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1 Chicago, U.S.A. Presented by: Dr. Vanita Misquita Ph.D. Director of Overseas Programs Graph 1

2 Why Study in the U.S. Different cultural experience Opportunity to work and understand the American workplace Opportunity to obtain an American degree that has worldwide recognition Opportunity to gain competency and proficiency in the American language Marketability

3 American System of Education Undergraduate, Graduate Academic Calendar Credit hour(s) Grading System GPA Grade Point Average

4 What is a credit hour? 1 credit hour equals 1 hour of lecture A graduate level course at IIT is usually 3 credit hours So, a 3 credit course at IIT means that the course is offered three times per week or once a week for (3 c.h. x 1 hour) 3 hours

5 Our Location IIT: Location: Chicago, Illinois

6 Chicago Third largest city in the U.S. (8.55 million) 25 miles of lakefront, 15 miles of bathing beaches 552 parks, 46 museums, more than 200 art galleries, approx. 7,000 restaurants, 200+ theaters, 15 T.V. stations, 100 radio stations, 13 daily newspapers

7 FACTS ABOUT CHICAGO #1 in the U.S. high tech especially nano technology #1 in the U.S. in manufacturing #1 business travel destination Center of the U.S. interstate highway system Headquarters to 35 Fortune 500 companies World s largest public library

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9 Marvin Camras IIT B.S. EE 1940; M.S. EE 1942 Inventor - Magnetic Tape Born in Chicago in 1916, Camras was known to his family as an "inventor" by the age of five In the late 1930s, Camras was studying electrical engineering at the Armour Institute of Technology (now the Illinois Institute of Technology). Camras spent a fifty-year career at, where he taught until By the time of his death in 1995, he had earned over 500 US and international patents for his work. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1985, and in 1990 he won the National Medal of Technology.

10 Ed Kaplan (Alumnus of IIT) (B.S. ME 1965) Inventor Bar Code CEO and Chairman, Zebra Technologies Ed Kaplan, one of Chicago's most successful technology entrepreneurs, studied at IIT, where he graduated with a bachelor s in mechanical engineering At 26 years old, Kaplan he invented the Bar Code and co-founded cutting edge Zebra Technologies, the bar-coding company

11 Marty Cooper ( Ancien élève d IIT (B.S. EE 1950; M.S. EE 1957) Inventor Cell Phone 1st Cell Phone 1973 («The Brick») weighed 2.5 pounds!! Named one of the best inventors of all time for his work on the first personal cell phone in the "Best Inventions of the Year" article in the October 30 Time Magazine nd invention A new wireless Internet system called iburst that puts high-speed data transmission at your fingertips!! 2009 Prince of Asturias award for Tech & Sc research only 8 given annually

12 Why Study at IIT Reputable university College of Distinction Small class size Easy access to professors Cutting-edge research Location

13 About IIT 1890 founded as Armour Institute Ranks among the top 100 ranked colleges & universities in the U.S. Member of the elite Association of Independent Technological Universities Architectural landmark campus & located in the city of Chicago Listed as a College of Distinction Other Inventions - surgical stapler, magnetic tape, first radio telescope, indentations on the golf ball

14 Association of Independent Technological Universities ( AITU) (17 members) I.I.T. Carnegie-Mellon CalTech M.I.T. M.S.E. R.I.T.

15 Research Facilities Two federally funded research facilities at IIT - National Center for Food Safety & Technology (NCFST) - IITRI Research Institute

16 Research Facilities IIT has close ties with other federally funded research facilities in Chicago Example: Argonne National Labs 1st national Research lab in the U.S. and one of the largest Fermi National Accelerator Lab

17 About IIT Doctoral degree-granting university Research intensive 98% of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees or other terminal degrees Class size 85% of classes have fewer than 40 students; 26% of classes have fewer than 10 students Highly selective No student teaching assistants teach at the undergraduate level

18 Industrial Partners Boeing IBM Coca-Cola AT&T Dell Computer Corp. McDonald s Energy Power Marketing Corporation TellLabs Microsoft Motorola Nec Technologies Samsung Telecom General Motors Western Electric CTA Xerox..

