Instructions for applicants whose first degree was taken IN Italy
Application period and deadlines
Students can consult the application and enrollment procedures and deadlines here.
Application procedures:
1. Register:
Enter your personal data into the Pavia University registration website here.
Click on “Registration”,follow the instructions to sign up for the “evaluation test” (test di valutazione):
ADMISSIONS > EVALUATION TEST > CONCORSO PER L’AMMISSIONE AL PRIMO ANNO DEL CORSO DI LAUREA MAGISTRALE IN WORLD POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
2. Upload the following documents:
- Scan of your identity card or passport;
- Scan of an academic transcript supplied by your university (or, where not available, a scan of a self-signed statement) containing the individual exams taken (or to be taken) for your first degree, the marks for individual exams already taken, and (where available) numbers of credits for each exam;
- A curriculum vitae, including a photograph of yourself;
- Scan of your English language certificate (see minimal entry requirements).
- WPIR Application form. Download your application form here.
3. Pay the application fee:
After you have successfully uploaded all the files, please proceed with the payment of the application fee of € 35, using your credit card through the “PAGO PA” procedure, following the “PAGO PA” option directly at the end of the uploading of the files.
4. Academic References:
Arrange for two academic references to be sent by email to references.wpir@unipv.it (references should arrive preferably by the relevant application deadline).
Both of the letters should be written by academics who have had some experience of teaching you. When requesting letters from your referees, please send them our instructions. References will be treated as confidential and must be submitted directly by the referees using their institutional email addresses. References submitted by the applicants themselves will not be considered.
Once the two steps have been completed, you will be formally registered for the admission interview, which will take place shortly after the relevant application deadline.
Interviews
The interview appointments will be communicated to applicants by email shortly after the application deadline.
Applicants will be asked to specify, on the application form, whether they prefer to be interviewed in person (in Pavia) or on Skype. In the latter case, interviews must use the video as well as the audio facility.
The interview, held in English, will include some questions designed to assess applicants’ analytical, argumentative, and critical abilities. The interview will not normally presuppose specialist knowledge in particular disciplines.
Applicants are normally notified about the outcome of the application process within a week after the interview. Successful applicants are then provided with instructions about enrolment.
Attendance requirements
Applicants should be aware that, in accordance with the statute of the degree program, enrollment in World Politics and International Relations carries with it a commitment to attend all classes for the degree programme’s core courses.
Funding
Pavia University offers financial support and grants to international students. For more details please visit this page.
How and where to take an English Language test
You can register to take the TOEFL test here: http://www.ets.org/toefl
You can register to take the IELTS test here: http://www.ielts.org/
Full instructions are provided on these websites. In most places around the world, there are frequent opportunities to take TOEFL and IELTS (often as frequently as once a week).
Students in Pavia have the opportunity to take English tests such as the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) and the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (CPE)) at reduced fees at the University’s Centro Linguistico (once a year, usually in June). Otherwise, the internet-based TOEFL test can be taken at the Flag School in Pavia, and there are also weekly opportunities to take the TOEFL or IELTS in Milan.