MASTER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION

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1 Study Manifesto MASTER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION 2011/2012 academic year COURSE OUTLINE Course description Entrepreneurship and Innovation Typology Master Master Degree class LM-77 Length 2 years Languages used in teaching German, Italian, English Admission title See Admission requirements (page 2) Admission procedure Dossier Language requirements Level C1 in one of the languages used in teaching, level B2 in a second language used in teaching Deadline for pre-enrolment 1st session: 1st April nd session: 11 July 2011 Deadline for enrolment 14 October 2011 (see enrolment ) Tuition fees 1, Classes start 26 September 2011 subject to change

2 COURSE DESCRIPTION The School of Economics and Management offers a two-year Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Masterclass LM-77) representing 120 credit points. This course has been activated according to the guidelines of the Bologna process. The ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) has been adopted. The Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation s goal is to provide you with a solid theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial and economic subjects, focusing on two aspects of the economy and business administration: how to build up new companies and the development of innovation within a company. Some of the areas studied for the entrepreneurship aspects of the course include setting up a business plan, analysing the human, economic and financial resources necessary to set up a business, understanding how to recognise opportunities provided by the market choices. Innovation is understood in a wide sense: the creation and application of new skills applied to actual products, to managerial processes, organisational solutions and strategies. In the Entrepreneurship course, the contents of heterogeneous subjects are linked in a systematic way so that the knowledge you acquire can then be used to analyse real-life situations. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Thanks to the specific teaching aims of this course, graduates of the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation will have acquired a spectrum of advanced skills so as to be able to operate as experts prepared to launch new companies, analyze entrepreneurial projects, manage innovation and plan new product development. The skills acquired by graduates of this Master will also enable them to realize their own entrepreneurial initiatives, and will allow them to become a critical and qualified support to companies that adopt an entrepreneurial logic. Their skills will allow graduates of this Master to find an occupation in both companies with high-density knowledge and in traditional sectors which are experiencing a transformation process due to innovation. It is becoming more and more common that an entrepreneurial approach is being applied in medium and large public and private companies (internal entrepreneurship) and in the service sector (social entrepreneurship) as a way to administer and manage and to allocate resources. At the end of this study course graduates of the Master may also apply as project managers in the development of new products, professionals engaged in development and creation of business plans, in the field of market analysis with particular reference to innovative products, production managers and other positions with a focus on entrepreneurship. Finally, the skills you acquire will allow you to continue your studies to obtain a research doctorate or to enrol for a further master. The natural path to follow tends to lead to doctoral courses focusing on topics concerning entrepreneurship, innovation management or international management. LANGUAGES USED IN TEACHING The languages used in teaching are German, Italian and English. Each course is held in just one of the three official languages although the lecturer reserves the right to use the other two languages for certain parts of the course. However, the final examination must be held in the official language of the course. FIXED INTAKE The available study places for the 2011/2012 academic year are: EU citizens (and citizens given parity of treatment) non-eu citizens (resident abroad) 1 st session nd session 15 0 Total 25 5 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS You are eligible to enrol for the Master if you possess the following qualifications: a) University degree (*) in one of the following degree classes or another equivalent qualification gained in a foreign country: 1. ex M.D. 270/04 Bachelor in the degree classes L-18 Economics and Business Administration and L-33 Economics 2. ex M.D. 509/99 Bachelor in the degree classes L-17 Economics and Business Administration and L-28 Scienze Economics 3. Final degree or university certificate from a School of Economics following the study conditions valid before the M.D. 509/99. (*) Italian citizens who have obtained their degree abroad must also have a secondary school leaving qualification. Or 2/13

