Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna

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1 Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna Combining large numbers with quality and services: make many excellent! HISTORY AND FACTS FOUNDED BACK IN 1088: Past AND Present PEOPLE: students, professors and research fellows, administrative staff 11 SCHOOLS, 33 DEPARTMENTS, 21 RESEARCH CENTRES: o o o 214 degree programmes, 53 PhD programmes, 35 summer and winter schools. 177 patents registered, 75,78 million in direct spending in research, 13,000 products developed on average every year Deep roots in local community and economy: 7 interdepartmental centers for Industrial Research (Mechanics, Information technology, Industrial eco-design, Energy safety and efficiency) 5 CAMPUSES: 5 cities on a human scale from the hills to the sea Bologna, Headquarter Population: residents The town The campus Ravenna Population: residents The Town The campus Forlì Population: residents The Town The campus Cesena Population: residents The Town The campus Rimini Population: residents The Town The campus INTERNATIONAL o 1 campus abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina o international students enrolled in BA and MA programmes (5,7% vs national average 2,9%) o 1 Bachelor degree and 38 Master programmes taught in English o Incoming and Outgoing students per year o Active participation in EU funded programmes, more than 30 Erasmus Mundus Action 2 projects since

2 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND USEFUL INFO FOR RECOGNITION Italian higher education system is based on a 3 cycles study as follow: Bachelor Master DEGREE Degree Level: 1 cycle Credits to be earned to obtain the Degree: 180ECTS Degree Level: 2 cycle Credits to be earned to obtain the Degree: 120ECTS Ph.D Level: 3 cycle Credits: Not yet Duration: 3 to 4 years Duration: 3 years Duration: 2 years The University of Bologna fully implements the European Credits Transfer System (ECTS) at Bachelor and Master level. To each subject a certain number of credits is assigned in order to describe the total workload required to student. The Italian acronym for ECTS is CFU. 1 CFU = 1 ECTS = 25 hours of total workload (e.g. classes, lab, papers, individual study) Credits are earned by the student only once the final exam has been successfully passed. Attendance is not sufficient in order to get credits. At the end of the mobility period, Credits seeking students (Exchange students) receive a document called Transcript of Records where the list of subjects successfully passed is provided together with the information about the University system and the grading scale applied. General grading scale for exams: Fail less than 18/30 Passed 18/30 Excellent 30/30 Oustanding 30/30 cum laude The ECTS GRADING SCALE is enclosed to the Transcript of Records. The ECTS grading scale is a statisticsbased system. The ECTS grading scale is based on the class percentile of a student in a given assessment, that is how she/he performed relative to other students in the same group of students. This group of students at the University of Bologna is identified in the School students' population. Therefore grading scales vary and depend on the single School performance. ECTS grading scales are different from School to School: grades at the School of Economics and Statistics has a different weight of those of the School of Engineering and Architecture. Degree seeking candidates receive after graduation the Title Diploma and the DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT. 2

3 ALERT: the duration of the AMIDILA scholarship does not necessarily corresponds to what will be the actual duration of the Bachelor, Master or PhD programme you will enroll to. So be aware that you may be required to stay at the University of Bologna for completing the degree also after the end of your AMIDILA scholarship. This is always true for PhD programmes where at least 9 additional months must be considered. EXAMPLE: the majority of our PhD starts on January every year. So you will be required to be here by mid- December The PhD will finish administratively on December 2017 and you will be able to graduate between March and June The AMIDILA scholarship can fund your stay up to mid-july 2017 that is when the AMIDILA project will end. This means that after July 2017 you will have to find alternative funding solutions also with the help of the Hosting Department, if possible. Consider however that the total amount of the AMIDILA scholarship is sufficient to provide you with a financial sustainability for the whole duration of the PhD programme, that is till June This of course requires for an accurate management of savings. 3

