PhD programmes in “Economics, Markets, Institutions”; “Political Systems and Institutional Change”;

September 27, 2007

IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
PhD programmes in “Economics, Markets, Institutions”; “Political Systems and Institutional Change”;

IMT is an international graduate school that promotes cutting-edge research in areas with clear practical relevance. It also trains students for professional work in academic institutions, business, and international organizations.

IMT recruits high-caliber students in a fast-moving global environment where research institutes and universities compete to attract resources and human capital. To do so, IMT follows international selection standards and seeks candidates from all around the globe. At IMT, one finds a vibrant community of students and scholars that builds upon the campus system and residential services provided by the Lucca Foundation for Higher Education and Research.

PhD Courses are held in English and student curricula and performance is continually assessed through rigorous evaluation processes.

• PhD programme in Computer Science and Engineering: the doctoral program aims at preparing researchers and professionals with a wide knowledge about the foundations of informatics and about its applications to a variety of systems and disciplines, focusing on aspects of particular importance in the present context. The new version of informatics is changing the perspective of other disciplines and several aspects of common life, and is the target of very active research in the international scene. Research doctors are qualified to work in universities and research centers, or they may take on professional roles and high-profile tasks and responsibilities in both the private and public sector.

• PhD programme in Economics, Markets, Institutions: the program provides a systematic analysis of the functioning of markets and industries in a global context, with a specific focus on comparative institutional studies and competition policy, as well as the impact of macroeconomic policy on productivity and growth. The interaction between theory and practice is one of the main features of the program. Graduates analyze, design and manage programs within economic institutions, regulatory agencies and multinational companies.

• PhD programme in Political Systems and Institutional Change: the main goal of the doctoral program is to form analysts holding deep and up-to-date knowledge in various fields, among which political and institutional theory, law and political economy, able to plan and manage collaborative and integrated processes at the international level. This profile can be placed as an executive/official in public organizations at regional, national and supranational level, as well as in private enterprises, financial institutions and specialized research institutions.

Deadline: December 7th , 2007

45 PhD positions & scholarships
All students - > no tuition fees + free access to IMT Canteen + a laptop computer assigned for all the PhD period
24 -> free accommodation
24 -> full grants (annual grant amounts +/- 10.560€ gross)
3 -> INPDAP additional grants

Undergraduate students can apply if they obtain their degree not later than: January 20th, 2008 and February 15th, 2008 only for the PhD in “Computer Science and Engineering”

Online applications at:
www.imtlucca.it
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca – Italy

Info:
phdapplications@imtlucca.it
+39 0583 4326561

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