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Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria
Cultural Heritage Urban Design and Planning (PAU) Department
International Doctoral Programme
"Urban Regeneration and Economic Development" (URED)
PRE-Info Application
URED PhD Programme 2015-2018
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International Doctoral Programme
“Urban Regeneration and Economic Development” (URED)
In 2012, The Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria
has launched the first cycle of the International Doctorate
Programme in "Urban Regeneration and Economic Development" (URED).
URED is an international and interdisciplinary PhD programme based on a high training agenda focused on new
approaches in delivering and implementing integrated urban policy and local economic development strategies.
The URED is an initiative promoted by the international research network, which was established from 2011 to 2014
within the CLUDs research project under the Seventh
Framework Programme Marie Curie IRSES 2010 and funded
by European Social Fund Calabria Region Operational Program. The Network has been confirmed within the new research International project MAPS-LED ( Multidisciplinary
approach to plan Smart specialisation strategies for local
Economic development) HORIZON 2020 – Marie
Skłodowska-Curie RISE, for the period 2015-2019.
The URED programme is built on the two objectives firstly
shared by the CLUDs and currently by MAPS-LED project,
1. Improving innovation and knowledge economy in the
field of urban regeneration process by introducing new financial urban management tools and 2. Strengthening research partnerships through Mobility of researchers by focusing on activities related to the research project, the
URED extends the topics towards a stronger linkage between urban regeneration and local economic development.
Level of Study: PhD Programme
Duration: 3 years
Funding Amount: Full course fees plus EUR 68.142,52 (3
years) see the “Funding” section
Positions: 6 studentships
Regions: European and non-EU citizens
Partners of the URED Programme
The call for application is about to be launched in September
2015 and the deadline for the application will be after one
month following the launch.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Studentship Information ……………………………………………………………4
Job opportunities……………………………………………………………………………….4
Placement………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Topics on which the competition’s will deal with……………………………….4
PhD Programme………………………………………………………………………………..5
PhD Students’ Requirements during the programme………………………..5
Funding………………………………………………………………………………………………6
Eligibility…………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Language Requirement………………………………………………………………………6
How to Apply-Application Material…………………………………………………….6
Selection Procedure……………………………………………………………………………7
Further Information…………………………………………………………………………….8
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Key Studentship Information
The URED has up to six full time PhD studentships available to start in November 2015.
URED encourages the applications from Planners, Economists, Political Scientists, Urban Designers, Civil and Transportation Engineers, Human Geographers and other social and environmental scientists.
The studentships will provide funding for the three years of a PhD, and assumes that the candidate will already have had research training from an MSc
degree.
The Selection process for the PhD studentships is composed by two main
phases:
1. Elegiblity check is characterised by a first administrative check conducted
by the Research Office (Servizio Ricerca Pubblica e Alta Formazione), It concerns the check of the deadline application respect and the existence of all
documents required for the admission.
2. Evaluation aims at ascertaining the preparation and motivation to be part
of the URED programme, and it is conducted by the Scientific Committee
(The Faculty Staff designed three members for the Scientific Committee) following two main steps:
1st: Qualifications evaluation
2nd: Face to face interview
Mission and Goals
The URED has a leading position at international level, as it is based on an innovative multidisciplinary approach allowing the integration of economic disciplines with urban issues to support economic development of territories in
relation to local needs.
The emphasis on the Public Private Partnerships, on the Community Led Approach and the Urban-Rural connections reflects the orientation of the future
Cohesion Policy to the Europe 2020 Agenda defining areas of research consistent with the Horizon 2020. In addition, the strong interconnection between Europe and the United States represents an added value in the context
of future lines of research of Horizon 2020 in which bilateral EU-US projects
are widely supported.
Job opportunities
The URED is based on a strong international overture in order to intercept
new trends of the labor market supply and demand. The program aims at offering a higher qualification to reach the following job opportunities:
• Project manager – urban regeneration initiatives
• Community led initiatives facilitator
• Real estate manager
• Expert in evaluation of public investment
• Expert in built environment (from structural analysis to building quality control)
• Incubator project manager
Placement
Students on the Job Market Every year, the URED provides PhD students a
personal web page and produces list of students who are preparing to enter
the job market.
