Art. 1 - Announcement purposes and general conditions
1. This announcement regulates the admission requirements to the research doctoral schools of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice for the 27th cycle (2011/12 academic year)
2. The submission of the application, as set forth in article 5, entails acceptance of the regulations of this announcement by the candidate.
3. Failure to comply with the regulations of this announcement will result in the exclusion from the examination.
4. The attachments are integral part of the herewith mentioned call.
5. All the communications to the candidates that concern the present call will be sent per e-mail by the University. For this purpose, the University will use the email provided by the candidate when he/she registers online (art. 5, subsection 2).
6. The University shall in no way be liable for failure in communications delivery, in case candidates either have incorrectly communicated their address, or have failed to communicate a change in their address, or in case of postal or telegraphic misdelivery.
7. Any further change or addition to the present call will be published online following this path: www.unive.it (English Version) > Programmes and courses > Research Doctorates.
Art. 2 - Available courses
1. Ca’ Foscari University of Venice starts the 27th cycle of the following research doctoral courses for the 2011/2012 academic year: .. Inter-University Doctoral School in "Global Change Science and Policy"
1. Research Doctorate in Science and Management of Climate Change .. Doctoral School in Languages, Cultures and Societies
2. Research Doctorate in Modern Languages, Cultures and Societies
3. Research Doctorate in Asian and North African Studies .. Doctoral School in Language, Cognition and Education Sciences
4. Research Doctorate in Linguistics
5. Research Doctorate in Cognition and Education Sciences .. Doctoral School in Humanities
6. Research Doctorate in Philosophy
7. Research Doctorate in Ancient History and Archaeology
8. Research Doctorate in Italian Studies and Classical and Medieval Philology.. Inter-University Doctoral School in History of Arts
9. Research Doctorate in History of Arts .. "Ca' Foscari" Inter-University Doctoral School in Juridical Sciences
10. Research Doctorate in European Law on Civil, Commercial and Labour Contracts .. Doctoral School in Sciences and Technologies (SDST)
11. Research Doctorate in Computer Science
12. Research Doctorate in Environmental Sciences
13. Research Doctorate in Chemical Sciences
2. The admission to the doctoral courses is subject to a competitive examination which follows the modalities set forth in the files (attachment A) attached in the present call for applications. For each of the courses listed above in paragraph 1 each file indicates: the research topics, the number of available places, the admission
requirements, as well as the assessment criteria to draw up the lists of the qualified students.
Call for applications for the Research Doctorate schools – 27th cycle – Academic Year 2011/2012
3. The candidates are required to come to the examinations (if expected) on the day and at the time indicated in Attachment “A” with a valid ID card.
4. Without prejudice to the terms for the application submission, the number of available places may be
increased through future provisions of funds granted by public research bodies or by private qualified corporations. In case of implementation of what is set forth in art. 19, paragraph 1, Law n. 210 of 30 December 2010, the number of places without scholarship may be increased in compliance with a later order.
5. Courses will start on 19th September 2011. The length of the doctoral course is three years.
Art. 3 - Admission requirements
1. In order to apply applicants must fulfil the following requirements, without age and citizenship limits: .. “Laurea specialistica” or “Laurea magistrale” (second cycle university degree); .. or a degree obtained under the old Italian university system (prior to the one introduced by the Italian Ministerial Decree No. 509 of 3 November 1999, modified by the Italian Ministerial Decree No. 270 of 22 October 2004); .. or an equivalent degree obtained abroad, previously recognized, solely for purposes regarding the
admission to the call, as indicated in art. 4 below.
2. The information found in Attachment “A” determines the type of academic qualifications and any other requirements as stipulated by each Doctorate programme.
3. With regard to the Italian university qualifications, the recognition of the degrees obtained under the old Italian university system (prior to the one introduced by the M.D. No. 509 of 3 November 1999) as postgraduate degrees, if set forth in the files of Attachment “A”, must be requested by the candidate to the University that issued the qualification, which certifies it in compliance with the Italian Ministerial Decree of 9th July 2009.
4. With regard to the Italian university qualifications, the correspondence between the degree classes referring to the M.D. 270/04 and those referring to the M.D. 509/99 is established by the M.D. of 9 th July 2009.
5. Candidates who have not yet obtained their degree can apply within the limits laid down in art. 5 below, provided that they obtain their degree before the Examination board starts the selection as indicated in the schedules listed in Attachment A. Within that deadline, the above mentioned candidates are required to communicate the degree date and the final mark and to present the Degree certificate or, as an alternative, a self-statement per fax (Fax number: 0039 041 234 7547) or via email to phd.application@unive.it .The University will exclude those candidate who do not communicate either the graduation date or the final mark within the limits laid down, or who submit uncompleted, incorrect or misdelivered statements.
6. Applications from students already enrolled in Doctoral Programmes of the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice will not be considered valid.
Art. 4 - University degree obtained abroad
1. The university degrees obtained abroad must be equivalent to a “Laurea magistrale” (second cycle university degree), according to the Italian university system for what concerns the length, the level and the study field. Their validity will be assessed, according to the above mentioned rule, by the members of the Teaching board
of the doctoral programme.
2. Candidates holding a degree issued in a foreign country must fill out the online questionnaire “Information about foreign qualification” when they complete the online application form and must attach: .. the degree certificate listing the exams (transcript), in Italian, English, French or Spanish, or translated into one of the above mentioned languages. Candidates are fully responsible for the translation and its truthfulness. EU citizens can avail themselves of a self-declaration as set forth in the D.P. (Presidential
Decree) n. 445, of 28th December 2000; .. any further document useful to evaluate the validity of the academic qualification/title attained to apply for the call (Diploma Supplement, Europass Curriculum Vitae, a “statement of value” that is an official degree declaration approved, translated, and legalized by a diplomatic Representation of the country where the
degree was obtained, etc).
3. Candidates might be required to provide further documents for the submitted application at any time, in order to verify its validity.
Call for applications for the Research Doctorate schools – 27th cycle – Academic Year 2011/2012
4. Candidates with a foreign academic qualification will be admitted to the examinations under reservation. Therefore, if they qualify for admission as winners, they will have to submit the documents mentioned in art. 10, paragraph 4 upon enrolment.
Art. 5 - Application
1. The application must be fulfilled by Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 – at 12:30 p.m. Failure to do so will result in the exclusion from the examination.
2. The application has to be submitted using the relevant online procedure which is made up of two stages: .. First, the candidate will be required to register in the University web site (www.unive.it (English Version) International Students > How to enrol in a degree programme > Registration in the website to enrol at Ca' Foscari University ) to receive a username and a password. If the candidate already has them to log into his/her private Account Area, this step can be skipped; .. Second, the candidate will be required to fill in the application form by logging into his/her Private Account Area (“Area riservata”) following this path: Online Student Services - ESSE3 > Admission Test. If the candidate’s academic degree(s) has/have been earned in a foreign country, the online questionnaire referred to in the above article 4, paragraph 2 must also be completed.
3. Applications submitted by mail or by e-mail are not accepted. To be considered valid, all candidates must submit their applications using the online procedure as referred to in the above paragraph. Applications that are incomplete or do not meet the degree requirements as specified in Attachment “A” shall not be considered.
4. The degrees and publications, as referred to in Attachment “A”, must be submitted in electronic format and attached to the online application along with a list of publications (Attachment “B”), no later than Tuesday, 22th March 2011 – at 12:30 p.m. The attached files must bear the candidate’s surmane. If the publications to be submitted are not available in electronic format or are particularly long, the candidate can submit them separately, along with a list of publications (Attachment “B”), no later than Tuesday, 22th
March 2011 – at 12:30 p.m: .. by hand to the Enrolment and Student Welcoming office (Ufficio immatricolazioni e accoglienza studenti) of the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice – Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venice (1st floor), during public opening times: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9.30am to 12.30pm; Wednesday also from 2.30pm to 4.30pm (no reservation is required); .. sent by letter or by private carrier company to Ca’ Foscari University of Venice – Ufficio Protocollo Informatico, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venezia. The postmark date will not be considered legally binding. On the envelope the following details must be clearly written:Application for admission to Research doctorate in [please indicate the doctoral course]
5. All documents listed in the above mentioned art. 4 shall be submitted in Italian or English, namely translated in Italian or English by the candidate, who will be held fully liable for them. Except for article 3, paragraph 5, the qualifications submitted shall be obtained within the application deadline.
6. Candidates who intend to apply for the PhD scholarships bound to specific research topics (among those potentially included in Attachment “A”) have to specify the relevant code in the online questionnaire when they complete the online application form.
7. The candidates who want to apply for more than one research doctoral school or course are required to submit one application form for each course/school, enclosing the necessary documents.
8. The disabled candidates, wishing to avail themselves of the aids indicated in the Law n° 104 of 5th February 1992 will be required to declare their disability during the on-line registration, specifying the kind of support they need.
9. The list of applications submitted within the established deadline will be put on the University website, at the following address: www.unive.it (English Version) > Programmes and courses > Research Doctorates.
10. Candidates will be admitted to the examination with reservation until the requirements, as stipulated in this announcement, are verified. This will be carried out in compliance with the Art. 43 of the Decree of the President of the Republic No. 445/2000 on the 28th of December 2000. Therefore, at any time, the Administration can decide to exclude a candidate from the selection procedure.
Call for applications for the Research Doctorate schools – 27th cycle – Academic Year 2011/2012
Art. 6 - Examination boards
1. The Board selecting the applicants to be admitted to each of the PhD programmes are appointed by the Rector on the advice of the Teaching board of the doctoral programme, and are made up of three members: the chairman and two other members, chosen from the tenured professors and university researchers. The chairman of the Board must be a full professor; should none be available, an associate professor can be the chairman of the Board.
2. The Board may include a maximum of two more experts, also non Italians, to be chosen from public and private research institutions. The appointment of these experts is compulsory in cases where there are conventions or agreements with small or medium enterprises.
3. Prior to the examination, the Board stipulates the evaluation criteria and point system attributed to examinations and/or academic qualifications eligible for assessment as for what not specified in the files of Attachment A.
Art. 7 - Final lists of qualified students
1. Suitable candidates will be admitted to the programmes based on their ranking on the shortlist until all available positions for the Doctorate programmes have been filled.
2. The shortlist will be published on the following website: www.unive.it (English Version) > Programmes and courses > Research Doctorates .
3. The assignment of scholarships, as set forth in Article 8, is based on the applicants’ ranking on the shortlist and is independent of citizenship. In the case of equal ranking grants shall be awarded according to each candidate’s financial situation, which will be assessed in compliance with current regulations in the field of student support.
4. All the places available without scholarships will be assigned to the subsequent qualified candidates according to their ranking on the shortlist. In the event of an equal ranking, priority will be given, in order of preference, to the candidate with disabilities equal to or exceeding 66%, then to the younger candidate. 5. Where qualified candidates are shortlisted for admission in more than one doctorate programmes, they must choose only one doctoral course.
6. The posts in excess indicated in Attachment A are reserved to those candidates who have a scholarship or who have foreign citizenship. In case of double citizenship, the Italian citizenship prevails. The eligible candidates who have foreign citizenship or who have a scholarship just at the moment when the courses start can be admitted even in excess, as long as places in the PhD programme are available.
7. In the case where none of the applicants express a preference for a specific research area scholarship, the Examination board can propose to award this scholarship to one of the qualified shortlisted candidates, according to the ranking system and in compliance with the relative agreement.
8. Should candidates turn down their place before the beginning of the course, he/she will be replaced by other eligible candidates following the ranking of the shortlist. The doctoral scholarships which might result available, will be reassigned to the eligible candidates following the ranking of the shortlist. In this case the candidates, who had renounced the place without the grant, will be taken into consideration, too.
Art. 8 - Doctoral scholarships
1. The amount of each research doctoral scholarship is Euro 13,638.47, inclusive of social security contributions. The scholarship is exempt from the local Italian Income tax on earnings (ILOR) and personal income tax (IRPEF). The scholarship covers the entire duration of the course.
2. In case of study periods abroad, the scholarship amount will be increased by 50% during this period.
3. The scholarship is paid in twelve (12) monthly instalments.
4. The scholarship cannot be accumulated with research fellowship or others scholarships (any type of qualification), except when they are awarded by national or international institutions and can be useful for integrating the education or research activities of the scholarship recipients during their study period abroad.
5. The scholarship will be paid for no longer than three years.
6. Those who have already been awarded a scholarship previously (even partially) cannot benefit from another one.
Art. 9 - Regional scholarships for study support
1. Students admitted without scholarship, as set forth in Article 8, but who meet the requirements concerning their economic situation according to the current laws, may apply for one of the Regional scholarships in accordance with the rules outlined in the “Announcement for the implementation of the student support for the 2011/2012 academic year”, which will be published in June 2011.
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