International Development Office
Rome, December 16th, 2015
Call for Applications - Mobility 2016-17
Joint Educational Program with Fordham University
Department of Law
Please note the APPLICATION needs to be completed through web self-service – please also see
HOW TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE APPLICATION
This call is open to LUISS students enrolled in the 4th year of the the Single Cycle Master’s Degree in Law (major in Diritto Internazionale) in the academic year 2015-16.
Table of contents: A. General rules
B. Compatibility with other international programs C. Available slots D. Pre-requirements E. Application Procedure F. Selection G. Publication of results H. Acceptance I. Additional points J. Further information
K. Checklist and dates to remember
L. Attachments requested in the online application
A. GENERAL RULES
LUISS has a Joint Educational Partnership with Fordham University in the field of Law at Master level, hereinafter referred to as JEP FORDHAM.
Participating students will have the possibility to attend courses and take their respective exams both at LUISS and at FORDHAM. If compliant with both universities’ rules and conditions, as for credits envisaged, attendance, deadlines, academic integrity, etc., participating students will obtain the LLM title (in International Law and Justice or in International Business and Trade Law) on top of their LUISS Master’s Degree in Law.
Selected students will spend abroad the 5th year of their Single Cycle Master’s Degree in Law (major in Diritto Internazionale), a. y. 2016-17.
Students selected for the JEP FORDHAM will be registered at LUISS during their stay at the partner university. They will not be required to pay additional tuition fees to the partner university, but they will continue paying tuition fees to LUISS.
All expenses related to the participation in the program, notably transport, accommodation and food, administrative expenses, expenses associated with securing a visa, medical/health/accident insurance, books and personal expenses, will be borne by students.
Students attending the JEP FORDHAM are not allowed to request an official renounce of the registration in their LUISS career of converted grades of exams passed at the partner university during their mobility period.
B. COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS B.1. Compatibility with the International Student Exchange program
Eligible students are allowed to apply to the Call for applications for the JEP FORDHAM and the International Student Exchange program.
Students participating to both Calls who will be selected for the JEP FORDHAM must confirm their participation to the program within the established deadline as detailed in paragraph H. Acceptance.
If selected students confirm their participation to the JEP FORDHAM, they will be automatically excluded from the selection for the International Student Exchange program and will be removed from the candidates list.
If selected students do not confirm their participation to the JEP FORDHAM according to the rules explained in paragraph H. Acceptance, they will remain in the candidates list for the International Student Exchange program.
C. AVAILABLE SLOTS
The total number of available slots for the a.y. 2016-2017 is 2. D. PRE-REQUIREMENTS
The JEP FORDHAM is open to LUISS students enrolled in the 4th year of the the Single Cycle Master Degree in Law (major in Diritto Internazionale) in the a. y. 2015-16.
Eligible students can apply if, within January 29th 2016, they:
will have passed and registered at least a total of 180 credits; hold a weighted average grade equal to or above 27/30;
hold an international English language certificate accepted by Fordham: TOEFL: min. 100 (IBT), ILEC: min. 60 or IELTS: min. 7.0.
Only for LUISS students taking part in an international mobility program (Erasmus, Exchange) during the 1st semester of the a. y. 2015-16 for whom the grades have not yet been registered into their student careers1: the average grade considered for this selection procedure will be the one prior to their departure for the mobility program.
E. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The application deadline is February 4th 2016 at 13.00.
In order to apply, students must complete the application form and upload the required attachments in the Web Self-Service area of the LUISS website.
Students will be able to participate only if they are in regular time frame and have no pending administrative issues with LUISS.
Only applications accompanied by all documentation and received by the application deadline will be considered.
F. SELECTION
An Academic Commission nominated by the Dean of the Department of Law will select students on the basis of a non-disputable evaluation.
The selection follows a 3-step process:
Step 1: The eligible candidates will be ranked after the analysis of their academic performance
(credits and weighted average grade, each weighting 55% and 45%). The Academic Commission will rank eligible students and create the short list for the next step. The academic performance will be calculated on the basis of the data available to the Student Office by the deadline of the call. Candidates are responsible to check its accuracy in due time.
The selection will take into account all credits registered by the application deadline except those for Other Activities (including internships), identified by the code SJ1.
Step 2: An interview, to be held in English, will be carried out by a member/members of the Academic Commission and by the International Development Office on February 17th, 2016 at 15h30 in Sala Verde, Via Parenzo, 11. The interview will focus on motivation and student background and is a key part of the selection process. In case a candidate is not considered suitable for the program, he or she will not be selected regardless of the academic performance, the positioning in the applicants ranking and the number of available slots.
Moreover, previous international experiences are examples of information that will not provide additional points during the selection process, but could be considered as strength points in the students' profile.
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Step 3: Fordham will receive from LUISS the short list of candidates already ranked by the LUISS Commission with their dossier. Fordham, analysing the LUISS Commission ranking and the candidates’ dossiers, has the right to establish the final ranking.
G. PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
The selection results will be communicated by e-mail to the applicants by February 19th, 2016
(TBC).
H. ACCEPTANCE
Selected students will be required to confirm their acceptance through written notification within one working day from the publication of results.
In case of refusal or missing notification by the deadline, the following candidate in order of waiting list will be recalled. Recalled students will be required to confirm their participation by written notice within one working day.
Every refusal received after the established deadline will be transferred to the Vice Rector for Teaching who will evaluate its motivations with the Dean of the Department and the Director of Teaching and Research, and will inform the Graduation Commission of those refusals deemed not properly motivated.
I. ADDITIONAL POINTS
The participation in this Joint Educational Program will provide additional points to the Final Grade of the Master’s Degree, according to LUISS rules.
J. FURTHER INFORMATION
Students can refer to the International Development Office (email: international@luiss.it; phone: 06 8522 5511; please write to set up an individual appointment) for administrative issues and to Prof. Angela Del Vecchio (adelvecc@luiss.it) for academic issues.
K. CHECKLIST AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Application Deadline February 4th 2016 at 13.00 Selection Interviews February 17th, 2016 at 15h30
in Sala Verde
Selection Results by February 19th, 2016 (TBC)
L. ATTACHMENTS REQUESTED IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION (all documents must be in English)
1. Certificate of proficiency of the English Language; 2. Curriculum Vitae;
3. ID Card or Passport, valid for the destination selected;
4. Most recent self-declaration of the transcripts of records printed by web self-service; 5. Motivation letter;
6. Passport photo in JPG Format; 7. Two recommendation letters; 8. Other certificates (optional).
Only for LUISS students taking part in an international mobility program (Erasmus, Exchange) during the 1st semester of the a. y. 2015-2016 for whom the grades have not yet been registered into their student careers:
9. A self-declaration by the student indicating the exams passed at the partner university and the proposed recognition in the LUISS student career;
10. Print-out/Screenshot of exams passed at the partner university during the mobility program, if available
These documents will only be used for this selection process. For the formal recognition of credits and grades into the LUISS student career please refer to the relevant procedure.
NB: The attachments must be readable, scanned and not photographed, and named as follows: DOCUMENT_SURNAME_PROGRAM (e. g.: PASSPORT_ROSSI_FORDHAM).
