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department of knowledge engineering master s programmes in knowledge engineering 2010 · msc in artificial intelligence · msc in operations research language of instruction english

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maastricht university leading in learning historic yet forward-thinking and contemporary typically dutch yet multicultural and vibrant maastricht is a city of contrasts not only is maastricht the birthplace of the modern european union it also continues to establish itself internationally thanks to maastricht university s position as a leading academic centre in europe beyond boundaries with over half of its master s students and a third of its academic staff coming from outside the netherlands maastricht university has a reputation for quality and for its international orientation and dynamic interdisciplinary environment most of our master s programmes are taught in english and international themes are deeply rooted in the curricula at maastricht university you will be encouraged to look across traditional boundaries for answers looking to other departments disciplines institutes universities and international scholars to provide better insight into your own education and research new perspectives as a master s student you are a contributing member of our academic community using the problem-based learning methodology you work in small groups alongside students from all over the world in close cooperation with the academic staff you and your fellow students seek solutions to real-world problems you exchange knowledge and experiences learn to see things from new perspectives and develop skills that will last a lifetime research research at maastricht university focuses on gaining insights into current issues in today s society and we recognise the value of bright young researchers in contributing to the development of fresh and innovative ideas that is why research plays an integral role in the majority of our master s programmes and why we offer a number of research master s focused solely on the training of future researchers career further specialising in your field by earning a master s degree at maastricht university will greatly enhance your career prospects the effectiveness of our approach to education and research is demonstrated by the performance of our graduates they are self-assured independent and assertive professionals who are able to make a smooth transition from university to the job market because they focus on more than just theory they also learn the skills they need to have a successful career.

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contents word of welcome master s programme in artificial intelligence master s programme in operations research internationalisation ranking tuition fees scholarships admission requirements 3 4 7 9 9 10 10 10 word of welcome artificial intelligence and operations research are two interrelated master s programmes at maastricht university the master s in artificial intelligence focuses on the development and application of intelligent systems while the master s in operations research focuses on optimisation and decision making we are proud to say that in the assessment of our educational programme in 2002 and in 2007 both master programmes were assessed to belong to the best in the netherlands the master s programmes in artificial intelligence and operations research are based on project-centred learning in project-centred learning the courses are complemented by projects in which knowledge acquired during different courses is applied the results of these projects which are carried out by small groups of students are presented to teachers and fellow students our educational system does not only focus on acquiring theoretical knowledge but also on applying theory to practical problems presenting the results and making competent judgments our graduates find their way to excellent jobs quite easily job opportunities vary from scientific researcher to project manager and from consultant to system developer several of our former students even started their own company we will be happy to help you build an interesting and prosperous future for yourself all programmes in this brochure have been accredited by the netherlands-flemish accreditation organisation nvao more information on this organisation is available via www.nvao.nl maastricht university is a signatory of the code of conduct with respect to international students in dutch higher education more information about this code of conduct is available at www.internationalstudy.nl dr ir ing nico roos director of studies 3

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master s programme in artificial intelligence the master s in artificial intelligence ai is an applied programme that focuses on the development and application of intelligent systems possessing abilities such as learning reasoning and collaborating these abilities play an important role in understanding what it means to be intelligent and in solving challenging problems of modern society intelligent systems apply learning reasoning and collaborating to perform tasks more efficiently more optimally or in a distributed way applications areas range from planning and diagnosis to image recognition from traditional games such as chess to modern interactive computer games and from information retrieval to data mining a group of enthusiastic researchers at the department of knowledge engineering are developing intelligent systems for application domains such as cultural heritage air traffic control bio-informatics and computer games these application areas also raise new questions concerning the concept of intelligence its possibilities and its current limitations this combination of applying intelligent systems and addressing underlying fundamental questions provides our students with an interesting and challenging learning environment and enables them to pursuit their own interests students also have the opportunity to tailor the first-year programme by exchanging courses of the master s in artificial intelligence for those of the master s in operations research the first semester of the second year also offers you the possibility to follow courses from other master s programmes at maastricht university or universities abroad the department of knowledge engineering cooperates with some of the best international universities and has several students studying abroad the second year of the master programme enables you to pursue your personal interest in the first semester of the second year you can · take additional courses also at other faculties · participate in the research projects of the academic staff · practise an internship at a company · follow an exchange programme at a university abroad in the second semester of the second year you will work on your master s thesis you will choose a research topic which you will be working on under the supervision of one of the academic staff members you can do this research internally or externally at a company or another university you will finish your master s programme by writing a master s thesis on the research performed and by defending your research in public profile the master s in artificial intelligence is a two-year programme taught entirely in english in the first year you follow courses on topics concerning machine learning multi-agent systems intelligent search games and knowledge discovery the courses on these topics are complemented with two projects that enable you to combine and apply what you have learned in these courses 4 master s programmes in knowledge engineering 2010

