1. Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, U.S.A. www.iit.edu
Presented by:
Dr. Vanita Misquita Ph.D.
Director of Overseas Programs

2. Welcome to the 21st Century IIT.
Welcome to the 21st Century IIT.

3. Why Study in the U.S. Different cultural experience
Opportunity to work and understand the American workplace
Opportunity to obtain an American degree that has worldwide recognition
Opportunity to gain competency and proficiency in the American language
Marketability

4. American System of Education
Undergraduate, Graduate
Academic Calendar
Credit hour(s)
Grading System
GPA –Grade Point Average

5. What is a credit hour? 1 credit hour equals 1 hour of lecture
° A graduate level course at IIT is usually 3 credit hours
° So, a 3 credit course at IIT means that the course is offered three times per week or once a week for
(3 c.h. x 1 hour) 3 hours

6. Our Location IIT: Illinois Institute of Technology
Location: Chicago, Illinois

7. CHICAGO

8. CHICAGO

9. CHICAGO

10. Chicago Third largest city in the U.S. (8.55 million)
25 miles of lakefront, 15 miles of bathing beaches
552 parks, 46 museums, more than 200 art galleries, approx. 7,000 restaurants,
200+ theaters, 15 T.V. stations, 100 radio stations,
13 daily newspapers

11. FACTS ABOUT CHICAGO #1 in the U.S. high tech especially nano
technology
#1 in the U.S. in manufacturing
#1 business travel destination
Center of the U.S. interstate highway system
Headquarters to 35 Fortune 500 companies
World’s largest public library

12. Why Study at IIT Reputable university – College of Distinction
Small class size & easy access to professors
Cutting-edge research
University-wide focus on sustainability and renewable energies covering all disciplines
Location

13. Main Building

15. Path-breaking Intellectual Tradition
Susan Solomon
National Medal of Science
Laszlo Moholoy-Nagy
The New Bauhaus
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Chicago School Architecture
Some of the famous faculty.
Note: Marvin Camras, inventor of magnetic recording, was also a graduate of IIT’s electrical engineering department and earned more than 500 patents. He received the National Medal of Technology
Marvin Camrrasas
National Medal of Technology
Magnetic Recording
S.I. Hayakawa
Semanticist
&M Het Transfer

16. Intellectual Leadership includes
Nobel Laureates (L-R: Herbert Simon (Economics):
Jack Steinberger (Physics): Leon Lederman ( Physics):
Herbert Simon
Nobel Prize
Economics
Jack Steinberger
Nobel Prize
Physics

17. SR Cho, Chairman Hyosung Group
National Medal of Science & Nobel Peace Prize
Susan Solomon
Stemgrimur
Hermannsson
Former Prime Minister of Iceland
Sam Pitroda Adviser to Prime Minister
India
   
   
Former
President
of Lithuania
Valdas Adamkus
Father of Cell Phone Martin Cooper
Some more alumni.
Bob Growney, former CEO of Motorola,
Marty Cooper father of the mobile phone.
SR Cho, Chairman Hyosung Group
IIT graduates become leaders.

18. Motto of IIT

19. Magnetic tape data storage

20. Marvin Camras IIT B.S. EE 1940; M.S. EE 1942 Inventor - Magnetic Tape
Born in Chicago in 1916, Camras was known to his family as an "inventor" by the age of five
In the late 1930s, Camras was studying electrical engineering at the Armour Institute of Technology (now the Illinois Institute of Technology).
Camras spent a fifty-year career at Illinois Institute of Technology, where he taught until 1994.
 By the time of his death in 1995, he had earned over 500 US and international patents for his work. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1985, and in 1990 he won the National Medal of Technology.

