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1. Institution
As part of the European Union’s ERASMUS MUNDUS II Programme, the University of Bergamo
(Department of Literature, Arts and Multimedia) coordinates an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate
(EMJD) programme named Cultural Studies in Literary Interzones.
The programme is financially supported by the European Union’s Erasmus Mundus II Framework.
The University of Bergamo is the contractor that administers the European funds.
The programme’s educational and scientific management is assigned to an Academic Council
comprising the General Co‐ordinator, one representative for each of the Programme’s five Partner
universities, six representatives of Associate Member universities and one external member.
The Consortium is administered by an International Board of Directors comprising the General Co‐
ordinator, five representatives of Partner Universities, five representatives of Associate Member
Universities not represented in the Academic Council and two external members.
The full list of the Interzones degree‐awarding Partners and Associate members is given at the
following webpage: http://www.mundusphd‐interzones.eu/struttura.asp?cerca=consortium
2. Aims and Contents of the Doctorate
The purpose of Cultural Studies in Literary Interzones is to prepare doctoral students to become the
“global academics” that top universities seek out in the fields of European comparative literatures
and cultural studies, or highly‐qualified consultants in private businesses interested in global
cultural phenomena.
The Doctorate course has an official duration of three years (six semesters) for each round of
students, the third round beginning in September 2012. The subject areas covered by the
Doctorate are comparative literature, anthropology and visual culture.
academic agenda behind Interzones. 3. The Programme’s Research Objectives
Interzones is a programme selected and funded by the EU for its innovative and challenging
approach to the Humanities: it is designed to nurture and promote PhD/doctoral dissertations in a
dynamic, multi‐centre and cosmopolitan academic environment. We seek to prepare gifted
doctoral students to become the "global academics" which top universities seek out in the fields of
European comparative literatures and cultural studies, or highly‐valued consultants in private
business sectors interested in global cultural phenomena. For this reason, our PhD/doctoral
candidates will be required to pursue their studies in several research/graduate centres or
doctoral schools situated in four different countries.
The Doctorate’s scientific agenda focuses on thinking in a non‐identitarian way about the
complexities, overlaps, divisions but also similarities which structure cultural, literary and artistic
environments across nations, social classes, genders, ideological commitments, or historical
periods. Social and cultural entities such as “Europe,” for example, currently tend to be
conceptualized only in terms of their limits and contours. As a consequence, the tools (such as
identity, otherness, difference, colonization, entropy, etc.) with which artistic and literary
productions are analyzed have tended to reproduce, or even to produce, a pre‐existing idea of
what it might mean to have (or not have) a nation, an ethnicity, a personality, a culture. We want
to move beyond such often automatized identifications. Therefore we think of these entities –
modes of being as areas of interaction – as zones: mental conditions, spaces, polysystemic
meeting‐places (and sometimes battlegrounds), sites not only of contestation or compliance but
of invention and creativity. We take our inspiration from places like Kalin’s, a tavern where a
yellow line is painted on the floor to delineate the frontier between Slovenia and Croatia, itself
part of a bigger venue, full of life, both a cultural space and an interzone. We understand cultural
studies as a vital and elegant means not only of thinking of communication beyond the
automatisms of common conceptualisations, but also as a means to ask how communication
within and beyond various entities such as personality, ethnicity, and nation can be renewed and
reinvented. It is under these premises that we want to ask: how do the inhabitants of interzonal
spaces and conditions exist?
4. Didactic Structure and Students’ Life
We explicitly invite innovative, project proposals which are prepared to strike out into new
territories. Within the programme, we can provide expert supervision and academic
accompaniment in a wide variety of fields and their interconnections: European literatures in most
modern languages, and, also in their postcolonial extensions, empirical cultural studies, media
studies, philosophy and art history. Concerning the didactic progression of their doctoral research
activities, candidates are invited to carefully read Paragraph 5 to 7 (below).
The languages of tuition are French and English. Besides these two, a good knowledge of a third
modern European language (among the following: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian,
Polish, or Catalan) is required from the candidates in order to make them truly competitive in the
field of comparative literature and visual culture.
A wide variety of facilities (such as language centres to learn or improve a fourth or fifth foreign
language, sports and cultural activities, pastoral care to facilitate accommodation and visa
procedures...) are offered everywhere in the Consortium at no extra cost.
Candidates are invited to carefully read the paragraphs below and to join the worldwide
competition (starting in September 2011 on www.mundusphd‐interzones.eu) for an Erasmus
Mundus Fellowship which amounts to a maximum annual salary of 24,000 Euros (net before tax),
as all fellowships holders will benefit from an employment contract with the Interzones
Consortium.