19 Statistics 2,353 Undergraduates (Bachelor s) 3,401 Graduates (Master s & Ph.D s.) 1,041 Law 6,795 Total

20 Partners SPAIN: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) Universidad de Pais Vasco ( UPV), Bilbao Universidad de Seville Universidad de Navarre, (Tecnun)

21 Partners France : ENSEA, Paris-Cergy Grenoble INP INSA, Strasbourg, INSA, Lyon ESIEA, Paris/Ivry ENAC, Toulouse ENSMA, Poitiers ENSEIRB, Bordeaux ENSIETA, EISTI, Cergy ESEO, Angers

22 Partners GERMANY: Technische Universität, München Technische Universität, Berlin Technische Universität, Freiberg Technische Universität, Karlsruhe Bauhaus Universität Weimar Martin Luther Universität, Halle

23 IIT s Partners Austria: Technische Universität Wien Sweden: Kungl Tekniska Hogskolan - KTH Chalmers University of Technology Mexico: Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

24 IIT s Partners Asia Thailand - Chulalongkorn University Japan - Tohoku University S. Korea - Ajou University - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (K.A.I.S.T.)

25 Academic Calendar Two semesters per academic year (9 months) Fall Semester Mid-August Mid-December Spring Semester Mid-January Mid-May

26 Program Options Graduate level - I. Double degree Master s program in 1 year - II. Research ( Proyectos Final de Carreras) for a period of 6 months upto 1 year maximum

27 MASTER OF SCIENCE Master of Science (M.S.) = 32 credits (Each course usually equals 3 hours ) i.e. 3 contact hours per week with a professor) 32 credits = ~11 courses Waiver of 2 courses (validated by IIT) = less 6 credits M.S. at IIT in 1 year (2 semestres) = 32 6 = 26 credits

28 I. DOUBLE DEGREE MASTER S PROGRAM PROCEDURE: 4th year students selected by partner school Selection criteria established in agreement with IIT and partner school TOEFL of 100 ibt or IELTS score of 7 GRE general (specified minimums per dept.) Research project duration (4-6 months) Completion of a Master s in 1 year with research project (non-thesis)

29 DOUBLE DEGREE - BENEFITS Completion of Master s degree at IIT in 1 year (12 months) Possibility of obtaining the equivalent qualifying degree from home university Permission to work in accordance with F1 visa requirements for 1 additional year (17 months) in the U.S. Starting salary of IIT graduates quoted as being higher than the national average

30 Graduate Fields of study Engineering Chemical, Environmental, Biological, Food Process, Civil, Architectural, Electrical & Computer, Mechanical & Aerospace, Materials & Metallurgical, Biomedical Sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics Other fields Psychology, Architecture, Business, Finance, Environmental Management, Computer Science, Applied Math, Information Technology Mgmt, Industrial Technology Mgmt

31 Civil & Architectural Engineering ( Construction Engineering & Management Architectural Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering Public Works Environmental Engineering

32 Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering ( Specializations: Communication Theory & Signal Processing Networks, Electronics & Electromagnetics Power & Control Systems * Computer Engineering Computer Hardware Design Computer Software Systems Networks & Telecommunications

33 IIT s Perfect Power System / IIT will become the flagship Perfect Power System in the U.S. which will confront & model a solution to the global energy crisis Established in conjunction with the Galvin Electricity Initiative, Dept of Energy & IIT

34 What will be IIT s Perfect Power System? Smart grid & technology-ready infrastructure Self-sustaining electricity infrastructure Intelligent distribution system & system controllers Onsite electricity production Demand-response capability Sustainable energy systems & green buildings/complexes

35 Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering ( Master of Chemical Engineering Master of Food Process Engineering Master of Biological Engineering

36 Department of Industrial Technology & Operations ( Master of Industrial Technology & Operations Examples of some courses: Industrial Risk Management Advanced Project Management Supply Chain Management Purchasing Warehousing & Distribution Transportation etc.

37 Department of Information Technology & Management ( Master of Information Technology & Management - Computer & Information Security - Voice & Data Communication Technology - Systems Analysis & Administration - IT Management & Entrepreneurship - Software Development

38 Department of Computer Science ( Master of Computer Science Master of Computer Science with specialization in - Computer networking & Telecommunications - Information Systems - Software Engineering - Business

39 Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering ( Master of Mechanical & Aerospace Engr Master of Metallurgical & Materials Engr Master of Manufacturing Engr

40 Master of Science 21 credits = ~7 courses 5 credits = Research project option 26 credits = Master of Science

41 List of some course waivers ENSEA: ECE 409, 415, 434, 441, 448, 475 ou 511 ENAC: ECE 403 et 437 ESIEA: CS 530, 532 ou 583 INSA Lyon: CS 532, CS 583 ENSIB: MMAE 511 et 521 UPM: CS 470, 542, 532, ECE 407, 409, 421, 436, 437, 483, 514, 570 ou 576 UPV: CAE 521 & CAE 552

42 Liste de dispense de deux cours Grenoble INP : INTM 502, 508 ETSII-UPV: INTM 502, 561 ETSII-UPM: INTM 502, 404, 477, 531

