Science without Borders at Blekinge Institute of Technology

General information
The following information applies only to Brazilian citizens.
As the most profiled institute of technology in Sweden, BTH welcomes Brazilian students to apply to our course packages, offered to Science without Borders/Ciência sem Fronteiras scholarship holders. The course packages will be given in English and correspond to 60 credits/ECTS (one academic year of full-time studies).
In addition to our course packages, we offer:
- guarantied accommodation,
- health insurance,
- general student services
- the possibility to study Swedish language and culture.
More about the programme at the Ciência sem Fronteiras home page and at www.studyinsweden.se/br
Basic eligibility requirements
The student must have completed at least 60% of the studies planned for your degree program at the time for the planned beginning of the scholarship period.
English proficiency
The student must present TOEFL test (Test of English as Foreign Language) in the modalities iBT (Internet Based Test), minimum score of 90 points (no band under 20) or PBT (Paper Based Test), minimum score of points, 575 or IELTS minimum score of 6.5 points (no band less than 5,5), performed sometime after August 1, 2010.
How to apply
Follow the application instructions available on the Ciência sem Fronteiras home page. The study program application, for those that have been accepted within the Science without borders scholarship program, starts in March 2013.
The following courses are offered only to Brazilian applicants, applying through the scholarships programme Science without Borders.
BTH course packages
SwB Computer Science
- Advanced Software Project Management, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Applied Artificial Intelligence, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Decision Support Systems, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Machine Learning, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Agent Systems, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Research Methodologies in Software Engineering and Computer Science, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Masters Thesis in Computer Science, 15 ECTS credits
SwB Software Engineering
- Advanced Software Project Management, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Software Architectures and Quality, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Applied Software Project Management, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Practical Requirements Engineering, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Research Methodologies in Software Engineering and Computer Science, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Software Verification and Validation, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Masters Thesis (60 credits) in Software Engineering, 15 ECTS credits
SwB Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Telecommunication systems
- TCP/IP Internetworking, 7.5 credits
- Random Processes, 7.5 credits
- Computer Networking Software Tools,7.5 credits
- Complex Analysis and Transforms, 7.5 credits
- Network Management, 7.5 credits
- Research Methodologies, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Masters Thesis in Electrical Engineering, 15 ECTS credits
SwB Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Signal Processing
- Signal Processing II
7.5 ECTS credits - Random Processes
7.5 ECTS credits - Applied Signal Processing
7.5 ECTS credits - Multidimensional Signal Processing
7.5 ECTS credits - Modelling and verification
7.5 ECTS credits - Sound and Vibration Analysis
7.5 ECTS credits - Adaptive Signal Processing
7.5 ECTS credits - Complex Analysis and Transforms
7.5 ECTS credits
SwB European Spatial planning and Regional Development
- European integration, 10 ECTS credits
- European Cohesion and Spatial Planning, 10 ECTS credits
- Sustainable Development - Theory and Practice, 10 ECTS credits
- Master's Thesis in Spatial Planning with an emphasis on European Spatial Planning and
Regional development, 30 ECTS credits
SwB Mechanical Engineering with Emphasis on Structural Engineering
- Computer Aided Design, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Introduction to Strategic Sustainable Development, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Differential Equations with Lie Group Analysis, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Signal Processing I, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Research Methodology with Emphasis on Engineering Science, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Structural Analysis, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Computational Engineering 1, 7.5 ECTS credits
- Sound and Vibration Analysis, 7.5 ECTS credits
SwB Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation
This programme package offers two focuses:
- focus on Innovation in Product Development and
- focus on Sustainability in Product Development
Mandatory courses are common for both parts of this package and by selecting the elective courses you choose focus of your course package.
Mandatory courses:
- Creativity for Product- and Service Development 7,5 ECTS credits
- Methods for Sustainable Product Development, 7,5 ECTS credits
- Systems Engineering, 7,5 ECTS credits
Elective courses with a focus on Innovation in Product Development
- Value Innovation, 7,5 ECTS credits
- Product-Service System Design Research, 7,5 ECTS credits
- Project PSS Extreme Innovation, 15 ECTS credits
- Introduction to Virtual Reality, 7.5 ECTS credits
Elective courses with a focus on Sustainability in Product Development
- Introduction to Strategic Sustainable Development, 7,5 ECTS credits
- Engineering for a Sustainable Society, 7,5 ECTS credits
- Strategic Management towards Sustainability, 7,5 ECTS credits
- Thesis project (MSPI) 15 ECTS credits






