[Announcement] 2018 The AEARU STEM Summer Camp Program (PKU)

2018-04-03

2018 The AEARU STEM Summer Camp Program (PKU)
The AEARU STEM Summer Camp 2018 will provide an exciting learning experience for the students from AEARU member universities, connecting them with their peers from around the world.

Contents:
The Camp will be hosted by Peking University in Beijing, China. Courses will be focusing on the frontier knowledge of Computer Science and Engineering. Both undergraduates and graduate students are welcome to apply.

`Course Name`	`Dates`
`Deep Learning`	`July 3 - 8`
`Computational Social Science`	`July 2 - 12`
`Probabilistic Models for Structured Data`	`July 2 - 13`
`Machine Learning in Computer Vision`	`July 2 - 15`
`Foundations of Big Data Systems`	`July 9 – 15`
`Biometric Authentication: System and Application`	`July 9 – 22`
`Health Informatics — Big Data Approach`	`July 14 – 20`
`Compact Data Structures for Big Data`	`July 15 – 22`
`Economics and Computation`	`July 16 – 25`
`Design Informatics`	`July 16-27`
`Becoming a Medtech Entrepreneur -- What is Biodesign?`	`July 16-27`
`Machine Learning for Time Series Analysis – Statistical Models and Deep Learning`	`July 23 – 27`
`Data Management for Big Data Analytics`	`July 23-31`
`Computer Ethics`	`July 23 – August 3`
`Computation, Economics and Data Science`	`July 23- August 3`
`Foundations of Artificial Intelligence`	`July 25- August 5`
`Computational Game Theory`	`July 31-Aug 10`

For details, please find the Syllabus(Frontier Courses)(Download)
Sometimes, course(s) might be cancelled if the number of enrolled students is below the minimum requirement. In such case, the affected student(s) can choose another course or withdraw from the program. The confirmed list of courses to be provided before May 31, 2018.

About the Program
Dates: Session A: July 1 to July 14, Session B: July 15 to July 28, Extension: July 29-Aug 4
Venues: Peking University
Tuition:
1. The tuition fee is WAIVED for up to FOUR nominated AEARU students.
2. Accommodation standard fee, Travel, meals, and other personal expenses
Accomodation dails:
Session A: July 1 to July 14 (Check-out Date, July 14) Rate: RMB 150 per person per day
Session B: July 15 to July 28 (Check-out Date, July 28) Rate: RMB 150 per person per day
Extension: July 29-Aug 4 (Check-out Date, Aug 4) Rate: RMB 150 per person per day
** PKU can offer up to TWO places of FREE accommodation for the period from July 15 to July 28, 2018 (based on the nomination of the home university) **

Qualifications:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 40 (inclusive) and be in good health;
- Be currently a full-time registered NTHU undergraduates and graduate students
- Have proof of English proficiency
- Minimum GPA requirement of 3.0

Important Dates
- Application Deadline: 5pm April 30, 2018
- On-line Application for Nominated Students Deadline: May 15, 2018
- Confirmed List of Courses Deadline: May 31, 2018
- Admission Notification: Estimated May 22-29, 2018

Application

Step 1 - Finish On-line Application Form (Click)
Step 2 - Prepare Documents
(1) Application Form (Download)
(2) English Proficiency Certificate
(3) Official transcripts of all semesters
(4) Supporting materials
*Students must be nominated by NTHU for the further procedure **
Step 3 - Email

Please make one pdf file of all documents and email to dga@my.nthu.edu.tw by 5pm Apr 30, 2018
Kindly states subject " 2018 The AEARU Summer Camp 15-28 July (PKU) - XX(department) XX (name) “

Step 4 - Hand In

Please bring the hard copy of (2) Application Form only to the DGA office (Room 111, General Building) by 5pm Apr 30, 2018

References
About PKU and AEARU: http://www.oir.pku.edu.cn/info/1192/3193.htm
Syllabus PDF (Frontier Courses) (Download)

Contact Information
Division of General Affairs, Office of Global Affairs
Phone:03-5715131 #33428
E-mail: dga@my.nthu.edu.tw
Attn: Tess Wu