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International Development Office Department of Political Science

Rome, March 9th, 2017

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMS

PROGRAM DESTINATION MASTER’S DEGREE / MAJOR MOB. YEAR

China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) Beijing, China International Relations / all majors 2nd year

(2018-19)

King’s College London London, UK International Relations / all majors 1st year

(2017-18)

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Moscow, Russia International Relations / all majors 1st year

(2017-18)

Applications can be submitted from March 27th until April 26th, 2017 at 13.00

This call is open to:

• Students enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor’s Degree in the academic year 2016-17;

• Graduates in a Bachelor’s Degree, who have not graduated before the Summer Graduation Session of the a. y. 2014-15 (July 2015) and who have not enrolled yet in a LUISS Master’s Degree at LUISS.

All DD candidates must be willing and able to enroll in the applicable LUISS Master’s Degree. Please note that non-LUISS DD candidates will have to secure the possibility to enroll in the LUISS Master’s Degree separately by following the procedures contained in the Graduates Admission website.

A. GENERAL RULES Selected students will have the possibility to attend courses and take their respective exams both at LUISS and at the partner university. If compliant with both universities’ rules and conditions, as for credits envisaged, attendance, deadlines, academic integrity, etc., participating students will receive two degrees, which will be issued according to each university’s procedures. Selected students will spend abroad the 1st or the 2nd year of the Master’s Degree during the a. y. 2017-18 or 2018-19, depending on each program1, and will be registered at LUISS during their stay at the partner university. They will not be required to pay additional tuition fees at the partner university, but they will continue paying fees to LUISS2.

1 For further information about the mobility structure, see the table in page 1. Please note that the mobility structure for each program is defined and cannot be changed. 2 Except for the DD with King’s College. Please see the specific program rules in paragraph B.1.

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All expenses related to the participation in the program, notably transport, accommodation and food, administrative expenses, costs associated with securing a visa, medical/health/accident insurance, books and personal expenses, will be borne by students. Furthermore, students must comply with all the regulations of the receiving university in order to obtain its Degree. Exams passed at the partner university during the mobility period will be transferred to the LUISS career according to the DD study plan. It is not possible to request an official renounce of the registration.

B. SPECIFIC PROGRAM RULES B.1. DD with KING’S COLLEGE LONDON Students selected for this DD will be registered at LUISS during their stay at the partner university. Students will be required to pay additional tuition fees to King’s College and they will continue paying tuition fees to LUISS. B.2. DD with CFAU Applications from students or graduates holding only Chinese citizenship cannot be accepted. By February 2018, students selected for this program will have to send to the International Development Office a Research Plan of their Master Thesis (within 500 words) and a Short Introduction of their LUISS thesis supervisors. B.3 DD with MGIMO In order to be awarded with the MGIMO Degree, students selected and taking part to the DD with MGIMO will need to graduate within the first MGIMO and LUISS official graduation session (held in LUISS) of their Master’s Degree Program (July 2019).

C. COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS C.1. Compatibility among the DD Programs Eligible students are allowed to apply to the Call for Applications for the above-mentioned DD programs but will rank the programs according to their preferences at the moment of application. Please note that this preference is completely binding and cannot be changed after the application has been correctly submitted. Students will be selected for only one DD within their list of preferences and will be removed from the selection procedures of the other DD programs. Students who are not selected for any DD can remain in the waiting list of more than one DD. If they are recalled from the waiting list of any program (regardless of their preference) and they confirm their participation, they will be subsequently removed from the other waiting lists. Refusal or missing confirmation of the DD selection in compliance with the rules explained in paragraph I. Acceptance implies the official withdrawal from all the DD programs included in this Call for Applications. C.2. Compatibility with the QTEM or the International Student Exchange program Selected students for a DD program in this Call for Applications are not allowed to apply to other DD programs open to students enrolled in the 1st year of the Master’s Degree or the International Student Exchange program during the a.y. 2017-18.

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Students or graduates who have been selected for the QTEM program for the mobility 2017-2018 are not allowed to apply to this Call for Applications. Students who have applied for the QTEM program for the mobility 2017-2018 but have not been selected are allowed to apply to this Call for applications.

D. AVAILABLE SLOTS

China Foreign Affairs University 5

King’s College London 5

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 8

E. REQUIREMENTS Eligible students and graduates can apply if they comply with the requirements for each DD specified in the Appendix 1 by the application deadline. The following requirements are valid for all DD programs:

• Candidates must be willing and able to enroll to the LUISS Master’s Degree indicated in the table on page 1 in compliance with the Admission Procedure for LUISS Master’s Degree.

