Universita Cattolica International Scholarships in Italy for Masters in 2023/2024

This unique Universita Cattolica International Scholarships program organized by the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is open to applications from international students that want to pursue their master-level education in Italy at UNICATT.

The scholarship award is valued at €2,500 and is presented towards the tuition fee of the chosen program.

About the University

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore known as UCSC or UNICATT or simply Cattolica, is an Italian private research university founded in 1921. Cattolica, with its five affiliated campuses, is the largest private university in Europe and the largest Catholic University in the world.

Its main campus is located in Milan, Italy, with satellite campuses in Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona, and Rome. The university is classified into 12 faculties and 7 postgraduate schools. Cattolica provides undergraduate courses (Bachelor’s degree, which compares to Italian Laurea Triennale), graduate courses (Master’s degree, which corresponds to Laurea Magistrale, and specializing master), and Ph.D. programs (Dottorati di Ricerca).

Additionally to these, the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore runs several double degree programs with other institutions throughout the world. Degrees are offered both in Italian and in English.

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has been granted five stars by QS Stars, a global university rating system, in the following fields: employability, teaching, facilities, and engagement.

However, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic serves as the teaching hospital for the medical school of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and owes its name to the university founder, the Franciscan friar, physician, and psychologist Agostino Gemelli.

Moreover, the research activities of the university included about 3,000 research projects underway in 2009 and 4,668 publications, and 4 atheneum centers.

The research is divided into 22 departments, 54 institutes, and 70 research centers. The 22 departments (if these are added to 16 which refer to the medical care area) are strived to encourage and confirm the activities of institutional research and contribute to the organization of doctoral research (Ph.D.).

The atheneum centers were founded in 2007 and have structures for the conception, development, and execution of research projects and training on social issues. The typical fields of focus for the atheneum centers are bioethics, the family, social teaching, and international solidarity.

The Cattolica, according to a study of the International Student Barometer, a survey of a sample of 65 universities in Europe, is the second in Europe and fourth position at the international level among the most recommended universities by foreign students.

According to QS World University Rankings 2018, the university is rated 481 overall. Globally by subject, as of 2017, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuoreis among the top 100 in law and legal studies, top 150 in economics and econometrics, top 180 in agriculture and forestry, top 200 in accounting and finance, top 250 in business and management, etc.

Furthermore, the university is rated between 81 and 90 in graduate employability. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is a part of a series of international networks including: LLP – Erasmus Network, UCSC International Bilateral Agreements, ISEP Network, International Network of Universities (INU), Fédération des Universités Catholiques Européenes (FUCE), Fédération Internationale des Universités Catholiques (FIUC), and International Partnership of Business Schools (IPBS).

Benefits of the Scholarship

The selected international candidates will be provided a Universita Cattolica International Scholarships award of €2,500 on the standing tuition fee of €10,000 for any undertaken Master’s degree study at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

How to Apply for Universita Cattolica International Scholarships

If you are interested and qualified for Universita Cattolica International Scholarships, click here to apply.

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