拉夫堡大学 department of computer science, loughborough university dr colin machin and dr lin...
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拉夫堡大学
Department of Computer Science, Loughborough University
Dr Colin Machin and Dr Lin Guan
The Sunday Times University of the Year 2008-2009
The delegation
Department of Computer Science
Dr Colin (珂林 ) Machin, MSc Programmes DirectorDr Lin ( 琳 ) Guan, Lecturer
http:// 拉夫堡大学 .cn/ 计算机科学
Loughborough’s central location - accessible to all
1 mile from junction 23 of the M1 motorway
close to Leicester, Nottingham & Derby
8 miles from East Midlands International Airport
with major European cities like Paris and Amsterdam around 1 hour’s flight away
1½ hours by train from London, 2 hours from Leeds and Manchester
3 hours from Newcastle and Bristol, and 5 hours from Edinburgh
Loughborough’s central location - accessible to all
Formed as a Technical Institute in 1909, received its Royal Charter in 1966
23 departments with nearly 15,000 students & 3,000 staff
including over 2000 international students from over 100 countries
The University is organised into three Faculties:
Engineering
Science
Social Sciences and Humanities
Celebrating 100 Years of Education and Innovation
Research that matters
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise 18% of the University’s research
was considered to be ‘world leading’, with every department undertaking
‘internationally recognised’ research
A top 20 university based on research funding from HEFCE
(the Higher Education Funding Council for England)
Loughborough has over 40 research centres and
institutes, and 5 interdisciplinary research schools
Unbeaten for Queen’s Anniversary Prizes
Recipient of an unbeaten six Queen’s Anniversary Prizes:
work in vehicle, road and driver safety research (2007)
evaluating/helping to develop social policy related programmes (2005)
world-leading role in sports research, education & development (2002)
pioneering research in optical engineering (2000)
work in developing countries (1998)
collaboration with aerospace and automotive companies (1994)
Unrivalled business and industrial links
International reputation for our partnerships with companies
Companies sited on campus include:
Henry Ford College for retail and management training of Ford employees
Rolls-Royce Fuel Cells facility
Systems Engineering Innovation Centre (SEIC) - BAE SYSTEMS
£1Billion Energy Technologies Institute (ETI)
We have nurtured more than 25 spin-out companies
Our Innovation Centre, houses up to 40 start-up companies
Highly sought after students and graduates
65% of Loughborough’s degrees offer a year in business, industry or commerce
over 800 students are currently on a sandwich year work placement in one of 500 companies
78% of our 2009 Loughborough graduates are in a job or undertaking further study
of those available for employment or study
85% of these are in 'higher graduate' occupations,
compared with the national average of 67%
One of the top 20 universities targeted by large, graduate employers
Higher Fliers 'The Graduate Market' report
A leading university
The Sunday Times University of the Year 2008-9
Ranked in the Top 15 of UK universities:
4th in The Guardian Student Satisfaction Survey 2010
9th in The Guardian University Guide 2011
11th in The Sunday Times University Guide 2008
12th in The Times Good University Guide 2009
13th in The Complete University Guide 2009
Respected by students
Winner of ‘Best Student Experience’ for four years running
Winner of ‘Outstanding Support for Overseas Students’
4th in the whole UK for ‘Overall Satisfaction’ in the National Student Survey
Computer Science is 3rd amongst all Computer Science departments
Winner of National Union of Students Awards 2009
Best International Students’ Union
Best Event for International Students
Christina Yan Zhang was shortlisted for International Officer of the Year Award and elected
to the national NUS executive
A unique campus, a unique atmosphere
The largest single-site campus in the UK
with over 437 acres (1.8 million m2, 176 hectares)
Over 5,000 students living in 17 campus halls
creating a friendly and exciting atmosphere
One of the UK’s biggest independently owned Students’ Union
with over 100 clubs and societies
One of the UK’s most highly respected Careers Advisory Centres
with specialists in helping international students to find employment
in the UK and in their home countries
A sporting reputation
The best sports facilities of any university in the UK
With a recent investment of over £30 million in state-of-the-art facilities
A recognised leader in Sports expertise
an internationally 5* rated department for Sports Research
home to the state-of-the-art ECB National Cricket Centre
home to the English Institute of Sport, East Midlands team
home to new £15Million Sports Technology Institute
working with brands such as adidas, Callaway Golf, Dunlop Slazenger, Nike and Reebok
Supporting the nation’s sporting heroes...
