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Info Talk Master of Science in Computer Science Prof. Dr. Alexander Wolff Chair for Computer Science I Efficient Algorithms University of W urzburg These slides are available at


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Info Talk

Master of Science in Computer Science

  • Prof. Dr. Alexander Wolff

Chair for Computer Science I – Efficient Algorithms – University of W¨ urzburg

These slides are available at www1.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/pub/slides/master-en.pdf

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W¨ urzburg Frankfurt Munich

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W¨ urzburg Frankfurt Munich

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W¨ urzburg Frankfurt Munich

From Frankfurt Airport: 1 1

2 hrs by train

  • urzburg. . .
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W¨ urzburg Frankfurt Munich

From Munich Airport: 3 hrs by train From Frankfurt Airport: 1 1

2 hrs by train

Bavaria W¨

  • urzburg. . .
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Main Concern of Colombian Students –

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Main Concern of Colombian Students –

. . . with respect to W¨

  • urzburg. . .
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Main Concern of Colombian Students –

. . . with respect to W¨

  • urzburg. . .

The Weather!

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Main Concern of Colombian Students –

. . . with respect to W¨

  • urzburg. . .

The Weather! . . . in Bucaramanga

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Main Concern of Colombian Students –

. . . with respect to W¨

  • urzburg. . .

The Weather! . . . in Bucaramanga . . . in W¨ urzburg

(c) www.wetterkontor.de

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Main Concern of Colombian Students –

. . . with respect to W¨

  • urzburg. . .

The Weather! . . . in W¨ urzburg . . . in Irkutsk

(c) www.wetterkontor.de

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Main Concern of Colombian Students –

. . . with respect to W¨

  • urzburg. . .

The Weather! . . . in W¨ urzburg . . . in Irkutsk

(c) www.wetterkontor.de

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W¨ urzburg?

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W¨ urzburg? . . . baroque architecture!

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W¨ urzburg? . . . baroque architecture! . . . good beer!

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W¨ urzburg? . . . baroque architecture! . . . Franconian wines! . . . good beer!

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The University

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The University

founded in 1583 roughly 25 000 students 10 faculties

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The University

founded in 1583 roughly 25 000 students 10 faculties – math & computer science

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The University

founded in 1583 roughly 25 000 students 10 faculties – math & computer science – life sciences

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The University

founded in 1583 roughly 25 000 students 10 faculties – math & computer science – life sciences . . . – physics

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The University

founded in 1583 roughly 25 000 students 10 faculties – math & computer science – life sciences . . . – physics – no engineering :-(

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The University

founded in 1583 roughly 25 000 students 10 faculties – math & computer science – life sciences . . . – physics – no engineering :-(

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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs:

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs:

# first-year students

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Computer Science 50–80 Space and Aerospace C.S. 30–50 Human–Computer Systems 30–40 Business Informatics 40–60

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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs:

(All taught in German. . . sorry!)

# first-year students

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Computer Science 50–80 Space and Aerospace C.S. 30–50 Human–Computer Systems 30–40 Business Informatics 40–60

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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs: Master programs:

(All taught in German. . . sorry!)

# first-year students

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Computer Science 50–80 Space and Aerospace C.S. 30–50 Human–Computer Systems 30–40 Business Informatics 40–60

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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs: Master programs:

(All taught in German. . . sorry!)

# first-year students

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Computer Science 50–80 Space and Aerospace C.S. 30–50 Human–Computer Systems 30–40 Business Informatics 40–60

  • “SpaceMaster”

(in English!) (soon)

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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs: Master programs:

(All taught in German. . . sorry!)

# first-year students

PhD program:

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Computer Science 50–80 Space and Aerospace C.S. 30–50 Human–Computer Systems 30–40 Business Informatics 40–60

  • “SpaceMaster”

(in English!) (soon)

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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs: Master programs:

(All taught in German. . . sorry!)

# first-year students

PhD program:

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Computer Science 50–80 Space and Aerospace C.S. 30–50 Human–Computer Systems 30–40 Business Informatics 40–60

  • “SpaceMaster”

(in English!) (soon)

  • Graduate School of Science and Technology (GSST)
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Institute of Informatics

Bachelor programs: Master programs:

(All taught in German. . . sorry!)