5. Mobility Options
The doctoral mobility plan requires that all students spend Semester 1 of their programme at the
University of Bergamo, after which they must opt for a specific mobility respecting the rules stated
below.
The mobility programme underwritten in the application must reflect the languages known and
the pertinence of the research to be conducted in each university as part of the candidate’s
project. This programme must be approved by the Academic Council; alternatively students may
be asked during enrolment to submit a programme more suited to their academic profile. This can
be adjusted and approved by the Academic Council during Semester 1 (in exceptional cases).
Table 1. Mobility options for doctoral students
Semester 1 Bergamo (all students) Semester 2 Category A STUDENTS: Tübingen / Perpignan Category B STUDENTS: Tübingen / Perpignan / New Delhi / Rio Semester 3 Continuation of Sem. 2 Semester 4 Any Associate Member or Partner (except the two degree‐ awarding institutions)*
Semester 5 Category A STUDENTS: Tübingen / Bergamo / Perpignan Category B STUDENTS: Tübingen / Perpignan / New Delhi / Rio / Bergamo Semester 6 Continuation of Sem. 5
* Each doctoral student must spend at least two thirds of his/her mobility in Europe. The university chosen for Semester 4 therefore depends on the choice of the two degree‐awarding Partner universities:
a) If two European universities are chosen, the student can opt for any other Partner or Associate Member university (12 options). If the student has spent more than 12 months in Europe during the 5 years prior to his/her application, s/he must choose a university outside Europe, which limits the choice to 7 options: Brown, St. Petersburg, Sydney, Rio, Mexico, Buenos Aires or New Delhi.
b) If New Delhi or Rio are chosen as one of the two degree‐awarding Partner universities, the student
must choose between another European university (excluding the one awarding the qualification) and one of the following: Aix, Barcelona, Paris 3, Paris 10, Krakow or Zurich. Non‐European students will thus spend at least 5 (or a maximum of 6) semesters in European institutions, whereas European students will spend at least 1 semester (or a maximum of 2 semesters) outside Europe. Nota Bene:
• Doctoral students who choose the University of Bergamo as one of the two degree‐awarding
Partner universities must spend Semesters 5 and 6 in Bergamo.
• European doctoral students cannot choose Bergamo, Tubingen or Perpignan as one of the two
degree‐awarding universities if their last degree was received respectively from an Italian, German or French university (the only exception to this rule would be for a category B student who would
apply for a mobility track entirely spent in EU countries). They can however choose universities in
such locations for Semester 4 if New Delhi or Rio is one of the two degree‐awarding universities.
• New Delhi and Rio cannot be both chosen as the two degree‐awarding universities for the same
doctoral student.
• Non‐European doctoral students cannot choose New Delhi or Rio as one of the two degree‐
awarding universities.
6. Doctoral Students’ Work Assignments and Research Activities
The obligations of all doctoral students are set by the Academic Council and are to be found in the
Interzones Doctoral Students Handbook (IDS). Once the selected student has fulfilled all his/her
obligations for registration and arrives at the University of Bergamo, s/he will sign his/her Doctoral
Candidate Agreement with the Interzones Consortium (to be found in the last two pages of the
Interzones Doctoral Student Handbook).
each student an academic plan and a mobility programme aimed at developing the skills needed
for highly‐qualified research work. For this purpose, the Academic Council appoints two
supervisors, whose duty is to oversee the student’s progress and guide his/her research and the
drafting of a final thesis, in the two degree‐awarding Universities chosen by the student after
approval by the Academic Council.
Students are not allowed to enrol simultaneously in another Doctorate or Postgraduate school.
Fellowships are awarded exclusively for full‐time enrolment in the doctorate, therefore
fellowship holders must not be engaged in any form of external employment, all the more so as
they benefit from an employment contract with Interzones.
Doctoral students must regularly attend the activities included in the doctorate, as set by the
Academic Council, and comply with the mobility plan submitted with their application and
subsequently approved by the Academic Council.
The academic plan of doctoral students comprises the following activities:
a) Semester 1 must be spent by all students at the University of Bergamo to attend
methodological seminars on Cultural migrations.
b) Semesters 2 and 3 must be spent at the first of the two degree‐awarding Partner universities.
