PIXNET partners have strong expertise on optical communication theory and techniques and extensive system and network experimental facilities. PIXNET Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree is a two-year programme (120 ECTS) aimed at training talented students in the design, creation and assessment of innovative integrated devices based on photonic technologies.
- #170 Ranking
- 1 Masters
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Master's Programmes
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Engineering & Technology (1)
About
History
The Institute of Communication, Information and Perception Technologies of SSSA was created in 2001 as Centre of Excellence and does research in optical communication networks through the use of photonic technologies, also in the fields of sensors and biophotonics.
Education
Over the years, the TeCIP Institute has developed different educational programmes (Master’s degrees, Master’s diploma and PhD degrees) and transferred the knowledge emerging from its research activity into advanced training initiatives. It is considered a leader for training activities linked with the economic and production system. The AiPT have a large number of students taking both PhD and Masters level courses. It offers both research and taught masters with some distance learning options.
Research
Scientific Research is one of the principal institutional tasks of the School, whose promotion of the activity involves providing the necessary technical and administrative support tools and starting up partnerships with Research Bodies and other Universities, both national and international, as well as applying internal policies of rewards for research excellence.
The Research is carried out in the Institutions that plan and manage the activities, promoting training-research relationships, interdisciplinarity and interaction with the cultural, social and economic world.
Career
PIXNET encompasses a wide range of topics and expertise related to the development of highly-skilled “photonic engineers for communication and sensing”. At the end of the learning activities, students will have acquired advanced optical networking skills and will be fully able to plan, design, manage and support photonic device technologies. Students will be capable of developing proper interdisciplinary connections between the areas of telecommunication networks, micro-opto-electronics, and systems design. They will acquire skills for the operation and maintenance of network systems and device fabrication.
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2021
170 -21
2020
149 4
2019
153
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2021
714 41
2020
755 9
2019
764
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QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
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2020
177 -10
2019
167
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Services
Student services
Requests made by students are specifically addressed by dedicated offices at each partner institution. Prior to admission, each student is assisted by the Master’s Secretariat through a dedicated email account. All institutions are highly experienced in welcoming and addressing student requirements upon their arrival. In particular, an international Office is available at each institution for those students needing to undergo a visa process and to obtain a subsequent permit of stay or to complete a process of registration with local authorities.
Housing services
- Each Institution helps students in finding an accommodation in town.
- At Pisa, the SSSA International Relation Office helps students to find the best accommodation in student colleges or private rooms.
- At Aston, the International Student Recruitment and Development team is ready to help and advise international students for finding an accommodation in the city or reserve a room in its buildings.
- In Eindhoven, thanks to the arrival of the two apartment blocks, Luna and Aurora, the TU/E campus has now 700 apartments for (international) students and people working on the campus.
- Osaka University welcomes international students through a deputy office, where various support can be provided.
Library services
- The Sant’Anna Library is a reference point for the teaching and learning needs. Aston modern facilities include a Library open seven days a week, lecture theatres and studying rooms.
- The Osaka University Library, an all-discipline organization essential in realizing world-leading research, serves as a solid body of knowledge in the fundamentals of academic information.
ICT services
In each institution, a Wi-Fi service is offered for all students attending the PIXNET programme, as well as personal mailboxes and other IT services.
Medical services
The Consortium ensures students are adequately insured while participating in the PIXNET Master’s. The coverage is compliant with the European Commission’s minimum requirements and includes all worldwide travel required. The insurer provides high-quality services in relation to risks such as: illness, pregnancy, accident, and other supplementary assistance services.
Student Life
Campus life
- The Sant'Anna School is an institution well rooted in the city of Pisa that over the years has redeveloped many facilities for the benefit of the quality of academic life.
- The Aston University campus is located on a green 60 acre, self contained site in the centre of Birmingham, within 5-10 minutes walk of the main shopping, business and entertainment areas of the city.
- TU/e Campus is an open and accessible community for technology education, scientific research and knowledge valorization.
- With three different campus (Suita, Toyonaka and Minoh), Osaka offers an amazing environment for its students.
Sports facilities
In Pisa, the University Sports Center aims to promote and develop the university's amateur and competitive sport activities, spreading the sport culture and values. Whether you are looking to get fit, lose weight or maintain health and wellbeing, Sport Aston’s gym and sport facilities has something for everyone. The Student Sport Center Eindhoven is the most extensive of all Dutch universities, offering all students and staff of TU/e, Fontys Hogescholen Eindhoven and Design Academy Eindhoven sport (70 sports), recreation, health and relaxation.
Student clubs
- Sant’Anna School students’ association organizes cultural, scientific and social events and promote community and intercultural student connections. In Aston, a Student Union represents and supports around 14,000 students, providing a number of commercial and non-commercial services.
- TU/e has Common Rooms where international and Dutch staff and students can meet for a drink, to chat or study together. At Osaka University students have an extremely wide choice of extracurricular activities; for this purpose various student groups work in the campus.
Student Reviews
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