• Graduates must not have graduated before the Summer Graduation Session of the a.y. 2014-15 (July 2015).

• LUISS students will be able to participate only if they have no pending administrative issues with LUISS.

• Only for DD programs for a mobility in the 1st year of the Master’s Degree (2017-18): Students enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor’s Degree in the a.y. 2016-17 must graduate by the Summer Graduation Session of the a.y. 2016-17 (July 2017).

F. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications can be submitted from March 27th until April 26th, 2017 at 13.00.

LUISS students must complete the application form3 and upload the required attachments in the web self-service area of the LUISS website. Graduates and non-LUISS students must send the application form duly filled out and signed in PDF format, with the required attachments, to the International Development Office (international@luiss.it). The application form can be found in the Appendix 3 of this Call for Applications. Only applications accompanied by all documentation and received by the application deadline will be considered. Other documents or further details about the requested documents could be requested by the International Development Office after the application deadline.

3 Students are required to read carefully the application guidelines in the Appendix 4 of this Call for Applications.

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G. SELECTION

An Academic Commission nominated by the Dean of the Department of Political Science will select students on the basis of a non-disputable evaluation.

The selection follows a 2-step process: Step 1: The eligible candidates will be ranked after the analysis of their academic performance (weighted average grade and English language proficiency, each weighting 60% and 40%). The weighted average grade considered for this selection procedure will be the one registered by the application deadline4. Candidates are responsible to check its accuracy in due time. The English proficiency performance will be assigned according to the following table:

Language levels Cambridge IELTS TOEFL IBT Other

C2, C2.2, C2A, C2M, C2.1, C2B, C2S CPE, CAE grade A 8.00 - 9.00 109-120

C1, C1.3, C1A, C1.2, C1M, C1.1, C1S, C1B CAE grade B, C FCE grade A

7 - 7.5 96-108

Bachelor’s Degree totally taught in English (obtained or ongoing); International Secondary School Diploma taught in English.

B2, B2.6, B2++, B2+2, B2A, B2.5, B2+, B2+1, B2.4

FCE grade B 6.5 95 - 79

B2.3, B2M, B2.2, B2.1, B2S FCE grade C 5.5 - 6 78 - 65

The Academic Commission will rank eligible candidates and summon all or part of the candidates to the interview. Step 2: An interview, to take place on May 10th, 2017 at 10:00 in Room 4095, will be carried out in English and Italian by member/members of the Academic Commission and the International Development Office. Taking into consideration the academic performance (Step 1), the CV and the motivation letter, the interview will analyze the motivation, the academic background6, and the previous academic or professional experiences7 of the candidate and is a key part of the selection process. The candidates will be selected and ranked by the Academic Commission after the interview (Step 2). As a result of the interview and the analysis of the additional required documents, the Commission has the right to revise the ranking in the Step 1 and to exclude a candidate if not considered suitable for the program.

H. PUBLICATION OF RESULTS

The selection results will be communicated by e-mail to the applicants by May 24th, 2017 (TBC).

4 The registration of the exams taken during the international mobility programs during the 1st semester of the a.y. 2016-17 depends primarily on the Partner universities timing. 5 Viale Romania Campus. 6 The academic background of students enrolled or graduated in a Bachelor’s Degree from a field other than Economics, Finance, Management, or Marketing will be analyzed by the Commission on a case by case basis. 7 Other topics could be decided by the Academic Commission.

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The selection results are considered provisional until selected students comply with the requirements specified in the paragraph E. Requirements and the Appendix 1 and to enroll in the applicable Master’s Degree in the a.y. 2017-18.

I. ACCEPTANCE

Selected students will be required to confirm their acceptance through written notification within one working day from the publication of results. In case of refusal or missing notification by the deadline, the following candidate in the waiting list will be recalled. Recalled students will be required to confirm their participation by written notice within one working day. Every refusal received after the established deadline will be transferred to the Vice Rector for Teaching who will evaluate its motivations with the Dean of the Department and the Director of Teaching and Research, and will inform the Graduation Commission of those refusals deemed not properly motivated.

J. ADDITIONAL POINTS The participation in a DD program will provide additional points to the Final Grade of the Master’s Degree, according to LUISS rules.

