GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY
2015-2016 A.Y.
Integrated Master of Arts in Giurisprudenza (5-y; Law)
2.5.
Studying Abroad
Internationalization at Università Bocconi has been a strategic priority pursued since 1974, the year in which the first international agreements were put into place. Over the years these programs have developed an extensive network of affiliations and exchanges with prestigious academic and cultural institutions all over the world, including the recent formation of a special network of partner institutions in the field of law. Constant collaboration between Bocconi and foreign universities on research and joint teaching projects provide Bocconi students and teaching staff with invaluable international experience. Thanks to its network of international affiliations, Università Bocconi is able to offer law students opportunities on a global scale.
All the international programs will be presented in detail during the Bocconi International Fair. Last change 13/07/2015 14:14 |
2.5.1.
Long programs
Exchange Program
Exam recognition For credit approval procedure check Exam Recognition for exams passed in foreign universities.
In the same area you can also check comments by students who have been abroad in the past together with detailed information on partner universities. Last change 13/07/2015 14:17 |
2.5.1.1.
Exchange Program The Università Bocconi "Exchange Program" (including the LLP-Erasmus Program) deals with student exchanges under bilateral agreements with many universities in the world, giving students the opportunity to attend courses for which they can receive credit as part of their Bocconi degrees. There are more than 40 School of Law included in the network which are specially addressed to the Integrated Master of Arts in Giurisprudenza [Law] and they are some of the most renowned institutions in the field of law. The agreements are based on reciprocal arrangements that allow students from both institutions involved to complete a period of study abroad without paying extra university fees and tuition to the partner institution. Students are, however, responsible for travel, board and lodging expenses.
Exam recognition For credit approval procedure check Exam Recognition for exams passed in foreign universities.
In the same area you can also check comments by students who have been abroad in the past together with detailed information on partner universities. Last change 23/07/2015 17:43 |
2.5.1.2.
Free-Mover Semester
Students interested in attending a semester abroad outside the Exchange Program can enrol at a number of universities abroad where they can study just one time during the last year of their degree as part of the Free-Mover Semester Program (fee-paying Visiting Students or Independent Students). The Free-Mover Semester experience is incompatible with the partecipation in the Exchange Program and with the partecipation in the Themis and Vis Moot and Telders Moot programs. Students are responsible for payment of tuition and fees for both Università Bocconi and the foreign university as well as for travel, board and lodging expenses for the period abroad. Students are obliged to take out health insurance for the entire period of study abroad.
For credit approval procedure check Exam recognition for exams passed in foreign universities is to be finalized and will be available later. Students are recommended to check the detailed information and requirements published on the website http://www.ir.unibocconi.eu/. In addition, in the restricted area of the website you can find the reports of those students who spent a study period abroad in the previous years as part of the Exchange program. Last change 23/07/2015 17:43 |
2.5.1.3.
Themis Program
Among the opportunities offered to students enrolled in the last years of studies we outline the Themis Program. This program allows students to acquire an international certification released by the Themis network which, in addition to Università Bocconi, includes also Esade (Barcellona, Spain), Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany), Université Est Créteil Val de Marne, Paris (Parigi, Francia), Maastricht Law School (Maastricht, the Netherlands), Singapore Management University, School of Law (Singapore), WU Wien - Wien University of Economics and Business (Wien, Austria). The programme curriculum includes also an exchange experience at one of the partner institutions, a joint seminar realised at one of the network universities and an international internship.
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2.5.2.
Short programs
The short programs offered by Università Bocconi give students the opportunity to spend a brief period of time abroad, combining educational activities with the exploration of new cultural, social and economic environments. Last change 01/06/2015 08:00 |
2.5.2.1.
Campus Abroad
Campus Abroad Programs - generally held during the period in which lessons are suspended -are organized by Università Bocconi in collaboration with partner schools abroad and last about 3 weeks. The program includes a summer and a winter edition. Students are admitted after a selection based on merit requirements and language skills.
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2.5.2.2.
