MSc. in Photonics - Photonics Research Group

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Master of Science in Photonics


Why study photonics?

Photonics is now widely recognized as a major innovation enabling discipline for the 21st century.

It can be defined as the field of science and technology where the fundamental properties of light and its interaction with matter are studied and applied.

Since several decades photonics has been penetrating in ever more applications and household appliances, sectors such as tele- and datacom, display and camera industry, biotechnology, solar energy, medical instrumentation, laser material processing, etc.


Why study photonics?

SPIE asked leaders in the optics and photonics community to give some advice to students interested in the field.

Astronomers, professors, CEOs, a Nobel Prize winner, and others all give their answer to the question,

"What advice would you give to a student or young professional interested in optics and/or photonics?"

This is a small collection of their responses:

SPIE YouTube video: http://youtu.be/0pZ_m2xV60E?hd=1

http://youtu.be/0pZ_m2xV60E?hd=1


MSc. in Photonics - Course structure

Teaches students all the core photonics courses

Offers advanced photonics courses

With a focus on: Photonics skills (measurement, engineering, research skills) Employability: photonics in industry (business economics, internship, entrepreneurship

Includes a master thesis project in a research lab


MSc. in Photonics

MSc. Photonics

Engineering

European MSc.

Photonics

Sem. 1 UGent UGent

Sem. 2 VUB VUB

Sem. 3

UGent or VUB St Andrews

Sem. 4 all partners

Degree UGent-VUB

joint MSc. degree UGent-VUB-St Andrews

joint MSc. degree


MSc. in Photonics

MSc. Photonics Engineering European MSc. Photonics

Short name MSPE EMSP

Teaching language English English

Degree UGent-VUB joint MSc. degree

UGent-VUB-St Andrews joint MSc. degree

Student mobility Y1 UGent + VUB Y2 UGent or VUB

Y1 UGent + VUB Y2 St Andrews + all partners

Study grants MSPE Excellence Grants EMA2-scholarships External scholarship

EMSP Excellence Grants Innolux Excellence Grants EMSP Grants

Tuition fee / year * € 600 € 80 (reduced fee)

€ 7500 - NonEU € 3500 - EU

* Tuition fees for the EMSP are considerably higher due to the tuition fee to be paid to the University of St Andrews. Tuition fees in the UK are higher than in Belgium due to lower government funding.


MSc. Photonics

Engineering

European MSc.

Photonics

Sem. 1 UGent UGent

Sem. 2 VUB VUB

Sem. 3


Sem. 4 all partners

Degree UGent-VUB


joint MSc. degree

MSc. in Photonics


MSc. in Photonics Engineering

English-taught MSc programme

120 ECTS credits

interuniversity with a mandatory mobility component Ghent University

Vrije Universiteit Brussel



UGent-VUB MSc. degree in Photonics

Semester 3 & 4 – Advanced Photonics Courses & Master thesis

Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Semester 2 – Measurement Skills & Photonics Applications

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Semester 1 – Fundamental Basics of Photonics

Ghent University



1st Master year MPSE SEM ECTS Location

Photonics 1 5 UGent Optical Materials 1 6 UGent Microphotonics 1 6 UGent Mathematics in Photonics 1 4 UGent Lasers 1 4 UGent Introduction to Business Economics 1 3 UGent Laboratories in Photonics in Research 2 6 VUB (+ UGent) Optical Communications Systems 2 6 VUB Sensors and Microsystems Electronics 2 6 VUB

Physics of semiconductor technologies and devices 2 4 VUB

Business Aspects of Photonics 2 3 VUB Elective Courses 1 and 2 7 UGent/VUB Total 60

2nd Master year MPSE SEM ECTS Location

Recent trends in photonics 1 4 UGent / VUB

Master dissertation 1 and 2 24 UGent / VUB

Elective Courses 1 and 2 32 UGent / VUB Total 60



Elective courses

39 ECTS in total (about 10 courses)

Year 1: 7 ECTS

Year 2: 32 ECTS

Which courses? 20 ECTS photonics electives

12 ECTS multidisciplinary electives from within the Engineering Faculty (ICT/Computer Science, Materials Physics, Electronics, Biosystems, Automation, etc.)

