The MSc in Geography, Spatial Management, Heritage for International Cooperation is included in the Platform 1 of the Partnership for Knowledge – PfK

To attend the master program, candidates must have acquired a First Cycle Degree (Bachelor) in Geography. Alternatively, candidates must have acquired at least 12 ECTS in the Scientific Disciplinary Sectors of Geography and/or Economic Geography and at least 30 ECTS in the following Scientific Disciplinary Sectors, of which at least 6 must belong to one of the two specified groups: group A) Ecology; Geology; Surveying and mapping; Landscape architecture; Urban and regional planning; Urban design and landscape; Archaeology; Ethnography and anthropology; Medieval history; Modern history; group B) Contemporary history; Economics; Economic history; Statistics; Demography; Social statistics; International relations; Sociology. 

In the case of candidates holding a non-EU bachelor's degree in which the requirements are not directly deducible, the candidate's curriculum will be evaluated by a specially appointed Commission according to the methods indicated in the Master Program Regulation.

In order to participate to the master program, B2 level in English language is required.

In order to participate in the Programme Partnership for Knowledge – PfK - Platform 1 you must submit an Application for assessment AICS – by filling the form downloadable here – and send it no later than 15 March 2019 at 12.00 pm – noon - (Italian time), by e-mail to applicationaics@unifi.it along with the following documents:

• Bachelor’s degree certificate
• Full transcript of academic records
• English language certificate at European B2 level (Cambridge First certificate, TOEFL, IELTS, or any equivalent or higher certification)
• Official subject descriptions (syllabus) of your bachelor program. See a sample here
• Scan of your passport showing photo page and personal details
• CV

Sending instructions:

It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to strictly follow the instructions below:

• Send only one e-mail with all the required attachments
• Send only the Italian or English version of the documents
• Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or Black and white)
• Do not send files that exceed 15 MB
• Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones
• Do not send any link to sharing files websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file.

Inform the Agency of your application by filling in the on-line application form and sending it no later than 15 March 2019 at 12.00 pm – noon -(Italian time). Applications submitted to the university, which are not matched by the AICS notification form, will not be considered.

An independent scientific board will assess the applications according to pre-defined criteria such as CV relevance, university career, professional experience and gender equality, among others.

Selected candidates will be individually contacted by AICS for the formal acceptance of the scholarship. At this stage, fellows should complete their  enrollment to the university by validating the documents submitted through the university website at the local Italian Embassy.