A new PhD program -- CLCLP in Taiwan International Graduate Program

Mon Dec 2 01:40:30 UTC 2002

Dear LFG members,

attached please see the brochure of a new PhD program, the 'Computational
Linguistics and Chinese Language Processing' for Taiwan International
Graduate Program. We will be grateful if you can help disseminate this
information. For further details, please view
http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/program_desc.htm and
http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/CLCLPintro.htm. Please note that the deadline
for application for admission 2003 is March 31, 2003. If you have any
queries, please contact Professor Churen Huang or Ms Meiyu Chang via email
clclp at gate.sinica.edu.tw.

Thank you very much.

Meiyu Chang
CLCLP assistant
Email: meiyu at gate.sinica.edu.tw
Institute of Linguistics        FAX: 886-2-27856622
Academia Sinica                Tel: 886-2-27863300 Ext. 300
Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan 115

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Computational Linguistics and Chinese Language Processing
A Ph.D. Degree Program under the
Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP)

Call For Application for Admission
Program Inauguration: Fall 2003

What is TIGP?
The Taiwan International Graduate Program, initiated by Academia Sinica,
focuses on inter-disciplinary areas of study in order to make significant
contributions to human knowledge and well-being. TIGP is a joint adventure
between Academia Sinica and leading research universities in Taiwan. TIGP
students will have access to the research and teaching facilities in
Academia Sinica and a collaborating university.

Computational Linguistics in Taiwan
Information scientists and linguists at Academia Sinica have jointly worked
on Chinese language processing for the past twenty years. Similar
successful inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration is the
dominant model of research in the field of computational linguistics in
Taiwan. Academia Sinica has two Academicians (the most prestigious academic
recognition in Taiwan) whose research areas include computational
linguistics: William S.-Y. Wang, and Ching-Chuan Cheng. In addition, Taiwan
has hosted the 19th International Conference on Computational Linguistics
(COLING 2002) in August. The local computational linguistic community has
held annual computational linguistic conferences (ROCLING) since 1988.

Program Highlights
-Synergy in Interdisciplinary Research: Areas of Concentration
CLA: Corpus Linguistics and Language Archives
CML: Computational Modeling of Language Cognition and Evolution
IRE: Information Retrieval and Information Extraction
KRA: Knowledge Representation and Acquisition
NLP: Natural Language Processing: including Language Understanding,
Knowledge Representation, Parsing, etc. with emphasis on theoretical
computational linguistics
SLP: Spoken Language Processing

-International Perspective and International Exposure
(host institutes and partners)
*Institute of Linguistics (Preparatory Office), Academia Sinica
*Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica
*Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University (To Be
Confirmed)
*Graduate Institute of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University
*Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National
Taiwan University
*Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Taiwan University
*Institute of Research on Cognitive Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
*Institute of Chinese Linguistics, City University of Hong Kong (TBC)
[Note: Understanding has also been reached with the Institute of
Computational Linguistics, Beijing University for student and research
exchanges in the future]

Preliminary Sketch of Degree Program
-Expected Duration: Five years. The first three years are guaranteed with
stipends from Academia Sinica. Support for the final two years are the
responsibility of thesis advisor and the students themselves. Initial
stipend is set at NT$30,000/month.
-Course Work: courses will be offered through collaborating university
programs, but can be taken at Academia Sinica or at any of the
collaborating programs. The total course work required is at least 25
credits (9 courses).
-Advancement to Candidacy: By the end of the third year
-Internship: Long (one-year) or short-term internships will be available
from leading research centers in the field of CLCLP.
-Degree: A TIGP Ph.D. will be offered jointly with one of the collaborating
university programs.

Admission Requirements
1. Masterâ€™s or Bachelorâ€™s degree in computational linguistics or other
related areas; such as linguistics, computer science, cognitive science etc.
2. Fluency in English: TOEFL score of 550 or higher
3. (Strongly preferred) Working knowledge of Chinese: minimally 6
credit hours of college level Mandarin Chinese
4. (Desirable) Proven ability in computational linguistics, such as
published papers, completed projects, etc.
5. A Statement of Purpose that includes a research plan
6. Three (3) letters of recommendation

Inquiries should be addressed to
Chu-Ren Huang
 Email:mailto:churen at sinica.edu.tw
Institute of Linguistics     FAX: 886-2-
27856622
Academia Sinica
Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan 115

Ms. Mei-yu Chang
 Email:mailto:meiyu at gate.sinica.edu.tw
Institute of Linguistics     FAX: 886-2-
27856622
Academia Sinica      Tel: 886-2-27863300
Ext. 300
Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan 115

Websites and Reference Materials
Introdocution of TIGP-CLCLP http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/CLCLPintro.htm
Academia Sinica & TIGP  http://www.sinica.edu.tw/index.html
COLING2002 http://www.coling2002.sinica.edu.tw/
Institute of Linguistics. AS http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/
Instinite of Information Science, AS http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/