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FACULty oF sCienCe And enGineerinG
Engineering of
Data-intensive Turku
Intelligent
Software Systems
(EDISS)
From ÅAU: Master of Science (Technology) in Computer Engineering
Studies The EDISS programme aims to bridge Career
EDISS is a two-year Erasmus Mundus the gap between data scientists The job market has seen a signific-
Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) pro- and software engineers by offering ant growth in demand for expertise
gramme delivered by four partner a range of courses that give the stu- in data related fields. The expert-
universities – Åbo Akademi Univer- dent a basis for engineering data-in- ise gained through the EDISS pro-
sity, University of the Balearic Islands tensive intelligent software systems. gramme is still scarce among profes-
(Spain), University of L’Aquila (Italy) Students will thus become experts sionals in the field, a fact which serves
and Mälardalen University (Sweden). in integrating data science and mac- as an advantage for graduates from
The area of specialization will determ- hine learning solutions into software the programme. The highly interna-
ine which country and partner univer- and system engineering processes, tional nature of the programme and
sity the student will relocate to for the which brings them to the forefront of broad opportunities to network and
second year of the programme. the next generation of professionals gain practical experience through
that shape industry and society in the the programme internship and mas-
21st century. ter’s thesis work can help facilitate
opportunities after graduation.
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