{"id":232,"date":"2017-06-02T18:20:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T18:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/?p=232"},"modified":"2021-10-27T18:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:26:32","slug":"a-new-ph-d-programme-in-global-studies-at-urbino-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/2017\/06\/02\/a-new-ph-d-programme-in-global-studies-at-urbino-university\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Ph.D. Programme in Global Studies at Urbino University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-233 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/06\/Urbino-palazzo_e_borgo-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/06\/Urbino-palazzo_e_borgo-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/06\/Urbino-palazzo_e_borgo-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/06\/Urbino-palazzo_e_borgo-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/06\/Urbino-palazzo_e_borgo-1200x585.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The University of Urbino is launching a new interdisciplinary Ph.D. Programme in <strong>Global Studies<\/strong>, at the crossroads of Economics, Business, Sociology, Political Science and Law. The Programme has a high quality faculty, including outstanding guests lecturers from major international universities.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Two thematic areas will be addressed in alternate years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in the edition starting in 2017-2018: <strong><em>International Economic Policy, Business and Governance<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>in the edition starting in 2018-2019: <strong><em>Global Society, Cross-border Mobility and Law<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ph.D. students in this year&#8217;s thematic area, <strong>International Economic Policy, Business and Governance<\/strong>, will be trained to carry out research on economic, political and social relations across national borders. A specific attention\u00a0will be given to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>economic growth after the Great Recession, technological change and inequality across and within countries;<\/li>\n<li>the international strategies of firms (multinational corporations and SMEs), finance and labour;<\/li>\n<li>political processes and policies carried out by European and international institutions and major countries for the governance of globalisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Ph.D. Programme is developed over <strong>three years<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a first year of courses and exams in Urbino;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a second year of international research and training, mainly spent in international universities associated to the Programme;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a third year of research activity for completing the Ph.D. thesis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>English<\/strong> will be the working language of the Ph.D. Programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eight positions<\/strong> are offered in the 2017-2018 Ph.D. Programme, including <strong>six positions with scholarships<\/strong> covering fees and an annual tax-free stipend at standard Italian rates (\u20ac 13,600 per year; the amount is increased by 50% for training periods outside Italy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Introductory and background courses<\/strong> will be held in September-October 2017, in order to fill gaps in students\u2019 competences in English, Economics, Business, Social Sciences, Quantitative Methods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Courses with exams<\/strong> will take place\u00a0at Urbino University during the first year. starting from end October 2017. They will be structured into teaching modules organised over two months periods: six weeks of half day teaching and half day studying, one week fully devoted to studying, one week of exams (written tests and\/or papers).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Labs<\/strong> will provide opportunities\u00a0for hands-on work on databases leading\u00a0to the preparation of statistical\u00a0and econometric analyses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seminars<\/strong> (with no exams) will cover highly debated and cutting edge themes \u2013 such as Inequality, Global digital economy, Born global SMEs, International finance, Environmental regulation, Fiscal and monetary policy, Welfare and social policies, International diplomacy \u2013 as well as advanced research methods and research funding strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Some seminars will be held in Italian.<\/p>\n<p>More info can be found here:<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/congrips\/?attachment_id=234\">Ph.D programme in Global Studies (2017-18 Edition)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadlines<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><u>First week of June:<\/u> Opening of applications at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uniurb.it\/global-studies\">www.uniurb.it\/global-studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>June 30th 2017:<\/u> Applications due<\/p>\n<p><u>Early in July:<\/u> Interview of selected candidates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information<\/strong> on the Ph.D. Programme and Faculty\u00a0is available at the website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uniurb.it\/global-studies\">www.uniurb.it\/global-studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:phd-global-studies@uniurb.it\">phd-global-studies@uniurb.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director of the Ph.D. Programme: Prof. Antonello Zanfei, DESP &#8211; University of Urbino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Urbino is launching a new interdisciplinary Ph.D. Programme in Global Studies, at the crossroads of Economics, Business, Sociology, Political Science and Law. 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