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The Post-master’s Programme in Smart Community Design and Management (SCoDeM) is part of the Italian Cluster on “Smart Cities, Smart Communities and Social Innovation” and is aimed at creating the innovative professional figure of the Smart Community Designer and Manager. Such figure is equipped with the methodological and technological skills needed to design, build, coordinate and monitor communities of users engaged in socially impactful projects. Smart Community Designers and Managers can rely on a wide range of interdisciplinary competences, which enable them to manage and consolidate online and physical communities at a local and trans-local level.
cittàeducanteSmart Community Designers and Managers are greatly in demand on a job market which is increasingly pervaded by a widespread interest in the topics of social innovation and of the involvement of communities by companies, public corporations and nonprofit organisations.

Activities

SCoDeM involves a 1500-hour workload, inclusive of face-to-face teaching (around 10%), laboratories (around 15%), a study period abroad (around 10%), an internship (around 40%), seminars and individual study (35%). 

Attendance

Activities will take place in the period between September 2016 and August 2017. Attendance is compulsory. In particular, students are required to attend at least 70% of the hours related to face-to-face teaching and internship.

Certificate and Credits

Students who have regularly attended activities and passed all the scheduled tests, including the final exam (consisting of a project elaborated under the supervision of one of the professors), will obtain a post-master’s certificate in “Smart Community Design and Management”. 
The attainment of the certificate entitles students to the recognition of 60 ECTS credits.

Target Audience and Admission Requirements

SCoDeM targets people with the most diverse backgrounds (computer science, social sciences and humanities), who are interested in carrying out socially impactful computer science projects with a multidisciplinary approach.
To apply for SCoDeM, students must have an MSc or an equivalent degree.
Students who will attain an MSc by October 31st 2016 are also eligible for admission, upon provision of a statement signed by their thesis supervisor, certifying that the MSc will be obtained by the above-mentioned deadline. If selected for the course, such students will figure as admitted with a reservation, until they actually attain the MSc degree.

There are no limitations related to disciplinary fields. Good computer skills are required, ideally gained at university. Moreover, as the course will be taught in English, an adequate knowledge of the English language is a compulsory requirement.

Further details about admission requirements can be found in the call.

The enrolment on SCoDeM is incompatible with the enrolment on any other study course.

To submit your application click https://webapps.unitn.it/Apply/en/Web/Home/master-uni

Selection of Candidates and Deadline for Applications

Applications must be submitted online by June 22nd, 2016 at 4 p.m. (GMT+2).
Candidates will be selected through the evaluation of their CV, publications (if any) and of the motivation letter they will provide. Candidates might be interviewed, if considered necessary by the Committee.
Committee is composed as follows:

  • prof. Antonella De Angeli
  • prof. Marco Ronchetti
  • dr. Mladjan Jovanovic

The dates of interviews will be published on the SCoDeM official website 

Results of the selection procedure

The selection results will be available following the assessment of the submitted applications.

Tuition Fee and Enrolment Modalities

SCoDeM has a 4000-euro tuition fee, payable in 2 instalments. This amount is inclusive of a 100-euro admission confirmation fee, that must be paid within 7 days from the publication of the list of selected candidates. Failure to pay the admission confirmation fee within the deadline may result in the exclusion from SCoDeM.

Scholarships

13 scholarships are available: no 10 A type scholarships, no 3 B type scholarships (check the call for further information).
Scholarship recipients must pay the 100-euro place reservation fee, but are exempted from paying the remaining amount of the tuition fee and will receive an additional contribution to living expenses.

Terms and Conditions

To guarantee the highest level of teaching, no more than 15 participants will be accepted.
A minimum number of 10 participants (not inclusive of the applicants admitted with a reservation) is required to run the course.

SCoDeM Website

For detailed information about SCoDeM, please refer to the official website