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personal approach is an absolute must when i first visited the department of knowledge engineering at an open day i noticed that students and professors interacted in a relaxed way students were approached in a more personal way than i have seen in other places that really appealed to me and i decided to study in maastricht the atmosphere here is indeed relaxed the professors always make time to answer your questions or just have a chat with you their office doors are literary most of the time open for you that comes in handy if daan bloembergen another advantage of a small study is that you know most of the students even from the other years studying becomes more than just lectures and classes we are a close group and do a lot of things together also outside our study for instance you are working on a project and you need some instant help to continue which students are we looking for the master s in artificial intelligence is of interest to students who are fascinated by the potential and the application of intelligence systems the programme is intended for students who have a background in science and engineering such as bachelor s students with backgrounds in knowledge engineering artificial intelligence computer science and applied mathematics if you have a bachelor s degree in other disciplines and sufficient knowledge of computer science mathematics and logic the master s in artificial intelligence may also be of interest to you programme description and research topics the master programme artificial intelligence covers a wide range of subjects emphasising the following eight research topics 1 machine learning to explore relations in datasets 2 multi-agent systems of collaborating autonomous intelligent systems 3 situated agents that can operate in environments using uncertain observations 4 formal techniques for knowledge representation and reasoning in agents 5 intelligent techniques for solving board games e.g chess and go 6 intelligent techniques for controlling virtual characters game ai in commercial computer games 7 extracting interesting and non-trivial information and knowledge from unstructured text 8 information retrieval techniques for identifying useful information in large unstructured datasets members of the teaching staff are actively involved in these research topics as a result the educational contents of the courses relate directly to the research performed career focus the master of science in artificial intelligence provides students with a thorough knowledge of algorithms methods and techniques from the domain of artificial intelligence this enables you to understand and develop intelligent systems in a wide variety of settings you will be able to develop computational solutions to problems and provide up-to-date scientific and technological advice in a professional setting you will have a scientific problem-solving attitude and will be able to find the relevant literature and software in addition you are able to critically evaluate scientific papers and software solutions taken together after obtaining the master of science degree in artificial intelligence you will possess all the basic competences of a scientific researcher have excellent writing and presentation skills and are trained to work in a team the master of science degree in artificial intelligence provides good perspectives in obtaining a position at a research institute or research-oriented company this includes doctoral and management positions at universities governmental institutions and r&d departments in industry others will find their way to management and consultancy positions involving knowledge management expert systems and software development 5

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schedule of the programme year 1 semester 1 multi-agent systems machine learning foundations of knowledge representation reasoning situated agents research project semester 2 games and ai text mining intelligent search techniques knowledge retrieval research project year 2 semester 1 optional programme international exchange/internship research at the department/additional optional courses semester 2 master s thesis admission requirements and selection procedure the admission requirements can be found on page 10 for more information about registering for the master of science in artificial intelligence please visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/dke master s open days saturday 21 november 2009 saturday 27 march 2010 wednesday 9 june 2010 master s meetings talk to a student saturday 10 october 2009 saturday 13 march 2010 for more information please visit the programme of your choice at www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/dke you are always welcome to visit the department of knowledge engineering please do not hesitate to contact us for more information on our activities by email info-dke@maastrichtuniversity.nl or telephone +31 43 388 3455 6 master s programmes in knowledge engineering 2010

