Academic year 2011-2012
Candidates are invited to Apply for admission to the Ph.D Program in Economics at the Catholic University of Milan (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuoredi Milano).
Duration of the course: 3 years
Total positions available: 8
Positions with scholarship: 4
Website: http://www.unicatt. it/phdeconomics
Admission Requirements
Applications for the selection procedure will be considered from candidates of all ages and nationalities who hold:
- an Italian Diploma di laurea quadriennale, a laurea specialistica or a laurea magistrale, or
- any foreign academic qualification previously recognised as equivalent by the academic authorities, or recognised by the Academic Senate of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore upon proposal of the Faculty
Committee (Collegio dei Docenti).
Applications may also be submitted by candidates who have not yet graduated but who will hold a valid academic qualification (see above) and provide a certified copy by the deadline for matriculation (October 14, 2011).
Candidates from Italy, the European Union or other nations who hold (or will hold, by the matriculation deadline) a foreign academic qualification which has not been declared equivalent to an Italian degree, should request recognition of equivalency of their academic qualification in theirapplication for the selection procedure, only for the purpose of admission to the Doctoral Program.
To this end, documents necessary for the Faculty Committee (Collegio dei Docenti) to reach a decision regarding the recognition of equivalency should be enclosed with the application.
Application for Admission
Candidates who apply for admission to the selection procedure must:
- duly fill in the Application Form online athttp://milano. unicatt.it/ 3155.html (the Application Form can be accessed as of July 15th);
- once the Application Form has been sent (by clicking on the send button), print, sign and scan it; then send it in separate e-mail, together with the documents listed below, to dottorato.economia@ unicatt.it.
Compulsory documents which must be sent by email to dottorato.economia@ unicatt.it:
- detailed and up-to-date CV/résumé.
- certificate of degree stating the academic qualification( s) held (orpending) and relative transcript(s) of courses attended and gradesreceived; the original certificate must be provided by the matriculation deadline.
- duly signed National Identity Document.
- codice fiscale (for Italian nationals and residents).
- application fee receipt (see below).
- two confidential letters of recommendation written by members of the university academic staff. These letters must be emailed directly by the recommenders to the Director of the PhD Program Prof. Gerd Weinrich at: gerd.weinrich@ unicatt.it.
