Milan 2008/2009

Aims

The innovative MIEX programme aims to fully prepare the students for the international business world through courses of study tailored to company requirements. Close collaboration with companies working in a chosen field forms an essential facet of the programme, making sure that the participants develop exactly the right skills needed to work proactively in international management. MIEX has forged links with an impressive network of firms both to elaborate the course and to help provide the students with first-hand access to the international business world during the Field Work Project at the end of Study Year 1 and the Project Work at the end of Year 2. Fast-Track One-Year Students carry out an International Internship at the end of their year.

Application process

Phase I

Applicants are required to produce the following documents:

1. Application form (To enrol it’s necessary to fill in the application form on-line.)

2. Detailed English-written CV with photo

3. Copy of a certified transcript (translated in English or in Italian) of the bachelor degree (specifying title of the programme, class of degree, courses grades and final grade)

4. A list of the applicant qualifications (if available). Recognized qualifications are: publications (e.g. articles, essays, books, etc.); academic honours, scholarships, and grants; references of professional experiences at firms, institutions, offices, or other organizations.

5. Statement of Motivation in English (max. 2 pages)

6. Certificate of English Proficiency (The certificate is not required for English mother-tongue applicants nor for students who have obtained a BA from an English language university).

7. Certificate or a statement of the applicant regarding the level of knowledge of any other foreign languages besides his/her native one and English.

The above documentation must be sent to the following address:

Ufficio Master
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Via Carducci 28/30
20123 Milan, Italy

Upon receipt of the necessary documents, should the candidature be accepted, the Applicant will receive a written communication regarding his/her definitive admission to the MIEX programme. Then he/she can proceed with the second step of the Application Process.

Admitted students wishing to confirm their acceptance are required to pay an entrance fee of € 500 (non refundable), which will be deducted from the Master’s tuition fee, and go on with the second step of the Application Process.

The payment of the Entrance fee can be made through a bank transfer to:

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
IBAN IT95B0330903200211610000191
SWIFT BCITIT44
Banca Intesa Infrastrutture Roma
Please indicate as motive of the payment: "ENTRY FEE – MIEX International Management"

After the banking transfer, applicants have to send the payment receipt to the fax number: 02 7234.5202 within the date indicated in the admission letter.

Phase II

In the Second Phase, the students admitted to the Programme are required to produce the following documents:

1. A transcript of the bachelor degree (specifying title, class of degree and final grade), or a photocopy of the transcript supported by an official statement certifying that it is a faithful copy of the original, as stated in the art. 47 of the D.P.R. 445/00.
2. Two passport-size photos
3. Copy of passport or EU identity card document
4. Receipt of Entrance fee payment (500 euros)
5. Payment of 1st instalment (€ 3,500)
6. Those applicants who have a Degree Certificate issued by a non-Italian University must also provide the Dichiarazione di Valore*

*"Dichiarazione di Valore" is a certificate issued by the Italian embassies (or consulates) that authenticates a foreign degree. To obtain the "Dichiarazione di Valore" the Applicants must apply to the Italian Consular Services in the country where the degree was issued and provide them with a notarized translation of the diploma into Italian.

In some countries, obtaining the "Dichiarazione di Valore" may take as long as one month or longer.

The Masters’Office at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore can assist the applicants in their effort to obtain the "Dichiarazione di Valore".

The above documents together with the application form must not arrive at the Masters’Office at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, later than November the 15th. 2008 and have to be forward in the following manner:

INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS (NON EU RESIDING ABROAD)
International Citizens (non EU residing abroad) must apply through their local Italian embassy or consulate. According to the provisions established by Italian law (on Part 5, Chapter 1 of the 21/3/2005 nr. 658 Ministerial Note) available online at the web site:

http://www.miur.it/0002Univer/0023Studen/0059Studen/0619docume/4794Dispos_cf2.htm)

No Italian university may receive applications directly from NON-EU citizens.
This means that the Applicant will submit the application documents stated above in the 2nd phase of the Application Process together with the application form to the local Italian embassy or consulate, which will then deliver them to:

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Ufficio Master
Via Carducci, 28/30
20123 Milan – Italy

When necessary, the Catholic University’s Masters Division can assist the students in their effort to obtain a VISA by sending a letter of invitation to the Master programme to the relevant consular office.

EU CITIZENS
EU citizens holding a foreign degree and non EU citizens holding a foreign degree, but residing in Italy must send application documents necessary for the 2nd phase of the Application Process along with the application form to the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Ufficio Master (Via Carducci, 28/30 20123 Milan – Italy). the Degree Certificate authenticated, translated and legalized with the Declaration of Value issued by the Italian Consular Services of the country the degree was earned in. The Certificate must report the applicant’s final graduation mark. Should this mark not appear on the Certificate, the grades and the relative value scale of the exams successfully passed must be deducible from the transcripts issued by the University granting the Degree.

In any case, before starting the application procedure we suggest to contact the MIEX STAFF.