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Invest your talent in Italy: graduate study opportunities in Southern Europe
The third area this initiative has targeted is one that Italy has an enviable and international reputation for – design. Synonymous with Italy, the international nature of the design industry whether it is the world of fashion, architecture, urban planning or product design makes Italy the first choice for these kinds of program. Five Masters degrees are offered by the Politecnico di Milano in this area, including retail and store design and urban planning and policy design.
Graduate scholarships and financial aid
Graduate school scholarships and financial aid are key issues for all international students and can often make the difference between being able to study abroad or not. Not only do tuition fees have to be taken into account, but student accommodation, living and entertainment costs, in addition to those of equipment relevant to your degree.
Tuition fees in Italian universities tend to be lower than in many other parts of Europe and the cost of living, even in the larger towns and cities, is more economical than in France and the UK.
Under the auspices of the Invest Your Talent in Italy initiative, the Italian Institute of Foreign Trade and eight regional Chambers of Commerce are offering 66 dedicated scholarships to attract the best quality students to Italy for their graduate degrees. Additionally, individual institutions are offering their own scholarships for Indian and other students in order to make their program as affordable as possible. Mariasilvia Ciola, Head of the International Relations Office at LUISS underlines the importance of the investment her institution has made in the recruitment of international students, “LUISS provides 380 grants for highly talented students and five specific grants for Indian students, supported by companies in our region. We believe that by recruiting the best international students we will raise our own standards and benefit the experiences of other students.”
One of the aspects that make the Invest Your Talent in Italy initiative particularly relevant for Indian students is the close relationship between graduate programs and on-the-job training through work experience offered by the Italian companies involved in the scheme. All Masters degrees in the initiative are divided into three phases, the first two being classroom-based while the third includes the more direct experience of working in an Italian company. The development of a student’s academic skills are brought into direct relevance to the work environment by allowing international students the opportunity to work under the guidance of an academic tutor appointed by a host company, allowing hands-on experience of the way products and services that are “Made in Italy” are created. With support by Chambers of Commerce in Lecco, Genova, Como, Trento, Torino, Pisa and Lazio, in addition to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce, international students are provided with unprecedented support in gaining access to employment skills throughout Italy.
Professor Ernesto Tavoletti from the Università degli Studi di Macerata echoes the importance of the relationship between academic programs and real-world experience. He sees one of the most attractive features of the Masters programs his university offers to international students as “the very strong links we have developed with companies exporting goods and services, particularly to the Asian region. Coupled with this is the high employability of our international graduates in a university that enjoys a long tradition and reputation located in a typical Italian landscape.”
The Invest Your Talent in Italy initiative represents an excellent opportunity for Indian students to benefit from one of the most established yet modern higher education systems in Europe.
With innovative academic programs in key areas of industry, offered in combination with structured periods of work experience and project management, the development of specific skills relevant to success in the international labour market will ensure that graduates will make an impact in the field of their choice.
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