K. FURTHER INFORMATION International Development Office email: international@luiss.it phone: 06 8522 5657 For more information about each DD program, visit its official webpage:

• China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)

• King’s College London

• Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

L. DATES TO REMEMBER

Application Deadline April 26th, 2017 at 13.00

Selection Interview May 10th, 2017 at 10:00 in Room 409

Selection Results By May 24th, 2017 TBC

Confirmation of participation Within one working day

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APPENDIX 1: REQUIREMENTS

CHINA FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY (CFAU) MOSCOW STATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONS (MGIMO) KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

BACHELOR GRADUATION AND ENROLLMENT

Students: Bachelor’s Degree Graduation by the Summer Session of the a.y. 2016-17 (July 2017), only for DD programs for a mobility in the 1st year of the Master’s Degree (2017-18). Graduates: Bachelor’s Degree Graduation not before the Summer Session of the a.y. 2014-15 (July 2015) Willing and able to enroll to the Master’s Degree and major indicated in the table on page 1, in compliance with the Admission Procedure for LUISS Master’s Degrees

WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRADE8

equal to or above 27,00 equal to or above 27,50

CREDITS at least 120 ECTS9

FINAL BACHELOR GRADE

equal to or above 100/110 equal to or above 107/110

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

B2.3 level in English language certified by one of the following10:

• TOEFL min. 78/120 IBT

• IELTS min. 6

• Cambridge: FCE-First Certificate in English

• University certificate (produced by a University Language Centre) 11, or a self-declaration printed from the web self-service

• International Secondary School Diploma taught in English

• Bachelor Degree totally taught in English (obtained or ongoing)

One of the following:

• TOEFL min. 109 and 24 in all skills;

• IELTS min. 7.0 and 7.0 in all skills;

• Cambridge Proficiency - min. A. The mentioned certificates should not be older than two years.

8 For applicants studying or graduated abroad: the weighted average grade will be calculated by the International Development Office with a specific grade conversion table. 9 Only for LUISS students who took part in an international mobility programme during the 1st semester of the a. y. 2016-17 for whom the grades have not yet been registered into their student careers: the number of credits considered will take into account those obtained during the 1st semester mobility period according to the documents provided in the application (please see Appendix 2 for further details). 10 The mentioned certificates should not be older than three years. 11 In case a LUISS student does not have an English language level issued by the LUISS Language Center (CLA), the student has the possibility to take an ad hoc test at the Trinity School (Accademia Linguistica, Via dei Mille, 35) before April 7th, 2017. To register, please send an email to CLA (cla@luiss.it, cc international@luiss.it) no later than March 31st, 2017, at 13.00. During the test the use of dictionary or other translation tools is not permitted. For further information about the test and the language level as stated by LUISS, please contact CLA cla@luiss.it.

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APPENDIX 2: ATTACHMENTS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION (all documents must be in English and in PDF) The attachments must be in PDF format readable, scanned and not photographed, and named as follows: DOCUMENT_SURNAME_PROGRAM (e. g.: PASSPORT_ROSSI_DDIM).

FOR LUISS STUDENTS

Please note that the APPLICATION must be completed through the web self-service.

Please also see HOW TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE APPLICATION

1. English Language Certificates and/or self-declaration printed from the web self-service; 2. Curriculum Vitae; 3. ID Card or Passport, valid for the destination selected; 4. Motivation letter; 5. Photo in JPG Format; 6. Recommendation Letter (only for the DD with MGIMO); 7. Other certificates (optional).

Only for students taking part in an international mobility programme during the 1st semester of the a. y. 2016-2017 for whom the grades have not yet been registered into their student careers:

8. A self-declaration by the student indicating the exams passed at the partner university and the proposed recognition in the LUISS student career;

9. Print-out/Screenshot of exams passed at the partner university during the mobility program, if available

These documents will only be used for this selection process. For the formal recognition of credits and grades into the LUISS student career please refer to the relevant procedure of the Student Exchange Office.

FOR GRADUATES AND NON-LUISS STUDENTS

1. Latest transcript of records including the weighted average grade, credits and grades obtained, or self-declaration (only for students);

2. Transcript of records with indication of the Bachelor’s Degree final grade, the weighted average grade and the list of exams, or self-declaration (only for graduates);

3. English Language Certificates, or self-declaration; 4. ID Card or Passport, valid for the destination selected; 5. Motivation letter; 6. Curriculum Vitae; 7. Recommendation Letter (only for the DD with MGIMO); 8. Photo in JPG Format; 9. Other certificates (optional)

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APPENDIX 3: APPLICATION FORM FOR GRADUATES AND NON-LUISS STUDENTS

Before filling out the application form, please read carefully the Call for Applications. Please fill out the form with clear capital letters.

DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM APPLY TO

China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)

King’s College London

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: APRIL 26TH 2017 AT 13.00

Digital Photo

1. PERSONAL DATA:

Surname: ___________________ Name: _______________________ Nationality: ____________________

City of birth: __________________ Date of birth: ___/___/_____ ID / Passport N°: ____________________

E-mail: ____________________________________________ Cell Phone: ___________________________

Permanent Address: ___________________________________________ Postal Code: ________________

City: ____________________ Prov: ______

Current Address: ____________________________________________ Postal Code: ________________

City: ____________________ Prov: ______

2. CURRICULUM DATA:

University of enrolment at Bachelor level ______________________________________________________

For graduates: Weighted average grade before the Degree Graduation ______________________________

For students: Weighted average grade by the deadline of the Call for applications _____________________

For students: Credits registered by the deadline of the Call for applications __________________________

I authorize the processing of my personal data, under the Legislative Decree No. 196/03, for the purposes envisaged by the programme.

Date:

Candidate’s signature for acceptance of the Calls’ rules:

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Appendix 4: ISTRUZIONI PER LA COMPILAZIONE E L’INVIO DELLE DOMANDE ON-LINE

DOUBLE DEGREE

N.B.

➢ La domanda si potrà compilare e inviare on-line nelle scadenze indicate nei bandi. Alla scadenza dei bandi il sistema di application si chiuderà e non sarà più possibile l’invio.

• Accedere a: http://www.luiss.it/studenti/web-self-service;

• Inserire: nome utente e password;

• Una volta all'interno, scegliere nel menu a sinistra: MOBILITA’ INTERNAZIONALE - LUISS outgoing students;

• Nel menu a tendina ‘Ambito mobilità’, scegliere: DOUBLE DEGREE o PARTNERSHIP STRUTTURATE;

• Apparirà una pagina con i seguenti bandi:

DOUBLE DEGREE FUDAN - CASS - GOTHENBURG - PARIS DAUPHINE - BI - HSE

DOUBLE DEGREE MGIMO - KING'S – CFAU

• Scegliere il bando di interesse. Qualora lo studente non soddisfi i prerequisiti al bando, non gli sarà possibile procedere ulteriormente;

• Per accedere alla pagina del programma sul sito LUISS, premere

• Per accedere all’application online, premere

• Procedere a ISCRIZIONE AL BANDO (è richiesto di cliccare il/i requisito/i , indicare la preferenza e la lingua laddove presente);

• Indicare il livello di conoscenza della lingua richiesta* , cliccare sul riquadro ‘certificazione’, il certificato di lingua verrà inserito tra gli allegati, laddove indicato come obbligatorio;

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*Per la scelta del livello europeo della certificazione linguistica dal menu a tendina, si prega di far

riferimento alla seguente tabella. Nel caso in cui lo studente possegga un certificato che indichi il

livello europeo di riferimento, potrà selezionare direttamente il livello europeo indicato nel

certificato, in caso di altri certificati (Cambridge, IELTS, TOEFL, altro) si può fare riferimento ai livelli

europei indicati in neretto:

Attribuzione

punteggio

lingua

Livelli menu a tendina web self service Cambridge IELTS TOEFL

IBT Altro

15 C2, C2.2, C2A, C2M, C2.1, C2B, C2S CPE, CAE

grade A

8.00 -

9.00

109-

120

10 C1, C1.3, C1A , C1.2, C1M, C1.1, C1S, C1B

CAE grade B,

C

FCE grade A

7 - 7.5 96-108

Bachelor

Degree totally

taught in

English;

International

Secondary

School Diploma.