3 b) University degree in a different degree class to the ones listed above or possession of another equivalent qualification gained in a foreign country as well as the possession of the following study credits in your personal study curriculum: - At least 15 credit points in the business administration subject area - At least 10 credit points in the economics subject area - At least 10 credit points in the statistics-mathematics subject area - At least 5 credit points in the law subject area The subjects contained in the subject areas mentioned above which will be considered as entry requirements for the Master are the following: Business Administration subject area (AGR/01) Economic and rural valuation (SECS-P/07) Accounting (SECS-P/08) Strategic Management (SECS-P/09) Corporate Finance (SECS-P/10) Business Organization (SECS-P/11) Economics and Management of financial intermediaries (ING-IND/35) Management Science Economics subject area (AGR/01) Economic and rural valuation (SECS-P/01) Economics (SECS-P/02) Economic Policy (SECS-P/03) Finance (SECS-P/04) History of Economic Thought (SECS-P/05) Econometrics (SECS-P/06) Applied Economics (SECS-P/12) Economic History Law subject area (IUS/01) Private law (IUS/02) Comparative private law (IUS/03) Agricultural law (IUS/04) Commercial and corporate law (IUS/05) Economic law (IUS/07) Labour law (IUS/08) Constitutional law (IUS/09) Public law (IUS/10) Administrative law (IUS/12) Taxation law (IUS/14) EU law (IUS/21) Comparative public law Mathematics and Statistics subject area (SECS-S/01) Statistics (SECS-S/02) Statistics for experimental and technological research (SECS-S/03) Economic statistics (SECS-S/05) Social statistics (SECS-S/06) Mathematics for economics (MAT/01) Mathematical logics (MAT/02) Algebra (MAT/03) Geometrics (MAT/05) Mathematical analysis (MAT/06) Probability theory and statistics (MAT/09) Process research (INF/01) Computer Science If you do not have one of these qualifications, you can pre-enrol if you have at least 150 credit points (ECTS) from the undergraduate degree (Bachelor) you are studying for. However, you must have achieved your degree by the enrolment deadline for the academic year in question, otherwise you will be excluded from the admission procedure. If you do not have the required academic qualification, you will be given a conditional offer of a place. If you achieve your qualification after the enrolment deadline, you can submit a late enrolment request to the rector in order to be enrolled by December 23, 2011, but only if there are still study places available. At the moment of effective enrolment, you have to certify that you possess the required qualification. Concurrent enrolment at several universities or in several courses at the same university is not allowed. 3/13

4 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY You can enrol for master programmes if you can certify good language proficiency in at least two of the three official teaching languages (English, Italian, German); the first language must be at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference and the second language at the B2 level. Language proficiency can be demonstrated in the following ways: a) holding secondary school leaving qualifications (A-levels, Abitur, Maturità, etc) where the main teaching language of the final year was in one of the official teaching languages of the undergraduate degree course. If these qualifications were obtained in one of the trilingual secondary schools in the Ladin valleys, they will be accepted as demonstrating proficiency in both German and Italian; b) holding an undergraduate or postgraduate degree if awarded in one of the three teaching languages of the degree course; c) holding a bilingual or trilingual undergraduate or postgraduate degree awarded by the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano or holding the degree in Primary Education from the Ladin section; d) presenting, for the relevant languages, a recognised qualification or certificate (see table below); e) passing a language test organised by the Language Centre of the Free Unversity of Bozen/Bolzano. By the end of their degree, students must be able to demonstrate proficiency in their first and second language at the C1 level and in their third language at the B2 level. LANGUAGE MINIMUM ENTRY LEVEL MINIMUM EXIT LEVEL 1st language C1 C1 2nd language B2 C1 3rd language B2 List of certificates, language exams and qualifications recognised by the Language Centre The six levels of the Common European Framework of Reference provide descriptors of language proficiency starting from the lowest, A1, to the highest, C2. The two lowest levels, A1 and A2, describe the language proficiency of Basic Users. The next levels, B1 and B2, describe the language used by Independent Users whereas the C1 and C2 levels describe Proficient Users. In order to enrol for master programmes, you must be able to certify