Call for Applications: for Phd in Legal Studies at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, Apply Now
Bocconi University invites applicants for 8 fully funded PhD positions within the Legal Studies doctoral program. Fellowships amount to € 27,000 gross for the first year and € 23,000 gross for the second and third year. Students with fellowship are exempt from the payment of tuition fees for the duration of the three-year program.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
The International and European Law curriculum seeks to foster world-class research on any topic within the two broad subject areas of international law and European law. Potential fields of interest include, but are not limited to, general public international law, international trade law, international investment law, international cultural heritage law, international criminal law, private international law, European economic law, European trade law, European internal market law, European external relations law, European Citizenship, European constitutional law, EU governance, EU fundamental rights, and European social law, privacy and media law. Interested students will become part of the recently created Bocconi European Studies Lab (BLEST – https://www.blest.unibocconi.eu/wps/wcm/connect/Site/Blest/Home), a centre for interdisciplinary research in the field of European matters.
Students are expected to take an active part in the life of the Department In their second and third years, where possible, students have the opportunity to gain experience as Teaching Assistants.
Students are encouraged to network with PhD students from other departments and universities and with speakers at our guest seminar series and at other events.
The program aims to create a vibrant community of young researchers fully integrated into the life of the Department and in this way to contribute to forming the next generation of research leaders. Successful applicants will spend the first part of the program at Bocconi following a set of tailored courses on legal and interdisciplinary research methodologies and specialized seminars on selected topics. Students are subsequently encouraged to spend a period abroad as visiting researchers at foreign universities, taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by the CIVICA network and by the other partner institutions, in international research centers or international organizations. Bocconi University provides support to PhD students for research stays abroad.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applications can be submitted by candidates of any citizenship who:
– have completed or are completing their graduate studies and
– have at least a “proven” B2 (CEFR) level of competence in English
For the PhD in Legal Studies, the PhD School offers:
– a maximum of 8 places with a fellowship (4 for the curriculum in International and European Law, 4 for the curriculum in Business and Social Law);
– a maximum of 2 places with payment of tuition fees.
Tuition fees for students without a fellowship or tuition waiver amount to € 15,000 for year 1 and € 5,000 for year 2 and 3.
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