Master Scholarships in Human Rights and Conflict Management 2018 in Italy

The University of Saint'Anna offers a limited number of scholarships for the Master's degree in Human Rights and Conflict Management which a program designed to provide students from different cultures and backgrounds with a deep understanding of the linkages between human rights and conflict management theory and practice. The curriculum, strongly field oriented, prepares participants for working with NGOs, governments, aid agencies, the UN system and regional organisations, also operating in the context of complex emergencies and joint operations.

A limited number of partial waivers are available, depending on financial availabilities, to citizens of non-OECD countries who are eligible for release of a visa for Italy. Selected applicants may apply for the partial waiver of the tuition fee by motivating their request in a detailed manner on their application form. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna reserves the right to determine the amount of each contribution and the awarding criteria.

The Master starts on January 14, 2019 and runs until Spring 2020. The syllabus of the Master Programme, in addition to individual studying and the preparation of a final written project (project work), will cover about 400 hours of classroom lectures and 480 hours of internship. Classroom lectures are from Monday to Friday and run from from 14 January to 31 July 2019. The internship lasts three or more months starting from August/September 2019.

The main educational goals of the Master in Human Rights and Conflict Management are as follows:

[1] To train high-rank professionals who will work in different domains to protect human rights and preventing, mitigating or solving conflicts.

[2] To train professionals who will combine, in a dynamic, non-sequential way, critical knowledge and technical-operational skills as the key components of an extremely professional service in complex situations.

[3] To train professionals who are aware of the mutual connections between the protection of human rights and conflict management, and who possess a sound juridical and methodological background and practical-operational skills in such areas.

[4] To train professionals who will keep into account the historical, geopolitical, economic dimensions as well as the “gender” component and the complexity of the intercultural relations.

Applicants must:

[1] Have a three-year (at least) university degree or equivalent, or are expected to graduate before December 31, 2018.

[2] Understand, speak and write English at least at LEVEL B2.

When applying for this opportunity, the following documents must be submitted:

[1] CV.

[2] Transcript of all records of the BA degree (or equivalent).

At the end of the Master Programme, those students who have regularly attended and have passed all the required examinations and paid the tuition fee will receive from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna a Master Diploma (I Level).