CSE09

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CSE09

• SIAM Conference on Computational Science and
  Engineering
• Miami, Florida, March 2009

CSE/CE Programs in Germany Michael
Schäfer Institute of Numerical Methods in
Mechanical Engineering Graduate School of
Computational Engineering Technische Universität
Darmstadt www.fnb.tu-darmstadt.de,
www.gsc.ce.tu-darmstadt.de Thanks to Oskar von
Stryk
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Introduction
Beyond dispute need for CSE/CE
education! What is the best way?
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CSE/CE Study Programs

• Possibilities
• Minor subject within an existing study program
• (e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science,
  Mechanical/Civil/Electrical Engineering)
• Postgraduate MSc program
• Consecutive BSc MSc program
• PhD study program

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CSE/CE Programs in Germany

• ? 16 Programs in CSE/CE/CMe in Germany
• Postgraduate MSc programs
• U Bochum, TU Braunschweig, U Duisburg, TU
  München (2), U Rostock, U Stuttgart
• Consecutive BSc MSc programs
• RWTH Aachen, TU Darmstadt, U Erlangen-Nürnberg,
  U Hannover
• PhD programs
• RWTH Aachen, TU Darmstadt, U Erlangen-Nürnberg,
  U Hannover, TU München
• Further related programs
• Computational Science (U Bremen), Computational
  Physics (e.g. U Dortmund), Computational Biology,

Programs developed mostly independently! What
is similar / different?
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More General MSc Programs
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More General MSc Programs
Mandatory courses only!
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More Specialized MSc Programs
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More Specialized MSc Programs
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Consecutive BSc MSc Programs
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Consecutive BSc MSc Program at TU Darmstadt
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Flow Combustion
Computational Robotics
MSc
Modeling Theory Applied Mathematics
Applied Computer Science
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Applied Math Mechanics
Mathematics Mathematics for Engineers
I,II,III Elementary PDEs
Numerical Algorithms
Statistics Computer Science Basics of Computer
Science I,II,III Basics of CAE/CAD
Geometric Methods for
CAE/CAD Engineering Technical
Mechanics I,II,III Materials Science Interdiscip
linary Intro to Scientific-Technical
Programming Project
Basics of Modeling and Simulation
BSc
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Consecutive BSc MSc Programs

• Variations in overall of semesters BSc 6-7,
  MSc 2-4
• Focus on engineering side of CSE (and not on
  Computational (Natural) Sciences)
• Similar layout in mandatory courses in BSc (more
  as in MSc)
• Fundamentals of (Applied) Mathematics, Computer
  Science, Engineering
• Tailored courses to CE/CSE needs and
  characteristics
• Practical course / project course seminar
• Several areas of application in 5th and 6th
  semester
• 3 programs with dedicated interdepartmental
  research (and study) units
• All programs linked with specific PhD programs

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PhD Programs Graduate Schools
Heidelberg Graduate School ofMathematical and
Computational Methods for the Sciences U
Heidelberg Aachen Institute for Advanced Study
in Computational Engineering Science RWTH
Aachen Graduate School of Computational
Engineering TU Darmstadt Center for Simulation
Technology in Engineering International Graduate
School of Science and Engineering TU
München Graduate School for Computing in
Medicine and Life Sciences U Lübeck
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CE Education at TU Darmstadt
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-------------------------------- 8th year
PhD CE
Graduate School CE
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-------------------------------- 5th year

Master CE
------------------------ 4th year
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-------------------------------- 3rd year
Study Center CE
Bachelor CE
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Recruiting
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Working Group on CSE/CE Programs

• Joint appearance
• Marketing CSE/CE
• More visibility
• Sharing best practices
• Mutual recognition of courses and degrees
• Academic issues
• RWTH Aachen, TU Braunschweig, TU Darmstadt, U
  Erlangen-Nürnberg,
• TU München, U Rostock, ETH Zürich
• www.ce.tu-darmstadt.de/study/ag

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Conclusions

• Many activities in CE/CSE education in Germany
• Different approaches (general, specialized,
  consecutive,)
• Composition of courses from other programs
• Few new courses
• Room for improvement
• Working group
• Strong impact by German excellence initiative for
  PhD education

Thanks for your attention !