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FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE "ROBERTO RUFFILLI"

MASTER OF ARTS
MIREES
Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe

FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
"ROBERTO RUFFILLI"

EBIN

The Faculty of Political Science "Roberto Ruffilli" provides courses in International Relations, Mass Media, Criminology, Healthcare Social studies. It has been evaluated the best Faculty of Political Science in Italy (CENSIS, 2007). Located in the centre of the city of Forlì, it is part of a campus established by the University of Bologna in 1989, which also includes the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators, and the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.

The campus has more than 8,000 students, which provides for an ideal equilibrium with the city's population (114,000) and the facilities available.

The Master of Arts MIREES, taught entirely in English, is based on the collaboration and joint responsibility of the European Partner Universities recognizing the diploma and, in Italy, of the Faculty of Political Science "Roberto Ruffilli", and the "Europe and the Balkans International Network" (EBIN), coordinated by the Istituto per l'Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica (IECOB).
Several student societies organise events, parties, festivals and concerts in cooperation with the University of Bologna throughout the whole academic year.

The "Europe and the Balkans International Network" (EBIN) was established by 12 scholars from four countries (Italy, United Kingdom, Greece, and Denmark) in 1993, thanks to the financial support of the European Commission (Human Capital and Mobility Programme) to the University of Bologna. Since then, the Network has greatly expanded and currently includes over 250 scholars and experts from 36 European countries, the United States, Canada, Egypt, South Africa, India, Japan, and Australia. The Network has a flexible structure and is coordinated by the Istituto per l'Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica (IECOB), located in Forlì, with headquarters provided by the University of Bologna at Forlì. Aiming at developing research and training in the fields of Politics, Economics, Law, History, Social Sciences, Languages and Culture, and Environmental protection, it relies on the relations established with the Central European Initiative, UniAdrion, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Italian Foreign Trade Institute, the Italian Diplomatic Institute, the Italian Association of Slavists, the Association for the Studies of Nationalities, the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, and various international organizations, such as UNESCO and the World Bank.

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faculty: MIREES is a programme taught in English with a faculty of prominent scholars of international repute. Students will be encouraged to meet different course requirements, absorb differentiated perspectives from a plurality of points of view, be strongly motivated to acknowledge differences, to understand "otherness", to make insightful comparisons, and they will be expected to learn to deal concretely with their own future area of expertise

experience: MIREES offers a two-year language skills programme which will take place partly in Italy and partly in the Partner Universities of Ljubljana, Vytautas Magnus University at Kaunas, and Corvinus University of Budapest, and Saint Petersburg State University during the 6-month mobility period in the second year of the Programme

methodology: The MIREES programme offers curricula in Economics, International Relations and Politics, History, Anthropology and Cultural Studies focused on East-Central Europe and the Balkans. Students, while deepening their knowledge of the field of study of their choice, are expected to develop area skills and gain greater understanding of these by placing them in a wider context in order to acquire sensitivity to the interdisciplinary impact on decision-making processes.

education: MIRESS combines an academic approach with professional training, forging potential insightful consultants, analysts, and managers as Area Experts for international agencies, public administrations, private and public companies, and NGOs, while also offering a solid basis for further academic studies at the PhD level.

Mirees added value: Students with a BA background in Economics, Law, Political Science, International Relations, History, Agricultural studies, and Cultural studies at large will get from MIREES an in-depth knowledge of Post-socialist Countries in transition, new EU member States (and their role in Europe after the Enlargements of 2004 and 2007), and East-European Neighbour Countries. In this sense, MIREES is an innovative postgraduate programme, unique in Italy and Europe.

advisory board: Lord Ralf Dahrendorf, House of Lords, London
Prof. Bronislaw Geremek , Chair of European Civilisation - College of Europe, Warszawa
Michael Leigh, Director General DG Enlargement EU, Brussels
Prof. Jože Mencinger, Head of the Chair of Legal and Economic Science, University of Ljubljana
Prof. Ljudmila Alekseevna Verbitskaja, President of the St. Petersburg State University

Mirees international diploma: Jointly recognized by the Universities of Bologna, Ljubljana, Vytautas Magnus University at Kaunas, Corvinus University of Budapest and St. Petersburg State.

