KUETIAN BLOG

KUETian Blog Proposal

2010-10-20T03:43:00.000-07:00

Since we have now managed a good Blog address www.kuetianblog.blogspot.com let's move forward.

I propose to make the goals & access policies of the Blog to be broader and more relaxed than our group. But Batch/Department information in all post should be a MUST.

My proposals are:

1. The Blog should be accessible by anyone.

[ Reader can be Non-KUETian, and contents should be search-able].

2. Only KUETians are eligible to be authors of the blog.

3. Since the number of author can be maximum 100, other KUETians can send post by email. We can publish those in the blog later on.

4. We can have different section on the blog i.e. tags. KUET Admission Info, KUET Life. Graduate Admission Info. Exam tips etc.

5. We can try to have constructive blogs related to Bangladesh Politics, Economy, Social Problem, Innovative Ideas, Seminar/Conference/Scholarship Information.

[ Please comment on it.]

6. We can have a section of success stories, where successful alumni can post inspirational short auto-biography.

7. Post can be in English and/or Bangla (must be in Vrinda font) or mix of them, without compromising quality.

8. Comments should be limited. Single line comments should be discouraged.

9. We can reward 'Best Blogger of the Month' and congratulate him/her by official email.

Please add more clauses in initial proposal so that we can move forward and publish a draft copy of proposal to the Blog.

Thanks & Regards
Admins

kuetianblog@gmail.com

VISA processing in Australia

2010-01-05T23:18:00.000-08:00

Question: Can anyone give Idea about VISA processing in Australia? Is it necessary to contact with any agent for student VISA processing?

Answer: You can process by yourself (see www.immi.gov.au) or you can contact an agent. IDP (http://www.bangladesh.idp.com/) is good for student VISA processing.

Transcript Evaluation by World Education Services (WES)

2009-12-22T22:12:00.000-08:00

Transcript Evaluation by World Education Services (WES) is required by many US universities for graduate admission. I had to go through this very disgusting procedure of WES evaluation. The website is puzzling and creates a lot of confusions. Moreover, you'll not get any reply from their customer service. However, the process is somewhat as follows:

First, you have to create a account in their website. This is your naming and educational details with info on in which universities you want to send the evaluation report. In order to create an account you have to pay some charge. you can pay this charge from varsityadmission. com

Second, you have to download the form for bangladeshi applicants. Remember that you DONOT need to submit any HSC certificate (Since you have graduated from a 4year graduation university) although it is very confusing to understand this info from their website.

Third, you need to fill out some information in that form (such as name, WES acount number etc) and print the form.

Fourth, you need to go to the controller of exam in KUET and have to take signature of the controller in the photocopy of your transcript and certificates.

Fifth, in front of controller, sill the documents into an official envelop (controller's office has those envelops) and take sign from controller on the envelop.

Sixth, send the envelop to the official address of WES. Use DHL/FedEx for that so that you get a faster delivery.

Seventh, track your delivery ... when your document reaches in its destination, check whether the online status has been updated.

Eighth, WES will again send your documents to the controller office for verifying that whether it is a true copy or not. They probably send an email to the controllers email address. So, when you'll be notified in WES website that is has been sent for verification, call to controller's office to ask whether they have received your document from WES (mention that it may come by email). If they do, politely request to verify the document.

Ninth, as soon as WES gets the verification, it will analyze your transcripts and declare your credit hour and cgpa in US education system. In most cases, the KUETian credit hours get reduced and CGPA gets increased a little bit.

Tenth, When your evaluation is complete, they (WES) will send a copy of your evaluation result to your intended university. Sometimes, WES makes some delay but don't worry, they will eventually do the evaluation.

Who is clever? Teacher or student?

2009-12-22T22:07:00.000-08:00

One Night 4 College Students Were Playing Till Late Night and Didn't Study For The Test Which Was Scheduled For The Next Day.

In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty and weird with grease and dirt. They then went up to the Dean and said that they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their return the tyre of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back and that they were in no condition to appear for the test.

So the Dean said they can have the re-test after 3 days. They thanked him and said they will be ready by that time. On the third day they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that as this was a Special Condition Test, All four were required to sit in separate classrooms for the test.

They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

The Test consisted of 2 questions with the total of 100 Marks.

Q.1. Your Name........ ......... ......... (2 MARKS)

Q.2. Which tyre burst?........... ....(98 MARKS)

a) Front Left
b) Front Right
c) Back Left
d) Back Right.....!! !

This is a true story from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ...Batch
1992-96

Now you decide………………………..

Sato International Scholarship Foundation (Japan)

2009-12-21T10:22:00.000-08:00

Details: http://sisf. or.jp/eng/ index.php? option=com_ content&task= view&id=19& Itemid=36

The Sato International Scholarship Foundation grants two types of scholarship for self-supporting students from ASEAN countries as well as Southwest Asian countries enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution:
1. Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students.
2. Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students.

Students from the Following Countries are Eligible to Apply: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam.

Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students: The applicant must be residing in Japan, enrolled in or accepted to a legitimate program. Please apply through the students' office of your university.
Amount of Scholarship

Undergraduate students　　& #12288;&# 12288;
120,000 yen/month

Graduate students
180,000 yen/month
（ plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences ）
Duration of Scholarship: 2 years
Number of Scholarships Granted: Around 25 students will be accepted.
Eligibility: The applicant must be a citizen from the aforesaid countries, who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

The applicant must also fulfill the following requirements:

1. Does not receive any sort of scholarship or funding from other parties.
2. Holds legal residence status as a college student.
3. Have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times/year).
4. Does not have a parent employed in Japan.
5. Does not hold a doctorate degree.
6. Is enrolled in a program with more than 1 year left until graduation/completi on (from April 2009). This restriction does not apply to doctorate program.
Selection Process: Selected by screening committee

1. First round of selection: review of application form and documents
2. Second round of selection: interview

Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students: This scholarship is provided to students who are recommended by those designated universities that have secured an agreement of recommendation with the Sato International Scholarship Foundation. Scholarship as well as travel fee to Japan is provided to those students from the aforesaid countries who will study in Japan on a short term based on the agreement among universities for study exchange.
Amount of Scholarship: 100,000 yen/month
Duration of Scholarship: Over 6 months, up to 10 months; however scholarship terminates upon completion of the program.
Designated Universities: The University of Electro-Communicati ons, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, J.F. Oberlin University, Rikkyo University.

Study in Sweden FAQs

2009-12-20T21:24:00.000-08:00

I am interested to study in Sweden. But my CGPA is just 3+ some. So I need some information about it.

1. How can I study there without scholarship?

2. Which universities can I study there without scholarship? Their website address.

Ans(1&2): Simply you browse several master programmes and apply through www.studera. nu for Sweden. In any university you can study without scholarship but upon satisfying their requirements. My CGPA was like you but I have studied in Chalmers which is one of the top univ in Sweden and 50th ranked in the world for engineering and technology. Please visit www..studyinsweden. se for all univs web address.

3. How much do I need money initially for VISA process, plan trick, hand case & tuition fee?

Ans: For visa fee: around 10000 BDT, Plane ticket: around 60000 BDT(depends on airlines and taxes), no tuiton fee until 2010, around 5 lakh cash to complete 2 years Masters(if you dont get any odd job).

4. How much IELTS score do I need?

Ans: 6 is enough and 6.5 will be best because its competitive.

5. How much living cost there both for tuition fee & living?

Ans: I have answered it in 3.

6. Have any opportunity for part time job there? If yes, what type of jobs? How can I get?

Ans: Very little oppurtunity. Only target for big cities like Göteborg(Chalmers) , Stockholm(KTH) , Malmö(Malmö univ) and Uppsala(Uppsala univ) otherwise you will not get any job probably. Its very rare to get IT jobs like programming or system support(one out of 1000 u can say) but you can get job in indian/bd restaurants or McDonald's(Stockholm) or newspaper distribution company. Otherwise u need swedish language proficiency to get swedish rest. or bar jobs and so on.....

7. Can part time job be sufficient to cover up living cost & tuition fee? After that have I any hand in cash?

Ans: Most of the time no. If yes, you will be out of focus from your study. So, you have to decide whether you want to earn money only or earn money to subsidize your living to complete the Masters programme in due time.

8. Do I need to learn local language course?

Ans: If you learn language course it will be easy for you to search part-time jobs.

9. What is opportunity of residence for foreign student there?

Ans: Still no chance for student there. But, if you get a tax payee job in any field and if your salary is above 13000 SEK then you can get 2 years work permit. after 4 years work permit you will get the PR in Sweden. That's the new rule imposed from Dec 2008.

10. What is condition of weather there?

Ans: Weather is very bad during winter and winter will last at least 7-8 months. In whole Europe it is same kind of weather but nordic countries' weather are the worst.

11. Do I need ICDL (international computer driving license) to buy computer / laptop there?

Ans: You can buy computer or laptop without any so called License(i dont have any idea about that sorry).

12. Have any opportunity to study there without IELTS? If yes, which universities? Their website address & quality.

Ans: Yeah you can try in Chalmers because in 2008 lot of students got admission in different subjects without IELTS but its getting competitive now. So, I suggest you too score above 6 in IELTS to secure your place.

Study in Germany

2009-12-19T08:18:00.000-08:00

German higher study is really good and standard than any other country.Mostve scholarship through DAAD they have not need to pay anything and they get 700 euro per month. important is that here all education is govt. and free with low semester fees.But those who ha

Now come to point of JOB,as it is an engineering based country, u can get easily good job here.There are some students in Frankfurt and Berlin doing job in Sony Ericson or like such companies.

Most important news,now Germany is not so fanatic like before and it is possible to get permit lifetime if u ve a degree from German university and two year job experiences.

So,it will be so good if any body wants to come in German and i think he will have also good future in Bangladesh if he return with a good degree.

check the website http://www.daad. org/ everything is there. If you want more information then goto German Embassy located in Gulshan. Check the website http://www.dhaka. diplo.de/ Vertretung/ dhaka/en/ Startseite. html fill up the contact form and make an appointment. I wish your good luck.

The age limit for our undergraduate programs has been abolished; eligibility for graduate programs is now defined in terms of time passed since the last academic degree or ABD status was earned. Applicants for graduate scholarships should have completed their Bachelor’s degrees no longer than six years before the application deadline. PhD candidates must have achieved ABD status no longer than four years before applying. Postdocs may apply until four years after completion of their PhD.

Actually Here Scholarship is hard without job experience.Because German education system is 5 year diplom so they need some more knowledge.But if u ve GRE or something then its better for applying.

Most of university here r govt. so there r basically no rating of university because all university r highly standard by State Govt.For GETTING ADMISSION CGPA is not so factor because they just observe a certain standard.