good language proficiency in at least two of the three official teaching languages (English, Italian, German); the first language must be at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference and the second language at the B2 level. level B 2 C 1 C 2 GERMAN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION Abschluss einer Oberschule der ladinischen Täler Südtirols Goethe-Institut: Goethe-Zertifikat B2; Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf Österreichisches Sprachdiplom (ÖSD): B2 Mittelstufe Deutsch (MD) TestDaF-Institut: TestDaF-Niveaustufe 3** (TDN 3); TestDaF-Niveaustufe 4** (TDN 4) = B2+ Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH): DSH-1*; DSH-2* = B2+ Deutscher Volkshochschulverband e.v. TELC: telc Deutsch B2; Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf; telc Deutsch B2 Beruf Kultusministerkonferenz der Länder in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD B2)* Dienststelle für die Zwei- und Dreisprachigkeitsprüfungen: Zweisprachigkeitsprüfung B Abschluss einer Sekundarschule (Matura oder Abitur mit Deutsch als vorrangiger Unterrichtssprache) Abschluss eines Bachelorstudiums oder eines post-gradualen Hochschulstudiums (Master) mit Deutsch als vorrangiger Unterrichtssprache Goethe-Institut Goethe: Zertifikat C1 (früher: Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung); Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD) Österreichisches Sprachdiplom (ÖSD): C1 Oberstufe Deutsch (OD) TestDaF-Institut: TestDaF-Niveaustufe 5** (TDN 5) Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH): DSH-3* Deutscher Volkshochschulverband e.v. TELC: telc Deutsch C1 Kultusministerkonferenz der Länder in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD C1)* Dienststelle für die Zwei- und Dreisprachigkeitsprüfungen: Zweisprachigkeitsprüfung A Goethe-Institut: Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP); Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS) Österreichisches Sprachdiplom (ÖSD): C2 Wirtschaftssprache Deutsche (WD) * The certificate must contain all four parts, which correspond to the four macro language skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking). The Common European Framework of Reference level indicated in the table, or a higher level, must have been achieved in each part of the test. ** The level indicated in the table, or a higher level, must have been achieved, as indicated on the TestDaF certificate. 4/13

5 level B 2 C 1 C 2 ITALIAN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION Diploma di maturità in una scuola superiore delle valli ladine dell Alto Adige CVCL: Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana: CELI 3-B2; CELI 3a-B2 adolescenti; Certificato di Italiano Commerciale Avanzato: CIC Avanzato C1 Centro CILS: Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera 2 (CILS DUE-B2) Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri: PLIDA B2; PLIDA Commerciale B2; PLIDA Juniores B2 Università degli Studi Roma Tre: Certificato di competenza intermedia in italiano come lingua straniera (int.it) Servizio esami di bi- e trilinguismo: Esame di bilinguismo B Diploma di maturità conseguito prevalentemente in lingua italiana Diploma universitario di primo (Bachelor) o secondo livello (Master universitario) conseguito prevalentemente in lingua italiana, presso un ateneo italiano o presso l università della Svizzera italiana CVCL: Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana CELI 4-C1 Centro CILS: Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera 3 (CILS TRE-C1) Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri: PLIDA C1; PLIDA Commerciale C1; PLIDA Juniores C1 Servizio esami di bi- e trilinguismo: Esame di bilinguismo A CVCL: Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana: CELI 5-C2; CELI 5-DOC Centro CILS: Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera 4 (CILS QUATTRO-C2) Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri: PLIDA C2 Università degli Studi Roma Tre: Certificato di italiano come lingua straniera (IT) level B 2 C 1 C 2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION Cambridge ESOL: First Certificate in English (FCE) Grade A-C ; Business English Certificate (BEC) Vantage ETS of Princeton, NJ: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Paper-based: ; Computer-based: ; Internet-based: ; Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): Listening 400+; Reading 385+; Speaking 160+; Writing 150+ (Valid for two years) British Council et al.: IELTS (General & academic): Band score: City & Guilds (Pitman): International ESOL Diploma (9992): Expert (PASS in IESOL + FIRST CLASS PASS in ISESOL) Final secondary school qualifications with English as the main teaching language Undergraduate (Bachelor) or postgraduate (Master) degree from a university with English as the tuition language Cambridge ESOL: Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Grade A-C; Business English Certificate (BEC) Higher ETS of Princeton, NJ: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Paperbased: ; Computerbased: ; Internetbased: ; Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): Listening 490+; Reading 455+; Speaking 200+; Writing 200 (Valid for two years) British Council et al.: IELTS (General & academic): Band score: City & Guilds (Pitman): International ESOL Diploma (9992): Mastery (PASS in IESOL + FIRST-CLASS-PASS in ISESOL) Cambridge ESOL: Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Grade A-C British Council et al.: IELTS (General & academic): Band score: 7.4+ How can I demonstrate language proficiency? You should fill in a special online form for the languages, which is available on the Language Centre s website > Language Centre. You must indicate any certificates or qualifications that you have and then send the form electronically to the Language Centre, or you can send it via fax or . The Language Centre will then check all the forms and contact you if further information or documentation is required. When are the language tests and how can I enrol for them? On the same online form, you can also enrol for the language tests (level B2/C1) for the language(s) (English, German, Italian) that you do not have any certificates for, but which you need to certify to be able to enrol. The tests will be taking place on the following dates: - 11 April 2011 and the following days (for pre-enrolled students in the first and second pre-enrolment session) - 18 July 2011 and the following days (for pre-enrolled students in the second pre-enrolment session) The results will be published at the Language Centre and on the Language Centre s webpages > Language Centre. Conditional offers and summer language courses If you have applied during the first pre-enrolment session and you cannot demonstrate the language proficiency required for admission (C1 in your first language and B2 in your second language), then you will be excluded from the admission procedure. You can pre-enrol again in the second session. 5/13

6 If you have applied during the second pre-enrolment session and can only demonstrate proficiency in your first language (at the C1 level), you will be offered a conditional place at the University. You will then be able to follow a summer intensive language course at the Language Centre in order to improve your language proficiency in the language you have not been able to certify (the B2 level for the second language). These language courses take place from 2 August to 2 September 2011 (Monday-Friday, four hours/day). The deadline to enrol for these courses is 28 July The exam (at the B2 level) for those who have been offered a conditional place at the University will take place as from 5 September Enrolment for this test must be done online. If you require further information, please contact the Language Centre. The results will be published at the Language Centre and on the Language Centre s webpages > Language Centre. Full admission or exclusion If you pass the B2 exam in September or provide the Language Centre with a recognised certificate or qualification by the deadline, your conditional place will be transformed into a definite place on the official ranklists, which will be published in September. If you do not manage to certify language proficiency as described above, you will not be allowed to enrol for the master programme. SELECTION PROCEDURE In addition to language certification and admission requirements, you must go through a selection procedure in order to access the course. The selection procedure consists of the evaluation of a dossier by a Selection Committee, written in Italian, German or English, which you have to hand in together with your pre-enrolment form. The dossier is composed of the following documents: curriculum studiorum: if you have the required qualification, you have to hand in: - your degree certificate from your three-year Bachelor with the final mark; if you attended a foreign university it would be useful to attach the declaration of value or a document written by the university itself with the indication of the lowest mark needed in order to achieve the degree as well as the highest mark obtainable; - a certificate detailing the exams sat at your university of origin (to be translated into English if it is written in a language which is not Italian, German or English) containing the list of exams sat as well as the marks, the date in which the exams were passed and the credit points as well as the subject areas (only if the exams were passed at Italian universities) and the hours of teaching; you went to a foreign university the contents of the single courses have to be handed in as well if you do not have the required qualification, you have to hand in: - a certificate from your university (to be translated into English if it is written in a language which is not Italian, German or English), certifying that you have acquired at least 150 credit points (ECTS), - a certificate detailing the exams sat at your university (to be translated into English if it is written in a language which is not Italian, German