Mathematics and Computer Science (MSc) Saarland University

This is an integrated Master's programme in mathematics and computer science. Several areas of contemporary research fields require excellent skills both in mathematics and in computer science. The Master's programme offers the possibility to specialise in a research area lying at the interface of mathematics and computer science. Three professors have joint affiliations in both departments.

Saarbrücken is one of the first places in Germany where one can study in such an integrated Master's programme. It has an excellent research reputation both in computer science and mathematics. The renowned Max Planck Institutes for Computer Science and Software Systems as well as the German Center for Artificial Intelligence and CISPA are on the campus, and they create a stimulating international research environment.

Research fields include the following, among others:

• Free Probability and Random Matrices
• Quantum Groups
• Quantum Information
• Functional Analysis
• Mathematical Statistics
• Stochastic Differential Equations and Financial Mathematics
• Partial Differential Equations and Variational Calculus
• Optimisation
• Algebra, Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Group Theory
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computational Biology
• Computer Linguistics
• Computer Graphics
• Algorithms and Data Structures
• Complexity Theory
• Computer Networks
• Image Processing and Computer Vision
• Information and Database Systems
• Logic
• Programming Languages
• Computer Architecture
• Security, Cryptography and Privacy
• Machine Learning
• Human Computer Interaction
• Formal Methods

Each student has to take 30 ECTS from courses (core lectures, advanced lectures) from mathematics and computer science and one seminar (7 ECTS). The choice of the courses is free. Students can specialise in the area of mathematics and computer science in which they are interested.

• Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI Inf)
• Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI SWS)
• German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
• Intel Visual Computing Institute (IVCI)
• CISPA – Helmholtz Center for Information
• Security Center for Bioinformatics

Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science or a related Bachelor's degree. If you have studied mathematics with a minor in computer science or computer science with a minor in mathematics, you may qualify for admission depending on the content and scope of your minor. A preliminary admission can also be given under the condition that you have to pass certain missing lectures from the Bachelor's programme. The final decision on the admission and potential extra requirements is done by the examination board.

Currently 394.30 EUR per semester. This fee includes a "Semester-Deutschlandticket", which allows you to use public transport throughout Saarland and Germany.

More information: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/study/organisation/fees/semester-fee.html

The Welcome Center at Saarland University provides information on working and living in Saarbrücken. For more information, please visit their website: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/living-working.html.

Cost of Living: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/preparing/financing/cost-of-living.html

There are many research institutes (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Saarland University, Max Planck Institute for Computer Science, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, DFKI (German Center for Artificial Intelligence), CISPA) on campus, and there are typically a lot of positions either as teaching or research assistants.

If you intend to also participate in a PhD programme in Computer Science in Saarbrücken, then you can apply at the Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science. They give approximately 800 EUR per month in the preparatory phase (between the Bachelor's programme and the start of the PhD).

Please see: https://www.graduateschool-computerscience.de/

Accommodation is offered by the student service office:
https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/accommodation/dormitories-studierendenwerk.html
You can also find a lot of shared flats on the following commercial website:
http://www.wg-gesucht.de/en/wg-zimmer-in-Saarbruecken.116.0.1.0.html

Saarland University, founded in 1948, is a campus university offering an extensive range of taught courses and internationally networked state-of-the-art research.

International students receive excellent supervision and can enjoy a comprehensive range of sport and leisure activities while studying at Saarland University.

The state capital of Saarbrücken is the regional centre of the Saarland and is situated at the heart of the Saar-Lor-Lux region. The city has approximately 180,000 inhabitants and is strongly influenced by its proximity to France and the chequered history of a French-German border town. The university, trade fair and conference city is set amidst vast woods. It enchants visitors with its French charm, which is reflected in the narrow alleys at the foot of the castle and in the pedestrian precinct at the St. Johanner Market Square.
More information can be found on the following website: http://www.saarbruecken.de/en.