Part time jobs are available if u ve knowledge of JAVA programing then u can get a job of 500 to 600 easily.There r also a lot of job for those who know WEB DESIGN,SQL like that.

BUT if u ve no knowledge of these then u ve to work in shops or other but then u need GERMAN.

PhD Studentships in Healthcare Engineering

2009-12-19T08:05:00.000-08:00

Digital Product LifecycleManagement Lab, Digital Laboratory, University of Warwick, UK

Two PhD studentships are available in the Digital Product Lifecycle Management Group. This is a

unique opportunity to participate in a major healthcare improvement project, which collaborates

with University of Warwick, General Electric Healthcare, and University Hospitals Coventry and

Warwickshire. The aim of the project is to model complex healthcare services delivered by

hospitals effectively and efficiently. The methods developed are expected to be helpful in

healthcare simulation domain.

The candidates should be motivated to work with multidisciplinary teams of researchers developing

contextualised simulation for healthcare settings. Good knowledge and experience of one or more

of the following subjects is essential: computer programming, process improvements, lean

healthcare, mathematical modelling, as well as excellent communication skills. Good computing

skills, ideally in Java, C++, Visual Basic is must. Knowledge of various types of simulation

modelling would be beneficial.

Candidates must have a degree in one of these fields: industrial engineering, computer engineering,

computer science, and possess the ability to work in a team deliver to a deadline.

The PhD candidates will be encouraged to further develop their analytical and computational skills

while working closely with the team members, and submit the results of work for publications in

the academic literature. An original contribution to knowledge in the field is expected.

The PhD studentship is available immediately. Potential candidates should contact Professor Darek

Ceglarek (d.j.ceglarek@...) or Prof. Eduardo Izquierdo (L.E.Izquierdo@...)

Website: http://digiplm.org/

Background information about

University of Warwick
School of Engineering

Warwick Manufacturing Group (with full rights of an academic department)

The Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), an independent academic department at the University of Warwick, the 5th highest-ranked research institution in the UK. Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) has an international reputation for its wide-ranging programmes of educational, research and professional activities. The WMG has 460 master students within its 9 master programs and 100 Ph.D./Eng.D students. It collaborates with more than 500 companies worldwide, has been selected by the EPSRC for one of its £9.5 million ($18 million) Innovative Manufacturing Research Centres (IMRC) and has a £70 million ($133 million) research and development centre for premium automotive sector.

The Warwick Digital Laboratory is a new £50 million ($95 million) capability involving the construction of a £13 million ($25 million) very high specification building on the University of Warwick campus completed in Summer 2008. It provides state-of-the-art facilities for innovative problem solving through collaborative research, demonstrators, knowledge transfer and training.

The Digital Laboratory is a combination of physical and virtual spaces, comprising a state of the art building at the heart of the Warwick campus.

The purpose-built Digital Laboratory building contains a showcase area where all stakeholders can engage with the various research activities, research laboratory and office spaces and a multimedia conference suite with broadband links to 3^rd party locations.

Darek Ceglarek

Professor and EPSRC Research Chair
Co-Director, Digital Products Lifecycle Management
The Digital Laboratory, WMG
University of Warwick

Coventry, CV4 7AL United Kingdom

Visiting Professor

Department of Industrial and System Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706 USA

E-mail: d.j.ceglarek@...
T: +44 (0)24 7657 2681
F: +44 (0)24 7657 3743
M: +44 (0)78 245 40721
Skype: Darek.Ceglarek
PA (Anona Bisping): +44 (0)24 765 74590 ; e-mail: A.K.Bisping@...

PA (Georgina Haslop): ): +44 (0)24 765 22397; e-mail: G.Haslop@...

Website (D-PLM lab): http://digiplm.org/

Website (Digital Lab): http://digital.warwick.ac.uk/

Website (MARS): http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~darek/

Upload large files at the following site: https://files.warwick.ac.uk/djceglarek/sendto

PhD Studentship in Product Lifecycle Engineering

2009-12-19T08:01:00.000-08:00

Digital Product Lifecycle Management Lab., Digital Laboratory, University of Warwick, UK

The D-PLM group develops methodologies that integrate product design,
manufacturing and service
to create a novel closed-loop life-cycle modelling and synthesis framework,
self-resilient production
system, which can self-recover from engineering changes and 6-sigma faults.
In doing so, it breaks
new ground by establishing a research field on the interface between
tangible product design,
manufacturing and intangible services. This will impact a range of high
value products, with
potentially profound effects on PLM methodologies in a number of industries
including automotive,
aerospace, consumer goods and healthcare.

This PhD studentship will investigate the development of algorithms for
closing the loop of product
life-cycle specifically between Design, Manufacturing and Service Phases.
The mathematical
framework will be developed to integrate this information that will
contribute towards
improvements in product quality and reliability during different phases of
PLM. The research will
also develop guidelines for effective use of models during engineering
change.

Candidates should be motivated to work with multidisciplinary teams of
researchers developing
mathematical frameworks and methodologies for automotive industries.
Candidates with
Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, computer engineering or
equivalent background are
needed with good knowledge and experience of one or more of the following
subjects is essential:
numerical programming, need a good experience in any of the programming
languages (C, C++, java,
etc), experience in software (such as SAS, MATLAB, etc.), knowledge of
database programming,
simulations. Excellent communication skills and mathematical skill would be
required in this PhD.
The PhD studentship is available immediately. Potential applicants should
contact Professor Darek
Ceglarek (d.j.ceglarek@...) or Professor Eduardo Izquierdo
(L.E.Izquierdo@...)