48 of our students, past and present, competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics reaching 19 finals
breaking 15 national and 2 European records
bringing home a silver and bronze medal between them
Remember that the 2012 Olympic Games come to London
Supporting the nation’s sporting heroes...
Students from Loughborough scored 44 medal successes in the 2010
Commonwealth Games that’s as many as South Africa, which came 8th in the medal table
with 20 medals in swimming alone
Sporting Graduates include:
Athletes Lord Sebastian Coe, Paula Radcliffe, David Moorcroft, Steve Backley, Dame Tanni Grey-
Thompson, rugby player and coach Sir Clive Woodward and cricketer Monty Panesar. We are proud
to say that Monty is one of our own graduates
A green outlook
5th amongst UK universities in the People and Planet Green League 2008
First university in the country to purchase all of its power from renewable sources
has a £1.3 million combined heat and power plant on campus
The greenest students' union in the UK
The Sunday Times '50 Best Green Companies’
Winner of the Sound Environmental Impact Awards – Gold Medal for 3 years
Computer Science
A Department within the Faculty of Science
Research strengths
Vision and Imaging
Networks, Communications and Control Systems
Intelligent and Interactive Systems
Theoretical Computer Science
Interdisciplinary Computing Research
The department
Over 50 Staff – 23 Academic
Around 70 PhD Students
45 MSc Students
320 Undergraduates
Programmes of study
The offering
3 + 1 + 1
3 years of study in China
+1 year of study at Loughborough on a specially-tailored programme
alongside our own final-year students leading to the award of aChinese Bachelor degree
+1 year of study on one of our specialist MSc programmes
leading to the award of a Loughborough MSc
The offering
3 + 1 + 1
3 years of study in China
+1 year of study at Loughborough on a specially-tailored programme
alongside our own final-year students leading to the award of aChinese Bachelor degree
+1 year of study on one of our specialist MSc programmes
leading to the award of a Loughborough MSc+
Opportunities for the best students to move on to a PhD programme
The offering
Your Final Year in Loughborough
Compulsory courses Software Project (50 credits, semesters 1 and 2) English Language for Computer Science 1 (10 credits, semester 1) Software Project Management (10 credits, semester 1) English Language for Computer Science 2 (10 credits, semester 2) International Computing (10 credits, semester 2)
Elective courses Selected from those in our catalogue (30 credits, semesters 1 and 2)
The offering
CS Undergraduate Courses (all final year)
Postgraduate programmes
Specialist Programmes
MSc in Multimedia and Internet Computing
MSc in Internet Computing and Network Security
MSc Internet Computing and Networking
MSc in Digital Imaging, Computer Graphics and Vision
Multimedia and internet computing
Semester 1• Java and the Internet• Foundations of Multimedia• Modelling and Simulation• Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues of IT
Semester 2• Research Methods and Project Preparation• Computer Vision• Network Systems• Information Management and the Semantic Technologies
Summer• Computing Project
Internet computing and network security
Semester 1• Internet Architectures• Java and the Internet• Modelling and Simulation• Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues of IT
Semester 2• Research Methods and Project Preparation• Networks Laboratory• Quality-Aware Networks • Communication Network Security and e-Commerce
Summer• Computing Project
Internet computing and networking
Semester 1• Java and the Internet• Internet Architectures• Modelling and Simulation• Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues of IT
Semester 2• Research Methods and Project Preparation• Networks Laboratory• Wireless Sensor Networks• Communication Network Security and e-Commerce
Summer• Computing Project
Digital imaging, computer graphics and vision
Semester 1• Java and the Internet• Foundations of Multimedia• Modelling and Simulation• Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues of IT
Semester 2• Research Methods and Project Preparation• Computer Vision• Digital Imaging• Computer Graphics and Visualisation
Summer• Computing Project
Requirements for 3+1+1
English Language
Our normal requirement for undergraduate and postgraduate entry is IELTS 6.5
For 3+1+1 we will accept:CET 4
+interview (in March)
+acclimatisation course (included in the fee)
Students with 6.5 do not need to attend the full course, only the part dealing with UK custom, law and culture.
The benefits
A shared education with an internationally-recognised UK university
An opportunity to learn English and to use it in a real environment,both technical and social
Learn alongside native English speakers
Integrate with English students and other international students
“Hit the ground running” when you start your MSc programme
By making this a complete programme, you need only one visafor the two years of study
More information
http:// 拉夫堡大学 .cn
http:// 拉夫堡大学 .cn/ 计算机科学
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/co/postgrad/index.html
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