or English) containing the list of exams sat as well as the marks, the date in which the exams were passed and the credit points as well as the subject areas (only if the exams were passed at Italian universities) and the hours of teaching; if you went to a foreign university a document issued by the foreign university and containing the scale of the marks used as well as the contents of the single courses has to be handed in as well; Furthermore a form has to be downloaded from the following link : This should be filled in and sent by , with all the necessary documents attached, to (schoolofeconomics@unibz.it) by the pre-enrolment deadline. official translation of your degree certificate into Italian, German or English if needed; a personal statement letter not longer than one side of typed A4, in which you explain why you would like to enrol for this degree programme; ADMISSION RANK LIST Two admission ranklists will be drawn up, based on the results of the selection procedure: one for EU citizens (and citizens of other countries who enjoy parity of treatment) and one for non-eu citizens resident abroad. For the first pre-enrolment session, the ranklists will be published by 29 April 2011: - candidates who have certified their language proficiency (C1 in their first language and B2 in their second) and have successfully passed the selection procedure will have a definite place on the ranklists. - candidates who do not have their degree and/or those who certify exams still to be done are put on the reserve ranklist. 6/13

7 For the second pre-enrolment session, the provisional ranklists will be published by 1 August 2011: - candidates who have certified their language proficiency (C1 in their first language and B2 in their second) and have successfully passed the selection procedure will have a definite place on the ranklists. - candidates who have only certified language proficiency in one of the three teaching languages (level C1) and have successfully passed the selection procedure will have a conditional place on the ranklists. - candidates who do not have their degree and/or those who certify exams still to be done are put on the reserve ranklist. Once the conditional places due to the language requirement have been transformed into definite places, the updated ranklists for the second session will be published by 19 September 2011 on the School s official notice board board and they will also appear on the University s website ( The ranklists are only valid for the academic year for which they have been drawn up. In the event that someone on the ranklist does not enrol by the deadline, the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano will then accept enrolments from candidates further down the list. The rank list for admission is based on the evaluation of the dossier submitted by the candidate. The following evaluation criteria expressed in % are applied to obtain the final score: a) Grade point average (90%) - concluded studies: Final mark, given in xx/30 - not concluded studies: The grade point average of the passed university exams given in xx/30 b) Motivational letter (10%) Max. 10 points. In the event of equal scores, the candidate who has the higher final mark for his/her degree (if already awarded) will have priority. If the candidate has not yet been awarded his/her degree, the higher grade point average of the passed exams will be taken into consideration. If scores are still equal, the younger candidate will have priority. PRE-ENROLMENT There are two pre-enrolment sessions: 1 st session: 1 st March - 1 st April 2011 (until midday) 2 nd session: 9 th May - 11 th July 2011 (until midday) Pre-enrolling in the first session allows you to: - have an unconditional place at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano; - have a greater chance of obtaining accommodation in student accommodation (if requested); - take advantage of the student discount for a summer language course. The application for pre-enrolment, which can be completed for maximum two degrees of the School of Economics and Management, must be done through the University s website ( If you do not have internet access, you can use the computers provided for this purpose by the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano (either in Bolzano or in Bressanone). The form must be filled in online and then it must be printed out in its entirety and signed. It must be handed in or sent by mail to the Student Secretariat in Bolzano on time. The date of the postmark will not be taken into consideration. Postal services can take a very long time. You must ensure an early delivery of the documents. Applications that arrive after the deadline or by cannot be taken into consideration. In order to avoid long queues, it is recommended that the delivery of the documents does not take place in the last few days before the deadline. In the event that you wish to pre-enrol for more than one programme, an application form and accompanying documentation must be completed for each degree