Applying for the Universita Cattolica International Scholarships will allow you to combine your learning and career path with an international degree for the 2022-2023 academic year in Italy.This unique Universita Cattolica international scholarship program, organized by Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, is open to applications from international students wishing to continue their Masters education in Italy at UNICATT.The scholarship award is
About the university
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, known as UCSC or UNICATT or simply Cattolica, is an Italian private research university founded in 1921. With its five affiliated campuses, Cattolica is the largest private university in Europe and the largest Catholic university in the world.The main campus is in Milan, Italy, with external campuses in Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona and Rome. The university is divided into 12 faculties and 7 graduate schools. Cattolica offers undergraduate courses (bachelor’s degree equivalent to the Italian Laurea Triennale), postgraduate courses (master’s degree equivalent to the Laurea Magistrale and specialized master) and Ph.D. Programs (Dottorati di Ricerca).In addition, the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore runs several double degree programs with other institutions around the world. Degrees are offered in both Italian and English.Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has been awarded five stars by QS Stars, a global university rating system, in the following areas: employability, teaching, facilities and engagement.However, the Polyclinic of the University of Agostino Gemelli serves as a teaching hospital for the medical faculty of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and owes its name to the founder of the university, the Franciscan friar, doctor and psychologist Agostino Gemelli.In addition, the research activities of the university in 2009 included around 3,000 ongoing research projects and 4,668 publications as well as 4 Atheneum centers.Research is divided into 22 departments, 54 institutes and 70 research centers. The 22 departments (when added to 16 related to the field of medical care) strive to promote and validate the activities of institutional research and contribute to the organization of doctoral research (Ph.D.).The atheneum centers were founded in 2007 and have structures for the conception, development and implementation of research projects and further education on social issues. Typical focal points of the atheneum centers are bioethics, family, social teaching and international solidarity.According to a study by the International Student Barometer, a survey of a sample of 65 universities in Europe, Cattolica ranks second in Europe and fourth internationally among the universities most recommended by foreign students.According to QS World University Rankings 2018, the university is rated 481 overall. Globally by subject, since 2017 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuores is ranked among the top 100 in law and jurisprudence, top 150 in economics and econometrics, top 180 in agriculture and forestry, top 200 in accounting and finance, top 250 in economics and management, Etc.In addition, the university is rated between 81 and 90 in graduate employability. The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is part of a number of international networks, including: LLP – Erasmus Network, UCSC International Bilateral Agreements, ISEP Network, International Network of Universities (INU), Fédération des Universités Catholiques Européenes (FUCE), Fédération Internationale des Universités Catholiques (FIUC) and International Partnership of Business Schools (IPBS).
Benefits of the scholarship
The selected international candidates will receive an international grant from the Universita Cattolica of €2,500 on top of the permanent tuition fee of €10,000 for any Master’s degree at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
How to Apply for Universita Cattolica International Scholarships
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