Website: http://digiplm.org/

Background information about
University of Warwick
School of Engineering
Warwick Manufacturing Group (with full rights of an academic department)
The Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), an independent academic department at
the University of Warwick, the 5th highest-ranked research institution in
the UK. Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) has an international reputation
for its wide-ranging programmes of educational, research and professional
activities. The WMG has 460 master students within its 9 master programs
and 100 Ph.D./Eng.D students. It collaborates with more than 500 companies
worldwide, has been selected by the EPSRC for one of its £9.5 million ($18
million) Innovative Manufacturing Research Centres (IMRC) and has a £70
million ($133 million) research and development centre for premium
automotive sector.
The Warwick Digital Laboratory is a new £50 million ($95 million) capability
involving the construction of a £13 million ($25 million) very high
specification building on the University of Warwick campus completed in
Summer 2008. It provides state-of-the-art facilities for innovative problem
solving through collaborative research, demonstrators, knowledge transfer
and training.

The Digital Laboratory is a combination of physical and virtual spaces,
comprising a state of the art building at the heart of the Warwick campus.
The purpose-built Digital Laboratory building contains a showcase area where
all stakeholders can engage with the various research activities, research
laboratory and office spaces and a multimedia conference suite with
broadband links to 3rd party locations.

Darek Ceglarek
Professor and EPSRC Research Chair
Co-Director, Digital Products Lifecycle Management
The Digital Laboratory, WMG
University of Warwick
Coventry, CV4 7AL United Kingdom

Visiting Professor
Department of Industrial and System Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706 USA

E-mail: d.j.ceglarek@...
T: +44 (0)24 7657 2681
F: +44 (0)24 7657 3743
M: +44 (0)78 245 40721
Skype: Darek.Ceglarek
PA (Anona Bisping): +44 (0)24 765 74590 ; e-mail:
A.K.Bisping@...
PA (Georgina Haslop): ): +44 (0)24 765 22397; e-mail:
G.Haslop@...

Website (D-PLM lab): http://digiplm.org/
Website (Digital Lab): http://digital.warwick.ac.uk/
Website (MARS): http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~darek/

Upload large files at the following site:
https://files.warwick.ac.uk/djceglarek/sendto

IELTS FAQs

2009-12-19T07:56:00.000-08:00

1.Is IELTS computerized test as like GRE & TOEFL?

It is paper and pencil based.

2.How is test taken in reading, listening, writing and speaking sections?

There are 3 passages with 40 questions and time is 60 minutes including transfer to the answer sheet for reading. There are varieties of questions like MCQ, Fill in the blanks, True-false-not given, diagram labeling etc.

In speaking section there are three parts. First part- introducing with the examiner with some familiar question like name, profession, hoby liking etc. and last for 4-5 minutes. Second part- A Cue Card having a topic on which have to talk for at most 2 minutes but can have 1 minute time for preparation of what a candidate wants to talk and in third part- examiner will discuss with the candidate about the topic given in the cue card and lasts for 5-6 minutes.

In listening there are 4 sections with 40 questions and 30 minutes allowed time for exam excluding 10 minutes to transfer the answers to the answer sheet. There are varieties of questions in this part like fill in the blanks, MCQ, labeling diagram etc. There are some pause time between one section sections.

In writing section there are 2 tasks given, one with at least 150 words having allowed time 20 minutes and another with at least 250 words and lasts for 40 minutes. Task 1 is to describe the line graph, chart, figure etc. and in task 2 there is a topic given to describe whether I support this topic or not or what is my view about this.

3.How many time IELTS exam is taken in a year?

Actually it varies from place to place. In Khulna it occurs about 4 times per year and in Dhaka it is arranged about 3 times per month. One can also take exam in Rajshahi, Khulna, Chittagong, Comilla and Sylhet like Khulna.

4. And when?

Candidates can found the exam schedule in the http://www.britishcouncil.org/bangladesh

5. Do I need passport for registration of IELTS?

Yes, you need photocopy of first 6 pages of your passport during IELTS registration and also have to show the original passport at the time of examination.

Please find the below link for flash card of GRE words to use in cell phones.

http://www.getjar.com/products/15426/Barron4800FlashCards

GRE math test - some suggestions2

2009-12-19T07:38:00.000-08:00

As Raihan covered almost everything, I would like to add few words about GRE as I have just finished GRE two weeks before.

I have finished up with 1270 on GRE (Verbal 510 and Quants 760). I am really disappointment with my Quantitative score as I was expecting at least 790 in this section. But, anyway, I have finished it. So, I will suggest you all not to take math so easily, though the questions were really easy in the final exam excluding few. I had almost 10 questions common from dr.rajus gre. But, I felt some real difficulty on data interpretation questions. Because, the sites or forums usually donâ€™t discuss more about data interpretation questions, so I really did not practice them more. Also, one normal distribution problem appears for which I did not have any answer. You canâ€™t just solve them without preparing beforehand.

I had only 30 days to prepare for the GRE. So, I concentrate more on Verbal. And for verbal the original exam was really tough than the softwareâ€™s available in the market. I was frequently scoring 550-630 in the model tests, though I was not good at all in reading comprehension. But the final exam was so tricky. Say, I knew all the antonym meanings appeared in the test, but it was really confusing to choose the best answer from the 5 available options. Among them 2-3 answer could be a certain choice. So, it took enough time for me and I saw that I need to answer 12 questions in the last 4 minutes. Then a long format reading comprehension appears. So, I just click them without really have looked at the questions. Like that I finished 6 RC questions in 1 min. So, I had 6 questions left and 3 minutes remaining. The rest were just antonyms, analogy and sentence completion and I was always good in those three sections.

