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FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg – M.Sc. Physics 0:00-13:47
Leibniz Universität Hannover – M.Sc. Quantum Engineering 14:04-27:34
Q&A: 27:35-42:18
uh yeah welcome everybody from sides of the department of physics of the FAU Fred Alexander University Alan Nunberg i’m the dean of studies voice and you also see here with us Chris Kristoff Marwat who is head of the master admission committee so we are both there for you also in the question and answer session later on let me tell you a little bit where we are let me see there is um no where is this pointer thingy i guess that’s done yeah where we are we are in so-called middle Franconia here’s Alang as a larger city nunag around a lot of uh smaller cities overall we belong to European region uh Nunach European meatropolitan region the distances of Alang to Nuremberg is about 15 to 20 kilometers to Munich as much looks much but in fact it’s just about 180 kilometers i also put Frankfurt and Berlin inside so you have a slight idea where we are we have close to Alang or close to Nunburg also an airport which is very convenient and of course the next closer one would be Munich so this is where we are we have a lot of industry actually around us and the university is also entangled with these people seemens different branches uh but also uh poise playmmobile you may have heard about Adidas Puma Amatum as a headquarter also in Alang and also the Chevla group is located right next to Alan so a very industry oriented region if you think about the FAU a few facts we have about uh we have five faculties uh some good 40,000 students uh good 270 degree programs and about 630 professors overall at the moment we have about uh more than 8,000 international students from uh almost 140 different countries which we’re actually quite happy about to be uh so attractive now the faculties which are the faculty of natural sciences where the department of physics is actually located we have the school of law faculty of medicine humanities and the faculty of engineering we have also an Nuremberg campus where it’s the school of business and the center for teacher education now our faculty as you have also seen from the industry slide has uh of course a lot of connections with the actual faculty of engineering but also with the faculty of medicine you will see later on that this provides quite an interesting portfolio uh on where you can actually work on a little bit about rankings 202425 uh we are according to QS 95th worldwide in the area of material science where of course also physics plays an important role worldwide physics and astronom astronomy chemistry and other uh uh directions uh we are Germany’s most innovative university in number of patents which means we produce more patents than any other university in Germany and we are also doing quite well if you look worldwide as well nationwide as being among the most renowned universities do so department of physics uh well uh Alang is is an interesting city there’s a lot of green and actually the physics physics part is completely built into the woods so uh it’s quite charming to spend the time there i have to say there’s maybe one or two buildings missing the photo is a little bit older so we grow but it’s very pleasant now what are the main research and study pillars which we actually have so we focus basically around six which would be condensed matter astrophysics and astroparticle physics optical sciences physics and life sciences theoretical physics and quantum technologies now these pillars are not strictly separated as you will see later in the course and there’s a lot of overlap right quantum materials and quantum optics play together so there’s a lot of interdisciplinarity which is one of the strength uh of our uh uh uh department I believe so how would be a study looking like a master study so it’s a four semester so two years year one is sort of like bringing you up to speeds you know getting more specialized general or creating more general knowledge with some advanced experimental physics and advanced theoretical physic grants uh sorry grants courses but also you have the choice there already to choose elective courses in order to go towards a specialization or a specific interest of yours um other electric courses other than physics are also part of it so that can be language as much it could be a business thing or a management uh thing so you have quite some liberty to to to uh uh uh to structure your uh your your individual studies so that would be basically first and second semester in year two third and fourth semester uh it looks a little bit different there again we have these uh advanced courses in experimental physics you see there’s different topics according to that uh what you um uh what your interests are and eventually you see here at the bottom something which we call the specialization phase project planning preparation and your master thesis now all this here together is taking one semester uh sorry a year so in other words you have about six months where you start to specialize towards a very specific topic a very specific project which you have discussed of course with a professor which you do in the group of uh the research group of that person and you really start working towards it where where after six months you merge it and continue it into your master thesis right which you bring to an end after this six months so in total it would be a year and of course you hand in a written thesis work and of course you have an oral colloquium a presentation and a question of answer session so it’s all about you and your interests how do you want to shape uh your um um your studies now specialization again um how do you get to that you can of course go all you can do a mixed uh course uh or say a good mix of different types of courses and get your masters in physics in general but if you feel like oh I want to do more theory I want to do more solid state physics I want to do more optics then uh of course you can get a specific uh uh or specialized specialized master degree you just have to collect a sufficient number of courses all that is written down in the regulations and your master degree would be then not simply master degree in physics but master degree in physics specialization say quantum materials yeah so you have a lot of freedom to structure your studies here uh to the way you would like it now we have a lot of university associated research centers and affiliated research units uh within uh uh the university and associated with so for example the uh profile center like matter quantum