Security and Mobile Computing - NordSecMob – (M.Sc.)

The NordSecMob - Master's Programme in Security and Mobile Computing is a full-time Master of Science degree Programme with duration of 2 years. During these two years, students will study at two of the five Nordic partner universities: Aalto University School of Science (Aalto) in Finland, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the University of Tartu (UT) in Estonia. The programme is coordinated by the Aalto University School of Science.

The Nordic countries are very innovative in mobile communications and an industrial and scientific cluster has formed to serve this area. The NordSecMob - Master's Programme in Security and Mobile Computing is based on the research cooperation between the participating universities and it offers in-depth knowledge in the field of data communications, mobile computing and information security.

This Master's programme extends the students computer science skills towards the mobile computing area. The courses in the programme address the modern data communications architecture evolution from several aspects. The students gain practical knowledge and theoretical insights in the fields of network applications, services, information security and mobile networking. After completion of this programme, the graduates will have a broad knowledge basis of mobile computing and they will be able to design and develop their own solutions for the mobile Internet, having both the practical skills and the capability to follow the scientific research. The Internet technologies form the technical framework of the NordSecMob programme. The key subject areas for both the Internet and mobile networks are applications and services, including service management issues like mobility, quality of service, charging and security. The students are required to both study and create practical implementations based on the current technologies and to learn the emergent trends in the research community. Special attention is paid to the information security, which is a critical issue when developing and deploying services on public networks.

NordSecMob - Master's Programme in Security and Mobile Computing is one of the European top-quality Masters Courses selected by the European Commission Erasmus Mundus Programme. Erasmus Mundus programmes offer culturally enriching higher education opportunities for both European and Non-European students. Both European and non-European students have the opportunity to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarships. After completing the two-year programme successfully, the students will be awarded two officially recognized M.Sc. degrees: one from each university where they studied at.

The NordSecMob programme graduates are equipped to be employed internationally by both industry and academia, having acquired the necessary skills for various work opportunities including expert role, R&D, research and management positions. This programme gives a solid basis to continue academic career towards the doctoral level; it also provides the students with experience of international R&D environments and enables access to major international networks.