Free-Mover summer
Università Bocconi has identified a number of its international network partner schools that offer Summer Programs which can be interesting and valid from the educational point of view. The Summer Programs last 3/5 weeks and are held in the summer months, during which students can follow curricular courses which can then be recognized at Bocconi. The list of foreign universities specified on the website is the only valid in terms of recognition of courses offered in the Summer Program at foreign institutions. Other options will be examined in advance, on a case by case basis, by the Markets and External Affairs division Study Abroad; applications must be submitted before enrollment in the Free Mover Summer. The Free Mover Summer takes place only once - in the summer of the third or fourth year - and is addressed to students fulfilling the requirements needed and enrolled in the third or fourth year of studies (NB: it is not possible to recognize a Summer Program held in the summer of the first or second year, or even earlier). The student is responsible for the costs of travel, meals and lodging during the period abroad, as well as the payment of fees related to courses taken at a foreign school. It is compulsory for the student to subscribe to health insurance coverage for the period abroad. Exam recognition The Free-Mover Summer allows the recognition of maximum one exam. For the procedure for recognition of exams refer to "Recognition of exams passed at foreign universities". Information We recommend that you review the requirements and methods of participation on the site http://www.ir.unibocconi.eu/ Last change 23/07/2015 17:45 |
2.5.2.3.
International Commercial Arbitration Moot Vienna (VIS Moot)
Moot is the law arbitration and international commercial competition in which teams coming from universities worldwide simulate a process of arbitration on a dispute relating to a contract of international sale. The competition is structured in two phases. The first one, a written part, includes the elaboration of a Memorandum for Claiman and of a Memorandum for Respondent based on a legal problem assigned before. In the second phase oral part the participating teams compete at the hearing and play the role of lawyers, arguing and discussing the case in front of arbitration structured in academicians and experts in the subject. Information
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2.5.2.4.
Telders International Law Moot Court Competition, The Hague (Telders Moot)
Competition of International Law organized by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies (Leiden University). Participants defend the reasons for the two States about four questions of public international law, in a fictitious case brought before the International Court of Justice, principal awarding body of the United Nations. The competition takes place in two stages: in the first phase, the selected students prepare written pleadings, learning to perform legal research and write up memories in English; in the second, taking the role of 'legal counsels', learning how to effectively present and concise legal arguments in public. Written submissions and oral presentations are evaluated by academic and professional experts in the field. During the international rounds-which take place at the Peace Palace in The Hague-the majority of the States of Europe is represented by Team emerged victorious in the national rounds. And 'then tradition that the two team finalists will contend victory subjecting their arguments to real judges of the International Court of Justice. Information We recommend that you review the requirements and procedures for the selection on the website http://www.ir.unibocconi.eu/. Last change 01/06/2015 08:00 |
2.5.3.
Scholarships for international programs
Students taking part in international programs can apply for scholarships from ISU Bocconi (Student Assistance and Financial Aid) and the TCA - University Fees Office (for information about scholarships and application forms, make reference to ISU-Download Area. Last change 01/06/2015 08:00 |
2.5.4.
Certifications and documents
To request certifications specifying the admission and/or participation in a program of international mobility the cert@B procedure available on the yoU@B Diary must be requested (see chapter 8 Certifications, self-declarations and Diploma Supplement), except for the documents described in the following paragraphs. Last change 01/06/2015 08:00 |
2.5.4.1.
Documents for the participation in the exchange program and Themis
The Study Abroad Office (Exchange program) or the Global Alliances Office (Themis program) must be contacted by the selected student if, as part of the application procedure or the participation, the partner foreign university requests a document for the admission to the program and/or information relating to the enrolment at Bocconi along with the student's academic career. The same procedure is applicable in case the document of admission to the program is required to obtain the visa. Any procedure changes will be communicated to the interested students. Last change 13/07/2015 14:38 |
2.5.4.2.
Documents for the participation in the Campus Abroad
For any document of admission requested by the foreign Consulate for the purpose of obtaining the visa, contact the Study Abroad Office. Last change 13/07/2015 14:38 |