5 B2.4, B2, B2.6, B2++, B2+2, B2A, B2.5, B2+,

B2+1, FCE grade B 6.5 95 - 79

0 B2.3, B2M, B2.2, B2.1, B2S FCE grade C 5.5 - 6 78 - 65

• Per procedere è necessario cliccare su ISCRIVI;

• Una volta iscritti, apparirà PROMEMORIA DESTINAZIONE, riepilogo non definitivo dei dati inseriti;

• Procedere ad allegare TUTTI i documenti richiesti (come specificati nel bando)12 e in formato pdf;

12 N.B. Il formato Jpeg è concesso unicamente per l’invio della foto tessera, tutti gli altri documenti dovranno pervenire

in formato pdf. Si ricorda inoltre che gli allegati dovranno essere leggibili, scansionati e non fotografati, e caricati

secondo le istruzioni per la compilazione qui contenute e le condizioni richieste da ciascun bando. I documenti

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• Allegati tutti i documenti, compare CONFERMA ISCRIZIONE E STAMPA RICEVUTA. Cliccando appare il pulsante CONFERMA, una volta confermata l’iscrizione è completa e i dati inseriti non saranno più modificabili. Si suggerisce di salvare il PDF come ricevuta di iscrizione al bando;

• Lo studente è regolarmente iscritto al bando.

dovranno essere nominati come segue: DOCUMENT_SURNAME_PROGRAM (e. g.: PASSPORT_ROSSI_CFAU).

Non verranno prese in considerazione candidature non conformi alle richieste di cui sopra.

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COMPLETING AND SEND THE ONLINE APPLICATION

DOUBLE DEGREE

N.B.

➢ Students may apply on line within the deadlines indicated in the Call for Applications. After the deadlines indicated in the Calls, the system will be closed and it will be no more possible to apply

• Go on: http://www.luiss.it/studenti/web-self-service;

• In order to switch to English, press ANNULLA when requested for “utente e password” (user id and password): flags will then appear on the top right of the page. Otherwise go directly on this link

• Press LOGIN and insert user id and password;

• In the menu on the left, press: STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES - LUISS outgoing students;

• In the dropdown menu STUDY ABROAD AREA, choose: Double Degree or Structured Partnership;

• The following Calls for Applications will appear:

DOUBLE DEGREE FUDAN - CASS - GOTHENBURG - PARIS DAUPHINE - BI - HSE

DOUBLE DEGREE MGIMO - KING'S – CFAU

• Choose the Call you are interested in. In case you do not hold the prerequisites, you will not be able to proceed further;

• Press to access the link to program on the LUISS website;

• Press to access the application online;

• Proceed to APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM (you will be requested to click the requirement and indicate your preference and the language, where available);

• Choose the language proficiency level of the language requested*, click ‘certification’, the language certificate will be attached when indicated as ‘Compulsory’;

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*In order to select the correct European language certification level from the drop down menu,

please see the table below. In case the student holds a certificate indicating the level of European

language certification, please select it directly as per certification, in case of other certificates

(Cambridge, IELTS, TOEFL, other) please refer to the relative European levels indicated in bold:

Language score Language levels form the drop down menu of

the web self service Cambridge IELTS

TOEFL

IBT Other

15 C2, C2.2, C2A, C2M, C2.1, C2B, C2S CPE, CAE

grade A

8.00 -

9.00

109-

120

10 C1, C1.3, C1A , C1.2, C1M, C1.1, C1S, C1B

CAE grade B,

C

FCE grade A

7 - 7.5 96-108

Bachelor

Degree totally

taught in

English;

International

Secondary

School Diploma.

5 B2.4, B2, B2.6, B2++, B2+2, B2A, B2.5, B2+,

B2+1, FCE grade B 6.5 95 - 79

0 B2.3, B2M, B2.2, B2.1, B2S FCE grade C 5.5 - 6 78 - 65

• To proceed, press REGISTER;

• A link to the DESTINATION MEMO, a provisional recap of inserted data, will then appear;

• Proceed to the upload of ALL requested documents ( as listed in the Call for Applications)13 and in pdf format;

13 N.B. Jpeg format is allowed just for the passport-size photo, all the other attachments must be in pdf format. The

attachments must be readable, scanned and not photographed, and must respect the instructions containing in this file

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• The link to PRINT THE APPLICATION RECEIPT and CONFIRM will appear. Once clicked on CONFIRM, the registration will be finalized and the registration data will no longer be changeable. It is recommended to save the PDF as a receipt of the Application to the Call.

• You are now enrolled to the Call.

and the conditions required in the Call for Applications selected. Files must be named as follows:

DOCUMENT_SURNAME_PROGRAM (e. g.: PASSPORT_ROSSI_CFAU). Applications not in compliance with the

above mentioned requirements, will not be considered.