CMU, Portugal

Carnegie Mellon University and the Portuguese Government established a partnership, named as CMU-Portugal Program, with the objective of creating in Portugal first rate, internationally recognized, education and research programs in areas including, technology, critical infrastructures, risk assessment, innovation, and policy. Of special interest are machine learning methodologies that can be applied in the areas above.

IST is offering a Dual Carnegie Mellon University(CMU)/ Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Upon completion, graduates will be awarded a degree both by CMU and IST. Students will be co-advised and will spend extended periods of time in both institutions.

Any Portuguese citizen or any foreign student admitted to IST is eligible for funding that covers tuition and a stipend. For further information, namely on how to apply see site list or contact the program coordinator :

IST
http://cmuportugal-ece.ist.utl.pt/
http://www.ist.utl.pt/en/html/cmu-pt/

Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.icti.cmu.edu
http://www.ece.cmu.edu/prospective/graduate/admissions.html

Joao Costeira
Coordinator PhD Dual Degree in ECE
Instituto Superior Tecnico-
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Email: cmuportugal-ece@isr.ist.utl.pt