course. Evaluation can then only take place on the basis of the documentation you have presented with the application form. If there are incomplete applications, the Committee can decide to exclude the candidate from the admission procedure. The following documents must be enclosed with the pre-enrolment form: a passport-size colour photo (if not already uploaded with the online pre-enrolment application); a photocopy of a valid identity card or passport (front/back); the dossier (see section entitled Selection procedure ) copy of the declaration of equivalent value of the candidate s qualification(s) (only for candidates with a qualification gained abroad) see next paragraph a copy of the valid permit to stay for Italy (only for non EU-citizens legally resident in Italy) see next paragraph Candidates with qualifications from abroad must deliver at the latest upon enrolment the original of declaration of equivalent value, together with original or authenticated copy of the secondary school certificate, and an official translation into Italian. The declaration of equivalent value is issued by the Italian consulate or embassy abroad and confirms that your qualification would grant you 7/13

8 entry to a similar university course in the country in which the qualifications were achieved. The declaration must be applied for as soon as possible since it can often require long processing times. If you are a non-eu candidate with a valid permit to stay for Italy (see article 39, paragraph 5 of decree no. 286 of ,) apply directly to the University, as described above. In this case you must attach to the pre-enrolment application a copy of your valid permit to stay for Italy ("permesso di soggiorno" for work, family reasons, political or humanitarian asylum, religious reasons). A permit of stay for study reasons, or a visa for tourism, is not sufficient. If the permit deadline has expired, a renewal request must also be attached. NB: if you do not provide the permit for one reason or another, you will be automatically considered a non-eu citizen living abroad and therefore subject to the admission procedure through the Italian authorities acting in your country of origin If you are a non-eu candidate resident abroad you must carry out the enrolment procedures both through the Italian authorities (consulate or embassy) in the country in which you obtained or are to obtain your academic qualifications and directly with the university. The deadlines imposed by the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research ( must be respected. Should you not follow this procedure with your local Italian consulate, the application that you delivered direct to the university will be declared null and void. The Italian authorities abroad are the only ones able to accept and send applications to the university. Please note that non-eu citizens resident abroad can apply for one course only! HOW CANDIDATES OF THE FIRST SESSION ARE GUARANTEED A PLACE ON THE COURSE If you have been admitted through the rank lists, you will have to pay the first instalment of university fees ( ) and deliver the receipt to the Student Secretariat by 20 th May (Please note that payment will only be accepted once the receipt has been presented - it is not enough just to make the payment). Once this receipt has been received, you are guaranteed a place on the course. If you do not deliver the receipt to the Student Secretariat by the deadline, you will automatically lose your place and there will be a period where candidates of the 1 st session on the waiting list will be able to enrol. If not all of the first session s study places have been assigned, the free places will be assigned in the 2 nd session. Please note that payment does not allow you to receive student status, which will be acquired upon enrolment in August/October. If you have a guaranteed study place but you do not enrol, there will be no refund of the university fees unless you do not pass your final secondary school final exam or, in the event of non-eu candidates resident abroad, you do not receive the necessary documents from the Italian authorities in your country. ENROLMENT If you are well positioned on the rank list, you may enrol from 1 August 2011 for the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. You need to submit your application in person by 14 October 2011, 12:00 midday at the Student Secretariat in Bozen/Bolzano. If you have a conditional place, you may only enrol after the reserve has been dropped. If you do not have the required academic qualification, you will only be given a conditional offer of a place. If you achieve your qualification after the enrolment deadline, you can submit a late enrolment request to the rector in order to be enrolled by December 23, 2011, but only if there are still study places available. The receipt for first payment of university fees (if this was not delivered in May) must be enclosed with the application. If you have secondary school certificates or qualifications from abroad, you must