3000 50 DAILY #UNESCO WORLD # Euros thrown into the HERITAGE SITES Trevi fountain of MORE THAN ANY ROME. OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD Donated to Charity 48M 13 VISITORS YEARLY

Italians have won more Fifth most visited Oscars (BEST FOREIGN country in the world FILM) than any other country 1088 8th University of BOLOGNA FOUNDED Oldest European University Largest Economy in the world PARTNERS

INSTITUTIONS UNIVERSITIES COMPANIES

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Some of the best places Global players with Cooperation of learning that Italy has to endless career Italian Trade Agency offer opportunities Uni – Italia

With the support of: Unioncamere Confindustria

INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY OUR MISSION

•Master’s and Postgraduate courses in Italy •On-the-job training at leading Italian companies (while completing your academic work) •Scholarships and student support services

INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY

Entry qualification required: 3 or 4 years bachelor’s degree

WHAT YOU STUDY 2016 COURSES ECONOMICS/ MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING/ICT 60 77 Courses Courses

DESIGN/ ALL COURSES ARE IN ENGLISH ACHITECTURE At top Italian Universities 13 Courses

ATTEND SOME OF THE BEST ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES POST GRADUATE COURSES 21 CITIES

150 Courses ATTEND SOME OF THE BEST ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES POST GRADUATE COURSES

UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA 23 UNIVERSITY OF FIRENZE UNIVERSITY OF GENOVA Italian UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO Universities UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA IULM - INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND MEDIA UNIVERSITY OF MILANO “BICOCCA” POLITECNICO DI MILANO UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY LUISS - Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies UNIVERSITY OF ROMA “LA SAPIENZA” UNIVERSITY OF ROMA “TOR VERGATA” POLITECNICO DI TORINO UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO UNIVERSITY OF UDINE UNIVERSITY OF VERONA UNIVERSITY OF VENEZIA “CA’ FOSCARI” WAYS WE SUPPORT YOU INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY

8000 EURO + Tuition HELPING HAND fee exemption Universities have desks to help LANGUAGE qualified applicants will receive INTERNSHIPS find accommodations, integrate scholarship funds into city etc..

INTENSIVE ITALIAN On-the-job STUDENT Although all courses are in SCHOLARSHIPS 3 month internships at leading English, to truly open doors in Italian companies to help your SUPPORT Italy you will speak the language future employment prospects

8 THE PROCESS 1. UNIVERSITY APPLICATION

UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS Select your university of interest NOVEMBER + “ROLLING” and submit your application

DEPENDS ON UNIVERSITY DIFFERENT DEADLINES Some master’s degree might follow different deadlines

9 • 2. INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY APPLICATION

ACCEPTANCE LETTER Receive your confirmation by DEADLINE VARIES university

APPLICATION PROCESS a. FINAL TRANSCRIPT Final transcripts of marks and final bachelor’s degree vote

10 IN YOUR OWN WORDS An application essay in video b. YOU SPEAK TO US (max 1 min) + CV

c. LET OTHERS SPEAK RECOMMENDATIONS Minimum one letter of recommendation FOR YOU by employer/tutor/professor SEND NOTICES Notifications are sent to selected d. WE WILL SPEAK TO YOU candidates in May

MAY 2017 NOTIFICATION OF RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS

12 THE HOW AND THE WHEN

You may apply online at the website below: http://investyourtalentapplication.esteri.it

Application to be submitted by:

April 30, 2017 INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY 2016/2017

56 scholarships 7 winners from Mexico 2 scholarships sponsored by our corporate partners

SUMMARY INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY

SELECTION TEAM UNIVERSITY SUCCESS A team of academics and administrators based on the merits of your application will We hope you will thrive award towards your CHOOSE YOUR UNIVERSITY scholarships future professional goals And apply for and a rewarding acceptance 2 4 career.

POST ACCEPTANCE INTERNSHIPS 5 Submit all 1 3 Work while your learn required documents for to build real world INVEST YOUR TALENT experiences and skills

15 CONTACTS

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs UNI – ITALIA and International Cooperation e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] ph. +3906 3691 4616 ph. +39 06 3691 2686/3935

Marialuisa Pappalardo Irene Verzi’ INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY

GOOD LUCK!

ITALY IS WAITING FOR YOU