Topics on which the competition’s will deal with
Urban regeneration, Urban Design, Urban Systems, Development Policy, Enterprises and Local Development, Organization of Business Activities, access
to credit for a new entrepreneurship’s development, Public Private Partner-
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ship, Community Led Approach, Financial And Economic Evaluation Of Urban
Transformations Initiatives. Sustainability of interventions related to urban
transformations also through the analysis of the built environment
PhD Programme
The URED consists of three (3) years: the first and last year, PhD students are
required to attend courses at the Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (IT). In the second year PhD students are required to take courses
at Northeastern University in Boston (USA).
The study program includes 12 courses during the first and second year, and a
reinforcement of the Research Method in the third year.
The main courses are organized as follow:
First year location: Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Main Course
Research in Urban
Regeneration and
Economic Development
Spatial Planning
CFU
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Coordinator
Carmelina Bevilacqua
University
Univ. Mediterranea of Reggio
Calabria (IT) Dipartiment PAU
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Christer Bengs
Urban Regeneration/ Real Estate
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Erik Bichard
City Planning and
Community Planning
Quantitative Methods
Economic Development
Economics
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Nico Calavita
YTK Land Use Planning and
Urban Studies Aalto University
(FI)
Department of Built Environment Salford University Manchester (UK)
School of Public Affairs San
Diego State University (US)
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Massimiliano Ferrara
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Davy Norris
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Alan Dyer
Universita’ Mediterranea of
Reggio Calabria (IT)
Louisiana Tech University (US)
Department of Economics
Northeastern University of
Boston (US)
Second year location: Northeastern University of Boston, MA, USA.
Class
Applied Macroeconomic Policy
Applied Microeconomic Policy
Applied Econometrics
Strategizing Public
Policy
Urban Economic
Development
Cities, Sustainability and Climate
Change
Code
ECON 7220
ECON 7210
ECON 5140
LPSC 7311
POLS 7315
C7312
Graduate Program
Master of Arts Program in Applied Economics
Master of Arts Program in Applied Economics
Master of Arts Program in Applied Economics
Master of Urban and regional
policy
Master of Urban and regional
policy
Master of Urban and regional
policy
Professor
Prof. Steiger
Prof. Sum
Prof. Kim
Prof. Pollack
Prof. Fitzgerald
Prof. Fitzgerald
Third year location: Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Seminars, workshops and Research Dissertations presented by the PhD Students.
Start date:November 2015
PhD Students’ Requirements during the programme
First Year: at the end of the first year Candidates have to draw up a Final Report on the basis of a template that will be provided to them.
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[Digitare il contenuto dell'intestazione laterale. L'intestazione laterale è un supplemento del documento principale. Spesso si trova
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in alto o in basso. Utilizzare la scheda Strumenti casella di testo per cambiare la formattazione dell'intestazione laterale.
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del documento principale. Spesso si trova sul
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Second Year: each course of the second year (Notheastern University of Boston) provides a final exam. Candidates that do not obtain a positive evaluation
in, at least, two courses could be evaluated again depending on the Professor’s approval or repeat the courses without financial contribution from the
Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria.
Funding
Studentships will cover the full cost of the candidate's tuition fees (including
the tuition to Northeastern University of Boston for the second year) and provide a doctoral stipend of EUR 68.142,52 for the duration of the PhD Programme (3 years) including an addition of 30% during the second year and an
addition of 10% during the third year, to cover accommodation and research
expenses (international and national conferences, seminars etc.) of PhD Students.
The total amount of the studentship is EUR 68.142,52 (3 years) gross of social
security payable by the students, organized as follows:
First Year: EUR 16.522,55;
Second Year: EUR 29.904,25 (Include 50% of increment for the period
abroad, furthermore a 30% of increment during the second year is included to
cover PhD students’ research activities (national and international conferences, seminars, workshops)and accomodation;
Third Year: EUR 21.715,72(the addition of the 10% is included also for the
third year of the programme).