Here the student will choose a corpus and topic for research, under the guidance of a first
Supervisor. S/he will also begin the secondary activities listed in the portfolio (see Table 2),
resulting in a total of 60 ECTS credits.
c) Semester 4 must be spent at another university, generally located on a different continent, in
line with the guidelines and limitations specified in Paragraph 5 above. Here the student will draw
on his/her knowledge of the literature to consult references, relying on locally available databanks
and libraries and enjoy pastoral care and regular exchanges with local professors whose own
research activities are relevant to the student’s thesis. The choice of university must be consistent
with both the student’s linguistic skills AND research project and is subject to the Academic
Council’s approval.
d) Semesters 5 and 6 must be spent by each student at the second degree‐awarding university.
This period will be used to write the doctoral thesis. Students must also improve their written/oral
communication skills by carrying out activities listed in the portfolio (see Table 2).
The whole programme therefore covers 6 consecutive semesters, for a total of 180 ECTS credits,
including 120 credits for the thesis and 60 for secondary portfolio activities carried out during the
mobility period.
Table 2. Portfolio of secondary activities qualifying for 60 ECTS credits
reviewed journal ECTS
Organising a conference, round table or
symposium
20
ECTS
Proof‐reading and/or editing an article in a journal 20
ECTS
Preparing and conducting an interview and
writing it up as an article
20
ECTS
In‐depth review of a critical essay 10
ECTS
Teaching experience at higher‐education level 20
ECTS
Webmastering activities (a website or online
journal linked to Interzones issues)
20
ECTS
Participation in a Doctoral Seminar with pre‐
defined assignments
10
ECTS
Postgraduate training programme 10
ECTS
Should the results or achievements be unsatisfactory, the Academic Council (after consulting the
Supervisor) will propose a motivated ruling of exclusion from the programme. The monthly
allowance and travel expense reimbursements of the student will then be stopped.
The reasons for exclusion from the doctorate supporting a motivated ruling by the Academic
Council are as follows:
• Unsatisfactory results (number of ECTS credits not attained)
• Involvement in other forms of employment;
• Simultaneous enrolment in other academic or tertiary education courses;
• Unexplained, prolonged absence;
• Unjustified failure to comply with the mobility programme.
7. Supervision Mechanisms
Each student will be assigned a minimum of two main supervisors upon which s/he will depend for
academic guidance and to whom they may turn for pastoral care. Moreover, four to five additional
academics in the various research centres of the Consortium will act as tutors and peer colleagues
to follow and guide them in their activities.
At Consortium level, a Supervisors’ co‐ordinator is appointed by the Academic Council to
guarantee that supervision mechanisms are in place across the consortium and that pastoral care
is provided at every level. Moreover, a Student Logbook will record what has been achieved at
each stage of the student’s mobility. S/he will be in a position to ask for audit or assistance from
the Academic Council’s external examiner. New local co‐ordinators, tutors and supervisors may
The new technologies made available by the University of Bergamo will connect all supervisors
in a network which will facilitate the consultation, exchange and analysis of information amongst
students, professors and the Academic Council.
8. The Degree‐Awarding Process
The course terminates with the awarding of a Doctorate in European Humanities. This qualification
is issued in co‐tutelle formula by the two Partner universities chosen by the student. It is attained
by gaining 60 ECTS credits in the portfolio of secondary activities and by passing a final
examination centred on a Doctoral Thesis, worth 120 ECTS credits.
The qualification will be issued with a Diploma Supplement delivered by the University of
Bergamo on behalf of all Interzones Partners. The Diploma Supplement will record all the options
chosen by the student during the 6 semesters of his/her programme, his/her academic
achievements and the description of the course contents and evaluation, in accordance with the
guidelines set by the Treaty of Lisbon.
The final examination consists in an interview with the doctoral student centred on his/her
thesis, and will be conducted in several languages by members of the jury. The thesis can be
written in any of the languages of the Consortium, subject to authorisation by the Academic
Council. Students cannot fail to attend the final examination.
9. Type of Candidate
A potential number of 10 fellowships is offered. These fellowships qualify for the Employment
Contract specified in Paragraph 17 below. They are divided into:
6 Category A Fellowships, for European or non‐European graduates who have not been
residents nor have lived in Europe1 (for study or work) for more than 12 consecutive months
during the 5 years prior to the application deadline (30 N0ovember 2011). Applications from
candidates who do not fulfil the requirements stated above will not be considered
4 Category B Fellowships, for European or non‐European graduates who do not qualify for
Category A.
Candidates who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus Masters scholarship can apply
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List of European Union countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Estonia, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and EEA‐EFTA States (Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein).
