Larsa
Well , I have always wanted to become a computer engineer , and i heard that i had the capability of majoring in roumieh (though i recently found out there is no CCE in roumieh) now i am lost and don't know what to do... I can get a decent scholarship at LAU , my grades are pretty good , average around 16-17 / 20 , I am a student at Nazareth btw, i can easily be among the top 10 of 90 in my school, i didn't take the SAT yet , will do it next year, but i don't really want to go to LAU , I find that if you can afford the scholarships there, you can pass , and that they are not as strict and demanding as other unis , and that's not what i want since i wanted to go to roumieh at the first place!
AUB is not an option as well because i cannot afford the tuition , and don't want to go through the loaning process etc... and they give barely any scholarships!
So i am quite lost now, and need some help to find out where to go and what to do?
Should i just go and major in CS in UL fanar? however i will face the same prob which is the following : everyone gets accepted there , and i don't want that! i want a place that is as challenging as roumieh , where only the best can graduate...
ironman
Dear, Roumieh has a CCE, it's called Engineering of "Courant Faible" and not "Courant Fort" which means electrical engineer,
if your grades are like that, you should pass roumieh's exam,
Good luck :)
Larsa
and does the learning program differ? or is it almost the same as anywhere else? lol i have never ever heard of the name but i remember your telling me that on my other post, yet i did not quite understand :D i will do my research on it
ironman
Yes, please do, i have several friends who are CCE's and they have graduated from there, i am 200% sure.
Larsa
Thank you so much!!
ironman
You are the most welcome, and if u need any further help concerning this major in general, don't hesitate to contact me :)
ILIA_93
Indeed you can become a computer engineer in roumieh, just get good grades there and apply for the exchange program to france during your fourth year, and get a master degree from france in computer engineering, and you'll get also a diploma in telecom engineering from the LU. I mentioned the exchange program, because the courses here won't get you really far into the subject (2 courses about microprocessors, 1 course about operating systems, 2 courses about logic circuits, no courses about embedded systems or about HDL), unless you're ready to study on your own, and also the diploma of the LU will be more related to telecom engineering than computer engineering.
Larsa
yes i wanted to mention studying abroad for my master's degree, i wanted to go try to go to the U.S or maybe even the U.K ( i have relatives there) , and wanted to take my courses in english (someone told me that UL offers that option) to avoid having to learn them in english later on, for a future carreer , what should i do about that?
Btw check the message i got from the ULFG team on facebook:
Dear student,
We don't have a computer engineering as major but we have materials related to this in the major electronics
For more information about this major you should contact the section 2 where you would to apply
Thank you
ILIA_93
It will be hard to study abroad in the US or the UK, because the LU doesn't have any agreements with universities there, which will cause you 2 difficulties:
1- You will have to find a university that will accept your first 3 years here as a license or bachelor degree, and allow to go into master directly.
2- Doing this will not allow you to get an engineering diploma from lebanon(I don't think you can work as an engineer in lebanon without it, but i'm not sure if you can do that with a master degree)
What's good about France is that the LU has agreements with universities there, so you can do 4 years in engineering here, and then you'll do just the second year of the master in france, and you'll get a french master and a lebanese diploma.
And what the ULFG team told you is correct, there's no computer engineering, there's telecom engineering ("courant faible" or "low current"), but this degree will teach you a lot about computer engineering, but not enough to be a professional, and that's why I suggested the exchange program.
About the language, you can enroll in the first 2 years as an english language student, but after the 3rd year, when you choose your specialty (electronics), the course language will depend on the professor teaching it, so it depends. But work on your languages when you're there, and you'll be able to handle both languages professionally, it's easy with a little bit of work, trust me (if you know french already then don't worry at all).
Larsa
yeah don't worry about the language thingg, i'm a nazareth student so french is not a problem for me , and my english is not that bad , so i can always manage with either one, and for the exchange program i see why France is a better option, so what you're saying is, by staying in lebanon and not following the exchange program , UL isn't enough for computer engineering but rather telecom , so i either need to study them alone , or go with the exchange program
ILIA_93
Exactly, and I don't know what are the possibilities of working as a computer engineer here in Lebanon. Computer engineering isn't IT support, and Lebanon is very far from being able to produce any VLSI circuits... Anyway, i think you got the point.
Larsa
Yep , i'm not even thinking of staying here in lebanon if i wish to pursue my dreams! Thanks a lot man :D
amine-mallah
If you want to study abroad, you might want to consider LAU and BAU (BAU in computer engineering and computer science) because they are both accredited by a worldwide program (abet). However, i am facing this dilemma too about which university best suits me. In terms of financial help and reputation, and i have a question for you fellow lebgeeks, "do jobs recruit based on university reputation ? "
Thanks,
Georges00
Why no one mention USJ (ESIB).
It has a degree in CCE (diplome d'ingenierie en informatique et telecome aka courant faible)
Cost slightly less than 14000$ a year including parking, books etc...
Plus, it's a reputable university (arguably the 2nd in lebanon) and working on it's US accreditation.