Italian Postgraduate Admission Guidelines

Dr.Jahan Zaib Ashraf

University of Foggia, Italy
Email: jahanzaibashraf186@gmail.com

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Mujhy Scholarship Mil Jia Ga

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Introduction
All major universities in Italy offer PhD
programs in various specialization
(computer science, management,
biotechnology, food science etc)

Last year, over 310 Pakistani students

selected at various universities across Italy

Generally, Italian universities admission

portal is weird, thus I created a guideline
book for the application process

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Required Documentation (A)

To apply in these PhD programs, you must have following documents

Curriculum vitae in europass format,

Letter of motivation,

Letters of recommendation,

❏ We should create these documents from scratch

Research proposal to improve our application

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Documentation (B)

❏ Other documents needed to apply

•❏ Scan educational documents
•❏ Passport
•❏ Publications if any
•❏ English proficiency certificate

❏ Please use quality scanner to scan your documents

•❏ In next slide, you can see an example of a quality color scan

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A Scanned Educational Document - Example

Ankhain khul kar

iscan karain

Take away message

Color scan with information
clearly readably

Don’t use mobile to scan your

documents

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 Europass Format
❏ Tabular CV well known in Italy and Europe
❏ M ake CV by following the link
https://europa.eu/europass/en
❏ A step by step guidelines is available in next slides

It just a simple template, you just need to fill

in your information, thori common sense use
That is me when karain
someone asked me I
don’t know how to M ake cv online and whenever you want to
make europass cv make changes, just upload the previous
version
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 Ankhain khul kar
information add
Europass CV - Example karain

❏ Personal Information

Take away message

Name
Nationality
Date of Birth
Gender
Email
SKype ID
And Address is nicely visible

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Europass CV - Example
Ankhain khul kar
❏ Education information add
karain

Take away message

Full program name is available
Full university name is available
GPA, nicely formatted
Thesis: Mention the title
Short Description,4-5 line description of your thesis
Supervisor: Mention the name 9
Work Experience - Example
Pakistan specific
abbreviations ko
avaoid karain

Take away message

Position name is clearly visible
Employer name is readable without abbreviations
And 2-3 major duties nice description and bullet
points

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Publications in CV - An Example

Use google scholar to copy your

publication format

Take away message

Use apa format to include publications,
You can bold your name

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Referees - An Example

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Letter of
Recommendation
A letter written on behalf of an applicant by someone who can
vouch for that person’s educational or professional performance.
This letter is typically sent to an admissions officer or hiring
manager considering a candidate for admission, employment, or a
scholarship [coursera]
In Pakistan, some professors ask you to write letter of
recommendation on their behalf, you can follow guidelines
available in next slides

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Letter of Recommendation
• Must be on university letterhead
• Properly signed and stamped with
date
• Include the details of the referee
• H ow the referee knows you
• Include your performance along
with comparison with other students in
a class or project
• Explain problem solving and team
skills along with ability to carry a project
independently

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Avoid Flowery Language

https://m.facebook.com/groups/PS
cholarshipsLeague/permalink/291
7483998502867/

Take away message

Ap mona lisa nai hai, tareef kum likhain

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Letter of M otivation - Guidelines
❏ Include 3 paragraphs.
❏ Reason(s) to join the program. For example, the program is a
perfect fit for your background. In addition, you will learn
basic research skills
❏ A short overview of your previous master program along with
the thesis You should mention some specific and general
aspects. Please note that highlight only those points suitable
for the position or the program
❏ Concluding remarks, how you can contribute to the program
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Letter of M otivation - Guidelines
Don’t glorify yourself, state facts, let them conclude that you are a excellent
student

Don’t provide motivation for your previous studies, state the reason to join
the next program

Don’t include everything you had done into the letter

The letter should be customized for the position.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxxZ-d6knbY
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Research Proposal
❏ Mujhy please sample proposal send kar dain

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Research Proposal Guidelines
❏ In Italy, you should have a research proposal to apply for
a PhD program
❏ Please note that, it is an evaluation document used to
examine your research skills, writing and critical thinking
on a particular topic
❏ Once you are selected, you may continue with same
topic, change or modify it

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 Research Proposal Guidelines
1 . Ti t l e
2 . Pr o b l e m s t a t e m e n t
3. State of art
4 . Re s e a r c h o b j e c t i v e
5 . Re s e a r c h M e t h o d o l o g y
6 . Ti m e t a b l e / L e a d t i m e f o r I m p l e m e n t a t i o n s
7. Expected outcomes
8 . Re f e r e n c e s

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Research Proposal Guidelines
❏ An example:
https://www.phd-delos.unifi.it/upload/sub/TEMPLAT E/PhD%20Research%20Proposal%20Form.pdf
https://m.facebook.com/groups/PScholarshipsLeague/permalink/30923266010186
05/

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Online Courses (Free
Certificate)

• Coursera
• Edx
• Udemy
• Stanford online
• Codecedmy

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Online Courses (Free Certificate)

• 1-
https://labellingtraining.food.gov.uk/
• 2
https://labellingtraining.food.gov.uk/mo
dule4/overview_3.html
• 3-https://allergytraining.food.gov.uk/
• 4-
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/scs/
nutrition/short-courses/food-as-med

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Globally Available
Scholarship
• Marie Curie PhD Fellowship
• Full-Bright USA Fellowship
• PAK-USA Knowledge Corridor
• Common Wealth Scholarships
• Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Program
• Global Korea Scholarship (GKS)
• Chinese Government Scholarships (CSC)
• Turkey Burslari Scholarship
• MEXT & ADP Japan Scholarship
• Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol and Prince of
Songkla University (PSU) Scholarships
• KAIST & KFUPM Scholarships
• HEC Hungarian Scholarships

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How to Apply
➢ Scholarship Network and Pakistan Scholarship League
publish Italian PhD program list with PhD program
names and Deadlines
https://bandi.miur.it/doctorate.php/public/cercaFellowship
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1834181833499761
https://www.facebook.com/groups/480296118647618
https://www.youtube.com/@Aysha_unscripted3366

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Frequently Asked Questions
• Do I need acceptance?
• No, you need to apply directly via
the program link available on the
university website
• I have my documents, what should I do?
• Please email me your documents for review
at jahanzaibashraf186@gmail.com. Or
ayshasaleem750@gmail.com Afterwards
start application process, in case you have
questions, read PhD guidelines from
university, typically known as PhD call. You
can also post your questions in the
facebook group

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Frequently Asked
Questions

• How much is scholarship or salary?

• Around 1196 euro after tax, which is
enough for a single or a small family
• My major is not available in the list, what
should I do?
• Please see program which mention
various programs. In addition, this list is
updated regularly, keep an eye in the group.

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