except for one thing: the number of "manot" that one will actually get is a big unknown - and this is not written anywhere clearly.
in addition, the ability to become a teaching assistant is not clear in advance - and this can have a noticeable effect too. --guy On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 21:55 +0300, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote: > > http://grad.technion.ac.il/heb/ ; Go to Melagot - Clali. > This is getting a bit OT, IMHO, and a bit RTFM. > > > Orna > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Shahar Dag <d...@cs.technion.ac.il> > wrote: > Hi > > If you are an internal student and a teaching assistant, then > (at list at the Technion) you can get a scholarship + some low > salary. I don't know what is the current amount > > Shahar > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antony Gelberg" > <antony.gelb...@gmail.com> > > To: "Shahar Dag" <d...@cs.technion.ac.il> > Cc: "Linux-IL" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il> > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:27 AM > Subject: Re: Postgraduate studies > > > > > Very interesting, thank you. How many hours per week did you > have to > devote to the MSc? As for enjoying studies less, I hear you > but I > think I would less-enjoy having no cash-flow to pay the bills. > > I have also been considering whether a second degree in > management > e.g. MSc Management, or MBA may be more beneficial career-wise > than > another geeky MSc. :) > > > 2011/7/31 Shahar Dag <d...@cs.technion.ac.il>: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antony Gelberg" > <antony.gelb...@gmail.com> > To: "Linux-IL" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 6:53 PM > Subject: OT: Postgraduate studies > > > (I hope this isn't so off-topic as to cause > offence.) > > I'm an computer scientist and oleh chadash , > just finished ulpan bet > plus. 15 years experience in the field, 1.5 > years in Israel, was CTO > of a startup last year, this year I've been > mostly studying Hebrew. > > So now it's time to polish off my CV and > further my career. I've been > browsing the main Israeli high-tech websites > today, as an example I > was just looking at the IBM Research Labs - > very interesting indeed. > However most positions seem to require an MSc. > There is a definite > cultural difference between here and the UK in > terms of second degrees > - I don't have one. I'm 34 and don't want to > hang about forever, but > at the same time I might consider postgraduate > studies if they were > really useful career-wise. Naturally, it's > also too late in the year > to apply for the upcoming academic year... > > I'd be interested to hear any thoughts from > the list on whether it > would be a Good Idea to consider an MSc at > this point, or whether I > should settle for a role where "just" a BSc is > required, and see if I > can work with future employer to study whilst > I work... > > Antony > > Hello Antony > > > > > I have a first degree in computer engineering from the > Technion (faculty: > electrical eng.). After several years of working as > computer engineer, I > also got an Msc. from the Technion. My Msc is in > artificial intelligence and > I did it as external student again in electrical eng. > since (at the time) > they were more liberal regarding external students. > The only difference from > learning in computer science is that I had to take an > advanced course in > mathematics. Learning in parallel to full time job is > not easy, but I think > that the main disadvantage is that you don't have time > to enjoy your study. > You do only the bare minimum and you don't have time > for extra courses, > seminars and special lectures. > > When I look back, I think that a professional MSc. was > a mistake (I never > felt it helped me at work, but who knows), I should > instead do a second > degree in management. > > > > I hope that I gave you some helpful hints > > Shahar > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > > > > -- > Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda. > http://ladypine.org > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