So, based on my experience I will suggest the novice GRE learner to target reading comprehension first. Solve at least one RC problem every day and then analyze your difficulty and record them. I really did not get enough time as I am continuing my MS now (busy with experiments and other ideal works). But, scoring 500+ or even 600+ in verbal seems to me is not a tough deal if you put some time for GRE. And for math, prepare extensively and practice every kind of problems.

And finally schedule your exam on the last day of the month (and especially last day before the weekend). And solve all the questions of that month from dr rajus gre before your arrival at the test center. This is all about my personal experience, so please donâ€™t make it ideal.

Mohammad Marufuzzaman
Industrial Systems Engineering
University of Regina, Canada

GRE math test - some suggestions

2009-12-19T07:35:00.000-08:00

I am guessing most people are familiar with common GRE math materials like
Barrons, Nova, Official GMAT (math part), Big Book, Kaplan,etc. I would like to
add some more.

Solve lengthy time consuming problems, a lot of geometric and basic statistics.
You can try maths and other things with http://www.majortests.com/gre/ . I am
assuming you have taken Power Prep tests(cd you got from ets GRE registration),
if not try those. I would recommend collecting cambridge gre CD which has lots
of lengthy maths. After all do not be disappointed if you feel you can not solve
some hard questions. Because there are questions in the world and none can solve
it. And you would not need to correct 28 questions to get close to 800 but
definitely make sure not to make mistakes with the first 10 or so questions (1
wrong answer might be ok) as this would select the score range for you. And
leave questions which would be hard and you guess you might not be able to solve
even if you give 3 minutes.

There is a saying like no questions with more than 2 minutes and do kind of
timing like
"first 10 within 15 -18 minutes, next 10 within 12 - 15 minutes, last 8 with 10
to 12 minutes".

If you do not follow timing, I bet you won't be able to finish math in time and
end up with low score. If you are stuck with hard questions, just leave it. You
should not be able to answer those questions probably even if you give 10
minutes on that. I guess leaving two or three questions would be fine and would
allow you to correct other questions on time.

Again if you do not score perfect 800 that is fine, 750+ is Ok. But if you
stress yourself too much to get 800 and miss one question during the test, you
might be nervous and do very bad in the test, even you can get less than 700. So
try your level best.

Remember GRE is also a kind of nerve/stress test. Drink a lot of water and keep
yourself cool. :)

--Raihan
http://ix.cs.uoregon.edu/~raihan/

PhD positions in security and software design

2009-12-19T07:07:00.000-08:00

Charter Studentships Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology

Based in Milton Keynes
To celebrate The Open University's 40th anniversary we are offering a number of research studentships. These studentships provide opportunities for outstanding candidates to work alongside leading academics and research staff on projects that will inspire and shape our research portfolio. They will cover all fees for three years plus an annual stipend and are tenable from 1 October 2009 (or 1st January 2010 at the latest).Formal application deadline is 4th October 2009, but applications will be accepted until the positions are filled (so if you are interested, do get in touch!)For more information on topics, supervisors and an application pack,
visit: www.openuniversity. co.uk/studentshi p
Two particular topics of interest are: Analysing inconsistency in evolving security requirements (contact: Prof. Bashar Nuseibeh: B.Nuseibeh@open. ac.uk) Reasoning about flaws in software design (contact: Prof. Marian Petre: M.Petre@open. ac.uk)
To receive an application pack: Call: 0845 366 6034 or Email: charterstudentships @open.ac. uk quoting reference RDKM Charter Studentships. Closing date for applications: 4 October 2009 (or until position filled)
INSPIRING LEARNING
The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England and Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
Equal Opportunity is University Policy

Absorb GRE vocabullary through google image search

2009-12-19T06:56:00.003-08:00

To read new word is a boring task but it can be made easy one when you visualize through image.Here i set one example, i am sure when anyone see the word DORMER it is too abstruse to understand but when see the image it is very easy to grasp.You can get image through google image search by the link.May be you will get more help by this procedure to absorb new word.

http://images.google.com.bd/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

Dormer means window projeting from roof

Writing mails to professors for funding

2009-12-19T05:16:00.000-08:00

Actually there is no exact format to write to any professor. However in my opinion you would focus your credentials to impress the
professor you are writing. First of all make sure you know your research area of interest. Then you look for the particular professors in that research area. Before writing mail, research on the research areas/ recent projects / published papers of that professor. You would definitely find all those in his/her website. Tell about your interest on those particular research topics. And describe what you know/learned or published(if any) on those area. What makes you interested in these areas/topics. Tell all other potentials (GPA, projects, thesis, etc) you have to do good research under his supervision. Make him/her confident that you would be able to do it if you are provided with the fund.

You might not get immediate reply or hear from every professor you write. But do not give up. Do not worry if you do not have publications or good cgpa or not doing thesis on the same field that you want to work on your graduate level of study. Sometimes you won't know how the scope would come but the most important thing is to have strong desire to pursue what you want. Write to several professors after you completely research on each of their area of interests/current research. Give ample time to write a mail.

