Participants and criteria of admittance

The Master is open to Italian and foreign citizens holders of a degree; as an exception and subject to assessment of the Selecting Committee, could participate also persons without this qualification. Number of participants is fixed to a maximum of 30.
The Selecting Committee could allow a limited number of students (10 maximum) to follow only a few modules of the programme of study.

Application forms, written on ordinary paper and addressed to: Magnifico Rettore dell'Università degli Studi di Siena, must be presented or given by mail, fax or e-mail, to:
Segreteria delle Scuole di Specializzazione e dei Corsi di Perfezionamento (via S. Bandini n. 25, 53100 Siena - tel. 0577/232327; fax 0577/232307;
e-mail: post-laurea@unisi.it not later than December 30th 2003.

a) Application forms must carry:
- name, surname, address, e-mail address and telephone number of applicants;
- substitute declaration which testifies the achievement of the degree certificate, the kind of degree, date and marks;
- curriculum vitae which includes job experiences, academic or non academic qualifications, publications;
- photocopy of applicant's passport or identity card;
- a circumstantial letter which illustrates the reasons why induced the applicant to choose this Master;
- photocopy of the RECEIPT OF PAYMENT OF A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE ADMITTANCE TO THE ACADEMIC MASTER OF THE AMOUNT OF € 50,00 (fifty/00) to be paid into the bank current account of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena, registered in the name of: Università degli Studi di Siena ˆ codice BBAN P0103014209000005040093 - IBAN IT22P0103014209000005040093 per pagamenti da banche estere ˆ writing as description "contributo di ammissione Master universitario di I livello in Diritti Umani e Azione Umanitaria". The amount will be deducted from the registration fee to those who will enter the Master.

b) The Commission will examine activities and profile of each applicant and draw up a list of the first 30 applicants; in case of withdrawals the applicants who follow in the list will be admitted.
There will be the assessment (up to a maximum of 50 points):
- certificates regarding the knowledge of the English language (up to 10 points)
- degree marks and average marks obtained in the subjects consistent with Master teachings (up to 10 points)
- professional experience in fields relating human rights and humanitarian action (up to 10 points)
- voluntary experiences in fields relating human rights and humanitarian action (up to 10 points)
- publications consistent with human rights and humanitarian action (up to 10 points)

The list will be published on the Master website within January 10th. Enrolments must be done within January 26th. From that day, still vacant places will be assigned according to the list.

Applicants must demonstrate the knowledge of the English and Italian language with a recognized international certification. By request of the Selecting Commission, applicants could be tested by the Linguistic Laboratory of the University, which will also arrange remedial linguistic courses.

At the end of each module, students must take an exam on the work carried out. For those who do not pass the exam there will be remedial opportunities.
At the end of lessons, students must take an internship of at least 150 hours by an international organization, an agency, a body, a centre of research that has among its tasks also human rights.
Every student must propose a final dissertation which will be assessed by a Commission established by the Teaching Body.
Attendance is compulsory; attendance and getting through of each course is equal to 2 credits; the internship is 4 credits; the final dissertation 8 credits. Other 4 credits will be given for workshops. The academic Master must have finally 80 credits.

The registration fee is established in 4.500 Euro, to be paid with a single payment together with the enrolment.
Since the academic Master belongs to the institutional activity of the University and not to the commercial one, the registration fee for the academic Master is outside the field of VAT application. Therefore it is not possible to issue any invoice.
Voluntary renunciation to studies, which must be justified in any case, excludes the repayment of registration fees at the academic Master.

Applicants resident in Tuscany can require the repayment of the registration fee and of incurred costs according to the established ways.
(http://www.rete.toscana.it/sett/poledu/voucher/voucher.htm)
If there is the possibility of scholarships, informations on them will be given as soon as possible and before the beginning of courses on the Master website.

Link to application sheet