The Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences offers a three-year Ph.D. Programme in Economics, providing advanced training in both theoretical and applied economics.

Core courses are Mathematics, Econometrics, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. All courses are taught in English. Scholarships about Euros 10,000 per year) are available for EU and non-EU citizens.

Students are encouraged to spend one year abroad in prestigious European and North American universities. Partner universities are Bergamo, Brescia, LIUC (Castellanza), Milano-Bicocca, in Italy, and Boston College (USA), Leicester (UK), Louvain (BE), Queen Mary, University of London (UK), York (UK), abroad.

Who can apply? Italian students with a Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea Magistrale. Foreign students must hold an equivalent degree (e.g. BA with honours plus preferably a postgraduate degree).

When to apply? For the academic year 2007-2008 there will be two selection phases. A First Call for application will be launched by mid-February 2007. A Second Call will be launched by June 30th 2007.

For further information please visit http://www.graduateschool.unimi.it or contact graduate.school@unimi.it

Application has to be received by 27 March 2007.