Dear All
I am sorry for cross-posting, but I think you probably know some recent
master graduates who can be interested in this opportunity. The deadline
for application is this Friday, June 19^th at 1 p.m. (GMT+2).
Have a nice week
/Maurizio/
The University of Trento is recruiting students for a new
community-oriented and interdisciplinary post-master programme,
starting**September 2015. The deadline for applications is June 19th,
2015. 12 scholarships are available.
SCoDeM is part of the Italian Cluster on “Smart Cities, Smart
Communities and Social Innovation” and is aimed at creating the
innovative professional figure of the Smart Community Designer and
Manager. Such figure is equipped with the methodological and
technological skills needed to design, build, coordinate and monitor
communities of users engaged in socially impactful projects. Smart
Community Designers and Managers can rely on a wide range of
interdisciplinary competences, which enable them to manage and
consolidate online and physical communities at a local and translocal
level. Smart Community Designers and Managers are greatly in demandon
a job market which is increasingly pervaded by a widespread interest in
the topics of social innovation and of the involvement of communities by
companies, public corporations and nonprofit organisations.
Activities
SCoDeM involves a 1500-hour workload, inclusive of face-to-face teaching
(around 10%), laboratories (around 15%), a study period abroad (around
10%), an internship (around 40%), seminars and individual study (35%).
Attendance
Activities will take place in the period between September 2015 and
September 2016. Attendance is compulsory. In particular, students are
required to attend at least 70% of the hours related to face-to-face
teaching and internship.
Certificate and Credits
Students who have regularly attended activities and passed all the
scheduled tests, including the final exam (consisting of a project
elaborated under the supervision of one of the professors), will obtain
a post-master’s certificatein “Smart Community Design and Management”.
The attainment of the certificate entitles students to the recognition
of 60 ECTS credits.
Target Audience and Admission Requirements
SCoDeM targets people with the most diverse backgrounds(computer
science, social sciences and humanities), who are interested in
carrying out socially impactful computer science projects with a
multidisciplinary approach.
To apply for SCoDeM, students must have an MSc or an equivalent degree.
Students who will attain an MSc by October 31st 2015 are also eligible
for admission, upon provision of a statement signed by their thesis
supervisor, certifying that the MSc will be obtained by the
above-mentioned deadline. If selected for the course, such students will
figure as admitted with a reservation, until they actually attain the
MSc degree.
There are no limitations related to disciplinary fields. Good
computer skillsare required, ideally gained at university. Moreover, as
the course will be taught in English, a *good knowledge of the English
language (B2 level)*is a compulsory requirement.
The enrolment on SCoDeM is incompatible with the enrolment on any other
study course.
Selection of Candidates and Deadline for Applications
Candidates will be selected through the evaluation of their CV,
publications (if any) and of the motivation letter they will provide.
Candidates might be interviewed, if considered necessary by the Committee.
Applications must be submitted online by May 4th 2015 at 1p.m. at
https://webapps.unitn.it/Apply/en/MyUnitn/Home/721/master-uni/scodem2015**
Tuition Fee and Enrolment
SCoDeM has a €4.000 tuition fee, payable in 2 instalments. This amount
is inclusive of a €100 admission confirmation fee, that must be paid
within 7 days from the publication of the list of selected candidates.
Failure to pay the admission confirmation fee within the deadline may
result in the exclusion from SCoDeM.
Scholarships
12 scholarships are available, that will be assigned to the first 12
students in the list of admitted candidates compiled by the Committee.
Scholarship recipients must pay the €100 place reservation fee, but are
exempted from paying the remaining amount of the tuition fee and will
receive an additional contribution to living expenses and travel, for a
total of €6.000.
Terms and Conditions
To guarantee the highest level of teaching, no more than 15 participants
will be accepted.
A minimum number of 10 participants (not inclusive of the applicants
admitted with a reservation) is required to run the course.
Contacts
Prof. Antonella De Angeli – Director
Ms Costanza Vettori - SCoDeM Secretariat
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento
Via Sommarive 9, 38123
Trento – Italy
Ph. +39 0461 285295
www.unitn.it/master-scodem http://www.unitn.it/master-scodem
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Maurizio Teli, PhD
Research Fellow
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento, Italy
phone: +39 335 6148320
skype: maurizio.teli