The Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, and the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kaiserslautern in Kaiserslautern, Germany, offer a Graduate Exchange Program in Mathematical Sciences. This is an innovative exchange program enabling Clemson students to obtain two graduate degrees and a cross-cultural, educational experience from Germany.
Eligibility
For qualifying guidelines please refer to the agreement by clicking here.
Schedule
This is at least a two-and-a-half-year program. Individual schedules will be determined depending on the credentials of each student.
Financial Aid
There is no tuition charged for study at Kaiserslautern. Assistantships covering living expenses are also offered.
Final Degrees
The student obtains a Master of Science degree in Mathematical Sciences from Clemson University and a Master's degree or German Diploma in Mathematics International from the University of Kaiserslautern.
Location
The University of Kaiserslautern is located in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz, 70 miles from Frankfurt, a city with the biggest airport in Europe. It is a leading technical university in Germany with a student body of over 9,000 students. The Department of Mathematics at this university has been the first mathematics department in Germany to receive a German federal government grant for the program Mathematics International. Participants of the program are German and foreign students in approximately equal numbers.
Language
All lectures are held in English, which makes Kaiserslautern a unique place in Germany, and most likely in Europe, with this kind of program.
Curriculum in Germany
Students can choose to specialize in one of the following five areas:
Algebraic Geometry and Computer Algebra
Financial Mathematics
Applicable Analysis and Probability
Industrial Mathematics: Modeling and Scientific Computing
Optimization and Statistics
A single master's project will suffice for both degrees.
Application Deadline
The deadline for applications in Germany is May 15.
Further Information
See the Mathematics International Program.
Clemson Contact: Dr. Margaret M. Wiecek, O-208 Martin Hall, tel: 864 656 5245, wmalgor@clemson.edu
Kaiserslautern Contact: Dr. Falk Triebsch, tel: +49 631 205 3927, triebsch@mathematik.uni-kl.de