where would u chose to continue ur masters degree ?

[kalel]

thanks man thats really helpful u pointed to some really important things . i better started seeing the websites one by one .

[Anny]

HEC de Montréal, I wanna do a master in Economy in the next two years. If not, I might do it in Lebanon (AUB or NDU or USJ)

[Saladin]

Originally Posted by shevchenco

if you want to stay in the middle east, without any hesitation, Sherif University of Iran. it beats israeli universities ( at least in electrical engineering and nano technology to be more specific). just go to any top university in the world and you'll find a really big number of faculty and students that graduated from sherif. (that's why I understand farsi ). Anyways, for the US, there are tens of schools: MIT, stanford, UCLA, UC- berkley, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor , Purdue University , Georgia Institute of Technology, .... and many many more. for Canada: U of Toronto, Waterloo, U of Alberta,McGill, U of British Columbia (2nd in canada and 34-35 in the world I know this because that's where I study). Also there are some really good universities in europe but I don't really know which are the best.


One really important thing, the most important step in applying to a grad school is to talk to a professor because even if your average is 100% and you have all the best skills in the world and you didn't find a professor to work with, you'll not be accepted.

I thougt AUB is the best college in the middle east!

[shevchenco]

Originally Posted by Saladin

I thougt AUB is the best college in the middle east!

in the middle east, there are tons of israeli universities, few iranian, and few turkish universities that beat any arab university.

check out this link : World Universities' ranking on the Web: Top Arab World (even though I don't agree with the criteria they follow to rank universities, but it should give you a rough idea)

[Saladin]

Originally Posted by shevchenco

in the middle east, there are tons of israeli universities, few iranian, and few turkish universities that beat any arab university.

check out this link : World Universities' ranking on the Web: Top Arab World (even though I don't agree with the criteria they follow to rank universities, but it should give you a rough idea)

Well we (arabs) cant take Israeli universities into consideration. Turkish Universities, are they english based? And according to your website, there are two Saudi Universities that are better than the iranian, but i've never thought they were better than AUB, which is also better than the iranian.

Anyway, I heard that king Abdulla has spent 10 billion dollars on a university that's expected to be the 6th in the world.

[shevchenco]

Originally Posted by Saladin

Well we (arabs) cant take Israeli universities into consideration. Turkish Universities, are they english based? And according to your website, there are two Saudi Universities that are better than the iranian, but i've never thought they were better than AUB.

Anyway, I heard that king Abdulla has spent 10 billion dollars on a university that's expected to be the 6th in the world.

if you check it again, you'll not find any iranian university. again, this is not really a reliable ranking, but this is the only ranking that takes into consideration 2000+ universities.

[Raficoo]

im planning to Do Mechanical Engenerring and study in either Poland or Germany or Austria, but most importanly is if i go to Work in the Arabian Gulf, i would work there as a European, not a Lebanese, caz i heard that you can make wayy more money if u go there as a european, like for example, if you work in Qatar and go there as a Lebanese, you would likly get $2500-$3000/month at the beggining, but if you go there with a B.S as a European, there's a good chance you will get $6000/month minium at start. as Discreaminatory as it sounds, that''s the world for ya...

but if say i got a Master's degree and went there as a European, i think it's like $10,000/month the beggining

correct or explain me if im wrong

[Danny Z]

Originally Posted by kalel

i want to do it becuz we are living in a world that is evolving everyday if u dont keep up with ur knowledge ma btousal.

i m also gona do a certain degree in buisness when i start working , so ma testaghreb like shevchenko said the best thing u can do is continue ur studies and education

Once you graduate you will see that what you do in your job has nothing to do with what you have studied, let alone what you have spent two years doing your thesis about.
If you are not interested in research after your Masters then it is a waste of time to do a Masters, you'd be better off working making money and gaining experience, and this especially in engineering.

[Frisbeetarian]

Shevchenco, i want to pursue another degree aside from computer science. My choice resides on Game Programming. Can you specify any good universities in Canada that excel in that field?

Thanks.

[shevchenco]

Originally Posted by friendofzeus

Shevchenco, i want to pursue another degree aside from computer science. My choice resides on Game Programming. Can you specify any good universities in Canada that excel in that field?

Thanks.

where I live, vancouver, is considered to be the capital of video games and graphic design in the world. In industry dinners, I have chatted with all sorts of gaming companies representatives from EA Games ( btw, vancouver's branch designs FIFA and NHL) and microsoft's gaming departement to small and young gaming companies. When they are interviewing someone, they are looking for problem-solving techniques, critical thinking,... not just designing softwares and programs. One time, I met one of a the designers; he had a math degree and his brother, also a designer, graduated with a physics degree.

So the moral of the story is: you don't have to have a specific degree to become a game designer but rather you should have the skills (and obviously at least some basic C++ knowledge).