This implies that, unless there is a governmental decision implemented before November 2011 concerning the following countries, the students who have lived, worked or studied in Switzerland, Turkey or the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia‐Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) can apply to Category A fellowships as well as, of course, students who have lived, worked or studied in any other country outside geographical Europe.
(regardless of their nationality) for either Category A or Category B. The Academic Council
privileges Category A for them, but in certain circumstances they might be offered a Category B
scholarship.
A maximum of two candidates of the same nationality can be selected within each Category.
10. Requirements and Documents
There is no age, citizenship, gender, ethnicity, class, religion, political affiliation or ability pre‐
requisite for those wishing to take part in the selection. The requirements and documents for
applicants are as follows:
a) An MA or MPhil (or any equivalent degree giving access to doctoral studies in the country
where the Masters Degree was awarded) with excellent results in the field of Arts and Letters is the
minimum qualification. Such degrees, or any other degree (minimum 4 years) presented in
applications, shall be considered by the Academic Council for eligibility to the competition,
exclusively in view of admission to the Interzones doctorate. Access to the Interzones doctorate will
not be made possible unless degree certificates are provided by the student before 31 August
2012.
b) A statement in applications by Category A candidates that the applicant has not lived in
Europe for more than 12 consecutive months during the 5 years prior to the deadline for
application.
c) A statement in applications by Category B candidates that the applicant has lived in Europe
for more than 12 consecutive months during the 5 years prior to the deadline for application.
d) A statement in applications that the applicant is proficient in English and French, and in a
third language chosen among those of the Consortium: Italian, German, Portuguese, Polish,
Russian, Spanish or Catalan. The statement must conform with the criteria in Annex 1. Candidates
must attach to their application any relevant certificate of language proficiency they hold.
e) A letter of reference signed by the applicant’s degree dissertation/thesis supervisor at the
academic institution that awarded the Degree, specifying and suitably motivating the top quality of
the student’s achievements.
f) A commitment in the application to full‐time attendance of the Interzones doctorate as
required by the Academic Council and to compliance with the Doctoral Candidate Agreement (and
the mobility programme underwritten in the application).
The University of Bergamo will verify the above‐mentioned requirements and documents. If any
of these are missing, the candidate will be excluded from selection.
A decree from the Rector will exclude from the competition all applications lacking the required
9). Other reasons for exclusion by the Academic Council include: incomplete applications (if any of
the required documents are missing), irrelevance of the field in which the last degree was
obtained, unsuitability of the linguistic skills (as claimed in the application) documented in the
documents provided. These criteria will be published on the Interzones website in December 2011.
11. Terms and Dates for Application
Application forms must be submitted with the following attachments:
1) A Curriculum Vitae
2) The applicant’s research project (min. 8 pages, plus a bibliographical sketch)
3) If held, any language proficiency certificates provided for by Paragraph 10(d) above
4) A list of publications (books, articles, Post‐Graduate research papers) relevant to selection
5) A letter of reference signed by the degree dissertation / thesis Supervisor at the academic
institution that awarded the required Degree, as specified in Paragraph 10(e) above
If any of these attachments are missing, applications will be excluded from selection.
Applications and their attachments must be submitted online through the following webpage:
http://193.204.255.37/esse3/Anagrafica/Registrazione.do?cod_lingua=eng&
Applications must be submitted no later than (ALL CATEGORIES) noon (Italian time) on 30 November 2011
Applications finalised after these deadlines will not be considered.
12. Selection Procedure
The selection will take place in two phases:
• Phase 1 (pre‐selection). In this phase the applications received are selected in order to
obtain a maximum number of candidates equal to the triple of fellowships available for
each category. This will be followed by email notification to applicants admitted to the final
selection.
• Phase 2 (final selection). In this phase the best applicants in each category are selected by
the Academic Council. This list shall however wait for final validation from the European
for all categories of applicants. This will be followed by official email notification to
applicants admitted to the programme.
13. Pre‐Selection Phase
A pre‐selection of applicants, preliminary to the final selection, will be made by the Academic
Council’s judgement, based on the following aspects :
a) Assessment of the applicant’s academic and professional career, as documented in the CV
b) Quality and pertinence to the Doctorate’s subject areas of the research project submitted by
the applicant
c) Importance and pertinence to the Doctorate’s subject areas of the publications listed by the
applicant
d) Grade attained and pertinence to the Doctorate’s subject areas of the Degree submitted by
the applicant
e) Content of the letter of reference signed by the Degree dissertation/thesis Supervisor at the
academic institution that awarded the required degree.
