Since 1997, the Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS) has activated an International Master Program in Cooperation and Development (Master CD).
The growing importance of international development work and the increasing significance of international markets underline the need of a Program at the postgraduate level which trains practitioners in this field, individuals offering both specific professional skills and flexibility in order to meet the growing demands of the new world labour market. Citizens of the 21st century will need to be familiar with far more complex and new histories and geographies. Every development practitioner will eventually go through a phase of change and redefinition.
The cooperative effort between IUSS, University of Pavia, CISP, COOPI, and VIS, which is supported by the General Directorate for Cooperation and Development, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has made it possible to offer this important post-graduate training course, a true novelty among the Master programs available in Italy today. It allows us to offer students the chance to acquire an excellent theoretical background as well as practical skills, and the possibility to analyze actual case studies of development projects by way of an internship in a developing country.
Programme
The programme comprehends a theoretic part lasting 7 months, usually from November to June, and taking place in Pavia. It comprises around 500 hours of classes and deepens the knowledge of Economics, Social and Managerial aspects related to Development and Cooperation.
The Master is fully taught in English.
After the period in Pavia all students must carry out an internship which usually lasts between 3 and 6 months.
Students go on the field or in the headquarters of NGOs, International Organizations and Governmental Institutions and have the great opportunity of earning first-hand experience by working side by side with professionals in the field of Cooperation and Development.
During the internship, students must write a thesis linked to their experience or to a research issue of their interest. After the discussion of this final thesis students will be awarded the Master Diploma.
The program provides approximately 500 hours of class, for an overall weight of 75 ECTS.
Partners
CISP: Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli
CISP headquarters are in Rome
Via Germanico 198, 00192 Rome,
Tel.: +39-06-3215498
Fax: +39-06-3216163
E-mail: cisp@cisp-ngo.org
Website: www.cisp-ngo.org
COOPI: Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI's main office is located in Milan
Via De Lemene 50, Milan
Tel.: +39-02-308-5057
Fax: +39-02-33403570
E-mail: coopi@coopi.org
Website: www.coopi.org
VIS: Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo
VIS headquarters are in Rome
Via Appia Antica 126, 00179 Rome
Tel. : +39-06-516291
Fax: +39-06-51629299
E-mail: vis@volint.it
Website: www.volint.it
University of Pavia
Corso Strada Nuova, 65 - 27100 Pavia
Tel: +39-0382-9841
Website: www.unipv.it
Sponsors
MAE: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Piazzale della Farnesina, 1 - 00194 Roma
Tel: +39-06-36911
Website: www.esteri.it
MIUR: Ministry of Education, University, and Research
Viale Trastevere, 76/A - 00153 Roma
Tel: +39-06-58491
Website: www.miur.it
Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia
Corso Strada Nuova, 61- 27100 Pavia
Tel: +39-0382-305811
Website: www.fbml.it
Professional profile, placement
Future career opportunities for experts in the development and cooperation field include:
- International Organizations, in particular those specialized in development (United Nations agencies and institutes), and other international organizations (European Union, OECD);
- National and International (NGOs) and other non-profit organizations;
- Public Institutions;
- Enterprises operating within developing countries;
- Decentralized Cooperation.
At the end of the Program, the majority of the students finds jobs immediately in the field of Cooperation and Development - in various institutions, both Governmental and non Governmental, in Italy and abroad.
Following you find some recent data related to the placement of our Alumni:
Time needed to find a job after the end of the Master Program: 74% of our students find a job immediately after the end of the program, 9% within six months, 7% over six months, and 10% choose to continue studying.
Institutions where our Alumni work: 44% found a job in NGOs, 22% in International Organizations, 14% in the private sector, 11% within Universities, and 9% in Governmental Institutions.
Geographical areas where our Alumni work: 44% are based in Italy, 15% in Western Europe and the USA, 14% in Africa, 14% in Latin America, 7% in the Balkans, 5% in the Middle East, and 1% in Eastern Europe.
Alumni
Marta Mancini, Italy
2004-2005 Edition
This Master is absolutely worthwhile because it offers the possibility to deepen many theoretical aspects related to development - in particular, there are many passionate professors who are able to make everyone, independently from her/his academic background, familiar with the principles of world economics – and at the same time to make a really qualified experience at practical level.
The great variety of inputs I received during the Master allowed me to develop a broader concept of cooperation, so that at the end of the course I chose to do a rather original job dealing with biodiversity in developing countries with the International Slow Food Foundation.
However, in my opinion, the greatest strength of the Master are the people who make it: students from all over the world, professors and experts. All of them are competent, enthusiastic and immensely rich in humanity. For sure, the solid network of relationships the Master is able to build is its great added value.
Staff
Responsible: Gianni Vaggi
Technical/Scientific Committee
Faculty
On this page is a list of University Professors and NGOs professionals who are part of the Master teaching program:
Preliminary Courses
From the University of Pavia: Carluccio Bianchi, Luca Mantovan, Marco Missaglia, Gianni Vaggi, Alberto Botta.
Economics
- From the University of Pavia: Enrica Chiappero Martinetti, Marco Missaglia, Renata Targetti, Gianni Vaggi, Maria Sassi.
