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Student admission to Hecse

Hecse admits new students roughly once a year. Students are accepted to pursue their doctoral degree full-time in four years. The number of vacant funded positions varies yearly. Positions without funding (adjunct positions) are also available and entitle the student to participate in Hecse events (see below for more). Students with already guaranteed funding (holding a research position or employed by university research projects) are encouraged to apply for these adjunct positions.

(The previous deadline for applications was on September 29, 2006. The information below was for new applicants. Next application rounds will have similar instructions.)

The funded doctoral students positions will start on 1 January, 2007. They are located either in the premises of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Helsinki or in one of the laboratories of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the Helsinki University of Technology. Universities are using the new salary system. Doctoral student positions have been assessed (in the teacher and research staff system) on the job demand levels 1-3 (1.512,89 - 1.785,65 euro). In addition, a personal supplementary compensation of maximum 46 % will be paid. It is to be phased gradually during the transition period.

The applicant is expected to have a Master or Licentiate degree, as well as an interest in scientific research and the work of a researcher. The applicants, if accepted, are expected to engage themselves to full-time research and study for maximum of four years. They are also expected to participate in the events organized by the graduate school. The progress of the research has to be reported periodically to the school.

The applicant should discuss the graduate school application with current or potential supervisor within Hecse. The supervisor must send a letter of recommendation (or email) that must contain the supervisor’s commitment to supervise the studies of the applicant for the Hecse graduate school, and if accepted, continuously monitor the student's research work. This letter has to state the name of the applicant, the planned topic (or field) of the dissertation and the estimated time for the dissertation.

In addition to the required letter of recommendation from the supervisor at most two other letters of recommendation can be sent to the coordinator before the deadline. They can also be emailed directly to hecse-admin@cs.helsinki.fi.

The application must be submitted in four (4) copies (original and three other copies). They should be addressed to the Board of Hecse and contain (in English) the following items (see Application advice for some help):

1. Application form properly filled out and signed.
   • The form is available as a PDF or word document.
   • Please notice, that you need to specify for how many years you will apply the funding. Hecse encourages PhD studies to be done during a four-year period of full time studies.
2. A Letter of Introduction (max two pages), in which the applicant states his/her research interests, which unit and/or research group the applicant is associated with, the reasons for pursuing graduate studies in Hecse, and career objectives.
3. A Research Plan (max five pages). For applicants who have already started their thesis work, a research plan approved by the student and her advisor is required. For applicants who have not yet started their thesis work, a clear description of the research objectives to specify topic of interest is expected.
4. A Study Plan, in which the applicant gives the timetable for her studies. For ongoing thesis work the estimated time for dissertation is required.
5. A Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications indicating the most relevant ones.
6. Officially confirmed copies of all relevant diplomas (latest high school, M.Sc., possible licentiate and other relevant records) with official English translation unless in Finnish or Swedish.
7. Financing Plan, indicating how the studies will be funded.
8. For applicants not holding a Finnish Master's degree, an official certificate of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
9. Copies of up to three (3) most relevant scientific paper(s) authored. The copies are not necessary for papers published in ACM or IEEE journals or conferences available in their digital libraries.

The applications and appendices will not be returned.

The applicant may be invited to an interview.

The application with attachments, all in four copies (original plus three copies) is sent to Hecse Coordinator to arrive before 3.45PM on September, 29, 2006. Electronic applications are not accepted.

Hecse Coordinator Tiina Niklander
Department of Computer Science
P.O.Box 68 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland

This file was last modified on 22 Sep 2010.