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master s programme in operations research the master s programme in operations research or is a two-year master s that leads to the title master of science msc operations research is the discipline concerned with optimisation and decision making using tools and models from applied mathematics in today s world there is an abundance of information data and knowledge that can be explored and brought together to gain a deeper understanding of underlying mechanisms and make better decisions operations research is the young and modern discipline that aims to achieve just that with the help of stateof-the-art scientific techniques and software no surprise that it has a wide variety of applications in key areas of modern society for instance in economics telecommunications bioinformatics engineering health care ict logistics and process industry researchers and phd students the department has hosted several national and international conferences and its researchers participate in international research networks and programmes which students are we looking for this master s programme is of interest to bachelor s students of various backgrounds in science engineering and economics in particular it connects well to bachelor s programmes in knowledge engineering applied mathematics computer science ict electrical engineering mechanical engineering physics biomedical engineering and econometrics students will also have the opportunity to tailor the operations research programme to their individual interests and background for example by combining the operations research programme with courses from the master s programme in artificial intelligence in addition the choice of topics for the research project and the master s thesis allows students to work together with research institutes and companies from the department s network in the region e.g the academic hospital biomedical industry telecommunications industry process industry logistics industry and so on profile operations research originally emerged in the 1940s as a discipline at the interface of applied mathematics and economics substantial progress in mathematics and technology the spectacular increase in computing power and the vast amount of data and information that has since become available have allowed it to develop into the modern discipline it is today having applications in all domains that involve advanced decision making and optimisation classical applications of operations research in economics mostly concern problems of a combinatorial nature such as resource allocation problems and planning and scheduling issues in production planning and logistics in the master s programme in operations research this scope is broadened to include all modern application areas of mathematical modelling and data analysis such as biomedical engineering bio-informatics ict and tele-communications this makes the master s in operations research at maastricht university into a unique programme it offers an exclusive combination of courses that cannot be found elsewhere covering the main areas in operations research systems and control data mining signal and image processing and mathematical simulation it aims to develop mathematical skills as well as software and computing skills it also includes courses on the most modern domains of application such as bio-informatics and evolutionary game theory and allows students to develop their personal interests to the fullest extent the courses are provided by experienced lecturers and researchers of the department who are well known in the international scientific community the master s thesis research can be carried out through the department s network with research institutes and companies in the region it is also possible to participate within the department s own research programme and to directly cooperate with senior 7

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a broad orientation after my bachelor i was looking for a master s programme and the programme of the department of knowledge engineering really interested me i found that the courses are really modern and look ahead at what is going to be important in the future the transfer from belgium to the maastricht university was really easy there are a lot of international students and everybody is speaking in english what i like about the programme are the projects it is really interesting to apply the knowledge from the lectures in the projects you have the opportunity to thomas debray approach a problem the way you find it to be the most interesting it is exciting and valuable to see how your fellow students may have approached the project s solutions this will give you a broad academic orientation which will be very useful in your working career career focus the master s programme in operations research provides you with excellent qualifications to pursue a further career in professional business consultancy industry or scientific research through the programme you acquire a thorough knowledge of the state-of-the-art methods techniques and algorithms to deal with all the major issues in mathematical modelling and decision making it also offers effective hands-on experience in applying this knowledge by means of computer classes the group research project and the master s thesis research project team work and presentation skills form an essential part of the programme the unique and modern blend of courses of this programme provides a master of science in or with all the required flexibility to develop a successful professional career in an area of personal interest graduates of the master s programme operations research have previously found doctoral and management positions at universities research institutes governmental institutions and at r&d departments in industry others have taken up consultancy and management positions in companies involving mathematical modelling logistics and the planning and scheduling of production processes there is a growing demand for graduates of the master s programme operations research from the areas of biomedical engineering and bioinformatics when applying for positions graduates from the master s programme in operations research are often preferred because of their problem-solving attitude their modern scientific skills their flexibility and their ability to model and analyse complex problems from a variety of application domains if the student desires it is possible to exchange some of the courses of the master s in operations research with those of the master s in artificial intelligence up to a maximum of four courses in such cases the proposed programme must be submitted to the exam committee for approval programme description and research topics the master s programme in operations research covers a wide range of topics in applied and theoretical areas research topics relating to current phd research include the following 1 biomedical signal processing de-noising and event detection with wavelets 2 medical image or video analysis and image registration 3 network formation network maintenance and cost sharing 4 production planning and scheduling supply chain management 5 polynomial optimisation with nd-systems identity-value solvers and parallel computation 6 sparse network estimation with applications in genetics and bio-informatics 7 modelling and analysis of electrophysiological wave propagation on cardiac walls 8 data mining and pattern recognition in mobile telecommunications data bases 9 new developments in evolutionary game theory 10 mathematical simulation of dynamical systems and bifurcation behaviour in addition master s thesis research projects can be carried out that relate to projects offered by institutes and companies in the region the members of the scientific staff are all actively involved in the department s ongoing research programme as a result the educational content of the courses in the master s programme in or relates directly to the research performed 8 master s programmes in knowledge engineering 2010

