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Applications must be submitted no later than April 30th, 2010

WHO CAN APPLY

Applicants must have a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications or any other equivalent title in the disciplines relating to the Information and Communication Technologies. Students who are enrolled in a three-year university program and expect to gain such qualifications within June 30th, 2010 are also eligible.
The candidates should have a good knowledge of the English language, proved by a proficiency certificate (TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge or other forms of statement) or a self declaration.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Applicants shall enter their application exclusively on-line, filling the admission form wich is reacheable from this page stating the following information:
  • last name, name, place/country and date of birth, nationality, marital status, disabilities;
  • permanent address and mail address (if different), where applicants wish to receive paper communications concerning the application
  • phone and e-mail contacts;
  • university career: academic title, degree awarding date, university and final score (if applicable), academic year of beginning of BSc’s studies, standard duration of courses, average score of exams taken. Applicants who expect to graduate within June 30th, 2010 shall indicate the provisional graduation date;
  • level of knowledge of the English language and other foreign languages;
  • commitment to notify any change of address or e-mail contact to this administration.

Applicants should include in the application:

  • curriculum vitae covering their education program, cultural and professional experiences and all other information that might help in the evaluation of the candidate;
  • copy of the degree certificate (if applicable);
  • academic transcripts with the full list of courses and grades (in English or French or Italian). This list should contain information regarding university credits, units (or equivalent) received, the grades received for each class taken, and the date when the final examination (if applicable) was taken, provided by attaching the copy of the University Transcript or completing the template provided by the application form;
  • motivation letter;
  • two reference letters or testimonials of experience (i.e. internship certificates, training attestations, supervisor's e-mail testimony in PDF format, etc…) – not mandatory;
  • scan of valid passport or other ID;
  • any other useful documentation for the assessment (English knowledge certificates, Graduate Record Examinations GRE etc.).

Those who expect to gain such qualifications within June 30th, 2010  are required to present a certificate or self-declaration of the attained university degree within July 15th, 2010.

Applications with missing information will not be considered valid.

SELECTION PROCEDURE


The selection will be carried out by a committee that will select candidates by rating them using a scale with a maximum score of 100 points, divided as follows:

  • Academic curriculum (average of marks received at exams, mark of the graduation exam if applicable, consistency of the curriculum and dissertation with the contents of the Masters Programme, award of the Graduate Record Examinations GRE): up to 70 points;
  • Relevant professional experience in the sector: up to 20 points;
  • Language skills: up to 5 points;
  • Motivation and reference letters, up to 5 points.
In order to clarify some aspects of the received applications, the judging Committee may require certain applicants to attend an interview (even through telematic means). Applicants who are required to attend an interview will be notified only via e-mail within May 15th, 2010.

At the end of the selection, no later than May 30th, 2010, the judging Committee will draw up  the list of admitted students which will be published on the website of the Masters Programme.

The 30 first-ranked applicants on the list, i.e. those who have been awarded an overall score of at least 70/100 points, will be admitted to attend the Masters Programme.
In case of renunciation of a position, applicants ranked in the list below the 30th position in grade order (and provided that the grade is above 70/100) will be admitted to the Masters Programme.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS A.Y. 2010/11  LINK FOR ONLINE APPLICATION

 
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