7 ECTS free choice (more Photonics or Multidisciplinary electives or any other topic)


MSc. in Photonics Engineering - admission

Degree requirements:

BSc. Electrical Engineering

BSc. Applied Physics

BSc. in any related discipline

Language requirements:

TOEFL (a score of at least 570 (paper-based) or 87 (internet-based))

IELTS (a score of at least 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 per each part)


MSc. in Photonics Engineering - application

Step 1: Apply online

Deadline: February 5 2014

Step 2: Interview Submit requested documents

Apply @ www.masterphotonics.be

http://www.masterphotonics.ugent.be/


MSc. in Photonics Engineering - tuition fees

MSPE tuition fee:

€ 600 per academic year / € 80 (reduced fee)

Living costs (housing, food, clothing, leisure, etc):

€ 500 - € 750 per month

Total cost for 1 academic year (9 months):

€ 5100 - € 7350


MSc. in Photonics Engineering - grants

MSPE Excellence Grants: € 5000 / year awarded by Photonics Research Group (UGent)

awarded by B-Phot (VUB)

Other funding opportunities: EMA 2 scholarships

for students from: Latin America, China, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Balkans, South-Africa, Caribean area

Others: UGent Master Grants, Flemish Postgraduate scholarships, Conacyt, Science without Borders, etc.

We encourage students to find additional/other scholarship/funding opportunities. This does not exclude students from receiving one of the MSPE grants


MSc. in Photonics

UGent-VUB Master Photonics

European Master

Photonics

Sem. 1 UGent UGent

Sem. 2 VUB VUB

Sem. 3


Sem. 4 all partners

Degree UGent-VUB


joint MSc. degree


European Master of Science in Photonics

English-taught MSc programme

120 ECTS credits

interuniversity with a mandatory mobility component Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of St Andrews DTU - Denmark Technical University EPFL - Ecole Politechnique Federale de Lausanne UPV - Universidad Politecnica de Valencia NTU - National Taiwan University


European MSc. in Photonics

UGent-VUB-St Andrews MSc. degree in Photonics

Semester 4 – Master thesis project UGent VUB USTAN EPFL DTU UPV NTU

Semester 3 – Research Skills & Advanced Photonics University of St Andrews

Semester 2 – Measurement Skills & Photonics Applications Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Semester 1 – Fundamental Basics of Photonics Ghent University



European MSc. in Photonics

1st Master year EMSP SEM ECTS Location

Photonics 1 5 UGent Optical Materials 1 6 UGent Microphotonics 1 6 UGent Mathematics in Photonics 1 4 UGent Lasers 1 4 UGent Introduction to Business Economics 1 3 UGent Laboratories in Photonics in Research 2 6 VUB (+ UGent) Optical Communications Systems 2 6 VUB Sensors and Microsystems Electronics 2 6 VUB

Physics of semiconductor technologies and devices 2 4 VUB

Business Aspects of Photonics 2 3 VUB Summer School 2 3 Any partner Elective Course: Specialized Photonics Course 1 or 2 4 UGent/VUB Total 60

2nd Master year EMSP SEM ECTS Location

Advanced Photonics Laboratory 1 10 St Andrews

Research Skills 1 4 St Andrews

Elective courses: Specialized Photonics Courses 1 16 St Andrews

Master dissertation 2 30 Any partner

Total 60


European MSc. in Photonics - Summer School

5 to 7 day event

at the end of each academic year

at one of the partner institutions

program:

• lectures by international speakers

• 2nd year master thesis presentations

• projects

• lab tour

• social activities: BBQ, quiz


European MSc. in Photonics - Summer School

2007: St Andrews, UK • Speakers: ao G. Agrawal, D.A.B. Miller

2008: KTH, Sweden • Speakers: ao B. Eggleton, D. Hagan

2009: Ghent, Belgium • Speakers: ao Y. Nakano

2010: Edinburgh, UK • Speakers: ao Y. Koike, S. Noda, T. Koch

2011: St Andrews, UK • Speakers: ao K. Wada, C. Gunn, C. Doerr, J. Michel

2012: Brussels, Belgium • Speakers: ao J. Bowers, R. Boyd, C. Dainty

2013: Lausanne, Switzerland • Speakers: ao N. Gisin, T. Kippenberg, O. Martin, A. Imamoglu, E. Kapon, J. Faist


European MSc. in Photonics - Master thesis

30 ECTS (complete 4th semester) Dedicated to the master thesis, no courses About 5 to 6 months-time period Students are free to choose a topic of their interest at one of the core partners

• Ghent University • Vrije Universiteit Brussel • University of St Andrews

or at one of the academic partners • DTU - Denmark Technical University • EPFL - Ecole Politechnique Federale de Lausanne • UPV - Universidad Politecnica de Valencia • NTU - National Taiwan University


