1. A Guide to Study
Computer Security
Abroad
By Yannarak Wannasai
2. Get to Know Myself
• IT Security Analyst, Global Team,
Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
• Nordic Security & Mobile Computing
Program Alumnus
• Royal Institute of Technology
(KTH), Sweden.
• Aalto University, Finland
• Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
Awardee & Country Representative
5. Recognising the need to go
abroad
• What is my short-term goals & long-term
goal?
• How will this study abroad experience
affect my major/minor plans?
• How can this experience help me with
my long-term goals?
• How does this study abroad experience
enhance my skill sets and professional
career?
7. Studying abroad allows you to:
• Develop new perspective on
academic subjects and realworld issues
• Improve your language skills
• Experience personal growth
• Meet new people, visit new
places
• Develop unique skills and
connections
10. Theoretical Skills
• Learning the theories behind the
technologies to understand how
they works, rather than how to
use them.
• Focusing on not only the result but
also the process.
• Knowing where and how to get
reliable and correct information.
11. Practical Skills
• Hands-on Experience on real devices or
state-of-the-art devices.
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Cisco and Juniper routers are used in KTH Computer
Networking Lab.
TeliaSonera offered unlimited SMS & Internet SIM Cards
together with Ericsson smartphones for KTH students to work
on the Mobile & Internet Application course.
• Simulating the real-world scenarios.
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ISP Project allow me to simulated how to design,
setup and manage necessary ISP services,
such as dynamic routing, DHCP, DNS, RADIUS, VOIP,
Firewall, IDS, etc.
Security in Wireless Network class offer the
CTF games.
• Solving real-world problems
17. Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
The program:
• promotes the European Union as a center of excellence in
learning around the world;
• supports high-quality European Masters/Doctoral Program
each of which is jointly run by a consortium of European
universities and brings together students from Europe and
across the world;
• offers prestigious scholarships to enable students from
around the world to engage in postgraduate study on
in Europe.
18. NordSecMob Program
• NordSecMob – Master’s program in Security and
Mobile Computing offers students.
• Future internet and mobile computing technologies
• Information security
• Comprising Five University in Nordic Countries:
• Aalto: Technical Information Security and
Network services
• KTH: Communications Systems Design
• NTNU: Information Security
• DTU: Reliable Software Systems
• UT: Mathematical Foundations of Cryptography
19. The Scholarship Advantages
• Recognition
• Distinguish Your Achievements
• Scholarships Provide You with
Financial Support
• Scholarships Make Your Resume
Stand Out
21. Where to study?
• United States of America
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Carnegie Mellon University
Purdue University
Georgia Tech
• United Kingdom
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Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Abertey Dundee
• Europe
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ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Aalto University, Finland
RWTH Aachen, Germany
TU Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Australia
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Monash University
Queensland University of Technology
22. When to study?
It depends on your ultimate goal!!!
• Academic career – probably right
after graduation.
• Professional career – may
work for a few years before studying
abroad.
23. Planning for Application
• April – June:
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Preparing for standardized tests, e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, GRE
• July – August:
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First attempt to take standardized tests.
Information Gathering
• August – September:
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Writing CV and Statement of Purpose.
Second Attempts to take standardized tests.
Request for Recommendation Letters.
• October- December:
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Apply for the programs.
Third attempts to take standardized tests.
• January – August:
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Preparing for studying abroad
Develop new perspectives on academic subjects and real-world issuesStudy abroad lets you study a variety of subjects in more depth and from different cultural perspectives. Outside the classroom, your personal education is enhanced through daily interactions in the foreign culture with host families or housemates and others in the community.Achieve proficiency in a foreign languageWhile you can learn grammar and vocabulary at Northwestern, it is impossible to become truly proficient in a foreign language without using it in a real-world setting. A non-English-speaking country is the ultimate "language classroom."Experience personal growthStudy abroad is a challenging adventure, academically and personally. Students who return from abroad consistently report that they developed a greater sense of independence and confidence in their capabilities.Develop valuable career skillsStudents who study abroad often develop career skills that make them especially marketable, including:Critical thinking and problem solvingIndependence and self confidenceTeamwork and communicationMotivation and leadershipFlexibility and adaptabilityCreativityAn expanded world view and multicultural perspective
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