# first-year students

PhD program:

www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Computer Science 50–80 Space and Aerospace C.S. 30–50 Human–Computer Systems 30–40 Business Informatics 40–60

  • “SpaceMaster”

(in English!) (soon)

  • each of our 8 chairs (with 1–2 profs) has 2–5 PhD positions

(in total ≈ 40 PhD student, including third-party funded positions)

Graduate School of Science and Technology (GSST)

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Why a Master Degree?

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Why a Master Degree?

Deepen your understanding, focus on speciality!

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Why a Master Degree?

Deepen your understanding, focus on speciality!

*) from http://www.gehaltsvergleich.com

3.932 e (before taxes) Average salery* of a computer scientist (Germany, univ. deg.)

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Why a Master Degree?

Deepen your understanding, focus on speciality!

*) from http://www.gehaltsvergleich.com

18.000 free positions in 2009**

**) Society of German Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure)

3.932 e (before taxes) Average salery* of a computer scientist (Germany, univ. deg.)

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Why a Master Degree?

Deepen your understanding, focus on speciality!

*) from http://www.gehaltsvergleich.com

18.000 free positions in 2009**

**) Society of German Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure)

Preparation for PhD (lots of research! some teaching!) 3.932 e (before taxes) Average salery* of a computer scientist (Germany, univ. deg.)

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Why W¨ urzburg?

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Why W¨ urzburg?

beautiful old town :-)

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Why W¨ urzburg?

nice professors ;-) beautiful old town :-)

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Why W¨ urzburg?

interesting research areas

(= topics for your master thesis!)

nice professors ;-) beautiful old town :-)

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Why W¨ urzburg?

interesting research areas

(= topics for your master thesis!)

nice professors ;-) beautiful old town :-)

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Why W¨ urzburg?

interesting research areas

(= topics for your master thesis!)

free choice from a broad variety of lectures nice professors ;-) beautiful old town :-)

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Why W¨ urzburg?

interesting research areas

(= topics for your master thesis!)

free choice from a broad variety of lectures attractive focus areas nice professors ;-) beautiful old town :-)

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Why W¨ urzburg?

interesting research areas

(= topics for your master thesis!)

free choice from a broad variety of lectures attractive focus areas Algorithmics und Theory Intelligent Systems Software Engineering Embedded Systems Internet Technology Space and Aerospace Technology nice professors ;-) beautiful old town :-)

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W¨ urzburg – but how?

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W¨ urzburg – but how?

Master thesis – seminar – project ECTS 30 5 10 120 total Elective subjects 75 Mandatory subjects

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W¨ urzburg – but how?

Master thesis – seminar – project ECTS 30 5 10 120 total Elective subjects 75 (from focus area ) 30 30 5 10 (from focus area ) 75 Mandatory subjects

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W¨ urzburg – but how?

Master thesis – seminar – project ECTS 30 5 10 120 total Elective subjects 75 (from focus area ) 30 30 5 10 (from focus area ) 75 It’s up to you whether you want to study a focus area. If you want, your focus area will be mentioned in your final report. Mandatory subjects

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W¨ urzburg – but how?

Master thesis – seminar – project ECTS counting 30 45 5 10 120 120 total Elective subjects 75 75 (from focus area ) 30 30 5 10 (from focus area ) 75 It’s up to you whether you want to study a focus area. If you want, your focus area will be mentioned in your final report. Mandatory subjects

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W¨ urzburg – but what?

Computational Geometry Approximation Algorithms Visualization of Graphs Algorithms for GIS Databases II Deduktive Databases Data Compression Programming of Distributed Systems Computer Arithmetics Program Design & Analysis Evaluation of Distributed Systems Techniques for Performance Eval. Automata and Formal Languages Computability and Logic Complexity Theory II Cryptography & Data Security Compiler Construction Embedded Systems Artificial Intelligence E-Learning Information Retrieval Language Process. & Text Mining Medical Informatics Robotics Robotics II: Networked Robots Advanced Automation Advanced Space Project Spacecraft Systems Design

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W¨ urzburg – but what?

Computational Geometry Approximation Algorithms Visualization of Graphs Algorithms for GIS Databases II Deduktive Databases Data Compression Programming of Distributed Systems Computer Arithmetics Program Design & Analysis Evaluation of Distributed Systems Techniques for Performance Eval. Automata and Formal Languages Computability and Logic Complexity Theory II Cryptography & Data Security Compiler Construction Embedded Systems Artificial Intelligence E-Learning Information Retrieval Language Process. & Text Mining Medical Informatics Robotics Robotics II: Networked Robots Advanced Automation Advanced Space Project Spacecraft Systems Design

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W¨ urzburg – but what?