European MSc. in Photonics - admission

Degree requirements:

BSc. Electrical Engineering

Bsc. Applied Physics

Bsc. in any related discipline

Language requirements:

TOEFL (a score of at least 570 (paper-based) or 87 (internet-based))

IELTS (a score of at least 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 per each part)


European MSc. in Photonics - application

Step 1: Apply online

Step 2: Interview Submit requested documents

Deadline: 1st call: February 5 2014 2nd call: April 5 2014 (EU students only)

Apply @ www.master-photonics.org

http://www.master-photonics.org/




European MSc. in Photonics - tuition fees

EMSP tuition fee:

€ 7500 per academic year – for non-EU students € 3500 per academic year – for EU students

Living costs (housing, food, clothing, leisure, etc):

€ 500 - € 750 per month

Total cost for 1 academic year (9 months):

€ 12000 - € 14250


European MSc. in Photonics - grants

EMSP Excellence Grants: € 3500/ year (EU) € 7500 / year (non-EU)

full tuition fee waiver for top ranked non-EU student

EMSP Grants: € 2500 / year for 5 - 15 best ranked non-EU students

Innolux Excellence Grants: € 6000 / year for 2 best ranked students sponsored by Innolux Corporation (CMI) students with Innolux Excellence Grant will do their master thesis project (semester 4) at National Taiwan University in collaboration with Innolux can be combined with EMSP Grant

We encourage students to find additional/other scholarship/funding opportunities. This does not exclude students from receiving one of the EMSP grants


MSc. in Photonics - Alumni

Some figures*

60% start PhD 25% go in to industry

• R&D • project management • consultancy • sales/business support

15% continue in academics (research staff or lecture)

Spread all over Europe and the rest of the world

* based on 120 graduating students since 2008


MSc. in Photonics - Alumni: PhD

Consortium partners: UGent, Belgium VUB, Belgium

St Andrews, UK

DTU, Denmark EPFL, Switzerland

Outside Europe: CUDOS, Sydney, Australia Swinburne, Australia KAUST, Saudi-Arabia CREOL, USA Stanford, USA Yale, USA

Inside Europe: TU Wien, Austria KUL, Belgium Paris-Sud, France Institut Fresnel, France TU Berlin, Germany Max Planck, Germany Uni Koln, Germany GSI, Germany Tyndall, Ireland NUI Galway, Ireland Twente, the Netherlands TU Eindhoven, the Netherlands Trondheim, Norway UPM, Spain KTH, Sweden Uppsala, Sweden ORC Southampton, UK Heriot-Watt, UK

PhD @ 35 different universities inside and outside Europe


MSc. in Photonics - Alumni: Industry

LED Design Engineer, Osram, China

Consultant, Huaxin Consulting Co. Ltd, China

Design Engineer, Barco, Belgium

Engineer, IMEC, Belgium

Project manager, Sauer-Danfoss, Denmark

Engineer, Alcatel-Lucent, France

Engineer, IHP GmbH, Germany

Engineer, NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Japan

Nano-instrumentation Engineer, TNO (VLL - Nanotech lab), the Netherlands

Application and Business Support Engineer, ASML, the Netherlands

Systems Designer, Ericsson AB, Sweden

Consultant, Prevas AB, Sweden

Optical Design Engineer, Davin Optronics Ltd, UK

Regional Sales Engineer, Luna Innovations, USA

Optical Engineer, Acacia, USA

Working @ 26 different companies inside and outside Europe


What is the opinion of the alumni?

“The level of the courses is high. After completing the program I feel prepared to be a

researcher and for the job market.”

Alumnus Pierre Wahl, Stanford University PhD-student

“The MSc. in Photonics at UGent has an excellent combination of courses and laboratory

work which cover all the core aspects of photonics and almost all important subfields.”

Alumnus Abdul Shakoor, St Andrews University PhD-student

“Besides the fact that the courses prepare the students for both an academic career as a

career in Photonics industry, the greatest asset gained was the growth of my professional

network. The professors recognize that success in industry relies just as much on who you

know, as what you know.”

Alumnus Aaron Kaplan, Luna Innovations Regional Sales Engineer, USA

“Surprisingly for me, the researchers, who are writing the science right now, were my

professors. This is surely one of the best options for any photonics aspirant...”

Alumnus Alvaro Casas Bedoya, Sydney University PhD-student


Contact

Bert Coryn – Photonics Program Officer

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EMSP: www.master-photonics.org

MSPE: www.masterphotonics.be

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http://www.photonics.ugent.be/


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