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schedule of the programme year 1 semester 1 optimisation business intelligence systems stochastic decision making signal and image processing research project semester 2 bio-informatics identification dynamic game theory topics in computation and control research project year 2 semester 1 optional programme international exchange/internship research at the department/additional optional courses semester 2 master s thesis ranking the degrees have been legally accredited in accordance with the dutch higher education and research act the most recent quality assessment took place in may 2007 both master s programmes were assessed to belong to the best in the netherlands by the national accreditation committee study guidance and student support were rated as excellent making them an international example for quality master s open days saturday 21 november 2009 saturday 27 march 2010 wednesday 9 june 2010 master s meetings talk to a student saturday 10 october 2009 saturday 13 march 2010 for more information please visit the programme of your choice at www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/dke you are always welcome to visit the department of knowledge engineering please do not hesitate to contact us for more information on our activities by email info-dke@maastrichtuniversity.nl or telephone +31 43 388 3455 admission requirements and selection procedure the admission requirements can be found on page 10 for more information about registering for the master of science in artificial intelligence please visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/dke other possibilities maastricht university allows students to study a combination of topics from the master s programmes in artificial intelligence ai and operations research or in the second year relevant courses from other programmes can also be included and it is possible to participate in research internships and international exchange this allows master s students to tune the programme to their personal interests internationalisation the faculty of humanities and sciences has the highest ratio of international students the knowledge engineering department cooperates in its study programmes with wellestablished universities such as salford university in the united kingdom singapore management university aarhus university of denmark université de montreal of canada reykjavik university of iceland and universiteit hasselt in belgium students can choose to study a semester at other universities faculty members cooperate in international research programmes allowing for international internships 9

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tuition fees the tuition fees for eu/eea students are set by the minister of education at the end of each calendar year for the 2009/10 academic year tuition fees for master s students from eu/eea countries are 1,619 for students under the age of 30 and 2,162 for those over 30 for the 2010/11 academic year tuition fees for master s students from eu/eea countries are 1,673 for students under the age of 30 for non-eu/eea master s students tuition fees are determined three years in advance the fees for the 2009/10 academic year amount to 11,500 for 2010/11 and 2011/12 they are set at 12,000 please consult www.maastrichtuniversity.nl for other fees and the latest information students can apply for exemption from the ielts and gre tests for more information on admissions please contact us via bo-dke@maastrichtuniversity.nl application procedure the application form can be found on our website at www.maastrichtuniversity.nl this form should be completed online then printed and sent together with documents relating to the general admission requirements and any other programme-specific requirements listed on our website to board of admissions for the master s programmes faculty of humanities and sciences/dke maastricht university p.o box 616 scholarships and grants information on scholarships and funding is available on the university s website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl other useful websites about scholarships and grants www.grantfinder.nl www.nuffic.nl 6200 md maastricht the netherlands questions about the application procedure for any questions concerning the admission requirements or application procedure please do not hesitate to contact the board of admission s office tel +31043 388 3380 visa international students from outside the eu/eea who wish to reside in the netherlands need to apply to the dutch immigration services ind for a visa before arriving in the netherlands for more information please contact visa@maastrichtuniversity.nl email bo-dke@maastrichtuniversity.nl general information info-dke@maastrichtuniversity.nl admission requirements admission is granted if you meet one of the following three requirements · bachelor of science degree in knowledge engineering · bachelor of science degree or an equivalent diploma in a field related to knowledge engineering and a motivation essay of two a4 pages a gre score of 4 or higher a score between 3.0 and 3.9 will be decided by the board of admission a score lower than 3.0 does not grant admission to the master s programme an ielts score of 6.0 or higher · hbo bachelor s degree in knowledge engineering or a related field and you have completed a preparatory programme of 30 ects a motivation essay of two a4 pages a gre score of 4 or higher a score between 3.0 and 3.9 will be decided by the board of admission a score lower than 3.0 does not grant admission to the master s programme an ielts score of 6.0 or higher 10 master s programmes in knowledge engineering 2010

