The department of Informatics provides a unique educational and research system where the National Institute of Informatics allows students access to advanced IT facilities and leading researchers within an international atmosphere.

In order to pass the Ph.D. program in the Department of Informatics students are expected to complete a number of credits from taught courses, to receive the necessary level of research guidance, and to pass a thesis examination. The number of course credits is 10 for the three-year graduate program, and 40 for the five-year graduate program.

The duration required for completing the course of study is flexible and might be shortened for students who make excellent progress with their research. For the five year Ph.D. course it is possible to be awarded a master's degree under certain conditions even if a student leaves the university before graduation owing to unavoidable reasons.

Courses in the Department of Informatics run in two semesters, Spring (from April through September) and Fall (from October to March) and are taught by leading experts in their respective professional areas. A broad range of subjects are offered covering the entire spectrum of informatics as a multidisciplinary science from basic disciplinary studies such as mathematics, architecture, software, media and intelligent systems to social information and research information. Thus providing graduate students with advanced instruction so that they can become leaders in their fields. Even with the growth of the graduate school since 2002, class sizes are typically small allowing for a personal style of teaching that can be customized to the student’s own research interests.

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