The International School is offered to Master’s students coming from Italian and foreign Universities with a particular focus on those students who are attending Master’s courses in the fields of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, Sustainability, Heritage Management, Management and Marketing, Territorial and Urban Planning, Human Rights, Social Sciences, Political Science, Law.

PhD candidates, PhD, post-Doctoral Researchers, Professor and professionals are also invited to attend.

Travel

All participants, excluding those awarded a scholarship, are kindly requested to organize and cover expenses for their travel to Bergamo, as well as their accommodation and local transportation. The School will cover the costs of two dinners and all lunches.

If participants need assistance with accommodation reservations in Bergamo, the International School organizers are available to help find suitable options.

Application requirements

• The course is open to students and graduates in the Italian degree classes of foreign University courses in the topics of: Tourism, Heritage Management, Management and Marketing, Territorial and urban planning, Human Rights, Social Sciences.

• Students enrolled in other Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes and graduates in other disciplines may also be admitted, subject to an assessment by the competent bodies of the International School.

• English proficiency at B2 level is required.

• Applications by candidates who studied abroad will be assessed by the Admission Board, in compliance with the regulations in force in Italy and in the country where candidates pursued their studies.

Selection Process

A minimum of 15 and a maximum of 30 students can enrol in the course. The International School will not run if the number of enrolled students is less than 15. Participants will be selected on the base of an assessment of their CV (maximum 2 pages) and letter of motivation. 

List of admitted candidates

The list of the admitted candidates will be posted on the Heritage International Institute webpage https://www.hii.institute, linked to the University of Bergamo webpage.

Withdrawal

In the case students enrolled would withdraw from the School before November 20th 2024, the fees will be given back to students, after that date fees will not be given back.

Certificate fo attendance

At the end of the International School, a certificate of attendance will be issued to all students who fulfilled their obligations, with an attribution of 6 credits ECTS recognized by the scientific committee of the School. In order to fulfill the evaluation, participants will be asked to present a written report to be sent one month after the end of the School (end of January 2025).

Further information and data protection

Pursuant to Legislative decree no. 196 of 2003 (Italian Personal Data Protection Act), as subsequently amended and supplemented, and to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data)