Bachelor in Applied Information Technology

 

The Bachelor in Applied Information Technology (BINFO) at the University of Luxembourg offers an excellent, generalist education in information technology (IT), whose objectives are to give students operational skills that are relevant to potential employers and so allow a quick integration into the professional world.

PRESENTATION Degree: Bachelor in Applied Information Technology Duration: 3 year full-time programme / 6 semesters (180 ECTS) Languages: English (80%), French (20%)

WHY STUDY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY?

Information Technology (IT) is pervasive in our everyday lives, and in a few decades has become one of the keys to business success in most sectors of the economy. That is why IT is a sector that is creating many highly skilled jobs, offering excellent professional opportunities to competent people who are able to adapt to rapid technological changes throughout their professional activities. Engaging in computer studies today is a pragmatic choice compared to what one can anticipate from the needs of the labor market, but it is also the door open on a field in constant evolution, of a diversity and offers exciting challenges to those who will be able to meet them.

WHY TO CHOOSE THE BACHELOR IN APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG?

The "Bachelor in Applied Information Technology" at the University of Luxembourg (BINFO) offers an excellent, generalist education in information technology (IT), whose objectives are to give students operational skills that are relevant and desirable to potential employers and so allow a quick integration into the professional world, in either the private or the public sector. The BINFO provides students with the basic theoretical and applied knowledge in core IT areas like algorithms and data structures, databases, networks, software development in practice, mobile and web application programming, but also the practical thinking to apply these technologies in industry. This focus on an applied qualification combines theoretical components of a traditional study in computer science with a focused approach giving students real-world skills and applicable concepts geared toward their chosen career path. Beyond technical learning, BINFO also prepares its graduates for the European labor market with various theoretical and applied trainings on soft skills like an entrepreneurship training, psychological aspects of team work, several practical team projects, and finally a one-semester practical internship in an IT department of some Luxembourgish company. The programme is a highly human-centered programme, with a strong international presence: bilingual French / English curriculum, a mobility semester abroad, teachers and fellows from different countries and of different cultures. BINFO graduates are therefore optimally prepared to directly enter the labor market after their study, but also possess the basic foundations in computer science to continue their education within a Master programme.

STRENGTHS

• Professional training in 3 years designed to meet companies' needs
• Progressive specialization towards a profession in the Computer Science domain
• One semester of internship in a company (past internships were for example done in the banking sector (BCEE, UBS, ING, Clearstream, Credit Suisse, etc.), auditing and consulting firms, technology sector (Delphi, IEE, SES), in the public sector (eg. CTIE, Grand-Ducal Police, Hospitals), and in research institutions (UL, CRP Tudor, SnT, etc.))
• Practicals are given in very small groups, and tutoring sessions accompany the students during their study
• An international team of experienced university researchers combined with IT experts from the private sector

STUDY AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Network administrator, IT developer, software engineer, webmaster in all business sectors
• Study in the Master in Information and Computer Sciences (MICS) at the University of Luxembourg

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Luxembourgish secondary school diploma or foreign diploma recognised as equivalent by the Luxembourg Ministry of Education
• Languages: level B2 in English and B1 in French
• Selection based on grades especially in mathematics, informatics, and other natural science or technical subjects

APPLICATION

• EU students: April - August
• Non-EU students: February - April

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Good to know: the university also provides two other Bachelor programmes for trainings related with information technology and computer science:

• Bachelor in Applied Information Technology - Continuing Education Programme (BINFO-CPE): BINFO also exists in a continuing education variant (part-time) for people wishing to reconcile work and study. This programme is developed in partnership with the Luxembourg Life Long Learning Center.
• Bachelor in Computer Science (BICS): BICS provides a Bachelor programme in computer science that strongly focuses on scientific research in the IT domain.