21. Ed Kaplan (Alumnus of IIT) (B.S. ME 1965) Inventor – Bar Code
CEO and Chairman, Zebra Technologies
Ed Kaplan, one of Chicago's most successful technology entrepreneurs, studied at IIT, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering
At 26 years old, Kaplan he invented the Bar Code and co-founded cutting edge Zebra Technologies, the bar-coding company

22. Marty Cooper ( Ancien élève d’ IIT (B. S. EE 1950; M. S
Marty Cooper ( Ancien élève d’ IIT (B.S. EE 1950; M.S. EE 1957) Inventor – Cell Phone
1st Cell Phone – 1973
(« The Brick ») –weighed
2.5 pounds!!
Named one of the best
inventors of all time for his
work on the first personal
cell phone in the "Best
Inventions of the Year"
article in the October 30
Time Magazine 2007
2nd invention – A new wireless
Internet system called iBURST
that puts high-speed data
transmission at your
fingertips!!

23. About IIT 1890 founded as Armour Institute
Ranks among the top 100 ranked colleges & universities in the U.S.
Member of the elite Association of Independent Technological Universities (aitu.org)
Architectural landmark campus & located in the city of Chicago
Listed as a ‘College of Distinction’
Inventors of the cell phone, surgical stapler, magnetic tape, first radio telescope…

24. Illinois Institute of Technology
Association of Independent Technological Universities ( AITU) (17 members)
I.I.T. Carnegie-Mellon CalTech
M.I.T. M.S.E R.I.T….

25. Research Facilities at IIT
IIT University Technology Park comprising 32 research centers, incubators
2 partially federally funded research centers – NCFST (National Center for Food Safety & Technology) and IITRI (IIT Research Institute)
Close collaborative research with Argonne National Lab ( US Federal Lab) and Fermi Lab ( 2nd largest lab for particle physics in the world)

26. “Illinois Institute of Technology Leads Statewide Initiative to Create Jobs and National Hub for Smart Grid”
Chicago, Sep. 10, 2009 — Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) announced today a $120 million
for the Perfect Grid from DOE ( US Dept of Energy)

27. IIT’s Perfect Power System http://www.iit.edu/perfect_power/
IIT will become the flagship Perfect Power System in the U.S. which will confront & model a solution to the global energy crisis
Established in conjunction with the Galvin Electricity Initiative, Dept of Energy & IIT

28. What will be IIT’s Perfect Power System?
Smart grid & technology-ready infrastructure
Self-sustaining electricity infrastructure
Intelligent distribution system & system controllers
Onsite electricity production
Demand-response capability
Sustainable energy systems & green buildings/complexes

30. “Toyota USA Foundation Awards $500,000 to IIT Academy for Future Leaders in Science and Technology”
“IIT's Tech Park Forms Partnership with French Organizations to Support International Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technology”
“…in establishing the world’s first International Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technology Hub at IIT in Chicago with its counterpart in France. “

31. “ All Cell Technologies…and its CEO, Said Al-Hallaj was named a laureate of the French Young Entrepreneur’s Initiative program”
“Illinois Institute of Technology to Lead Wind Energy Research Consortium”
“ U.S. Department of Energy Invests Up to $8 Million for University-Led Effort to Improve Wind Generation”

32. « Success Story »
Julien Branlard begins work at Fermilab today as the first John Bardeen Engineering Fellow. A recent graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Julien Branlard is the first recipient of the John Bardeen Engineering Fellowship.
"Julien will make an outstanding addition to Fermilab," said Ralph Pasquinelli, Accelerator Division RF Department Head and the inspiration behind the fellowship. "He's an articulate, talented team player who will hit the ground running with his outstanding engineering skills."
Branlard began his studies in France and transferred to the Illinois Institute of Technology in After graduating with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering last December, he began looking for a way to continue his work in the United States Fermilab Today 2005

33. About IIT Doctoral degree-granting university Research intensive
98% of full-time faculty with doctoral degrees or other terminal degrees
Class size – 85% of classes have fewer than 40 students; 26% of classes have fewer than 10 students
Highly selective
No student teaching assistants teach at the undergraduate level

34. Industrial Partners Boeing IBM Coca-Cola AT&T
Dell Computer Corp. McDonald’s
Energy Power Marketing Corporation
TelLabs Microsoft
Motorola Nec Technologies
Lucent Technologies Samsung Telecom
General Motors Western Electric
CTA Xerox ……..