About Gre

2009-12-19T05:11:00.000-08:00

Take my salam. Hope u will guyz are fine. Here is a little share of little
knowledge about GRE. Today i will say only about verbal part. Only and only a
very enriched vocabulary will ensure good score. Most of the guyz says Barron's
enough but i would suggest for reading Barron's Plus with 4842 words as i know.
The fact is that how much does one need to cover all these words. This thing
varies from person to person..but i would suggest that rush through the words
within 60 days(only the Barron's not Barron's plus). As u will complete the
Barron's list initially, it will much easier to grab the rest of the words then.
But i would suggest not too take much time because our brain needs frequent
revision. Some flash card or vocabulary builder software are available in the
net or simply search through the links that i mailed previously. The fact is
that u have to know all the primary,secondary,tertiary....meanings.Its important
because u have to face the analogies, sentence completion, reading
comprehension...so there's left no alternate way.
For others all have some definite structure. Sentence Completion (Barron's
explanation); Analogy ( Nova's explanation); Reading Comprehension ( Nova's
explanation): all the explanation there & u need to read them carefully and
practice according to the instructions otherwise u will mess up everything. If u
wanna crack the Reading Comprehension part the best approach is to solve the
GMAT Official Guide questions coz they are harder and there are explanations for
all the answers. Don't go after solving a huge huge materials go for only around
500 questions for all the sections logically and according to the hints & tricks
given in those books otherwise u will be screwed up. Coz u have to build the
skill as u will get only similar pattern questions.
The basic algorithm as far i konw they (ETS) will surely grab ur level in around
15/16 questions. So u have to atleast correct most of them otherwise ur score
will be poor. I know so many Indians who did extremely well;they made their
preparation within 6/7 months.So don't be hesitated and don't go after the rumor
as High Scorers take a huge preparation for 2/3 years. Yeah only a few u will be
found but 95% of the all go for 6/7 months preparation and i am assuring it. The
most important fact that will furnish ur score is ur luck( Allah ki Rahmat). But
u have to work hard 1st coz Allah helps those who Helps themselves( saying of
Jim civil-2k4...). As u may actually u have to guess the answers in the xam and
there's always of chance 50-50. Coz the computer understands the right answer as
it comes from ur guess or memory or ur diligent work. But don't be hesitated.
I will keep mailing about it frequently till then bye.

M. Faisal Riyad
ME-2k4
+8801713121869

About Gre Materials

2009-12-19T05:06:00.000-08:00

These are some links hope it will work for u...........

www.supervocab.com
http://www.testprepreview.com/gre_practice.htm
http://anupamarnold.googlepages.com/gre (dl)
http://www.syvum.com/gre/
http://www.freewebs.com/allaboutgre/
http://www.gistguide.com/downloads/index.php
http://www.admissionglobal.com/
http://www.majortests.com/gre/index.php
http://www.wordflashonline.com/qz/free-online-vocab-test.php
http://www.800score.com/gre-index.html
http://www.vyomworld.com/
http://www.number2.com/
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/gre/index.htm (only 2 test)
http://www.takegre.com/
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm
www.dialcampus.com (dl)
http://www.gretimes.co.nr/ (kool)
extra...http://www.campus-placement.blogspot.com/
http://www.drrajusgre.com/
http://www.west.net/~stewart/gre/grtestq.htm

http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/gre/gre_test2.htm

http://picture-dictionary.blogspot.com/

http://malsmath.blogspot.com/

http://www.gregmatsat.blogspot.com/

http://downloadebookz.info/2007/05/gre-materials-collection.html

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-2vvesco3dKrv.l5yuDrzOfO8qX4O?l=156&u=160&mx=172&l\
mt=5

http://gre.learnhub.com/test/take/507-gre-quantitative-practice-test-iv

http://www.topblogarea.com/sitedetails_1164.html

http://freeonline-e-books.netfirms.com/blog/?p=5755

http://higher786.blogspot.com/2007/07/gre-n-gmat-links-1.html

http://freebooksource.com/?cat=24

Actually there are so many links u may find out...but my suggestion is that
don't go after so many just stick with some 4/5 books that suits you very
best....

for today i can say only one thing.....

1. Complete the Barron's word list first(mandatory)
then u have to go through the BIG BooK words list ....there u have to
memorize extra around 1500 words.....if u wanna get a superb score in Verbal
Section.
There no definite way to memorize the words. My suggestion u should apply every
technique...going through the words, listening audios, get the GRE PIC
DICTIONARY(2500 words) there;find out every way...

2. Maths easy;but don't neglect that...coz its need a lot of practice.

Australian Government Scholarships: Endeavour Awards

2009-12-19T02:56:00.000-08:00

Through Mr. Ali Salman of BRAC University I am writing to you this message from the office of Australian Education International, Australian High Commission, New Delhi. I visited many universities in Dhaka last month to make them aware of the Australian Government Scholarships specifically named as Endeavour Awards.

The Australian Scholarships initiative brings together under one umbrella Australian Government scholarship programs managed by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

The Endeavour Scholarships bring to Australia leading researchers, executives and students to undertake short or long-term study, research or professional development in a broad range of disciplines, and enables Australians to do the same in India.

Endeavour Scholarships cover:

Post graduate and Postdoctoral Awards (1-5 yrs);

Vocational Education and Training Awards (1-2.5 yrs);

Executive Awards (1-4 months); Student Exchanges.

The Deadline for all awards is 31 July, 2009.

For more information on eligibility criteria, application forms, required documentation and referee reports for different categories can be found at www.endeavour. dest.gov. au

Through this forum we tend to deliver this information to the prospective scholars.

