Post date: Aug 26, 2011 9:4:45 AM
Competition by selection on the basis of academic qualifications for the
admission of non EU citizens for One Grant to the Research
Doctorate/Ph.D. degree course in Machine Learning for Computer Vision at
the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Lab
(http:\\cvprlab.uniparthenope.it) of University of Naples Parthenope.
The aim of the Graduate School of Information Technology is to provide:
- solid, wide-ranging knowledge about the basics of information sciences
and technologies and related fields;
- advanced and in-depth competences about specific disciplinary aspects;
- the interdisciplinary skills necessary to be able to exploit cultural
and methodological synergies;
- a sound methodological grounding in the conduct of research, as well
as in its organisation, management and dissemination;
- opportunities for internationalisation and advanced relations with
economic, social and production bodies located in the area.
The aim is to prepare students with an extensive, sound cultural
background, providing them with a high degree of flexibility, an open
mind and in-depth, innovative competences in specific fields. These
students will be capable of conducting and managing both theoretical and
applied research activities independently, contributing greatly to
maintaining and advancing scientific and technological knowledge at
international level. They will also be capable of designing and building
complex IT systems, developing innovative IT applications and
transferring their knowledge to the private sector, thus contributing to
consolidating and expanding the role played by Italian firms in the
global economic scenario. The training provided by the School has been
articulated by identifying blocks of courses (the curricula) that
correspond to specific areas of interest in IT disciplines. The longer
courses cover fundamental areas of information sciences and
technologies, while the short courses go into greater detail about
specific topics, above all by presenting recent research projects and
results and so providing stimuli for the postgraduate students' own
research activities. Each postgraduate student is free to construct
his/her own study plan, choosing several long courses and several short
courses of interest to him/her. It is also possible to attend courses at
other Italian and foreign universities, so as to expand the
opportunities for training and encourage internationalisation.
In addition to the qualifications required to all participants,
candidates will have to demonstrate that they hold:
- A good knowledge of English language.
Requirements
Applications for selection are invited from non EU citizens who do not
come within the purview of Italian Legislative Decree N? 286, dated 25
July 1998, as amended by Law N? 189, dated 30 July 2002 and hold a
foreign degree. The candidates' degrees will be recognised as equivalent
to the Italian "Laurea magistrale" (exclusively for the purposes of this
competition) by the competent Academic Board.
The University can at any time exclude candidates lacking the admission
requirements.
Studentship assignment
Successful applicants, whose annual income does not exceed ? 15,000.00
(occasional self-employed work incomes are excluded), are entitled to
get a scholarship amounting to ? 13,638.47 (gross total) per year. If an
applicant selected to receive a studentship fails to enrol, the
studentship will be assigned to the selected applicant following in the
list.
To apply:
The application should be submitted using the attached form available on
the University web site http://www.unimi.it/ricerca/dottorati/19244.htm
and must arrive, together with the qualifications listed below, by 15
September 2011 using one of the following methods:
- by fax to: +39-02-50313731
- by e-mail to: ufficio.dottorati@unimi.it
- by post to: Magnifico Rettore
Universit? degli Studi di Milano
Via Festa del Perdono, 7
I - 20122 Milano ITALY
Applications and qualifications arriving after the deadline (15
September 2011) will not be considered.
Candidates will apply for a single Research Doctorate/Ph.D. Degree
Course; should a Graduate School involve different Research
Doctorate/Ph.D. degree courses, applicants will opt for only one among
those indicated.
The application form must be completed in all its parts.
The following documents must be attached to the application form:
. a certificate related to the most recent academic degree, translated
into Italian or English;
. a curriculum studiorum stating examinations taken and grades gained
with a brief description of their contents; the curriculum should be
accompanied by a report on any research carried out by the candidate;
. a list of publications (if any);
. a letter of recommendation by the teachers or tutors who supervised
the candidate on his/her studies at Home University;
. any further candidate's qualifications that should be taken into
account, including the study and research programmes he/she intends to
carry out in Milan.
All documents must be in Italian or English, or accompanied by a
translation into Italian or English.
Candidates will be required to submit additional documentation as
specified in article 3.
Admission and enrolment
Admission to a Research Doctorate/Ph.D. Degree Course is decided by the
Academic Board. The Academic Board's decision will be made known through
a list of admitted candidates available on the University web site
http://www.unimi.it/ricerca/dottorati/19244.htm by 12 October 2011.
No personal communication relating to the results of the competition
will be given.
Winners should enrol, under penalty of exclusion, by 31 October 2011 by
presenting the following documents to the address given in article 4:
a) the enrolment form, available on the web site at the address:
http://www.unimi.it/ricerca/dottorati/19244.htm
b) photocopy of an identity document
c) a passport-size photograph
d) qualification translated by an official translator and certified by
an Italian diplomatic office (Embassy or Consulate) in the country where
the qualification was obtained
e) "declaration of local value" issued by the same diplomatic office.
Interested in this PhD position are invited to contact and send their
CV to Prof. Alfredo Petrosino, University of Naples Parthenope. Email: