Invest Your Talent in Italy program | call for application a.y. 2024/2025 | Deadline: March 1, 2024 (CLOSED)

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UniMC is a partner of the Invest Your Talent in Italy program.
The call for application for the a.y. 2024/2025 is open! March 1, 2024

For the academic year 2024/2025, the University of Macerata is a partner of the Invest Your Talent in Italy program, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the Ministry of University and Research, ITA – Italian Trade Agency, and Uni-Italia.

The IYT program offers a unique opportunity to students from:

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mexico
  • People’s Republic of China
  • Republic of Korea
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Vietnam

to bring their talent to Italy and develop their skills through a range of master’s and post-graduate courses, entirely taught in English, in prestigious Italian universities.

The IYT program aims to focus both on the academic and professional development of students, combining lectures with practical on-the-job training with an Italian company.
Furthermore, students will have the chance to attend Italian language courses and to participate in cultural activities offered by the university.

Once selected, students will receive a scholarship and have access to a variety of services and assistance such as scholarships, fee reductions, exemptions, welcome and support services from their arrival to the end of their academic career.

In memory of Giulia Cecchettin
Giulia Cecchettin was a 22-year-old university student. She was born in Vigonovo, in the Italian province of Venice, and was studying Biomedical Engineering at the University of Padua. On the night of 11 November 2023, Giulia was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend. She would have obtained her degree on 16 November. Giulia“s death deeply shocked the entire country and from this originated a general reflection on gender-based violence. People spontaneously made Giulia a symbol of the need to react against all femicides, and many initiatives were organized in her memory on 25 November.
On that same day, the Italian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, announced that he wanted to dedicate to the memory of the young woman several scholarships for foreign students “who want to study in Italy and who dream what Giulia dreamt for herself”.
Therefore, the “Invest Your Talent in Italy” program has been dedicated to Giulia“s memory.
For this decision to be impactful, all the IYT grantees from the academic year 2023-2024 on, will attend a seminar or a course on enhancing of gender equality and on fighting violence and abuse against women, as part of their academic path at the University of their choice

The University of Macerata participates in the IYT program with the following 2-year Master’s Degree Programmes entirely taught in English:

  • International Relations (IR, LM-52), only the curriculum International Economic Relations (IER), run by the Department of Political Science, Communication and International Relations;
  • International Finance and Economics (IFE, curriculum of LM-16 Finance and Markets), run by the Department of Economics and Law;
  • International Tourism and Destination Management (ITourDeM, LM-49), run by the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism.

PLEASE MIND: Only those candidates who have applied for the pre-admission to one of the above through the UniMC’s application portal apply.unimc.it can apply for the IYT Program through the dedicated IYT online application form.

HOW TO APPLY?
1. Visit the website: investyourtalentapplication.esteri.it/SitoInvestYourTalentApplication/progetto.asp
2. Read carefully the call for application and the FAQs to verify the terms and requirements and to clarify your doubts
3. Register, and prepare the required documents to upload.
4. Submit your application to Invest Your Talent in Italy!

WHEN TO APPLY?
From January 30, 2024, until March 1, 2024

QUESTIONS?
To verify your requirements and to clarify your doubts, visit the DOCUMENTS section of the IYT website: investyourtalentapplication.esteri.it/SitoInvestYourTalentApplication/documents.asp

ITALY IS WAITING FOR YOU!

30 Jan 2024