technologies the name says it already but we have also two maxlank institutes once for the science of light ones for the physics and medicine of course we also have something more applied brown hoofer institution or the helmhold institution But of course also here the materials part is important the astrophysics part and also the part with uh the clinic in Alang and of course within this framework it’s only a few which I mentioned here you can find your master thesis topic and work also in these specific centers uh uh where the professors typically are part of it now a few hints around the the the application we heard it already well in our case of course the master is entirely in English and you do not need any certificate on your English skills if you’re in an English-speaking country and or or or your bachelor has been uh completely in English otherwise you will have to go through a turf test or British council etc uh which things again is written down in the regulations but you can also see on your web page currently there’s no application fee but they are this will come unfortunately and we guess it’s going to be around €100 to €300 so you have to take that into account there’s nevertheless uh in any case always a re-registration fee for every semester which is to be paid so of 72 euros and for the admission process it’s it’s actually competitive right it’s not just uh uh the amount of numbers of students we get is very high so we really have also to look and we are also interested in the best ones so what is going to come also in this uh context is an external test to be provided with the regulation uh with the application which will be the grave physics test or something similar probably expected from 2026 on when we look into the degrees which are typically accepted of course physics degrees bachelor in physics or subjects very closely related uh are are accepted of course if you come from outside of Shenhen you will have to apply for a student visa which you have to contact your local German embassy we have no influence on that what they ask you for so and and what they actually require and this is unfortunately changing always so you have a little bit to to to contact with them uh funding sourcing for your studies are found exclusively outside of the US university we always recommend to look into the DAD but there’s also the possibility to work during your masters uh master studies as a student helper we call it a heavy hill and shuffler on a subject which is offered at that time in a research group and so on but there’s mechanisms how you get to that information and of course once you have your MSE degree you can there’s always the possibility to think about to carry on the PhD note you are if you’re in Germany PhD student you’re actually not student you are a paid employee and but you are granted student rights so that’s that’s maybe something which many people are not aware of so how’s life in Alang well Alang has about 110,000 habitants but there’s more than 40,000 students so it’s really a student town there’s a lot of venues bars clubs according to that and by train or public transport you’re also quickly in Nunburg um it is actually the bicycle city of Germany so you will hardly find more bicycles and people on a bike than uh anywhere else than Swa facilities and actually just next door is actually Franconian Switzerland which is really a bouldering paradise um so it’s also a great region for sport spectatorships there’s a lot of football soccer and things going on uh main destinations around us you can reach timely with public transport in spring and summer there’s many local festival with festivals which are known as bakwine alang has the largest worldwide and oldest open air beer festival of this kind which is called the alanges and in winter you can just by car get within three to five hours into the mountains for skiing snowboarding and whatsoever so there’s a lot of nice things to do well housing market is volatile Right one has unfortunately to say it’s a student town there’s a lot of movement but it’s possible what about the living costs if you think about a one-bedroom apartment all including food whatever estimates go between 1 to€1,200 uh euros per month note however that health care is by large free and that students have many reductions in public transport entrance to museums swimming pools theaters and so on so this it is a few ideas here you can bolder here is again a little bit of along to be seen here you have the alanges here is science happening and overall I hope uh uh this was informative we have a question and answer session afterwards and of course myself as well as uh the head of the master committee are here to answer your question and we have of course our two web pages of our study service center physics specifically for student needs and of course the department’s web page thank you like to give the mic to Jana Lee Stanblock who will be presenting quantum engineering and this is language univers so yeah welcome from my side as well um I would like to introduce to you the quantum engineering’s master program at Labnet University Hanover in cooperation with Tio Brownike my name is Yanalis Templ and I’m the program coordinator um so for the start I want to start with the environment that you’re studying in so here you have a little map of um Germany and over in the north of Germany in the um state of Lower Saxony and um yeah I briefly outlined the environment um if you choose quantum engineering you will come to LU H so you come to Hanover and your base will be in Hanover but the study program profits from a close cooperation with TU Brown Schwike and the study program there quantum technologies and it is possible and sometimes necessary to attend courses in Poundwag as well but um they are mostly offered in an online or in hybrid version so you are um also able to watch them from Hanover of course sometimes it can be very nice to also join the other students in Poundwag as well um both decree programs were able to be created because we have the cluster of excellence quantum frontiers that is an um uh big research project group within located within quantum physics and um yeah also quantum technologies and it has been established across the two universities in Hanover and Brown Schwike and um is also in close cooperation partner with um the PTB that’s um like the physical technical um yeah unis anstal there is is our atomic clock located basically um and as well we have the center of applied space technology and microgravity in bman on board um so you also have corporation to primman if you like to have this and the max plank institute