination in the first year after they have been admitted to the Ph.D. program. Students are encouraged to begin research early. Students who have passed the Ph.D. qualifying examination are assisted in matters pertaining to their thesis research by a faculty thesis advisory committee. The research advisor serves as the chair of this committee. The committee meets with the student at least once each semester. Ph.D. students must submit a satisfactory written Ph.D. thesis proposal in their second year of study. At the completion of the Ph.D. research, the students must submit a written Thesis and pass an oral defense to complete the degree requirements.

TOEFL Requirement (for those whose native language is not English)

* New Internet Based: Minimum Score 80
* Computer Based: Minimum Score 213
* Paper Based: Minimum Score 550

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 6.5
TOEFL Paper-based: 550
TOEFL Computer-based: 213
TOEFL Internet-based: 80

Accreditation

* One of 229 academic institutions worldwide to adopt the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), as determined by a group of scholars at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in July 2007.
* College of Administrative Sciences and Economics and Graduate School of Business accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), making Koç University the first and only Turkish university with EQUIS accreditation and one of the select group of 115 EQUIS accredited institutions in 33 countries worldwide.
* First Turkish university to be recognized in the Financial Times ranking of top international universities; Executive MBA program ranked 57th in the world
* Executive MBA program listed as one of Europe’s best 20 programs in Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper rankings, 2004.
* Koç University selected as the CFA Institute’s first program partner in Turkey and one of only 40 CFA program partners in Europe, affirming that the university curriculum adheres to professional practice standards and successfully prepares students for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) exams.


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