35. 8 Colleges/Centers/institutes à I.I.T.
Armour College of Engineering and Science
College of Architecture
Institute of Psychology
Stuart School of Business
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Institute of Design
Center for Professional Development
College of Science & Letters

36. 2009 Fall Total Enrollment: 7,707
Our students come from more than 90 countries.

37. Some Research Strengths.
Some Research Strengths
Energy , Sustainability and Power
Food safety and technology
Accelerator and particle physics
Fluid dynamics
Human-centered design
High Performance Computing
Medical Imaging

38. More Research Strengths
One of the world's leading academic research programs in sustainable energy-efficient solutions:
Advanced power electronic converters, electric motor drives
Electric, hybrid electric,
plug-in hybrid vehicles
Professor Ali Emadi

39. Partners SPAIN: ° Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM)
° Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
° Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV)
° Escola Tecnica Superior d’Arquitectura, Barcelona - UPC
° Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura, Madrid – UPM
° Universidad de Seville
° Universidad de Navarre, (Tecnun)
° EHU Bilbao

40. Partners France : °ENSEA, Paris-Cergy °Grenoble INP °INSA, Strasbourg,
°INSA, Lyon
°ESIEA, Paris/Ivry
°ENAC, Toulouse
°ENSMA, Poitiers
°ENSEIRB, Bordeaux
°ENSIETA, Brest
°ESIGELEC, Rouen
° UTBM
° ESEO, Angers
° EISTI, Paris-Cergy

41. Partners GERMANY: ° Technische Universität, München
° Technische Universität, Berlin
° Technische Universität, Freiberg
° Bauhaus Universität Weimar

42. Partners Austria: Technische Universität Wien Sweden:
Kungl Tekniska Hogskolan - KTH
Chalmers University of Technology
Mexico:
Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey (ITESM)

43. Academic Calendar Two semesters per academic year (9 months)
Fall Semester
Mid-August – Mid-December
Spring Semester
Mid-January – Mid-May

44. Program Options Graduate level
I. Double degree Master’s program in 1 year
II. Research ( Proyectos Fin de Carreras) for a period of 6 months or upto 1 year maximum

45. MASTER’S DEGREE at IIT Master of Science (M.S.) = 32 credits
(Each course usually equals 3 hours )
i.e. 3 contact hours per week with a professor)
32 credits = ~11 courses
Transfer of credit of 2 courses (validated by IIT)
= less 6 credits
M.S. at IIT in 1 year (2 semestres) =
32 – = 26 credits

46. I. DOUBLE DEGREE MASTER’S PROGRAM
PROCEDURE:
4th year students selected by partner school
Selection criteria established in agreement with IIT and partner school
TOEFL of 90 iBT or IELTS score of 7
GRE general (specified minimums per dept.)
Research project duration (4-6 months)
Completion of a Master’s ( 32 credits) in 1 year with research project (non-thesis)
ETSIT-UPM students must take no less than 26 credits in total taking into consideration 2-course transfer

47. DOUBLE DEGREE - BENEFITS
Completion of Master’s degree at IIT in
1 year (12 months)
Possibility of obtaining the equivalent
qualifying degree from home university
Permission to work in accordance with F1 visa requirements for 1 additional year (+ 17 months extension) in the U.S. if major belongs to STEM category
Starting salary of IIT graduates quoted as being higher than the national average

48. Graduate – Fields of study
Engineering – Chemical, Environmental,
Biological, Food Process, Civil, Architectural,
Electrical & Computer, Mechanical & Aerospace,
Materials & Metallurgical, Biomedical
Sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics
Other fields – Psychology, Architecture,
Business, Computer Science, Applied Math,
Information Technology Management, Industrial
Technology & Operations

49. Civil & Architectural Engineering (www.iit.edu/engineering/cae/)
Construction Engineering & Management
Architectural Engineering
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Public Works
Environmental Engineering

50. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (www. iit
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (
Specializations:
Communication Theory & Signal Processing
Networks, Electronics & Electromagnetics
Power & Control Systems *
Computer Engineering
Computer Hardware Design
Computer Software Systems
Networks & Telecommunications

51. Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (www. iit
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (
° Master of Chemical Engineering
° Master of Food Process Engineering
° Master of Biological Engineering

52. Department of Industrial Technology & Operations ( www. iit
Department of Industrial Technology & Operations (
Master of Industrial Technology & Operations
Examples of some courses:
Industrial Risk Management
Advnaced Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Purchasing
Warehousing & Distribution
Transportation etc…….