for gravitational physics and laser and laser tentrum hanover are involved in this so you have a broad spectrum of partners and the scientists in this research networks are working at the cutting edge of quantum mechanics and quantum technologies um so if you come here you are located in quantum valley lower sexy and you have a broad expertise in science industry and politics and that is the perfect for industrial internships or project works in a nonacademic surrounding as well as in an academic surrounding so you have all you need um for really the industrial market and also university research and development that you need after you finished the master degree here so coming up next what are you studying you are studying here as a study uh sample plan with a start in a winter semester for example um so this program is really about physics with a hinge of um electrical engineering um that is also the difference between the program in Hanover and Brownstrike hanover focuses more on the physics part and Brownrike focused more on electrical engineering part so um you have the curriculum that will provide solid knowledge in the area of fundamental theoretical concepts for example in experimental and theoretical quantum optics in solid state physics and in quantum information through additional quantum engineering competencies which on the one hand consists of indepth specialized lectures primarily from um from LOH and um leave room for individual selectable focal points and on the other hand are supplemented by practiceoriented modules in electronics control engineering and also optics so the program offers a clear added value and a unique selling point compared to classical physics degree program um yeah so you have here the compulsory stuff then you have physics electric electives and electrical engineering electives basically um and then you have also um a lab course that is a semester spanning programming module that teaches the necessary basics in data evaluation real time control of experiments and is also an introduction to simulations um in this way you get scientific methods and work processes um that are taught to you from the textbook to the screen we will work on the optical table and also on the workbench and you get also probably to the publication part and in particular the independently conducted research project within um the framework of the master thesis represents the synthesis of everything you previously learned in the scientific process here so it all ends with the master thesis this is heavily uh like connected and implemented to your research project yes if you have questions to this you can ask me later on so what is our admission regulations we are looking for different suitable previous degree programs in bachelors mainly physics but also optical technologies and electrical engineering um or similar with at least 20 ECTS in mathematics so we need a strong mathematical foundation um eight ects in quantum mechanics so the physics part is strong and five ects in wave optics or in electronamics so conditions um may be imposed that you have to uh fulfill during the first two semesters of the studying and that mostly applies for people with electrical engineering background like then you have to take the course in quantum mechanics or coherent optics andor um so that you don’t can fully start with deep diving in quantum optics and stuff so yes and uh we require an English language level C1 and you can start this program within the winter and the summer semester um we recommend sometimes the summer semester because um here you have the quantum mechanic introduction and also the coherent optics introduction and uh in the winter semester the obligatory courses on quantum optics and advanced solid state physics starts so probably the summer semester is a good entry point to just get sorted everything out and then get to start on the heavy part in the winter semester basically but it is completely up to you and if you have a physics background it will work like that as well so what is the qualification goal of the master program you will be ideally suited to fill the gaps that are continually opening up in the labor market in industry thanks to your in-depth knowledge training in quantum mechanics and also pro theoretical and practical knowledge of quantum technologies so that is in quantum communication quantum metrology uh quantum sensing quantum simulation quantum computing and with your profile you can pursue laboratory activities as well as jobs in manufacturing or research and development so you have the prerequisites for obtaining a doctorate and also to pursue academic career if you like so here in the study program you can really choose your specialization individually corresponding to your bachelor’s degree and of course on your interests that might also develop in the future so now I have some facts and figures about um the university so you get probably to study here in that nice castle um that are our key research areas in Hanover um and important for you is probably the quantum optics and gravitational physics part so here’s the precision uh measurement of space-time light and matter as well as the development of laser systems and atomic clocks and then we as well have here the optical technologies so huge applications include camera technology navigation medicine um as well as the internet so also we here are focusing on laser technologies and um other big research areas are biomedical research and technology as well as production engineering and the interdicciplinary study of science and energy research so we are also part of the TU9 so German universities of technology this is an alliance of leading universities of technology in Germany on the right hand side you can see which other universities are part of the TU9 so this is also a strong network and um we have the European university alliance u list um that is like cooperation with different European universities of course we have also preparation uh worldwide and non-EU but this one is kind of really close to us and you’ll probably have also the chance to visit another university if it is fitting in your study program so yes um and what about people at Lu um so there are around about 30,000 students um where 43% of them are female and 40% 14% of them are internationals so as well for the graduates we here have as well 14% of international graduates and here you can also say like the um bachelor degree and master degree graduates and the staff probably also interesting for you we have 13% of international staff throughout the university and of course you are also welcome to pursue an