14. Final Selection Phase
Through pre‐selection, the Academic Council identifies which applicants will be admitted to the
final selection.
Admission to the final selection will be notified by email (in January 2012) to pre‐selected
applicants, together with a request for prompt submission of a maximum of 3 samples of writing or
publications chosen by the applicant as useful for selection. These texts will be assessed by the
Academic Council and may be discussed in the final interview in the course of January. They can
only be submitted under electronic form.
The final selection also includes a Skype interview in English, French and/or another language of
the Consortium (Italian, German, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish or Catalan). It will be
conducted by members of the Academic Council and will focus on the applicant’s research project
and samples of writing or publications (if submitted).
15. Admission to the Doctorate
Successful applicants to Category A and B fellowships will be admitted to the Doctorate according
to their position in the main list, until the number of fellowships offered is covered. Applicants can
withdraw their application, in which case they will be replaced by the best next candidate down
the main list.
16. Enrolment
In order to enrol in the first year of the doctorate at the University of Bergamo, applicants admitted
to the programme must deliver or mail to the university’s administration the following
attachments:
a) a signed photocopy of their identity document
b) an original or authenticated copy of their MA degree qualification, translated in Italian,
English or French
Applicants admitted to the programme must also sign a Doctoral Candidate Agreement (to be
found in last two pages of the Interzones Doctoral Student Handbook ‐ IDS), which specifies the
student’s activities and obligations. Students are strongly recommended to consult this document
as often as necessary during their programme, as it contains rules and regulations on what is
expected from an Interzones doctoral student to achieve the aims and objectives of the
programme.
Fellowship holders will not have to pay any tuition fees as participation costs are included in the
fellowship.
17. Employment Contract and Pay
Fellowship holders must sign an Employment Contract with the University of Bergamo. They will be
paid in 12 equal monthly instalments, after checking that the obligations entered by the doctoral
student have been honoured.
The net salary before tax per month is 2.000,00 Euros.
The direct tax applied to such payments can be of three types:
1) If a person is fiscally considered an Italian resident, that sum is subject to Italian income tax.
If a person is fiscally resident elsewhere, s/he shall check whether his/her country is listed in
Annex 2 (providing a list of countries that have signed an agreement with Italy to avoid double
taxation):
2) If so, the student will pay tax according to the fiscal rates applicable in his/her country of
origin. For this purpose, the person must submit to the University of Bergamo a certificate
issued by the Tax Authorities of his/her country of origin, proving his/her residence in a country
other than Italy.
3) If not, that sum will be paid after deducting 30% income tax, in accordance with Italian fiscal
legislation, since the Consortium is coordinated by a university based in that country.
The monthly allowance can be combined with other grants, but not with other Community
grants. Candidates who have already benefited from an EMJD fellowship are not eligible for a
second grant. Former EMMC students are.
Besides this pay, fellowship holders will receive the following fixed contributions for travel and
installation costs:
• Category A students: 5.376,00 Euros (net before tax) for the entire duration of the
fellowship (three years), in the following instalments: 896,00 Euros on 24 October 2012,
896,00 Euros on 24 March 2013, 896,00 Euros on 24 October 2013, 896,00 Euros on 24
March 2014, 896,00 Euros on 24 October 2014, 896,00 Euros on 24 March 2015.
• Category B students: 2.130,00 Euros (net before tax) for the entire duration of the
fellowship (three years), in the following instalments: 355,00 Euros on 24 October 2012,
355,00 Euros on 24 March 2013, 355,00 Euros on 24 October 2013, 355,00 Euros on 24
March 2014, 355,00 Euros on 24 October 2014, 355,00 Euros on 24 March 2015.
The sums due to each fellowship holder will be paid by the University of Bergamo into a bank
account opened by the University (provided the candidate accepts – in writing – to benefit from
this facility offered by the coordinating institution).
The University of Bergamo will also take out an insurance policy to cover health and accident
risks. The cost of this policy will bear on the University for fellowship holders.
The Interzones Doctoral Students Handbook (the last two pages of which forming the Doctoral
Candidate Agreement) and, if applicable, the Employment Contract will be maintained when a
student moves to the next year of his/her studies, unless s/he is subject to expulsion procedures.
If a candidate withdraws from the programme, his/her Employment Contract is resolved and
the monthly allowance and travel expense reimbursements are stopped.
18. Treatment of Personal Details
Candidates’ personal details will be held by the General Administration Service of the University of
Bergamo and processed only for the purposes of the selection procedure and, if applicable, for
enrolment procedures. Such details can be disclosed only to government agencies concerned with
the economic and legal position of candidates admitted to the Interzones doctorate.