53. Department of Information Technology & Management ( www. iit
Department of Information Technology & Management (
Master of Information Technology & Management
- Computer & Information Security
- Voice & Data Communication Technology
Systems Analysis & Administration
IT Management & Entrepreneurship
Software Development

54. Department of Computer Science (www.iit.edu/csl/)
Master of Computer Science
Master of Computer Science with specialization in
- Computer networking &
Telecommunications
- Information Systems
- Software Engineering
- Business

55. Research teams at the CS department (http://www.iit.edu/csl/cs/)
Computer Science Research Groups
Bug Doctor
Circsim-Tutor
Concurrent Programming Research Laboratory
Database Research Group
Information Retrieval Lab
Lexicography Group
Linguistic Cognition Lab
Network Modeling and Teletraffic Analysis Lab
Network Systems Lab
Scalable Computing Software Laboratory
Testing Maturity Model
Visual Computing Lab

56. Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering (www. iit
Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering (
°Master of Mechanical & Aerospace Engr
°Master of Metallurgical & Materials Engr
°Master of Manufacturing Engr

57. Master’s Degree 21 credits = ~7 courses
5 credits = Research project option
26 credits = Master of Science

58. List of some course transfers – French partners
ENSEA: ECE 409, 415, 434, 441, 448, ou 511
ENAC: ECE 403 et 437
ESIEA: CS 530, 532 ou 583
INSA Lyon: CS 532, CS 583
ENSIB: MMAE 511 et 521
Grenoble INP : INTM 502, 508

59. List of some course transfers – Spanish partners
ETSII-UPV: INTM 502, 561
ETSA-UPV: CAE 521 & CAE 552
ETSII-UPM: INTM 502, 404, 477, 531
ETSIT-UPM:
CS 470, 532, 542, ECE 407, 409, 421, 436,
437, 483, 514, 570 ou 576

60. Graduate Application Deadlines
Fall Semester
Application deadline – May 1
* * * * *
Spring Semester
Application deadline – October 15

61. Double Degree Selection by your school TOEFL 90 iBT minimum ou IELTS 7
GRE general (Q + V) + 3,0 (A) (MSCS) ou 900 ( Q + V) + 2, 5 (A) (MCS)
IIT Graduate International application
checklist.shtml
2 letters of recommendation
Professional statement
Deadline: 1st May (Fall semester) & 15 October ( Spring semester)

62. IIT Application Procedure- Double degree Master’s
Submit online application – click IIT Paris program
checklist.shtml
Will receive a GID number
Ask school to send your transcripts certified in the native language & English directly to Graduate admissions indicating your GID number via
Professional Statement and 2 letters of recommendation must be sent via with GID number to Grad Admissions
TOEFL and GRE scores – ask ETS to send them directly to IIT Chicago – Institution code 1318
Financial support form must be mailed in original

63. Contact persons at IIT Graduate Admissions – for Master’s program
Documents via send to: Ms. Paige Olson Financial Support form in original, post to: Ms. Joanette Catino c/o Illinois Institute of Technology 203 Perlstein Hall 10 W 33rd Street, Chicago, IL USA

64. The GRE General Exam The exam comprises 3 sections:
Verbal (multiple choice) out of 800
Quantitative (multiple choice) out of 800
Analytical (essay) out of 6
Schools look at a combined V & Q score
minimum score range of /1600
Analytical score range 2.5 – 3.5/6

