Description
The Collegio Superiore was established in 1998 as a School of Excellence of the University of Bologna. The Collegio offers advanced and interdisciplinary education selecting particularly motivated students of any program of the University of Bologna. The admission to the Collegio is based on merit and equal opportunities. Once admitted students are required to maintain a high level of performance both in University courses and extracurricula activities. The Collegio requires that selected students be involved in all the activities of the Collegio Superiore, and be highly proficient in both the University courses as well as in the Collegio Superiore extracurricular seminars. Students can choose between two main disciplinary areas:
- Humanities and Economics (Schools of: Economy Management and Statistics, Law, Arts Humanities and Cultural Heritage, Foreign
languages and Literatures, Interpreting and Translation, Psychology and Education, Political Studies);
- Science and Technology (Schools of: Agriculture and Veterinary, Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Sport Science, Engineering and
Architecture, Medicine, Sciences).
Eligibility
The candidates applying for the programme:
- Must have an Italian or foreign valid title of access, and enroll for the 2014/15 academic year in the first year of a Second Cycle Degree of
the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. To be eligible, the candidate must not have been enrolled in other second cycle degree
program before or possess any other equivalent academic degree;
- If enrolled in a Single Cycle Degree, in the year 2014/15, the candidate will enter the fourth academic year of the same university course
at the University of Bologna and will not hold other previous.
Candidates must be aware that an admission to some university courses require to pass specific admission tests to be enrolled. The necessary information and documentation is available at the respective offices of each School.
In addition, the admission to the Collegio Superiore is exclusively on the base of merit and the Collegio Superiore requires that the student:
- Performs at high level in university courses (average grade of 28/30 and no grade below 24/30, all the exams within the academic year of
reference);
- Performs at high level in the Collegio special programs;
- Involves herself/himself in the activities of Collegio Superiore.
Scholarship
Every students of Collegio Superiore receives a grant encompassing:
- A financial contribution to partially cover the cost of meals and studies;
- An university fee waiver (except stamp duty and insurance costs);
- A contribution for international mobility;
- A University Professor as Tutor;
- Free use of the facilities and spaces of the residence where the Collegio students live;
- For students not residing in Bologna (or on motivated request) free lodging at a residence is provided;
- Excellence and interdisciplinary special education.
Deadline: 25 July 2014
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