academic career after your master studies um to welcome you we have the study body program at Lu so it is an exchange between local and international students and um yeah it is part of our welcoming culture you get to learn how German academic system works is probably quite different from what you’re used to but no worries we are here to help with that and also your study value is um yeah you get to know the intercultural skills that are probably needed and also your language skills will be improved here so what it’s like living in Hanover as you can see right here it is already very green it is very green around the university it is very green throughout the city um we have we are the capital of Lower Saxony we have uh more than half a million inhabitants and um also it is very centrally located in Germany so there’s an airport access railway network um the nory and east um is not so far away so yes and you have also world largest exhibition site here so you probably get to know um the trade fair Hanover Messa that is a really big fair fair in Hanover and also like the IAA it’s a very big car exhibition and then we have here the headquarters of Continental Basin so like very good cookies Volkswagen probably you know that one as well and uh Tui so that is all about I have to say about this and as I mentioned um green city we have her house and gardens that is right next to the university and it is one of the most significant barack gardens in Europe we have the mach that you can see here on the picture it is just a big lake in uh the middle of the city basically it is very nice to hang out there and then we have the iron reader it’s one of Europe’s largest forests in the heart of a city so yeah also we have the forests around the university like Langan also mentioned but of course they have the physics department right into the forest it’s probably also really nice to have that so yes are you ready for your future you can also have a look uh and scan a QR code and have a look on our little video that is like for promotion and yeah giving you a little glimpse fun of uh Hanover University thank you for listening and if you have any questions I’m still here and of course you can write me anytime and probably Nino can make contact or something so thank you thank you very much Jana i will just quickly copy the link to the video so that in case somebody wants to have it there is also in in chat to attendees the contact email from quantum engineering is also uh in chat and there is also a phone number h very important thing is that you need VPD from UNAS to apply so please make sure that you are good in time and the program has two application deadlines VPDS valid for one year and therefore yeah in case something happens and you are late now because you don’t have a PD right now um and if you apply I doubt it will be there before 31st of May but you can also use it uh for the 30th of November application deadline okay thank you very much now let’s start with the questions i will start with the one that um has lots of questions uh like as a um in it i I don’t know the name of the attendee it says anonymous attendee and I will ask this question to both of you um let’s start with a team f and then I will take the question for ya please are you very strict with GPA requirements also i know Germany’s home physics however considering being out of school since 2005 working primarily will I stand a chance of being accepted since I want to delve into research and academia also what area should I be revising now to facilitate my transition into the physics program professors or Dr max I don’t know who wants to take this one kristoff do you want yes so thank you very much for the question so so generally of course I mean we have um uh we have to see that you have a chance to uh really can that you can um excel in the studies that that that we do um so we have requirements um on different subjects that that play a role um and uh so it’s of course much more physics oriented so um uh there there’s no as always because it’s an international possibility to apply um in our admission committee we will have a careful look at your transcript of record and then decide whether this will be um sufficient for the admission or not so it’s it’s very hard to give a number on something like that because that really varies um from from university to university i I may add that sometimes it’s also like that that we see that if a candidate would principally be fitting but we see that according to the the the records which we have or sent in with the application we may ask the the the applicant okay you can start but you need to take an extra course on say I don’t know electronamics or where we feel like okay here you need some extra knowledge to build up so to be successful so we take this into account that of course uh there are internationally seen courses which don’t have exactly the same syllabus as our bachelor physics course right and then we say like okay it’s actually fitting but please do that on top and then everything is fine um I just will follow up uh here with you so um since the person has a gap uh between bachelor and will have a master uh is it okay do we have restrictions in this regard or is it okay to apply and the second one is 2.5 GPA is it a very harsh cut for you or it’s possible to provide additional motivation letter outstanding desire to study and then you look at it Um yes so so if you have a gap in studies that that might be okay it depends a bit on uh what you have done in between right I mean also personally for you of course right how easy it is to really um um cope with the gap right so for example if you work somewhere near the field then of course it’s much more easy to do that so and we will really have a look at at um um at at each case um and we’ll evaluate how this gap um can be possibly bridged right so so don’t worry we will have a look at it right um and uh then also um about GPA or some values like that we will always look at the entire um submission right and take into account everything of that entire submission i I may add of course that in if if uh if it’s like that that there are open questions typically the admission committee will first reach out by email to the student to clarify things uh and then maybe ask to for some extra documentation which is needed and or even if decided to be necessary have a informal interview uh regarding the the application yeah so we we try to be as comprehensive as possible because we understand that the background of every student is changing from student to student so we have to take that into account thank you so much um question