Thursday, February 7, 2008

PhD Fellowships in Economics, Milan, Italy

The Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences offers
a three-year Ph.D. Programme in Economics, providing advanced training
in both theoretical and applied economics. Core courses are
Mathematics, Econometrics, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. All
courses are taught in English. Scholarships (about Euros 10,000 per
year) are available for EU and non-EU citizens. Students are
encouraged to spend one year abroad in prestigious European and North
American universities. Partner universities are Bergamo, Brescia, LIUC
(Castellanza), Milano-Bicocca, in Italy, and Boston College (USA),
Leicester (UK), Louvain (BE), Queen Mary, University of London (UK),
York (UK), abroad.

Who can apply? Italian students with a Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea
Magistrale. Foreign students must hold an equivalent degree (e.g. BA
with honours plus preferably a postgraduate degree).
When to apply? For the academic year 2008-2009 there will be two
selection phases. A First Call for application is currently open and
will end on February 28th. A Second Call will be launched at the
beginning of June 2008.

For further information please visit
http://www.graduateschool.unimi.it or contact graduate.school@unimi.it

Application has to be received by 28. February 2008.