Italy PHD General

About visa :

Education in Italy is controlled by state government and all schools irrespective of public or private have to comply with the curricula outlined and teaching methods laid. These rules and regulations are created by the Ministry of Public Education.

Italy's colleges and universities are incredibly popular with international students.& Universities are known for their educational standards. Certificates and accreditations from these universities and colleges are accepted all over the world. Government has come up with different student immigration policies to invite overseas students.

EU citizens may enter Italy with a passport or ID card and are entitled to stay for study or work as long as they like. You are however required to register with the Questura (police station) in order to obtain residence.

Non - EU Citizens are required to apply for a study visa at an embassy or consulate in their home country.

Features:

• EU citizens may enter Italy with a passport or ID card and are entitled to stay for study or work as long as they like. You are however required to register with the Questura (police station) in order to obtain residence.
• Non - EU Citizens are required to apply for a study visa at an embassy or consulate in their home country.
• Modern Italian universities were founded in the twelfth century and are the oldest in the Western world.
• Once the centre of the vast Roman Empire and the birthplace of the Renaissance, Italy harbors a vast cultural heritage.
• Famous Italian artists include Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Tintoretto and Caravaggio.
• Many of today's scientific advancements are accredited to Italians such as Luigi Galvani and Alessandro Volta, known for their revolutionary studies on electricity, Antonio Pacinotti, inventor of the dynamo, and Antonio Meucci, who invented the telephone.

Requirements:

The Ph.D. program in Italian is planned as a five - year sequence, designed to streamline the candidate's progress through the degree program and allow stage- by- stage focus as follows:

• Course work
• Qualifying Evaluation
• Foreign Language Requirement
• Ph.D.Examination
• Dissertation Proposal
• Dissertation
• Dissertation Defense
• Two passport size photographs
• Application form
• Passport valid three months over planned stay in Italy
• A letter of acceptance from school or University in Italy indicating place, duration of the course and dates of attendance
• Information about accommodation in Italy
• Proof of financial means to support yourself and travel to Italy and back
• Medical insurance
• Information about received financial aid, if applicable.
• In the event you are applying for doctoral studies at university in Italy, you are required two passport size photographs.