MASTER OF ARTS
MIREES
Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Applicants must normally hold a 1st level University Degree (3 or 4 year course), BA or a comparable qualification in one of the following subjects: Law, Economics, Social Sciences (Political science, Sociology, Political Geography, Demography, Gender Studies, Psychology, Anthropology), Humanities (History, Philosophy, Literature, Language Studies, Cultural studies) and Agriculture.

LANGUAGE OF TEACHING. Given that English is the language of teaching, applicants must have achieved a minimum score of 550 TOEFL or 6 IELTS or a comparable qualification.

CALL FOR APPLICATION The call for application and the deadline for applying are available on the web at www.mirees.unibo.it

ASSESSMENT OF CANDIDATES. The assessment of candidates takes place on the basis of the information provided in English in the application, complete with the required documentation.
The assessment is made by an International Academic Board with representatives from the Partner Universities that jointly recognize the diploma. Organisational support is assured to admitted candidates that need to obtain a visa and/or to be helped in the completion of the registration procedures.

TUITION AND GRANTS. Tuition fees for both years of the programme amount to a total of €8,000 to be paid in 4 instalments (plus about €295 local taxes per year). Admitted students may be eligible for special grants based on academic achievements and financial needs (for a complete list of MIREES' sponsors and scholarship types, see www.mirees.unibo.it).

NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY. The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna does not discriminate in regard to education, employment, admission, or services on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, age, religion, national origin, citizenship or disability.

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1st YEAR

2nd YEAR

During the first two terms, to be spent in Forlì, students are required to attend courses, seminars and public lectures for a total of 67 credits according to the following scheme:

- two compulsory courses respectively in «State Building, Nationalism, and Development in Eastern Europe»; «Methods and Skills»;

- one foreign language course in Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, or Slovak;

- two 40-hour courses within their chosen disciplinary group;

- two 40-hour courses, one for each disciplinary group other than the students' chosen disciplinary group;

- public lectures.

The third term of the programme (of at least 5 months) is to be spent in one of the Partner Universities selected together with the Faculty and according to the student's study programme.

The mobility involves both research work and traditional study. During this term students are expected to attend one language course among those on offer, two or more courses in their chosen field of expertise, while researching and selecting materials and documents, and conducting all other research activities related to their thesis, for a total of 32 credits.

Mobility grants are available to all students thanks to the Socrates exchange programme and the
«MIREES Mobility Scheme»

The fourth term is wholly devoted to the writing of the thesis for 21 additional credits. No teaching activities are scheduled during this term. However, students work in close contact with their supervisors and meet for one work-in-progress thesis discussion. The defence of the thesis takes place in Forlì in the 24th month of the programme.

TEACHING PLAN

Duration of the programme: 24 months
Credit awarded: 120
Structure of the courses: 4 terms

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Master of Arts MIREES Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe

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		According to Art. 13 D. Lgs. 196/2003, we inform you that Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna will process the data provided exclusively for institutional purposes and in compliance with legislation on the protection of personal data. In particular, these data will be treated, even with the help of electronic means, specifically by those appointee by the Director of Polo Scientifico Didattico di Forlì (University of Bologna – Campus of Forlì) for the purposes of updating on the news regarding the training of Polo Forlì. The conferment of data is optional but a refusal to supply determines the inability to receive information. According to Art. 7 D. Lgs. 196/2003, it is possible at any time to obtain, by the responsible, information on the processing of your data, on its terms and purposes, and: 1) confirmation of the data and the communication thereof and their origin; 2) the identification of the owner and managers and the persons or classes of persons to whom the data may be communicated or who can learn about them as leaders or appointees; 3) updating, rectification and integration of data ; 4) the cancellation, transformation into anonymous form, the block of data treated in violation of the law ; 5) certification that the operations described in paragraphs 3) and 4) were brought to the attention of those to whom the data have been communicated and disseminated, with the exception of the case in which this requirement proves impossible or involves the use of manifestly disproportionate to the protected right ; 6) to oppose: to the processing of data, even if relevant to the purpose of collection, for legitimate reasons, the processing of data for purposes of commercial information or for carrying out market research. The Owner of the processing is Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna – Via Zamboni, 33 40126 Bologna (BO), the person in charge is the Director of Polo Scientifico Didattico di Forlì (University of Bologna – Campus of Forlì).

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