Eligibility
Academic Criteria: Candidates should hold a Masters degree at the date of
the application.
Citizenship: Studentships are open to all European and Non- European candidates of any nationality without restrictions.
Language Requirement
Language: English.TOEFL, IELTS,CAE or PTE.
Proof of English proficiency for all international applicants:
Proof of degree earned from a U.S. institution, or official exam scores from
either the TOEFL iBT (ETS institution code is 3682), IELTS or PTE exam: 7980 TOEFL iBT (or IELTS or PTE equivalent).The candidate who has not this
certification must commit himself to acquire it within the first year of attendance.
How to Apply-Application Material
Applicants must complete and submit the following documentation by the
deadline that will be available later on Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria web site ([email protected]).In order to fill the application the
Candidate are also encouraged to contact any component of the CLUDsLab
Staff (http://www.cluds-7fp.unirc.it/contactlab.php).
Applications received after this specified date will not be accepted.
Required Materials are:
• Covering Letter;
• At least two Reference Letters from academics with whom the candidate
has already carried on research activity;
• Research Proposal – (no more than 2500 words including an abstract of no
more than 150 words) – the proposal should provide details of the academic
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rationale for the research and the proposed research strategy. It is suggested
to use the following four headings in the research proposal:
1. Aims and purpose of the research;
2. Overview of the academic literature relevant to own field;
3.Proposed Methodology;
4. Expected Results;
• CV.
The application form, covering letter, research proposal, reference letters
and CV, should all be submitted as an emailed attachment to
[email protected]
Selection Procedure
Selection Process
Early September2015: official open;
End September 2015: Deadline for application and references;
Early October 2015: Pre-selection and Titles Evaluation;
Mid October 2015: Invitation for “face to face”interview; The Applicants
resident or domiciled outside the Italian territory and to those who reside
more than 700 Km, The interview may be conducted in electronic mode (video
/ SKYPE). The skype name account is “URED PhD Programme”
October 2015; Official Candidate Selection. Results are posted up at PAU
Department and published on the official website of the Università
Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria
(http://www.unirc.it/ricerca/scuola_dottorato.php) and also on the URED
website homepage (http://www.cluds-7fp.unirc.it/);
Early November 2015: Start Activities
Selection Criteria
The Selection process is articulated in two consequential steps. The first step
is the “Qualifications evaluation” consists in a pre-selection of candidates
who can access to the second step “Face to face Interview”. Total admissible
score required is 42/60, the final score is 84/120.
The criteria are defined as following:
1. Quality of CV-up to 5 points;
2. the Adequateness of the targeted research area expressed by the motivation in the Covering letter-up to 10 points;
3.the completeness and relevance of the two recommendation letters
about the commitment and relationship of recommender with applicant,
the specificity of focus or record, and traits or accomplishment-up to 15
points;
4. the aptitude to develop research by presenting a Research Proposal-up
to 30 points;
5. Language Abilities
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Further Information
If you have any questions on the URED programme, requirements, application and selection procedures,
Please Contact;
Professor Paolo Fuschi (Coordinator PhD programme) email:[email protected]
Professor Carmelina Bevilacqua,(Vice-coordinator PhD programme) email:[email protected]
Dr. Domenico Cappellano (Research Administrative Office) email: [email protected]
IMPORTANT! This is just a PRE-INFORMATION sheet, the Call for application is about to be launched
by the Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy, in September 2015. The deadline will be after 1
month starting from the launch of the call. You will find the complete Call for application on the following web addresses: www.unirc.it/en http://www.cluds-7fp.unirc.it/
CLUDs LAB OFFICE
Cluds Laboratory
CludsLAB
@CLUDsLAB
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Carmelina Bevilacqua
PAU Department
Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria
Via Salita Melissari Feo di Vito
89100,Reggio Calabria,IT.
[email protected]
Website: http://www.cluds-7fp.unirc.it