- From the University of Insubria: Gioacchino Garofoli.
- From the University of Florence: Andrea Cornia.
- From the University of Bologna: Massimo Ricottilli.
- From Cambridge University, Centre for Development Studies: Peter Nolan.
- From the Centre for Development and Planning, Nehru University, New Delhi: Amit Bhaduri.
- From UNCTAD, Geneva: Heiner Flassbeck, Detlef Kotte.
- From FAO Direction on Rural Development: Paolo Groppo.
- From ECLAC, Chile: Mario Cimoli, Annalisa Primi.
Human and institutional studies
History
- From the University of Pavia: Giampaolo Calchi Novati, Marco Mozzati, Simonetta Casci.
- From SOAS, London: David Taylor.
- From ECLAC, Chile: Ernesto Ottone.
- From Bethlehem University: Adnan Musallam
Sociology and Anthropology
- From Bethlehem University: Elise Aghazarian
- From University of Rome La Sapienza: Antonino Colajanni.
- From University Milano Bicocca: Roberto Malighetti.
- From University of Paris Sud: Serge Latouche.
Management of no profit organizations
- From the University of Pavia: Antonio Majocchi, Roberta Pezzetti.
Law and Human Rights
- From the University of Pavia: Angelo Gitti.
Project Management
- From the University of Urbino: Francesca Declich.
- From CISP, Rome: Maura Viezzoli, Sandro De Luca, Deborah Rezzoagli, Gianluca Falcitelli, Laura Scalvenzi, Gabriella Petrina.
- From COOPI, Milan: Carla Ricci, Lorenzo Bianchi.
- From VIS, Rome: Antonio Raimondi, Emanuela Chiang, Carola Carazzone, Stefano della Rovere.
- From PCMagura Consultancy, The Hague: Thomas Magura.
- From Fairconsultancy, Brussels: Angelo Caserta.
- From Microfinanza srl.: Fabio Malanchini.
- From Ospedale Sacco, Milano: Marco Pedrazzi.
- From CESPI, Rome: Marco Zupi.
Conferences and Seminars
- Gherardo Casini and Rossella Salvia, UNHRIC/UNDESA, Italy
- Sara Swartz, ILO-UNOPS, Italy
- Riccardo Moro, Fondazione Giustizia e Solidarietà
- Pierpaolo Faggi, Università di Padova
- Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Università di Milano e Centro Studi Luca D’Agliano
- Roberto Benes, UNICEF, Mexico
- Luisa Morgantini, European Parliament, Belgium
- Pablo Espiniella, OHCHR, Switzerland
- Andrea Tamagnini, United Nations Mission in Liberia, Liberia
- Peter Nolan, Cambridge University
- Amit Bhaduri, Università di Pavia
- Paolo Groppo FAO, Roma
- Andreas D’Souza, Henry Martin Institute of Hyderabad, India
- Uzra Bilgrami, Dastkar Andhra, Hyderabad, India
- Pierpaolo Faggi, Università di Padova
- Katarzyna Zukrowska, Warzaw University
- Alessandro Zanotta, European Union
- Riccardo Moro, Fondazione Giustizia e Libertà
- Anna Kuznika, World Bank, London
- Roberto Amorosino, World Bank, New York
- Francesco Rampa, Presidenza Consiglio Ministri
- Yilmaz Akyuz, Malaya University, Malaysia
- Roberto Frenkel, CEDES, Argentina
- Jean-Luc Maurer, IUED, Geneva
- Andrea Merli, Bethlehem University
- Paul Hoebink, Radboud University, Nijimegen
- Andrew Mold OECD, Paris
Admissions
According to the Italian Higher Education system, this is a Level II Master Degree. Each year 30 students of any nationality are admitted to the Master. Italian students must hold an Italian “Laurea Specialistica” in any subject. For foreign students the degree will be evaluated case by case. Applicants can be graduates of any major.
The applicant has to show English proficiency, providing necessary documentation. There is no age limit.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 15th June 2010 second deadline (overseas students).
Final deadline: 30th September 2010 (for Italian applicants only)
The application for admission must include:
- university diploma and grades transcript;
- one (maximum two) letter of reference;
- documents attesting English proficiency;
- any other degree, document or letter considered relevant;
- for those applying for a scholarship: a copy of family income statement (and of personal income statement) for the year 2009
There are two phases to the admissions process:
- pre-selection based on the candidate's application and academic qualifications;
- an interview with the candidate, designed also to evaluate the attitude to the program and to be held in Pavia.
Costs and financial aid
FEES
The cost of enrolment for the a.y. 2010-2011 is 6.000,00 euro.
Fees include:
• Tuition fee
• Attendance to regular program classes and additional seminars
• Handout teaching material
• Free access to computer rooms and libraries
Scholarships
Financial aid will be granted to selected enrolling students on the basis of both merit and assessment of their financial situation.
Types of financial aid foreseen: total waving of fees • partial waiving of fees • contribution to the accomodation cost in Pavia • contribution to the internship cost
Priority will be given to students coming from developing countries.
All candidates are highly encouraged to look for alternative sources of funding.
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