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master s programmes overview 2010 arts culture · artistic research ma 1 · arts and heritage policy management and education cultuur beleid behoud en beheer ma 3 · arts and sciences cultuur en wetenschapsstudies ma 3 · gender and diversity studies ma 1 · european studies on society science and technology ma 1 · media culture ma 1 · research master in cultures of arts science and technology msc 1 behavioural political sciences · analysing europe ma 1 · european public affairs ma 1 · european studies 3 specialisations ma 1 · globalisation and development ma 1 · psychology 6 specialisations msc 1 · public policy and human development 1 specialisation in the behavioural political sciences msc 1 · research master in european studies msc 1 · sustainable development msc 1 business economics all programmes triple crown accredited aacsb equis and amba · econometrics and operations research 4 specialisations msc 1 · financial economics 3 specialisations msc 1 · fiscale economie fiscal economics 2 specialisations msc 2 · global supply chain management and change msc 1 · infonomics msc 1 · international business 11 full-time and 6 part-time specialisations one of which is in dutch msc 1 · international economic studies 5 specialisations msc 1 · management of learning msc 1 · public policy and human development 5 specialisations in business economics msc 1 · research master in business research 2 specialisations msc 1 · research master in economic and financial research 2 specialisations msc 1 graduate programmes for professionals · executive master of finance and control emfc/msc/rc 4 · international executive master of finance and control part-time emfc/msc/rc 1 · mba international executive modular dutch executive modular and euro 3 nvao accreditations graduate programme for professionals nvao accredited graduate programme for professionals in process of nvao accreditation graduate programme for professionals nvao accreditation process will be initiated master s programme in process of nvao accreditation and approval by ministry of education for more information on nvao please visit www.nvao.nl health life sciences · arts-klinisch onderzoeker physician-clinical investigator msc md 4 · european public health msc 1 · geneeskunde medicine msc md 4 · global health msc 1 · health food innovation management msc 1 · mental health msc 1 · molecular life sciences 5 specialisations msc 1 within transnational university limburg tul · physical activity and health 3 specialisations msc 1 · public health 5 specialisations msc 1 · research master in cardiovascular biology and medicine msc 1 · research master in cognitive and clinical neuroscience 4 specialisations msc 1 · research master in health sciences msc 1 · research master in nutrition and metabolism fundamental and clinical aspects msc 1 graduate programmes for professionals · affective neuroscience msc 1 · health professions education msc 1 · public health for professionals msc 1 law · european law school llm 1 · fiscaal recht tax law 3 specialisations llm 3 · forensica criminologie en rechtspleging forensics criminology and administration of justice llm 4 · globalisation and law llm 1 · international and european economic law 1 · intellectual property law and knowledge management llm msc 1 · international laws llm 1 · law honours programme master research track 1 · nederlands recht dutch law 6 specialisations llm 4 · recht en arbeid law and labour 2 specialisations llm 4 sciences within transnational university limburg tul · artificial intelligence msc 1 · operations research msc 1 language of instruction 1 only in english 2 part dutch part english 3 available in both english and dutch 4 only in dutch

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© 2009 faculty of humanities and sciences department of knowledge engineering maastricht university p.o box 616 6200 md maastricht the netherlands photography nadia hagen and jonathan vos concept and design template vormgeversassociatie bv hoog-keppel layout and production océ business services maastricht although this brochure was made with the utmost care no rights can be derived from it www.maastrichtuniversity.nl based in europe focused on the world maastricht university is a stimulating environment where research and teaching are complementary where innovation is our focus where talent can flourish a truly student oriented research university bsr0082 contact information student recruitment and communications office faculty of humanities and sciences dke maastricht university p.o box 616 6200 md maastricht the netherlands phone +31 43 388 3455 email bo-dke@maastrichtuniversity.nl info-dke@maastrichtuniversity.nl internet www.maastrichtuniversity.nl master s open days saturday 21 november 2009 saturday 27 march 2010 wednesday 9 june 2010 master s meetings talk to a student saturday 10 october 2009 saturday 13 october 2009 for more information please visit the programme of your choice at www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

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