Curriculum
Undergraduate Studies – Teaching units complementing the Bachelor programs planned at Bonn and Aachen in such a way that it becomes possible to obtain a Bachelor’s degree already after the forth term.
Graduate Studies – Cross-sectional courses accelerating the Master curricula offered by b-it. In addition, a regular summer and winter school on selected topics in computer science. These units are taught jointly with international guest scientists. Applications by foreign students are welcome.
Purpose
The International Program of Excellence in Computer Science (IPEC) at the b-it offers, mainly in the time between terms, compact teaching units on the highest level. This results in a speed-up of studying and in a simultaneous increase of quality.
Target Group
The curriculum offered by IPEC addresses a limited number of highly gifted students, who are enrolled in the University of Bonn, the RWTH Aachen, or in other german or foreign universities.
Effect
Considerable acceleration of undergraduate and graduate studies; high international visibility; contacts between students and internationally renowned scholars as well as fellow students from abroad; stimulation of competition among students.
The Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it) is one of Europe’s leading institutions for cutting-edge research and higher education in informatics. We shape digital transformation in exchange with economy and society and focus on data science and its application areas Media, Life Sciences and Autonomous Systems.
b-it is jointly carried by four prestigious universities and research institutions, namely the University of Bonn, RWTH Aachen University, the University of Applied Sciences Bonn Rhein-Sieg, and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, and is funded by the b-it foundation and other third-party sources.
b-it offers highly selective International Master Program in Computer Science and Applied IT. Many courses in these programs focus on aspects of modern data science and prepare students for careers in industry and academia alike. Courses are taught in English and on the highest international level and are accompanied by practical lab work at the participating Fraunhofer institutes.
b-it activities are supported by the b-it foundation, a 56 million Euro endowment, complemented by additional federal project funds and matching funds from North Rhine-Westphalia. The mission of the b-it foundation is to foster innovation in the internationalization and acceleration of German IT education through the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology. The b-it foundation operates through a Council headed by the NRW Undersecretary of Science and Research, Vice Minister PD Dr. Thomas Grünewald. An international advisory board of top IT researchers and industry representatives from all over the world supports the strategic activities of b-it. The Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it) is one of Europe’s leading institutions for cutting-edge research and higher education in informatics. We shape digital change in exchange with economy and society and focus on data science and its application areas media, life sciences and autonomous systems.
Contact
Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it)
Visitor’s address:
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6
D-53115 Bonn
Germany
Postal address:
Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 5
D-53115 Bonn
Germany