Thanks and best Regards

Shazia Naqvi

Australian Education International
Australian High Commission
1/50- G, Shanti Path
Chanakya Puri
New Delhi-110021
Switch: +91-11-413 999 00, Ext-310
Direct: +91-11-414 94410
Fax: +91-11-268 73172

Email: shazia.naqvi@ aei.gov.au
Website: www.studyinaustrali a.gov.au

Endeavour Awards

The Endeavour Awards is the Australian Government's internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program providing opportunities for citizens of the Asia-Pacific region to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. Awards are also available for Australians to do the same abroad.

For further details visit the Endeavour Awards website at www.endeavour. dest.gov. au

A Good Resume: Key to get the interview

2009-12-19T02:51:00.001-08:00

This might be interesting to the fresh or recent graduates.

After 4 years of hard work in KUET, I know that many of our fresh graduates are often frustrated at the beginning of their career if they don't get enough calls for interview.

One might have thought that reference is the key to succeed to get an interview or job in Bangladesh. I will tell you about reference sometimes in future - just one comment for today is: reference is very important to the employer for valid reasons, it's not unfair what we used to think in our culture in Bangladesh.

Let's back to resume. What is the purpose of a resume? Simple answer: to get an interview. A good resume is the key to be short listed for the interview.

One most important thing about resume is - you don't write it for yourself but you write it for someone who needs a person with a set of skills. Skills that outside of his/her requirements are nearly valueless for him/her. For instance, if you are a Java programmer and applying for such position, and you are also fantastic in graphic design (for example, photoshop/Illustrator), it doesn't make any sense to include your graphic design skills in your resume. It doesn't carry any value to the reader as graphic designing skill is valueless for that position. I should say that it diverts reader's concentration to something else that he/she doesn't need.

Thumb point is you sould be very specific and precise. Think about a rifle shooter, his/her target is the middle point inside all the red circles. If he/she also concentrates on the red circles, it is likely that he/she would miss the target.

I have attached a wonderful document how to write a great resume (source: Harvard University), how to prepare for interview etc. You can start reading from page 6. Spend a couple of hours reading and understanding the document, I am hopeful that you will get return of your valuable time on reading the document.

I am writing about this because, I was involved in a few recruitement processes in Bangladesh in 2002 and found that writing resume is very common problem - from fresh graduates to experienced people. Your resume must stand out, your reader must say, "wow, this is the one I am looking for".

Remember, from a pile of hundred resumes for one position, reader spends only a few seconds to scan your resume, if he/she likes it in one glance, he/she must separates it to go through again carefully which eventually leads to shortlist.

GRE math

2009-12-19T02:49:00.001-08:00

Do not forget to practice from www.majortests.com. Try to finish all the tests within the set time bound. Again these days math are pretty tougher than the problems you would see in Barrons+Kaplan+PowerPrep+Nova. Big Books are old enough to rely but worth practicing couple of tests from there.

I would recommend looking into the Test Magic forum.

http://www.urch.com/forums/gre-math/

People from all over the world discuss math problems and solves here. Give a shot. You might find some user designed hard math tests here.

I would practice some big lengthy questions as I found questions more lengthy , even 10-15 lines to interpret. You would sometimes need more than a minute just to understand the problem. Practice those lengthy questions for time management. The more fast you are the smart you are, only if you solve correctly. :) So timing and accuracy both goes hand in hand.

Try to download *GRE Cambridge Software*. Best Software to practice real GRE type lengthy and some hard questions. Again you can use
"Official GMAT" book for some big and hard questions. [This book is also very good for practicing verbal passages]

I would practice like this:

Preparation Part 1:
1) Barrons Math (Not the last 5 tests) - for complete idea
2) Nova GRE (Skip some very easy parts)
3) Few tests from Big Book (Do not forget to read the instructions at the beginning[before the tests start] of the book for "Quantitative" part)

** DO learn a lot from basic statistics(bayes theorem,etc), geometry(even ellipses, parabola,etc ), permutations, combination, etc from HSC books, if possible from O/A level math books. No available GRE books discuss about hard stat, geom, per/com problems but you would find a lot of those in your real exam.

Preparation Part 2:
4) Test Magic Math forum every day to be updated (most helpful to understand real GRE type questions)
5) Official GMAT (for lengthy questions/tricky)
6) Kaplan - for tricks

Tests
7) 800scores.com (download 5 tests)
8) PowerPrep Software (it is not only two tests. you would find some new questions every time you open a new test)
9) 5 last tests from Barrons
10)www.majortests.com [real tricky GRE questions]
11) Cambridge GRE Software (For lengthy and real GRE type questions)

It seems like lot of work. But it is worth practicing. If you do not practice more and more you would run out time or stuck with few problems just for not knowing the formula/tricks

It would not take more than a month to practice math. Good luck.

Scholarship to AUSTRALIA

2009-12-19T02:46:00.000-08:00

AusAID will accept ALA Scholarship applications for the 2010 academic year from March 19, 2009 until June 30, 2009.

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) program aims to develop leadership, build partnerships and linkages within the Asia-Pacific, and address priority regional issues. The ALA program is comprised of Scholarships and Fellowships. Awardees are selected from the public, private and community sectors within countries where Australia has a significant aid program.

ALA Scholarships are offered to high achievers from the Asia-Pacific region to undertake postgraduate study (Masters or Doctorate) at an Australian university. Study programs must relate to AusAIDâ€™s priority areas of disability, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water & sanitation. Scholars also undertake an extensive Leadership Development Program while in Australia.

