Program Overview

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Program Purpose and Objectives
The COS program aims at providing highly interdisciplinary training to educate researchers to use advanced computational and data methodologies to solve complex scientific, and engineering problems. It provides a unified approach to modelling, high performance computing and data science and artificial intelligence-based approaches. Through modeling, simulation, machine learning and the study of specific phenomena, the program delivers cross-disciplinary knowledge but also domain-specific depth in fields like computational fundamental physics, climate modelling, computational fluid dynamics, computational biology, materials science, computational economics and digital cultural heritage. The program provides the necessary educational setting where excellence in education and research are fostered through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Intended Learning Outcomes
The program produces researchers who will be leaders in Computational Science with specialization in important fields that require High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence. They learn to apply computational modelling and simulation, develop numerical algorithms, understand high performance computer architectures, use data, optimization, error quantification and statistical analysis to provide insights to the world’s most complex systems, such as Earth Systems Science, Fundamental properties of matter, Biotechnology, Genomics and Drug Design, Digital Cultural Heritage and Economic Science.
Program Structure and Requirements
The PhD in Computational Sciences is a full-time, 3-year program, structured in six semesters. It is primarily based on research leading to a written thesis, with taught elements being restricted to the beginning of the program.
The language of instruction and communication of the program is English.
To satisfy the requirements of the program, students require a total of 180 ECTS, of which 160 ECTS derive from research and 20 ECTS derive from the taught component. Specifically, 20 ECTS are earned through a mandatory course worth 10 ECTS, taken during the first semester, and through elective course(s) worth 10 ECTS, taken during semesters 1-3.
YEAR 1
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YEAR 1
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YEAR 2
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YEAR 2
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YEAR 3
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YEAR 3
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Course Requirements Component (20 ECTS) |
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1 Mandatory Course |
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1 or 2 Elective Courses (total 10 ECTS) |
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Research Component (160 ECTS) |
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At end of Year 1 students take Comprehensive Examination |
At end of program students must pass their Doctoral Examination * |
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* Before the student can defend their PhD thesis, they must have successfully completed their coursework, completed the Comprehensive Examination and have submitted two scientific publications (one submitted, one accepted) in appropriate for each doctoral program international journals.
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Program Courses
The list of courses below is not exhaustive. Students will have the option to select elective courses from any one of the other five degree programs offered by the Graduate School of The Cyprus Institute.
Course Code |
Course Name |
ECTS |
Course Type |
10 |
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5 |
E |
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5 |
E |
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Computational Fluid Dynamics - Finite Difference and Volume of Fluid Methods |
5 |
E |
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5 |
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Academic Calendar
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2020-2021
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TERM 1/SEMESTER 1 PhD, MSc, MSc/MPhil |
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Registration (for all degree programs) |
30 September 2020 |
Commencement of Lectures |
5 October 2020 |
Last day to select courses |
9 October 2020 |
Last day to withdraw from a course |
3 weeks after classes begin |
Winter Break |
24 December 2020 - 6 January 2021 |
End of Lectures |
22 January 2021 |
Revision Week |
25 - 29 January 2021 |
Evaluation/Examination Period |
1 - 5 February 2021 |
End Term |
5 February 2021 |
TERM 2/SEMESTER 2 PhD, MSc, MSc/MPhil 16 weeks |
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Registration (for PhDs) |
3 February 2021 |
Commencement of Lectures |
8 February 2021 |
Last day to select courses |
12 February 2021 |
Last day to withdraw from a course |
3 weeks after classes begin |
Spring Break |
26 April - 7 May 2021 |
End of Lectures |
28 May 2021 |
Revision Week |
31 May - 4 June 2021 |
Evaluation/Examination Period |
7 - 11 June 2021 |
End Term |
11 June 2021 |
TERM 3 PhD, MSc, MSc/MPhil 16 weeks |
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Commencement of Term |
14 June 2021 |
Viva Preparation Week for MSc |
20 - 24 September 2021 |
Viva for MSc |
27 September - 1 October 2021 |
End of Term |
1 October 2021 |
TERM 4 MSc/MPhil 16 weeks |
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Commencement of Term |
4 October 2021 |
Winter Break |
24 December 2021 - 6 January 2022 |
End Term |
4 February 2022 |
TERM 5 MSc/MPhil 8 weeks |
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Commencement of Term |
7 February 2022 |
Viva Preparation Week for MSc/MPhil |
21 - 25 March 2022 |
Viva for MSc/MPhil |
28 March - 1 April 2022 |
End of Term |
1 April 2022 |
Public Holidays |
2020 1 October I Cyprus Independence Day 28 October I Ochi Day 2021 15 March I Green Monday 25 March I Greek Independence Day 1 April I National Day 21 June I Whit Monday 1 October I Independence Day 28 October I Ochi Day 2022 7 March I Green Monday 25 March I Greek Independence Day 1 April I National Holiday |
The Academic Calendar is subject to change |