ADMISSION NUMBER OF ALLOWED PARTICIPANTS Minimum number of participants: 10 Maximum number of participants: 50 The University of Milan reserves the right of delaying the beginning of the Master program or even not activating it if the minimum number of participants will not be reached. The University of Milan reserves the right of increasing the number of participants allowed to register at the Master program. There is no restriction on the number of foreign students that can register. REQUIRED DEGREE To be admitted the prospective student must hold one of the following degrees: Italian "Laurea" in the Classes of "Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche" (26), "Ingegneria dell'Informazione" (9), "Scienze e Tecnologie Fisiche" (25), "Scienze Matematiche" (32), "Scienze Statistiche" (37), "Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche" (21), "Scienze e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche" (24), "Scienze e Tecnologie per l'Ambiente e la Natura" (27), "Scienze della Terra" (16), "Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale" (8), "Ingegneria Industriale" (10). Italian "Laurea", obtained according to the regulations in force before the Decreto Ministeriale n. 509/1999, in "Informatica", "Scienze dell'Informazione", "Ingegneria Informatica", "Matematica", "Statistica", "Fisica", "Chimica", "Ingegneria Chimica", "Ingegneria Elettrica", "Ingegneria Elettronica", "Ingegneria delle Telecomunicazioni", "Bioingegneria", or in other topics equivalent to the previous ones. Degree, issued by any university worldwide, which is equivalent to the ones mentioned above, e.g., in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Bionengineering. For more information about the acceptable degrees issued by non-Italian universities send an email to prof. Vincenzo Piuri, Director of IMSCIA. APPLICATION Prospective students must apply by submitting the following material: application form, curriculum, in which the applicant should point out his theoretical and practical competences in alla areas of computer science and engineering, as well as his knowledge in an applicative area. The application deadline is 19 DECEMBER 2003. Late applications will be considered. Registration at IMSCIA is not compatible with participation at other Italian "Laurea" and "Laurea Specialistica" Programs, Master's Degree, PhD Programs. Prospective students holding an Italian Degree (see the section above about "Required Degree") AND an Italian Tax Identifier (called "Codice Fiscale") must perform the following steps to apply: fill in and submit the electronic form available in the web site of the Master's Degree Programs of the University of Milan, print the filled electronic application form after submission, prepare and print the curriculum, send this printed form, the curriculum, and a copy of the Identification Document showing photo and signature (e.g., passport, driving license) by mail, fax, or email to: Secretariat of IMSCIA Department of Information Technologies University of Milan via Bramante 65 26013 Crema (CR), Italy Phone: +39-02-503-30011 Fax: +39-02-503-30010 Email: sdidattica@crema.unimi.it Prospective students without the Italian Tax Identifier OR holding a non-Italian degree (see the section above about "Required Degree") must perform the following steps to apply: fill in and sign this application form, mail the signed application form to: Office of the Master's Degree Programs University of Milan via Festa del Perdono 7 20122 Milan, Italy prepare and print the curriculum, send a copy of the signed application form, the curriculum, and a copy of the Identification Document showing photo and signature (e.g., passport, driving license) by mail, fax, or email to: Secretariat of IMSCIA Department of Information Technologies University of Milan via Bramante 65 26013 Crema (CR), Italy Phone: +39-02-503-30011 Fax: +39-02-503-30010 Email: sdidattica@crema.unimi.it Prospective students holding a non-Italian degree, that an Italian University already declared equivalent to one of the Italian degrees which are required for admission to IMSCIA, must submit copy of the declaration of equivalence with the curriculum. If the equivalence has not been certified yet by an Italian university, a copy of the degree must be submitted with the curriculum. In the case the application will be accepted, the student will be required to submit the translation of the degree performed by the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the Country where the degree was earned, and the declaration of the official relevance of the degree in that Country. Titles to be considered in the selection procedure should be submitted with the curriculum. They can be submitted either in original, or in copy (declared identical to the original by filling and signing this conformity form), or by self-assessing it by filling and signing this certification form. Reception of all applications will be confirmed by the Secretariat. Please, allow for 4 working days to process your application before contacting the Secretariat for any information. An enrolled student who likes to leave IMSCIA should send a written resignment letter to prof. Vincenzo Piuri, Director of IMSCIA. If this happens before the actual beginning of the courses the paid registration fee is reimbursed, except 258.20 Euro as general processing fee. If the final exam will be passed, each student will be required to pay 78.00 Euro to obtain the final certification. For any information, contact prof. Vincenzo Piuri, Director of IMSCIA. SELECTION PROCEDURE The Commission for Student Admission will evaluate the participants according to the following procedure: Curricula will be evaluated especially by taking into account the knowledge in the areas of computer science and engineering and in one application field, as well as the previous achievements (up to 80 points will be given). Applicants will be interviewed (possibly through internet) to verify the owned competences (including the fluency in the English language) and the attitude to attend fruitfully the Master's program (up to 20 points will be given). The ordered list of applications will be published. The applicants with minimum of 60 points in the evaluation procedure will be allowed to register by following the precedence order defined by the admission list until the available seats will not be filled. REGISTRATION FEES The registration fee to attend IMSCIA is 2,582.00 Euro (two thousands five hundreds eightytwo). The registration fee includes: registration to all course of IMSCIA, tuition, tutoring, the web account to retrieve the educational material made available electronically, exams, secretariat charges. Text books, lecture notes, and other possible educational material are not included, except the ones made available electronically through the web account. Travel and other costs in which the students may incur to attend classes (also electronically), to give exams, and to attend the stage. If the final exam will be passed, each student will be required to pay 78.00 Euro to obtain the final certification. REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS No financial support is made available by the University of Milan to outstanding students. The IEEE Neural Networks Society and the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society made available some grants to their members to partially cover the registration fee. Each grant will be approximately 500.00 Euro. Members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE are entitled to a discount of 260.00 Euro. The organizers are looking for some financial support, especially for students coming from less economically favored Countries. For more information send an email to prof. Vincenzo Piuri, Director of IMSCIA.