65. GRE General Requirements per department at IIT (Master’s Level)
Dept. Of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering
Q+V = 1100 (650 in Q), A = 3.5
Dept. Of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Q+V = 1100, A = 3.5
Dept. Of Computer Science
Q+V = 1000, A = 3.0
Dept. Of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Q+V = 1000, A = 2.5
Dept. Of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Dept. Of Biological, Physical & Chemical Sciences
Q+V = 1100, A = 2.5

66. GRE minimum requirements per dept
Dept. Of Industrial Tech & Mgmt
V+Q = 900, A = 2.5
Dept. Of Information Tech Mgmt
Food Safety & Technology
V+Q = 950/1100, A = 2.5

67. Tuition cost at IIT (August 2010 – May 2011)
Tuition cost for a Master’s degree ( USD per credit hour = $31,200
Transfer of 6 credits (2 courses) $ 5,850
Scholarship from I.I.T.
( 12 credits if more than 5 students) $ 11,700*
(otherwise 9 credit hours)
Total to pay = $ 16,575 or $13,650*
€11,839 or €9,750*
*(Exchange rate: 1 Euro = 1.40 USD 7/11/10)
* (The new tuition cost for the new academic year August 2011 – May 2012 will be available in Feb 2011)

68. Double Degree – IIT Cost :Aug 2010 – May 2011
26 c.h.
$25,350
Scholarship 12 c.h.
$11,700
Cost
$13,650 (€19,750)

69. Other Fees August 2010 – May 2011 Insurace $830 (ou $436 S11)
Service Fee $630 (ou $315 S11)
U-Pass (Transport) $250 (ou $125 S11)
Activity Fee $200 (ou $100 S11)
New Student Fee $ 75 ( one time only)
Total $ 1,985 (ou $1,051 S11)
Updated cost for August 2011-May 2012:
Taux de change: 1.40 USD = 1 Euro ( 7/11/10)

70. The benefits New car = €12,000 Rolls out of the garage =
Value reduced by -20%
Master’s d’IIT : €12,000 Graduate from IIT = Salary: €40,000 (+30% aux US )

71. Accommodation (August 2010-May 2011)
° Residence halls on campus (MSV – McCormick Student Village) : 1 room = $5, $5,568
( €427 – €441 per month)
° Gunsalaus Hall - $6,182 - $11,290 ( pax)=$606 ou 1 room $1,254 (€490 -€896 per month p/p)
° State Street Village (SSV) - $10,724 - $12,864
° In Chicago: ~ min. $850 (€303 -shared)
° Meals: $1,576 (€125/m); $3,804 (€301/m); $4,710 (€373/m); OR, $ 4,954 ( €393/m)
Exchange rate: 1.40 USD = 1 Euro (7/11/10)

72. Program II: Research Receive approval from home institution Visa J1
Research at IIT for 6 months or 1 year
Receive approval from home institution
Visa J1
– click on Graduate Non-Degree Research
Application deadline:
13 October (Fall semester)
15 April ( Spring semester)
Registration of 2 credits per
$1950 for Armour College ( based on Aug10 – May 11 cost)

73. Cost for Research program
Registration requirement of 2 credit hours for the semester and 1 credit hour over the summer ( Cost per credit hour is different for Armour College, Stuart School of Business & Institute of Design)
Usually the professor covers the cost – however, if unable to do so, it becomes the responsibility of the research scholar to cover this cost
Funding program alternative – FARO GLOBAL Internship program ( –funded by the Ministry of Science & Innovation in Spain – validity until Dec 31, 2010.

74. Les Sites Web des Départements
ARMOUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & LETTERS
STUART SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

75. ETSIT-UPM students only
Scholarship possibilities offered by
Vodafone:

76. U.S. Consular Information
travel.state.gov/links.html
Visa Application process:
travel.state.gov/nonimmigrantvisas.html
Information on specific types of visas:
« What Consuls Look For »

77. Websites IIT www.iit.edu TOEFL www.toefl.org
GRE general
For UPM/Spanish students interested in
attending IIT:
com

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