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UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK (UNB) PHD/MSC POSITIONS IN AI & OPTIMIZATION & COMMUNICATIONS 

LOCATION: Canada

Dr. Jie Chen is seeking two highly motivated students to pursue PhD or MSc studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in Canada.

ELIGIBILITY:

5G/6G Communication Technologies – Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), wireless power transfer, energy harvesting, millimeter-wave communications, RFID, MIMO, OFDM, and OTFS – Channel estimation, signal detection, beamforming design, multiple access techniques, and wireless resource management. 

Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Networks – Generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and foundation models for communication systems – Distributed learning, optimization, and autonomous operation for wireless networks

Requirements:

Background in Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields. 

Strong undergraduate record with a minimum GPA of 3.3. 

PhD applicants must hold a master’s degree with an excellent academic record; prior publications are preferred. 

For English language requirements, please refer to the university website. 

For further information about our MSc and PhD programs in ECE, please refer to the university website.

To apply:  

Please submit the following application materials as a single PDF file to jie.chen@unb.ca: CV, transcripts, a brief research statement, TOEFL/IELTS score report (if applicable), and publications (if applicable). 

Please use the subject line: “[PhD/MSc] Application – [Your Name] – [Intended Start Term/Year]”. 

Due to the high volume of applications, only selected candidates whose backgrounds closely match the research directions will be contacted for an interview, typically within one to two months of receiving their application

BENEFIT:

The successful candidates will receive full financial support and work on cutting-edge research topics.

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TY DANJUMA MBA SCHOLARSHIP

Application Period: 1 June 2026 or after 30 June 2026

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides financial support to post-graduate African students who have been accepted onto MBA programmes at the top 10 leading business schools in the world only, as ranked by the Financial Times.

ELIGIBILITY:

The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship aims to help up to eight African students a year. 

If you meet the scholarship criteria (you are an African student who has been accepted on an MBA programme at a top 10 leading Business School, as ranked by The Financial Times MBA Global Ranking 2026 (https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/3006/mba-2026) and want to apply for the scholarship, you should send the following information to mba@tyd-fo.co.uk between 1 June and 30 June 2026:

Full Name

Nationality

Full contact details

Name of Business School where you have been accepted onto their MBA Programme

Year of enrolment at the Business School

Copy of offer letter from the Business School

Copy of your CV

Copy of your own budget and funding shortfall (including confirmation letters for all scholarships and loans).

Note, the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship is to help support by providing additional financial aid, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for the MBA.

Applications received prior to 1 June 2026 or after 30 June 2026 will not be processed.

All successful African MBA applicants to the top ten business schools (as ranked by the Financial Times) are eligible to receive the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship, regardless of their domicile. Awarded candidates will receive their grant prior to the annual intake date for that business school. However, whilst the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship will provide additional financial support to help African student’s bridge part of the gap and relieve some of the financial burden attached to taking on MBA programmes, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for these programmes.

The Financial Times MBA Global Ranking for 2026 lists the top ten schools as:

MIT: Sloan

INSEAD

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton

IESE Business School

London Business School

HEC Paris

Esade Business School

CEIBS

UC Berkeley: Haas

Harvard Business School

Please click here view the full list for further details of rankings.

BENEFIT:

The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides additional financial aid to the selected candidates.

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