for Jana actually two questions how much hands lab experience is included in areas like quantum sensors or quantum communication hardware and second is I would love to know more about what kind of coding or programming background would help me succeed especially in quantum simulation or computing okay I answered that as best as I can since I am only the study program coordinator but um so hands-on and lab experience you have some stuff in quantum senses and um probably also quantum communication but this also depends on your like interest there is al always the possibility to join a lab in the university also um at soundtrack for example but mainly at l or like also maxplank institute or something um where you can have of course all the hands-on lab experience you like basically so um if you um work there for example you can also always ask professors um if they are welcoming someone in their lab and then you can have all the experience you like in that regard but we have that um I mentioned that um the lab course computational method simulation and experimental control where you get into doing some of that stuff and uh which coding or programming background uh we would recommend probably I stick with Python so if you are already like a bit acquainted with Python it would be like helpful for quantum simulation and computing mhm thank you so much um back to FAT how long is the interview and do you provide topics to pro to prepare for and for specializations can one switch or it is what to select and cannot be changed oh okay so so basically um um we try to avoid interviews at the first stage and then as has been said if there’s something that we have to clarify then we would be doing interviews right um and and that is we cannot say it’s not kind of formalized in that way it’s like this long or so on we will do this on a case-to- case decision because the cases are very very different and as to um on the studies and how to specialize about switching i will refer to Weslitch yeah thanks um yeah so the specialization uh of course you can switch there’s is you have from this perspective complete freedom say at the beginning you have decided uh I don’t know you want to do quantum optics you find out oh that’s not the right thing I rather do quantum materials then of course also you should then choose the according courses right and only at the very end when you have all the required numbers numbers of courses and seminars and everything then you have to present these to the the the um the examinations committee uh which actually grants you the specialization so there is flexibility of course take into account that uh if you started with the idea of a specialization in one direction that costs time so you may need to either put more effort you know in hearing two lectures in parallel or maybe have in mind uh that you have to study a semester longer but in between you can always switch right it’s really up to you to design it the way you most like it mhm thank you so much and just out of curiosity if somebody follows one specialization will it be mentioned as a minor in the final certificate or No no you you have one specialization for which you go for right okay okay thank you um one question for Anna and then a question for both of you uh for Rihanna um the question was I have a pulber evaluation report in the same is the same as a VPD yes it is but I wanted to clarify does it need to be specifically issued for the university or do you accept general ones um I think we accept the general ones as far as I uh know this so last year it worked like that uh very well so if you have a VPD issued uh in general um it should be very easy to use that also for your handover mhm yeah still valid of course it is probably expiring but yes mhm yeah exactly it’s only valid for one year their attendee and or if it’s if it’s still sorry in range um uh in time frame then you can apply for that so yes this is the same thing and you just need to then upload it to the online uh system and and the link to that is also in chat so um yeah since you already have it then start application if you want now and the last question I see right now is about the acceptance rate for this programs as of the last year professor from the beginning you scared people i think that you are very picky um can you now calm people down uh well I I I hope so uh the it it really changes a little bit from year to year but you also have to think about when you have hundreds of applications right um it’s just not possible to take all hundreds on board and I guess LIP is lightn is having the same issue so uh it varies of course but it’s somewhere around 20% mhm you have you have to think about realistically right but again it’s yeah it’s not a hard number in this sense right and then you are part of a great program and you can say I was in top 20 so that’s exactly the point i mean this this is why I said we are very um since the beginning when we started to actually put the master in English uh we continued every year to rise applications very good students and the field just gets more competitive but there’s only so much capacity so here we go thank you so much we would like to hear your feedback Yana as well yeah so we are still a very small study program um we started like 3 years back and we’re still growing um so our acceptance rate is relatively high I would say so if you have a background in physics it is most likely that we will accept you um of course there’s always the possibility of that you have the conditions to revisit something like quantum mechanics if we have the feeling or see like okay there’s something missing um and if you have another background than physics um it really depends on what you’ve done before basically so if your transcript of records or other things uh in your CV basically show that you have been interested in physics before because yeah our study program is called quantum engineering but if you’re not like into physics you will probably not be able to get this through so quantum optics is a really really hard um subject basically and that is obligatory so you have to get through that and if you don’t have quantum mechanics um on board and are also like fine with different concepts of that you will probably not be able to study that program to the end so I would say we are really like open to anyone and we also accept as much possible and give you the chance with the conditions but we also have to say when you’re here it can be really hard at some some point so yeah thank you very much but we do our best to support you of course so don’t be too scared um we get thank yous uh from attendees and