Computational Geometry Approximation Algorithms Visualization of Graphs Algorithms for GIS Databases II Deduktive Databases Data Compression Programming of Distributed Systems Computer Arithmetics Program Design & Analysis Evaluation of Distributed Systems Techniques for Performance Eval. Automata and Formal Languages Computability and Logic Complexity Theory II Cryptography & Data Security Compiler Construction Embedded Systems Artificial Intelligence E-Learning Information Retrieval Language Process. & Text Mining Medical Informatics Robotics Robotics II: Networked Robots Advanced Automation Advanced Space Project Spacecraft Systems Design

Algorithmics und Theory Intelligent Systems Software Engineering Embedded Systems Internet Technology (Aero-) Space Technology – focus areas –

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W¨ urzburg – but what?

Computational Geometry Approximation Algorithms Visualization of Graphs Algorithms for GIS Databases II Deduktive Databases Data Compression Programming of Distributed Systems Computer Arithmetics Program Design & Analysis Evaluation of Distributed Systems Techniques for Performance Eval. Automata and Formal Languages Computability and Logic Complexity Theory II Cryptography & Data Security Compiler Construction Embedded Systems Artificial Intelligence E-Learning Information Retrieval Language Process. & Text Mining Medical Informatics Robotics Robotics II: Networked Robots Advanced Automation Advanced Space Project Spacecraft Systems Design

Algorithmics und Theory Intelligent Systems Software Engineering Embedded Systems Internet Technology (Aero-) Space Technology

You can also choose bachelor lectures if they are not part of your bachelor degree.

– focus areas –

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Bachelor Lectures available at Master Level

GameLab Interactive Computer Graphics Algorithmic Graph Theory Databases Knowledge-Based Systems Data Mining Object-Oriented Programming Theory of Complexity Automation and Control Technology Computer Architecture Computer Networks and Communication Systems Bioinformatics Operating Systems

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science

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Grade ≤ 3.0⋆

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science

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Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

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Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + =

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + =

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + = Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + = = Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + =

. . . but not quite ready yet

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tentative insription

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≥ 150 of 180 ECTS, B.Sc. thesis started

= Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science +

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15 Grade ≤ 3.0 Application by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + =

B.Sc.study in related area

100 ETCS in Math & CS; 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ + = Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + =

B.Sc.study in related area

100 ETCS in Math & CS; 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ +

< 100 ECTS in Math & CS; < 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ = Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + =

B.Sc.study in related area

100 ETCS in Math & CS; 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ +

< 100 ECTS in Math & CS; < 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ + = Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15 do missing ECTS

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + =

B.Sc.study in related area

100 ETCS in Math & CS; 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ +

< 100 ECTS in Math & CS; < 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ + + = Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15 do missing ECTS grade ≤ 3.0

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Will I Make It?

Bachelor in Computer Science inscription

+ + + + + =

B.Sc.study in related area

100 ETCS in Math & CS; 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ +

< 100 ECTS in Math & CS; < 25 of which in Math & Theo. CS

+ + +

apply at next deadline

= Exam (jul 15 – aug 31) Basics of Computer Science +

Grade ≤ 3.0⋆ Grade 3.1– 4.0 Apply by July 15 do missing ECTS grade ≤ 3.0

⋆) Germany uses a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 = “excellent” and 4 = “pass”.

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e food 250–300 e

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e food 250–300 e health insurance 60–80 e

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e personal liability insurance 5 e food 250–300 e health insurance 60–80 e

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e personal liability insurance 5 e food 250–300 e health insurance 60–80 e study fees (incl. semester ticket) ≈20 e

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e personal liability insurance 5 e food 250–300 e health insurance 60–80 e study fees (incl. semester ticket) ≈20 e

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e personal liability insurance 5 e 600–700 e food 250–300 e health insurance 60–80 e study fees (incl. semester ticket) ≈20 e

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Money Matters

per month appartment 250–300 e personal liability insurance 5 e German – intensive pre-semester course (4 weeks) 200 e – semester course (approx. 3 months) 400 e 600–700 e food 250–300 e health insurance 60–80 e German exam level B2 at Goethe Institute visa (50 e) + deposit (7 000 e) study fees (incl. semester ticket) ≈20 e

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These slides are available at www1.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/pub/slides/master-en.pdf

We are looking forward to you!