UNICORE 7.0 - Call for applications for 2 study grants and welcome services for refugee students 2025/27
Informazioni generali
The general aim of the project named University Corridors for Refugees - UNICORE 7.0 (Etiopia, India, Malawi, Kenya, Mozambico, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda 2025-27) is to promote the refugees’ right to higher education through university corridors from Etiopia, India, Malawi, Kenya, Mozambico, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda to Italy. The project is jointly promoted by a consortium:
- United nations High commissioner for refugees (UNHCR)
- Italian Ministry for foreign affairs and international cooperation (MAECI)
- Caritas Italiana
- Centro Astalli – JRS Jesuits service for refugees in Italy
- Diaconia Valdese
- Gandhi Charity
- Italian universities listed in the National cooperation agreement.
The University of Catania supports the project and offers two scholarships for students admitted to one of the master degree courses in:
- LM-17 Physics
- LM-22 Chemical Engineering for Industrial Sustainability
- LM-25 Automation Engineering and Control of Complex Systems
- LM-26 R Construction Management and Safety
- LM-28 Electrical Engineering for Sustainable Green Energy Transition
- LM-29 Electronic Engineering
- LM-27 Communications Engineering
- LM-62 Global Politics and Euromediterranean Relations
- LM-69 R Agricultural Science and Technology
- LM-DATA Data Science
Corsi di studio
| Nome del corso | Classe | Struttura didattica di riferimento |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | LM-17 | Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia |
| Chemical Engineering for Industrial Sustainability | LM-22 | Dipartimento di Ingegneria civile e architettura |
| Automation Engineering and Control of Complex Systems | LM-25 | Dipartimento di Ingegneria elettrica, elettronica e informatica |
| Construction Management and Safety | LM-26 R | Dipartimento di Ingegneria civile e architettura |
| Communications Engineering | LM-27 | Dipartimento di Ingegneria elettrica, elettronica e informatica |
| Electrical Engineering for Sustainable Green Energy Transition | LM-28 | Dipartimento di Ingegneria elettrica, elettronica e informatica |
| Electronic Engineering | LM-29 | Dipartimento di Ingegneria elettrica, elettronica e informatica |
| Global Politics and Euromediterranean Relations | LM-62 | Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali |
| Agricultural Science and Technology | LM-69 R | Dipartimento di Agricoltura Alimentazione e Ambiente |
| Data Science | LM-DATA | Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica |
Requisiti di ammissione
Application is open only to candidates who meet the following requirements:
- Are residing in Etiopia, India, Malawi, Kenya, Mozambico, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda and have been recognized refugee status in these countries;
- Hold a qualification valid for admission to the chosen Second Cycle Degree Programme. The qualification must have been issued by a higher education institution accredited in the higher education system of the Country where the degree has been issued;
- The qualification must as well consent the access to a second level degree course in the country of issuance;
- Hold a qualification not being obtained before 2020 and by 31.07.2025;
- Have a GPA (Grade point average) of at least 3.0 corresponding to, at least, 24/30 – referred to the Italian System. For the conversion of the average to the Italian grading system it will be used the official conversion formula of the Italian Ministry of Education, as for Annex 1 of this call;
- Meet specific curricular requirements and, in accordance with the provisions established by Italian Ministerial Decree n. 270/2004, have an adequate educational background, for the program of interest, as further specified in each course information sheet provided in the Annexes;
- Not being previously registered in an academic study programme at University of Catania or at any other Italian university member of UNICORE consortium;
- Have an adequate English language knowledge (B2 level).
Procedura di ammissione
Applications can be sent from 3 March 2025 to 18 April 2025, 12 noon (noon, UTC+2). Students are due to send applications, including all the documents listed above, through the UNICORE website, at https://universitycorridors.unhcr.it . Once the application has been submitted, a confirmation email to the mailbox indicated in the online form will be sent.
Students are allowed to apply for one second level degree programme offered by University of Catania and for only two universities among those participating in the UNICORE 7.0 project including University of Catania. This is a mandatory requirement: non-compliance with this clause will cause the immediate rejection of the application. Applications will not be accepted if they are incomplete and / or are sent without the required documents and / or are received after the deadline.
Calendario e sedi delle prove
The selection process will be performed in two steps:
- Step 1: assessment of CV and documents concerning foreign qualification
- Step 2: online interview
Interviews will be graded on a scale of 40 points and will be scheduled on-line from 12 May to 130 June 2025.
The winners will be notified by email within 16 June 2025 and the final ranking list will be also published in this page and in the project page www.unict.it/it/didattica/unicore-university-corridors-refugees