For students enrolled in any master’s degree (including Laurea Magistrale) or 4-year bachelor's degree at one of VIU member universities who intend to pursue research for their thesis in themes related to the Globalization Program.
Participation includes attendance in a semester of the Globalization Program at VIU, followed by a research internship supported by a scholarship.
International thesis research fosters a global perspective, promotes cultural understanding, and contributes to the advancement of knowledge on a broader scale. It can play a crucial role in creating a more interconnected and informed global academic community, as well as:
- provide a broader and more comprehensive perspective on a given topic allowing researchers to consider a variety of cultural, social, economic, and political factors that may influence the subject of their study
- help researchers understand how cultural nuances may impact the interpretation and application of their findings
- contribute to the understanding of global complex challenges by considering diverse perspectives and experiences
- provide opportunities for networking and collaboration with researchers across borders leading to the exchange of ideas, methodologies, and resources
- enhance research rigor as researchers navigate a variety of challenges, such as language barriers, diverse research regulations, and logistical issues.
Mobility period
The research mobilities are for two to four months, after the student has completed their courses at VIU. The start and end dates are fixed in collaboration with the host organization and depend on the projects which the students will pursue. The mobilities are usually completed by the end of December in the academic year following the courses at VIU (February-December 2023 for 1st semester 2023-24 students and September-December 2024 for 2nd semester 2023-24 students).
Applications
Students interested in applying for the Worldwide Mobility for Research Internships must complete at least two courses in the same semester at VIU. VIU will also accept applications from students who have already completed at least two courses in the semester immediately previous.
Applicants must be pre-registered for the Globalization Program in order to apply.
The application form is available on the student's personal page on the VIU website once their pre-registration is approved.
Please consider that registration for the Globalization Program closes on February 21, 2024, 3pm CEST: How to Pre-register
Deadline for Worldwide Mobility for Research Internships Applications:
February 21, 2024, 3pm CEST
Info session: beginning of Orientation Week
Destinations
A candidate may request to visit any member university in a different country to their home university:
Boston College, USA
Duke University, USA
European University at St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Korea University, Korea
KU Leuven, Belgium
Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Germany
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Tsinghua University, China
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy
Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Italy
Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy
Université de Bordeaux, France
University of Exeter, UK
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Waseda University, Japan
Any candidate from an Italian member university who is interested in a European member university is advised to consult the open calls for Erasmus+ mobility: www.univiu.org/erasmus.