Language and Communication Technologies (M.Sc.) (auslaufend)

Entry requirements

Students are selected by a joint committee whose members come from all the partner institutions within the consortium. Students are chosen on the basis of their academic performance and achievements in their previous studies. All applications are first screened to ensure that they meet the following eligibility criteria: application has been submitted within the prescribed deadline application is correct and complete applicant has required English language proficiency applicant has a Bachelor's degree (or can state projected completion date before starting the LCT programme) or an equivalent qualification in the area of (Computational) Linguistics, Language Technology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or other relevant disciplines, subject to the consent of and approval by the consortium's Admission Committee All applications that meet the eligibility criteria are then assessed with respect to the following selection criteria: results achieved in undergraduate education: grade/class of first degree and name of programme and awarding university; time spent studying for first degree and approach taken (short and focused, or if applicant spent longer studying details of additional activities in other academic fields and disciplines, extra-curricular activities); whether student worked or studied in an interdisciplinary environment (due to structure of first degree programme or because of additional experience gained elsewhere) results in areas relevant for LCT, namely computer science and language technology (including formal linguistics) result attained in a TOEFL, IELTS or other acceptable language proficiency test (see language requirements ), evidence of practical use of English in a work or study environment how applicant is likely to benefit from participating in the LCT programme personal statement of applicant's motivation and reasons for wanting to join the LCT programme (expectations, own contributions) All of the above criteria are equally weighted, except the English proficiency criterion, which is applied in the event that two or more applicants are otherwise equally ranked. Application form The online application form will be available shortly. Please submit your application via the online form. You will need to provide: 1. a personal statement of interest written in English. Please write no more than two pages focusing on: your reasons for applying your areas of interest in relation to the various sub-disciplines within the field of language and communication technologies (language technology, computational and theoretical linguistics, and computer science) optional: your preferences for the host and partner universities together with the reasons for your choice. While your preferences will be taken into account, the final assignment will be made to best match with your study needs. 2. a up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV), written in English 3. certified copies of: your Bachelor's degree certificate relevant certification that you fulfil the necessary language requirements 4. a transcript of academic records 5. a copy of your identity document. Please include the names of two referees on your application form.