43 APPLICATION PROCESS IIT Graduate Application Form to be submitted no later than May 1 (IIT Graduate International application) No application fee of $40 required for partner schools Statement of purpose send online 2 letters of recommendation send online Test scores TOEFL ( 100 ibt) or IELTS ( 7) & GRE general ETS should send official scores to IIT Chicago Institution code 1318 Transcripts of completion of 4 years certified in native language & in english Financial affidavit of support (available online) to be donwloaded, competed in original and sent by post

44 The GRE General Exam ( The exam comprises 3 sections: 1. Verbal (multiple choice) out of Quantitative (multiple choice) out of Analytical (essay) out of 6 Schools look at a combined V & Q score minimum score range of /1600 Analytical score range /6

45 GRE General Requirements per department at IIT (Master s Level) Dept. Of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering Q+V = 1100 (650 in Q), A = 3.5 Dept. Of Electrical & Computer Engineering Q+V = 1100, A = 3.5 Dept. Of Computer Science Q+V = 1000, A = 3.0 Dept. Of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering Q+V = 1000, A = 2.5 Dept. Of Chemical & Biological Engineering Q+V = 1100, A = 3.5 Dept. Of Biological, Physical & Chemical Sciences Q+V = 1100, A = 2.5

46 Cost Double Degree ( engineering) Tuition & Fees per credit hour = $888 (based on August 2009-May 2010 cost) M.S. at IIT is 32 credit hours = $28,416 Possible waiver of 6 credits = - $ 5,328 IIT scholarship of 9 credits = - $ 7,992 Cost due to IIT = $15,096 10,269 Exchange rate: 1.47 USD = 1 Euro (as of 5/11/09)

47 Additional Costs/Fees for the year (August 2009-May 2010) Fees: New student fee $ 50 ( one time only) Service $490 Activity $140 U-Pass $192 Insurance $850 Total $1,722 or 1,171 *For information about updated costs ( to be posted by April 2010) for the academic year August 2010-May 2011 please go to: Exchange 5th Nov euro = 1.47 USD

48 Graduate Application Deadlines Fall Semester Application deadline May 1 * * * * * Spring Semester Application deadline October 13

49 II. Research Project Completion of Proyectos Final de Carreras in a lab at IIT Duration 6 months to maximum 1 year Enter the U.S. as a short-term Research Scholar on a J1 visa Responsible for living, insurance & other expenses No exams required English proficiency important Application process: click on Graduate non-degree research

50 Cost for Research program Registration requirement of 2 credit hours for the semester and 1 credit hour over the summer = $2,664 in engineering, ITM, INTM & CS Funding program alternative FARO GLOBAL Internship program ( funded by the Ministry of Science & Innovation in Spain validity until Dec 31, 2010.

51 Housing ( Option 1: Housing on-campus with meals (McCormick Student Village MSV) Housing with meals : ~$8,834 - $12,605 2 semesters ( 6,009-8,574) Option 2: Apartments on campus Gunsaulus Hall furnished: $5,887 (studio shares 2) 1 /2 bdrm = $7,168 (shares 2) = $327 - $398/month/pers. ~ /month/person Option 3: Sharing an apartment in the city - ~$400 ( 272) min/month

52 Completing the Application form Name Last Name First Name Social Security Number International Visa information F1, J1 ( J1 for research students, F1 for degree-seeking students) Ethnicity Gender Birth Date (month/day/year) Signature & date

53 Guidelines for your Visa application Must show evidence of the following: Residence Abroad English Proficiency Financial Status Educational Qualifications Relationship of Education sought to existence of ties abroad

54 How to apply for a visa Complete the appropriate visa application form Submit Visa fee (usually payment in cash) Submit originals of the acceptance letter, financial affidavit of support, and bank statements showing availability of funds Copies of TOEFL & or GRE SEVIS FEE (effective Sept ) prior to visa issuance in the amount of $200 non-refundable. (Exceptions participation in a sponsored Federal Program). Payable online via credit card or check drawn on U.S. funds, by mail. To the question do you intend to return to your home country be honest in your response

55 U.S. Consular Information travel.state.gov/links.html Visa Application process: travel.state.gov/nonimmigrantvisas.html Information on specific types of visas: «What Consuls Look For»

56 Websites IIT TOEFL GRE general For UPM/Spanish students interested in attending IIT: com

57 Send your documents to the International Office at your school IIT France contact info: Dr. Vanita Misquita 24 Place du Général Catroux Paris FRANCE For further information: P/F: [email protected] ou [email protected]