4 SCHOOLS FIELDS OF STUDY: SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS OPENED TO AMIDILA 1. Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine 2. Economics, Management and Statistics 3. Engineering and Architecture 4. Law 5. Medicine 6. Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Sport Science 7. Political Sciences 8. Psychology and Education Sciences 9. Sciences 10. Arts, Humanities and cultural Heritage (Limited ONLY to the programmes in the fields of Anthropology and Geography) DEPARTMENTS 1. Agri-food Sciences and Technologies 2. Agricultural Sciences 3. Architecture 4. Biological, geological and environmental Sciences 5. Biomedical and neuromotor Sciences 6. Chemistry 7. Cinema, visual and performative Arts 8. Civil, chemical, environmental and materials Engineering 9. Science and Engineering 10. Cultural Heritage (Limited to the areas of Social relations, rights and institutions: anthropology and migration studies AND Human Rights and History of International Law) 11. Economics 12. Education Studies 13. Electrical, electronic and information Engineering Guglielmo Marconi 15. Industrial Chemistry 16. Industrial Engineering 17. Legal Studies 18. Management 19. Mathematics 20. Medical and surgical Sciences 21. Medical and veterinary Sciences 22. Pharmacology and Biotechnologies 23. Philosophy and communication Studies 24. Physics and Astronomy 25. Political and social Sciences 26. Psychology 27. Sciences for Quality of Life 28. Sociology and business Law 29. Specialised, experimental and diagnostic Medicine 30. Statistical Sciences 14. History and Cultures (Limited to the areas of Geography, Institutions and Political Thoughts and anthropological studies) 4

5 LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES The majority of programmes at the University of Bologna are taught in Italian. We do offer only 1 Bachelor degree and 20 Master degrees completely taught in English: Bachelor degree: Business and Economics Master degree: SOCIAL SCIENCES Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts Economics Quantitative Finance International Management Health Economics and Management Tourism Economics and Management Economics and Market Policy ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Aerospace engineering Automotion engineering Bioinformatics Water and Coastal management Chemical Innovation and regulations Electronics Engineering - Electronics and Communication Science and Technology Civil Engineering Science for conservation-restoration of Culture Heritage Chemical and Process Engineering - Sustainable chemical and biochemical technology for environment and materials Environment and territory engineering - Earth resources engineering Telecommunication engineering - Communication, networks, systems and services International Horticultural Science Language requirements and Certificates Requirements in terms of levels of knowledge and Certificates may vary according to the specific BA/MA programme you would like to apply for. For instance: - some MA programmes do require for a TOEFL certificate in order to certify your English language knowledge. If this is the case you will have to upload a TOEFL certificate in your AMIDILA application form. That means you have to pass the TOEFL test before applying for an AMIDILA scholarship. - Other MA programmes may require for supporting documents but not for a specific one. In this case you will have to upload in your AMIDILA application form an official supporting document such as a Certificate issued by a Language Center or by the Institutes of Italian Culture or by your University certifying the level required. - Other MA programmes may just inform you about the level of knowledge required in order to successfully attend the programme but do not require for any certificate. It means that the responsibility is left to the applicant. Generally speaking we do require the following levels: - CREDITS SEEKING/EXCHANGE CANDIDATES: from A2 to B2 level according to the specific programme. - DEGREE SEEKING CANDIDATES: from B2 to C1 level according to the specific programme. 5

