ATOSIM Master’s degree: students’ testimonies

AtoSiM, Atomic Scale modelling of physical, chemical and biomolecular systems, is a two-year master's degree in physics and chemistry. At the end of the programme, students obtain the Master's degrees of each partner university: ENS de Lyon, Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Universiteit van Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Mehari Zerihun, Ethiopie, 2012-2014 I applied to the AtoSIM master program because I wanted to develop a solid foundation on modeling and computer simulations in general. The fact that the program encompasses both theory and simulations across multiple disciplines that traditionally regarded as separate has made it appealing for my interest. In addition, the modules that I took during the scientific computing course has given me the opportunity to grasp the concepts of computer programming and scientific software development. Even though I am yet to start a PhD study, I believe that the AtoSIM master has put me on an advantageous position to be competitive for PhD position that require programming skills, and modeling and computer simulations. Sergey Vilov, Russie, 2014-2016 Albert Einstein : ' Life is like riding a bicycle.