19. Director of Proceedings
The person responsible for processing applications is the following:
Dott. William Del Re
General Administration Service
24127 Bergamo ITALY
Email: [email protected]
Bergamo, 17.08.2011
Decree Reg. No. 16000/IV/009
THE INTERZONES LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO
ANNEX 1 - EMJD - CULTURAL STUDIES IN LITERARY INTERZONES
Annex 1
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 U N D E R S TListening I can recognise familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly.
I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.
I can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.
I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect.
I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly. I can understand television programmes and films without too much effort.
I have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at fast native speed, provided. I have some time to get familiar with the accent.
A N D I N G
Reading I can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in catalogues.
I can read very short, simple texts. I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and I can understand short simple personal letters.
I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language. I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.
I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose.
I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. I can understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.
I can read with ease virtually all forms of the written language, including abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works. S P E A Spoken Interaction
I can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help me formulate what I'm trying to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
I can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. I can handle very short social exchanges, even though I can't usually understand enough to keep the conversation going myself.
I can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. I can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).
I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views.
I can express myself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. I can use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes. I can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skilfully to those of other speakers.
I can take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. I can express myself fluently and convey finer shades of meaning precisely. If I do have a problem I can backtrack and restructure around the difficulty so smoothly that other people are hardly aware of it. K I N G Spoken Production
I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I know.
I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background and my present or most recent job.
I can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions. I can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. I can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions.
I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
I can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
I can present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. W R I T I N G
Writing I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form.
I can write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate needs. I can write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something.
I can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.
I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences.
I can express myself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. I can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the salient issues. I can select style appropriate to the reader in mind.
I can write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style. I can write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. I can write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works.
ANNEX 2
LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH ITALY HAS SIGNED
AGREEMENTS TO AVOID DOUBLE TAXATION
Source: http://www.finanze.it/
Updated: July 2010
Country Signed In force since Double taxation agreements
Albania Signed: Tirana 12.12.1994
Ratified: L. 21.05.1998, n.175 21.12.1999
Albania ‐ PDF in italiano
Albania ‐ PDF in inglese
Algeria Signed: Algeri 03.02.1991
Ratified: L. 14.12.1994, n.711 30.06.1995
Algeria ‐ PDF in italiano
Algeria ‐ PDF in francese
Arabia Saudita Signed: Riad 13.01.2007
Ratified: L. 22.10.2009, n.159 01.12.2009
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Argentina Signed: Roma 15.11.1979
Ratified: L. 27.04.1982, n.282 15.12.1983
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Armenia Signed: Roma 14.06.2002
Ratified: L.25.10.2007, n.190 05.05.2008 Armenia ‐ PDF in italiano
Australia Signed: Canberra 14.12.1982
Ratified: L. 27.05.1985, n.292 05.11.1985
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Austria Signed: Vienna 29.06.1981
Ratified: L. 18.10.1984, n.762 06.04.1985
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Bangladesh Signed: Roma 20.03.1990