6 The University of Bologna will offer an Italian Intensive Language course at the beginning of the each semester. DEGREE SEEKING ADMISSION AND AMIDILA MOBILTY PROJECT Admission to the University: the University of Bologna will consider your AMIDILA application form as a double application including your request for getting admitted AND the request for receiving an AMIDILA scholarship. So, you will not need to submit any other application in order to get admitted. This nevertheless means that the admission and the AMIDILA scholarship are strongly connected: if you get an AMIDILA scholarship you also get the admission BUT if you do not get an AMIDILA scholarship at the same way you will not get admission regardless you receive a positive academic evaluation. Degree seeking candidates: - Full Bachelor: you must already hold a Secondary education title by the time of submitting your application form. - Full Master: you must be either a final year student who will receive by June/July 2014 the Bachelor degree or already hold your Bachelor degree. You must check that your Bachelor degree allows you to embark on a Master level studies. Professional diplomas for instance may not be eligible. In the case your title is eligible for getting access at Master level study you will not be required to do any preparatory years. - Full PhD: you must be either a final year student who will receive by June/July 2014 the Master degree or already hold your Master degree. You must check that your Master degree allows you to embark on a PhD level studies. Professional diplomas for instance may not be eligible. In the case your title is eligible for getting access at PhD level study you will not be required to do any preparatory years. HOW TO PREPARE YOUR AMIDILA MOBILITY PROJECT Credits seeking/exchange Undergraduate and Master: First of all consult our AMIDILA Academic offer. You will find in any Info Sheet of the BA/MA programmes we offer a link to the BA/MA programme website. At this link you will find the complete Study Plan (List of subjects) of the BA/MA programme of your interest. Consult the Study Plan and choose the subjects of your interest. Check with your Home University if these subjects are compatible with your Home Study Plan and will be therefore recognized. Fill out the AMIDILA Tentative Study Plan using the template provided. Sandwich PhD: First of all consult our AMIDILA Academic offer. You will find in any Info Sheet of the PhD programmes we offer a link to the PhD programme website. At this link you will find the description of the research topics/lines the PhD programme carries out. 6

7 Choose the research topic/line of your interest (if any) and then contact the PhD coordinator in order to verify if your interests match with the topics addressed by the PhD, agree a Mobility project and get a Pre-Acceptance Letter. The Pre-Acceptance letter must be uploaded in your AMIDILA application form in order to get admitted. Relevant addresses are always provided in the AMIDILA academic offer. Check with your Home University supervisor if the Mobility project agreed is compatible with your Home Study Plan and will be therefore recognized. Fill out the AMIDILA Tentative Research Plan using the template provided. Degree seeking PhD First of all consult our AMIDILA Academic offer. You will find in any Info Sheet of the PhD programmes we offer a link to the PhD programme website. At this link you will find the description of the research topics/lines the PhD programme carries out. Choose the research topic/line of your interest (if any) and then contact the PhD coordinator in order to verify if your interests match with the topics addressed by the PhD, agree a Mobility project and get a Pre-Acceptance Letter. The Pre-Acceptance letter must be uploaded in your AMIDILA application form in order to get admitted. Relevant addresses are always provided in the AMIDILA academic offer. Fill out the AMIDILA Tentative Research Plan using the template provided. Post Doc First of all consult our AMIDILA Academic offer. You will find in any Info Sheet of the Post doc or Staff position we offer a link to the Hosting Department s website. At this link you will find the research areas or administrative activities the Department carries out. Choose the area of your interest (if any) and then contact a Member of the Department in order to receive a Pre-Acceptance Letter. The Pre-Acceptance letter must be uploaded in your AMIDILA application form in order to get admitted. If you apply under Target Group 1 consult with your Home Department s Head the compatibility of the agreed Research Plan. Fill out the AMIDILA Tentative Research Plan using the templates provided. Staff First of all consult our AMIDILA Academic offer. You will find in any Info Sheet of the Post doc or Staff position we offer a link to the Hosting Department s website. At this link you will find the research areas or administrative activities the Department carries out. 7