Selection for ALA Scholarships is highly competitive, based on leadership qualities and on academic excellence.

ALA Scholarships are an investment in the future of the Asia-Pacific region. In this regard, ALA scholars are required to return to their home country or the region for two years after they have completed their studies.

For details log on to http://www.ldp.net.au/

Fellowship/ Scholarship Opportunity for Students pursuing Civil Engineering

2009-12-19T02:44:00.000-08:00

The ACI Foundation, a subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), is now accepting applications for 13 different Fellowships and Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year! Fellowship recipients receive an educational stipend valued at $7,000-$10,000, in addition to travel/expenses for participation in two ACI conventions, assignment of an industry mentor, and the opportunity for a summer internship. Scholarship recipients receive an educational stipend of $3,000.

If you are an undergraduate or graduate student studying for a career in the concrete industry, the ACI Foundation encourages you to check out our many different Fellowship and Scholarship opportunities available to you by visiting www.scholarships. concrete.org.

Donâ€™t delay! The deadline to apply for Fellowships and Scholarships is Oct. 30, 2009. Please note that Fellowships & Scholarships can only be awarded to those attending school full-time in the U.S. or Canada for the 2010-2011 academic year.

http://www.concrete .org/STUDENTS/ st_fellowshipapp .htm

PhD in USA

2009-12-19T02:43:00.000-08:00

PhD Research Assistantship Position on Robotics at Idaho State University, USA

Description : A PhD Research Assistantship position in Robotics and Mechatronics Design will be available to start in January 2010 in the Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center (MCERC), College of Engineering, Idaho State University (ISU), Pocatello, Idaho, USA. The PhD student will join a team whose research is centered on developing a novel Smart Hand Prosthesis. Topics of the project include signal processing, estimation theory, system identification, robotics, embedded systems and intelligent control, bio-signaling and bio-sensing, image processing, sensor design and related topics. The studentâ€™s area of research will be the on the mechanical design of the robotic hand from a biomechatronics point of view. Applicants for the PhD research assistantship position should have a Masterâ€™s degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical engineering or similar discipline, with strong credentials. Background on robotics, mechanical design, and the use of design tools such as CAD, FEA, etc., will be also considered during the selection process. The Research Assistantship covers tuition and fees, medical insurance and a monthly stipend.

Contact address : Interested students must contact and subsequently submit their resumes, along with transcripts and statement of purpose, to Dr. Alba Perez Gracia (email: perealba@... or aperez@... ), and apply for admission to ISU Graduate School (http://www.isu.edu/graduate). For doing that, the student must comply with the graduate school requirements for PhD in Engineering and Applied Science.

Fore details: http://www.isu.edu/graduate/

A good no. of GRE link

2009-12-19T02:40:00.001-08:00

Heave a sigh of relief clicking one way access to GRE through following links:

About GRE:

Link to Official site of GRE -- http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.fab2360b1645a1de9b3a0779f1751509/?vgnextoid=b195e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

GRE free general test Download -- http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=302b66f22c6a5010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=f72e46f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

GRE Essay topics --  http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=b63ce7b9edfb5010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=06c7e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

GRE Essay topics --  http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=ef752d3631df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=06c7e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

How to approach Essays in AWA section
Introduction to AWA http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/awintro.pdf
Introduction and sample writing http://gmat-gre-awa-section.blogspot.com/

Mathematical skills and concepts/topics likely to be tested on the GRE General Test - http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/GREmathPractice.pdf

All about GRE Scores --  http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/GREmathPractice.pdf

GRE power prep software -- http://ftp.ets.org/pub/gre/PPGRE31.exe

Good GRE Links !

GRE sample questions http://bestsamplequestions.com/

Practice Exercises GRE http://www.syvum.com/gre/

Roots Download Link http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/roots.html

Online vocabulary testing link

http://www.wordflashonline.com/qz/qmain.php

Download link for strenghtening your vocabulary
http://www.download-by.net/education/languages/14121,wordhacker-golde...
Link below is maintained by princeton
http://www.number2.com/
Another good GRE Link
http://www.esnips.com/_t_/GRE
Vocabulary building at

http://www.verbalearn.com/

Links to various wordlists

1). http://wordlist.gredic.com/

2). 299 most frequently occuring words.
http://wordlist.gredic.com/hotlist.html

3).http://www.wordhacker.com/en/article/freegrewordlist.htm

4). http://www.freevocabulary.com

5). GRE Big Book Wordlist
http://www.vyomworld.com/gre/wl.asp

6). http://supervoca.net/grelist.cgi/

7). Word Usage Example for GRE Words
http://supervoca.net/example/gre.html

8). http://www.greword.com/

GRE resource in rapidshare

2009-12-19T02:39:00.001-08:00

The attached file helps to find all GRE books listed in one table & following links are resources for GRE available in rapidshare:

The GRE Big Book
http://rapidshare.com/files/25410505/bigbook.zip

Vocaboly Software
http://rapidshare.com/files/25413579/Vocaboly.rar

5 Quants GRE tests
http://rapidshare.com/files/73539115/5_Quants_GRE_tests.zip

800score.com 28 maths tests
http://rapidshare.com/files/73540181/800score.com_28MATHS_29.zip

CAT simulator useful for GRE
http://rapidshare.com/files/73540589/CAT_27s_Simulator_GRE.zip

Nova Prep Guide
http://rapidshare.com/files/44846489/Nova.pdf