Merit Award BNP on Master in Computer Science and Engineering
BNP Paribas awards an academic merit prize to the best student admitted to the Master’s degree in Informatics and Computer Engineering (MEIC-A and/or MEIC-T) at the Department of Informatics Engineering of the Instituto Superior Técnico.
Target audience and application conditions
Candidates for the BNP PARIBAS Merit Award for the Master’s Degree in Informatics and Computer Engineering are all Técnico students enrolled in the Master’s Degree in Informatics and Computer Engineering (MEIC-A and/or MEIC-T) at the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering (DEI), with an admission classification average above 18.5.
Rules and Conditions
- The selection of candidates is made through the jury’s assessment, in accordance with the following steps:
1. Candidates will be ranked according to their final entry score for the MEIC course;
2. After the ranking, the 10 students with the highest marks will be contacted by the MEIC coordinators and invited to formalise their application after sending a letter/video of motivation explaining why they are applying for the award.
3. Candidates who formalise their application and are ranked in the top 5 will move on to the pitch phase, where they will make a presentation to the jury, lasting no more than 5 minutes, on the motivations that led them to choose the master’s degree course in Informatics and Computer Engineering.
how the course can contribute to overcoming the challenges currently facing a company like BNP Paribas.
3. The jury’s decision cannot be appealed.
4. The selected student can only benefit from one merit award, given to the best student, in the same academic year.
Prize
- Monetary prize, to be given to Student, amounting to € 2.500;
- Donation for the improvement of the education quality, in the amount of € 1.670.
Jury
In 2024/2025 edition the juri will be:
– Prof. Pedro T. Monteiro (Coordenador MEIC);
– Prof. Alberto Abad (Coordenador adjunto MEIC);
– BNP Paribas representative.
Documents
Winners of BNP Merit Award on Master in Computer Science and Engineering
News
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