8 Choose the area of your interest (if any) and then contact a Member of the Department in order to receive a Pre-Acceptance Letter. The Pre-Acceptance letter must be uploaded in your AMIDILA application form in order to get admitted. Consult with your Home Department s Head the compatibility of the agreed Work Plan with your Institution expectations on the impact your mobility will have. Fill out the AMIDILA Tentative Research or Work Plan using the templates provided. SERVICES AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES IMMIGRATION Immigration: AMIDILA grantees will receive full support from the University of Bologna in order to obtain the relevant immigration documents. If you will be awarded an AMIDILA scholarship be aware that: A. If your mobility last up to 90 days OR if you hold a EU passport you do not need to apply for any VISA or RESIDENCE PERMIT. B. If your mobility last more than 90 days: a. You will have to apply for a STUDY VISA in order to enter Italy. STUDY VISA must be asked at the Italian Embassy placed in your Country. Italian STUDY VISA is issued for free. ITALIAN STUDY VISA can have a maximum duration of 1 year and cannot be extended neither renewed. b. Once arrive in Italy you will have to apply for a RESIDENCE PERMIT in order to regularly stay in Italy. RESIDENCE PERMIT will replace your STUDY VISA. You will apply for the Residence Permit at the Police Station (Questura) of the town where you will live. Residence permit has a maximum duration of 1 year and must renewed in case you stay more than one year or in case of its expiry during the mobility. In order to apply for a Residence permit you will have to pay around 150. NOTE ON FAMILY ISSUES: the University of Bologna does not provide any document for VISA or RESIDENCE PERMIT for your relatives. In the case you want your husband/wife, son/daughter join you, you must first come to Italy alone and then invite your family member through the procedure called Ricongiungimento famigliare. This procedures implies: - You must find a proper accommodation for your family approved by the municipality of the town where you will live in Italy. - You must prove you own sufficient financial resources for your family. - You must hold a valid Residence permit. The whole procedure may take a long The procedure is applicable ONLY to your husband/wife or son/daughter. It is not applicable to other relatives unless you can prove they depend on you. 8

9 Be aware that in case of children you will have to find on your own also kindergarten or primary school. The University of Bologna cannot not provide any support. Tourist VISA is not an eligible document to apply for Residence permit. NOTE: This is not an exhaustive information, further information and requirements may also vary according to the specific case. DISABILITY The University of Bologna offers a support service to students with disability. ACCOMMODATION AMIDILA grantees will have to find a proper accommodation in Bologna or in the other campuses town. At each campus a different Association will support the grantee in the search for her/his accommodation. The Associations will support the grantee in the search but cannot guarantee any lodgment. Accommodation can be found at: - University Residences University Residences are not managed by the University directly, they are managed by the Regional government. An online reservation is necessary in order to book a room at the University Residences. The online reservation does also foresee a payment of a deposit by credit card. Alternative payment solutions can be agreed with the Regional Agency managing the Residences - Private Market It means mainly to share an apartment with other students, Italians or International. Find an apartment is not an easy task. It takes a lot of time and energies. Moreover, once found a suitable apartment or room the grantee must provide generally a guarantee deposit plus 2 monthly rents plus the 50% of the costs for registering the rent contract at the Italian Tax Agency. Even though installment costs may be high the AMIDILA scholarship will be still sufficient in order to cover these costs. Nevertheless the candidates are invited to arrive with some money for the very first days expenses. Averages cost for rent a room in a shared apartment in Bologna: Single room: from 300 up to 450, bills excluded (water, heating, energy supply, telephone and internet) Double room: from 200 up to 300, bills excluded (water, heating, energy supply, telephone and internet) Studio flat: from 450 up to 700, bills excluded (water, heating, energy supply, telephone and internet) Apartment with 2 bedrooms (for families): from 650 up to over 1.000, bills excluded (water, heating, energy supply, telephone and internet). Prices change a lot from area to area of the town. Apartments in the city center have the highest prices. Accommodation in the campuses towns (Ravenna, Cesena, Forlì and Rimini) are generally cheaper. SCHOLARSHIP 9

10 In order to cover the major expenses (see accommodation) at the beginning of your mobility, that means after the arrival and the registration, you will receive 2 monthly allowances as follow: - Immediately after the registration 900 in cash at the University Bank - The second part of the first 2 monthly allowances will be transferred in your Italian Bank Account within 20 days after you provide us with the IBAN code of your new Italian Bank Account. - All the next monthly allowances will be directly transferred on your Italian Bank Account at the beginning of each mobility month. YES, you will have to open an Italian Bank Account in all cases, being yours a long mobility or a short one. You will receive from us all the documents and the support needed to open an Italian Bank Account. Since the process of transfer takes up to 20 days be aware that you will for sure count on 900 during the first 2 weeks, therefore you are suggested to bring some money with you. 10