also enclose: original of the declaration of equivalent value of the secondary school certificate or qualification issued by the Italian consulate or embassy abroad; original or authenticated copy of the qualification obtained at the conclusion of secondary education original of the official translation of your qualification into Italian Non-EU citizens must also enclose a valid permit to stay in Italy. If you are a student intending to transfer from another Italian university to the Free University of Bozen- Bolzano, you must enclose with the enrolment form a copy of the transfer application presented at your university of origin. The ranklist is only valid for the academic year in question. If you are on the list but you do not apply to become a student by the date stated, the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano will reserve the right to accept applications from students further down the list. The names will be published on If you are high enough up the ranklists to be taken for more than one degree course, you can only enrol for one of those courses. Once you have enrolled for this course, you lose the right to enrol for another course or to move up in the ranklists of other courses. 8/13

9 TUITION FEES Enrolment taxes and fees for the 2011/2012 academic year and the provincial tax for the right to study amount to 1, Taxes are to be paid through a bank transfer in two separate instalments the 1st instalment* for an amount of by 20 May 2011 (for pre-enrolled students from the first session) or by enrolment (for pre-enrolled students from the second session), the 2nd instalment for 575 by 31 March * The first instalment amount includes the provincial tax of and a revenue stamp of In order to enrol, the first instalment must be paid. Delayed payment of the second instalment will result in a fine being levied. If you have not paid your taxes or other fees, you will be unable to take exams and will not be able to transfer to other universities or other degree courses. Disabled students with a disability up to or exceeding 66% are completely exonerated from paying university fees (and the provincial tax): the disability certificate, issued by the health authorities, must be presented at the beginning of the academic year. Foreign students who have been granted a scholarship from the Italian government are also exonerated from university fee (as well as from the provincial tax). STUDY GRANTS AND STUDENT ACCOMMODATION Information regarding study grants, refund of the provincial tax for the right to study and the assignment of accommodation may be requested at the Amt für Hochschulförderung, Universität und Forschung - Ufficio per il Diritto allo Studio universitario, l Università e la Ricerca scientifica of the Autonomous Province of Bozen - Bolzano. Application for the above assistance is to be submitted by the official deadline. Applications for accommodation can be accepted starting Tuesday, 5 th April It is advisable to complete the application for accommodation as soon as possible, already upon pre-enrolment at the university or before knowing the admission procedure results. The assignment of accommodation in student hostels follows a first-come first-served policy, in which applications handed in personally have priority. Further information regarding registration procedure will be available on the Province s services portal from mid-march. > Assistenza universitaria > Alloggi in Alto Adige. For information concerning study grants, students and candidates can also contact the Südtiroler HochschülerInnenschaft (sh.asus) which can give important information and help with the online application. Addresses and telephone contacts are indicated on the last page of this Manifesto. ADVISORY SERVICE The Advisory Service informs prospective students about the faculties and the degree courses offered and provides support regarding the choice of study. In the InfoPoints in Bolzano and Bressanone you can view information material and receive information about the courses. There is also an individual consultation service available for anyone who is interested. The Advisory Service guarantees full support for disabled students throughout their time at the University. Addresses and telephone numbers can be found on the last page of this manifesto. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES If you have a disability, the Advisory Service will provide support throughout your time with us at the University. If you need advice or information about access to and movement around the premises, or about the benefits and opportunities available to students with disabilities, please contact the Advisory Service when you submit your pre-enrolment application and in any case at least one month before any admissions exams that you have to do. In this way we can guarantee any assistance that is necessary so that you can sit the admission exams without difficulty. Information concerning exemptions to paying university fees can be found in the paragraph entitled Tuition fees. Other forms of support are offered by the School and University Welfare Office of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (address and other details can be found on the last page). STUDY PLANS In the Master Entrepreneurship and Innovation there are 11 subjects that are worth a total of 91 credit points (CP). There are a further 29 credits for the following: 8 CP for elective optional courses, provided that they are related to the degree (*); 15 CP for the final degree thesis; 6 CP for a compulsory internship. 9/13

