📖Introduction

Chalmers University of Technology: Chalmers University of Technology, situated in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a prominent technical university known for its world-class education and research in engineering, technology, and natural sciences. Chalmers fosters an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment and encourages innovation and sustainability. The university has strong ties with industry and offers students valuable opportunities for practical training and

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📚About the Program

Master’s in High-Performance Computer Systems at Chalmers University of Technology

High-performance computer systems master's programme at Chalmers Today and in the future, high-performance computers will be everywhere in autonomous vehicles using machine learning, in data centres fuelling telecom, and in IoT infrastructures to analyse huge volumes of data. The challenge is to design software and hardware for them to meet demanding power and energy constraints. Being able to develop and exploit such systems and bring them to the market will be the key to the success of future use of computing. In order to drive the development of the future's high-performance computer systems, whether for software or hardware development, it is necessary to have a holistic view. This view combines how algorithms specified in a high-level language can utilize given computational structures and how computational resources should be designed and managed to achieve the high demands on computational performance and energy utilization as required by the future digital society. This programme focuses on the hardware-software co-design aspects to develop domaspecific architectures considering current emerging applications such as artificial intelligence and deep learning. The main topic and fundamental idea behind the programme is how the needs of future industries in terms of high computational performance and energy efficiency can be met with systematic methods based on the latest research results in the field of computer systems engineering. This master's programme is for all students who would like to acquire depth knowledge, abilities, skills, and methodologies in the area of Computer engineering and in particular in the field of high-performance computer systems. More specifically, it is for those students that aim at developing their knowledge, abilities, skills, and methodologies needed to: Be able to lead and participate in software development as well as computer hardware for general and specific computer applications with high demands on computational performance and/or energy efficiency. Be able to carry out development work in the technical forefront in national as well international environments in general and with expert knowledge in any of the following computer systems core subjects: computer architecture, parallel programming and sustainability/energy-efficiency. Be able to advance in high-performance computer systems specialization topics such as parallel and reconfigurable architectures, real-time systems and computer graphics. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

The master's programme runs for a duration of two years, leading to a Master of Science (MSc) degree. During each year, students can earn 60 credits (ECTS) and complete the programme by accumulating a total of 120 credits. Credits are earned by completing courses where each course is usually 7.5 credits. The programme consists of compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses, and elective courses.

Compulsory courses year 1
During the first semester the programme starts with three compulsory courses that form a common foundation in High-performance computer systems.

Computer architecture
High-performance parallel programming
Sustainable computing
Compulsory courses year 2
In the second year you must complete a master's thesis in order to graduate. The thesis may be worth 30 credits or 60 credits depending on your choice.

Technical writing
Master’s thesis
Elective courses
You are free to choose a large number of courses for your programme. This allows you to tailor the programme to her/his own preferences. These courses offer breadth in the knowledge of topics that are still related to the programme. As such you may choose to take courses in areas such as computational sciences or machine learning.

You may also opt to select courses closer to the core such as Operating systems or Networking. In addition, you may also take as elective courses, profile courses that you have not chosen before for the requirements of their programme. The following courses are recommended as elective courses for this programme.

Algorithms
Applied machine learning
Autonomous robots
Computational physics
Computational methods in bioinformatics
Computer networks
Computer vision
Creative problem-solving in engineering
Data-driven support for cyber-physical systems
Design of AI-systems
Distributed systems
Empirical software engineering
Introduction to data science and AI
Introduction to game research
Operating systems
Principles on concurrent programming
Quantum computing

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🏫About Chalmers University of Technology

Chalmers University of Technology, located in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a prominent technical university known for its world-class education and research in engineering, technology, and natural sciences. Chalmers fosters an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment and encourages innovation and sustainability. The university offers a wide range of programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, focusing on fields such as engineering, information technology, architecture, and industrial design. Chalmers University of Technology is known for its close ties with industry, providing students with excellent opportunities for internships, projects, and employment prospects. The campus features cutting-edge laboratories, innovation hubs, and a vibrant student community.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

634 RMB

Tuition fee:

160,000 SEK per year

320,000 SEK in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

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