Ratified: L. 05.07.1995, n.301 07.07.1996
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Belgio Signed: Roma 29.04.1983
Ratified: L. 03.04.1989, n.148 29.07.1989
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Bielorussia Signed: Minsk 11.08.2005
Ratified: L. 29.05.2009, n.74 30.11.2009
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Brasile Signed: Roma 03.10.1978
Ratified: L. 29.11.1980, n.844 24.04.1981
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Bulgaria Signed: Sofia 21.09.1988
Ratified: L. 29.11.1990, n.389 10.06.1991
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Canada Signed: Toronto 17.11.1977
Ratified: L. 21.12.1978, n.912 24.12.1980
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Cina Signed: Pechino 31.10.1986
Ratified: L. 31.10.1989, n.376 13.12.1990
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Cipro Signed: Nicosia 04.06.2009
Ratified:L. 03.05.2010, n.70 23.11.2010 Cipro ‐ PDF in italiano ‐ Inglese
Corea del Sud Signed: Seul 10.01.1989
Ratified: L. 10.02.1992, n.199 14.07.1992
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Costa d'Avorio Signed: Abidjan 30.07.1982
Ratified: L. 27.05.1985, n.293 15.05.1987
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Croazia Signed: Roma 20.10.1999
Ratified: L. 29.05.2009, n.75 15.12.2010
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Danimarca Signed: Copenaghen 05.05.1999
Ratified: L. 11.07.2002, n.745 27.01.2003
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Ecuador Signed: Quito 23.05.1984
Ratified: L. 31.10.1989, n.377 01.02.1990
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Egitto Signed: Roma 07.05.1979
Ratified: L. 25.05.1981, n.387 28.04.1982
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Emirati Arabi Uniti Signed: Abu Dhabi 22.01.1995
Ratified: L.28.08.1997, n.309 05.11.1997
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Estonia Signed: Tallinn 20.03.1997
Ratified: L.19.10.1999, n.427 22.02.2000
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Etiopia Signed: Roma 08.04.1997
Ratified: L. 19.08.2003, n.242 09.08.2005 Etiopia ‐ PDF in italiano
Federazione Russa Signed: Roma 09.04.1996
Ratified: L. 09.10.1997, n.370 30.11.1998
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Filippine Signed: Roma 05.12.1980
Ratified: L. 28.08.1989, n.312 15.06.1990
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Finlandia Signed: Helsinki 12.06.1981
Ratified: L. 25.01.1983, n.38 23.10.1983
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Francia Signed: Venezia 05.10.1989
Ratified: L. 07.01.1992, n.20 01.05.1992
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Georgia Signed: Roma 31.10.2000
Ratified: L.11.07.2003, n.205 19.02.2004 Georgia ‐ PDF in italiano
Ghana Signed: Accra 19.02.2004
Ratified: L. 06.02.2006, n.48 5.07.2006 Ghana ‐ PDF in italiano
Germania Signed: Bonn 18.10.1989
Ratified: L. 24.11.1992, n.459 26.12.1992
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Giappone Signed: Tokyo 20.03.1969
Ratified: L. 18.12.1972, n.855 17.03.1973
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Giordania Signed: Amman 16.03.2004
Ratified: L. 23.10.2009, n.160 10.05.2010
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Grecia Signed: Atene 03.09.1987
Ratified: L.30.12.1989, n.445 20.09.1991
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India Signed: New Delhi 19.02.1993
Ratified: L. 14.07.1995, n.319 23.11.1995
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Indonesia Signed: Giacarta 18.02.1990
Ratified: L. 14.12.1994, n.707 02.09.1995
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Irlanda Signed: Dublino 11.06.1971
Ratified: L. 09.10.1974, n.583 14.02.1975
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Islanda Signed: Roma 10.09.2002
Ratified: L. 04.08.2008, n. 138 14.10.2008 Islanda ‐ PDF in italiano
Israele Signed: Roma 08.09.1995
Ratified: L. 09.10.1997, n.371 06.08.1998
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Jugoslavia Ex: (1) Signed: Belgrado 24.02.1982
Ratified: L. 18.12.1984, n.974 03.07.1985
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Kazakhistan Signed: Roma 22.09.1994
Ratified: L. 12.03.1996, n.174 26.02.1997
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Kuwait Signed: Roma 17.12.1987
Ratified: L. 07.01.1992, n.53 11.01.1993
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Lettonia Signed: Riga 21.05.1997
Ratified: L. 18.03.2008, n.73 16.04.2008 Lettonia ‐ PDF in italiano
Lituania Signed: Vilnius 04.04.1996
Ratified: L.09.02.1999, n.31 03.06.1999
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Lussemburgo Signed: Lussemburgo 03.06.1981
Ratified: L.14.08.1982, n.747 04.02.1983
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Macedonia Signed: Roma 20.12.1996
Ratified: L. 19.10.1999, n.482 08.06.2000 Macedonia ‐ PDF in italiano
Malaysia Signed: Kuala Lumpur 28.01.1984
Ratified: L. 14.10.1985, n.607 18.04.1986
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Malta Signed: La Valletta 16.07.1981
Ratified: L. 02.05.1983, n.304 08.05.1985 Malta ‐ PDF in italiano