10 (*) The School Council decides every year which optional courses will be offered by the School. For the main teaching activities, 6 hours of teaching are worth 1 credit point. There are exceptions for practical seminars and courses in which the interaction between lectures and practical sessions are particularly intensive - in those cases for each credit point, a higher number of teaching hours and of laboratory activity are foreseen. The minimum number hours necessary for individual study and other educational activities according to art. 5, 2nd paragraph of the DM should also be taken into consideration. The language used in teaching each subject (Italian/German/English) will be announced at the beginning of the academic year. Students must have demonstrated proficiency in the official teaching language of the course at least at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference in order to sit the relevant exam. Except for the language courses offered by the Language Centre of the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, teaching takes place on the main premises of the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, at the School of Economics and Management in Universitätsplatz/Piazza Università 1. The calendar detailing lecture halls and lecture times can be found on the website of the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano. Main subjects CP Pre-requisite 1st year Business Economics 6 Innovation Economics 6 Business Forecasting Methods 6 Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital 10 Entrepreneurship A 8 Supply chain management 6 Advanced data analysis 6 2nd year Advanced Business Law 8 Even if it is not compulsory to have attended the Company Law course it is highly recommended Entrepreneurship B 7 Entrepreneurship A Managing Innovation (modular) M 1: Innovation management 7 M 2: New Product development 7 M 3: Knowledge management 6 Typical subject * 8 Internship 6 * Typical subject Students have to choose one of the following subjects (8 CP). Service innovation International Management Social Entrepreneurship 10/13

11 2011/2012 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1st session Pre-enrolment and submission of dossier Language Tests from Publication of ranklist Payment of the 1 st instalment of the fees by Enrolment * 2nd session Pre-enrolment and submission of dossier Language Tests from Publication of provisional rank list Summer language courses from Publication of rank list Enrolment * Winter semester Teaching Examination session Christmas holidays Teaching Examination session Summer semester Teaching Easter holidays Teaching Examination session Examination session Summer School 2 weeks (July/August) Autumn session Examination session * If you do not have the required academic qualification, you will be given a conditional offer of a place. If you achieve your qualification after the enrolment deadline, you can submit a late enrolment request to the rector in order to be enrolled by December 23, 2011, but only if there are still study places available. 11/13

12 FURTHER INFORMATION: Advisory Service Universitätsplatz/Piazza Università Bozen/Bolzano tel.: fax: info@unibz.it INFOPOINT: Bozen/Bolzano Universitätsplatz 1,/Piazza Università 1 Wed & Fri Tue & Thu Brixen/Bressanone Regensburger Allee 16/ Viale Ratisbona 16 Thu and on request Student Secretariat Universitätsplatz/Piazza Università Bozen/Bolzano tel.: fax: student.secretariat@unibz.it Opening hours: Mon, Wed & Fri Tue & Thu Secretariat - School of Economics and Management Universitätsplatz/Piazza Università 1, Bozen/Bolzano Tel.: Fax: schoolofeconomics@unibz.it Opening hours: Mon and Wed and Thu Fri Language Centre Dantestraße/Via Dante Bozen/Bolzano tel.: fax: language.centre@unibz.it Opening hours: Bozen/Bolzano,Dantestraße 9,/Via Dante 9 Wed & Fri Tue & Thu Brixen/Bressanone Regensburger Allee 16,/ Viale Ratisbona 16 Thu (from October to June) Amt für Hochschulförderung, Universität und Forschung / Ufficio per il Diritto allo Studio universitario, l Università e la Ricerca scientifica The Office for the Right to Study, Universities and Research Andreas-Hofer-Straße /Via Andreas Hofer, Bozen/Bolzano tel.: fax: hochschulfoerderung@provinz.bz.it Opening hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri Thu / Südtiroler HochschülerInnenschaft / Associazione studenti universitari sudtirolesi (sh.asus) Kapuzinergasse / Via Cappuccini, Bozen/Bolzano Tel.: bz@asus.sh Opening hours: Mon to Thu and Fri /13