During the course, students acquire knowledges, competences, methods and analytical tools to understand political, social and cultural processes, to develop and manage projects at European and international levels. Students also learn to effectively intervene in multi-actor and multi-level settings through innovative, critical and interdisciplinary approaches and the cross-fertilisation of ideas and practices. Students also develop global perspectives on political and institutional scenarios, communication and technological developments, coupled with solid roots in the analysis of political, historical, social and economic contexts in several contexts and countries, and develop skills aimed at planning of specific strategies for intervention.

University Bachelor's degree equivalent to an Italian Laurea triennale of at least 180 credits. Students may come from a number of disciplinary fields, including: political science, international relations and diplomacy; international economics, management, cooperation and development; intercultural communication, media and cultural studies; international law; linguistics; political philosophy; geography; psychology; sociology; history. Academic attainment: a degree classification equivalent to at least 90/110 in the Italian system. Should it not be possible to properly assess the candidate’s background in accordance with the curricular requisites set forth above, a Commission will decide on the admission based on the candidate’s overall academic career and CV. A ranking list will be drawn up of non-EU citizens not residing in Italy to be used if the number of eligible candidates exceeds the number of places available (51). English: level B2