Marocco Signed: Rabat 07.06.1972
Ratified: L. 05.08.1981, n.504 10.03.1983
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Mauritius Signed: Port Louis 09.03.1990
Ratified: L. 14.12.1994, n.712 28.04.1995
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Messico Signed: Roma 08.07.1991
Ratified: L. 14.12.1994, n.710 12.03.1995
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Mozambico Signed: Maputo 14.12.1998
Ratified: L.23.04.2003, n.110 06.08.2004 Mozambico ‐ PDF in italiano
Norvegia Signed: Roma 17.06.1985
Ratified: L. 02.03.1987, n.108 25.05.1987
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Nuova Zelanda Signed: Roma 06.12.1979
Ratified: L. 10.07.1982, n.566 23.03.1983
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Oman Signed: Mascate 06.05.1998
Paesi Bassi Signed: L'Aja 08.05.1990
Ratified: L. 26.07.1993, n.305 03.10.1993
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Pakistan Signed: Roma 22.06.1984
Ratified: L. 28.08.1989, n.313 27.02.1992
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Polonia Signed: Roma 21.06.1985
Ratified: L. 21.02.1989, n.97 26.09.1989
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Portogallo Signed: Roma 14.05.1980
Ratified: L. 10.07.1982, n.562 15.01.1983
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Regno Unito Signed: Pallanza 21.10.1988
Ratified: L. 05.11.1990, n.329 31.12.1990
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Repubblica Ceca Signed: Praga 05.05.1981
Ratified: L. 02.05.1983, n.303 26.06.1984
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Repubblica Slovacca Signed: Praga 05.05.1981
Ratified: L. 02.05.1983, n.303 26.06.1984
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Romania Signed: Bucarest 14.01.1977
Ratified: L. 18.10.1978, n.680 06.02.1979
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Senegal Signed: Roma 20.07.1998
Ratified: L. 20.12.2000, n.417 24.10.2001 Senegal ‐ PDF in italiano
Siria Signed: Damasco 23.11.2000
Ratified: L. 28.04.2004, n.130 15.01.2007
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Singapore Signed: Singapore 29.01.1977
Ratified: L. 26.07.1978, n.575 12.01.1979
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Slovenia Signed: Lubiana 11.09.2001
Ratified: L. 29.05.2009, n.76 12.01.2010
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Spagna Signed: Roma 08.09.1977
Ratified: L. 29.09.1980, n.663 24.11.1980
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Sri Lanka Signed: Colombo 28.03.1984
Ratified: L. 28.08.1989, n.314 09.05.1991
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Stati Uniti Signed: Washington 25.08.1999
Ratified: L. 03.03.2009, n.20 16.12.2009 Stati Uniti ‐ PDF in italiano
Sud Africa Signed: Roma 16.11.1995
Ratified: L. 15.12.1998, n.473 02.03.1999
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Svezia Signed: Roma 06.03.1980
Ratified: L. 04.06.1982, n.439 05.07.1983
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Svizzera Signed: Roma 09.03.1976
Ratified: L. 23.12.1978, n.943 27.03.1979
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Tanzania Signed: Dar Es Salam 07.03.1973
Ratified: L. 07.10.1981, n.667 06.05.1983
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Thailandia Signed: Bangkok 22.12.1977
Ratified: L. 02.04.1980, n.202 31.05.1980
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Trinidad e Tobago Signed: Port of Spain 26.03.1971
Ratified: L. 20.03.1973, n.167 19.04.1974
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Tunisia Signed: Tunisi 16.05.1979
Ratified: L. 25.05.1981, n.388 17.09.1981
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Turchia Signed: Ankara 27.07.1990
Ratified: L. 07.06.1993, n.195 01.12.1993
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Ucrania Signed: Kiev 26.02.1997
Ratified: L. 11.07.2002, n.169 25.02.2003
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Uganda Signed: Kampala 06.10.2000
Ratified: L. 10.02.2005, n.18 18.11.2005 Uganda ‐ PDF in italiano
Ungheria Signed: Budapest 16.05.1977
Ratified: L. 23.07.1980, n.509 01.12.1980
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Unione Sovietica Ex: (1) Signed: Roma 26.02.1985
Ratified: L. 19.07.1988, n.311 30.07.1989
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Uzbekistan Signed: Roma 21.11.2000
Ratified: L.10.01.2004, n.22 26.05.2004 Uzbekistan ‐ PDF in italiano
Venezuela Signed: Roma 05.06.1990
Ratified: L. 10.02.1992, n.200 14.09.1993
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Vietnam Signed: Hanoi 26.11.1996
Ratified: L. 15.12.1998, n.474 22.02.1999 Vietnam ‐ PDF in italiano
Zambia Signed: Lusaka 27.10.1972
Ratified: L. 27.04.1982, n.286 30.03.1990
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(1) The agreement is also adopted by the countries that followed the dissolution of the federation, unless a new
agreement has been signed and is in force.
The agreement with the Soviet Union currently applies to the following countries: Azerbaijan, Moldavia, Kirghisistan,
Tagikistan e Turkmenistan..
The agreement with Yugoslavia currently applies to the following countries: Bosnia‐Herzegovina, Serbia and
Montenegro.
