STRATEGOS Admission

Please follow the new STRATEGOS APPLICATION Procedure
Please note that due to high number of applications, we have some open issues combining databases, so in case you send an email for application without receiving a feedback for over 2 weeks, please write an email with your CV to info.strategos@diten.unige.it to check if you are in the list.

Please note that STRATEGOS is going independently of the evolution of covid-19 crisis without delays thanks to Web Education and Virtual Labs, so it is possible to follow classes Virtually as well as Live; this Virtual Solutions apply also in case of problems to travel form your Town to Italy (e.g. quarantine, Visa issues). In case next September any constraints will be active (e.g. covid-19) at the opening of STRATEGOS 1st semester for 1st and 2nd years, you will have possibility to follow the whole classes through Web Education Solutions including remotely on Interactive Lectures by Video Stream, Webinars, Virtual Labs, Recorded Lessons, Web Oral Examiations, Distributed Team Working, etc.

We are already experiencing these solutions since long time for the Working Students and they resulted successful during the covid-19 lockdown.
In addition, please note that, even in case the Live lectures in physical classes will be activated in September, we will keep the Web Education Solutions operational to facilitate remote learning for working students and people affected by specific problems.
In any case, you will able to attend both Physically and Virtually to classes by a Blended Solution that enable concurrently both approaches for you, even you will be in Italy. Obviously Students are strongly encouraged to attend Physically to Lectures to have full benefits of this mode, while remote students are expected to work harder and get same preparation level despite shortfalls due to Web Technologies.

General Regulations

The Admission to STRATEGOS is open to students with BSc (Bachelor's Science or more) compliant with Strategic Engineering topics and adequate personal preparation, please follow the STRATEGOS APPLICATION Procedure

For Italian Applicants all kinds of Engineering BSc (qualsiasi tipo di Laurea Triennale in Ingegneria o superiore quale per esempio Laurea Quinquennale in Ingegneria) is enough to register to STRATEGOS (Laurea Magistrale dell'Universita' di Genova, MSc in Engineering Technology for Strategy and Security organized by Genoa University). Italian Students that have completed several exams of first years within the Original Engineering Program (old version 5 years duration) are invited to send their titles in order to check if they are qualified by an email to: strategos.interviews@simulationteam.com

Foreign Applicants are required to have BSc on subjects related to STRATEGOS such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Informatics etc. The Students should follow the Procedure proposed below that starts for Foreigners by registering as soon as possible on Apply Unige; in case you have problems on Apply Unige you have to submit your CV (Curriculum Vitae) to strategos.interviews@simulationteam.com to receive a feedback by the Scientific Committee; please note that scientific and engineering backgrounds are really appreciated in STRATEGOS even if also other background could result suitable, so please send your specific CV.

From administrative point of view the admission subject to the possession of specific curricular requirements and degrees; indeed all the following curricular requirements are required for applicants:

• B.Sc. Degree (Bachelor's Science / Laurea Triennale) or M.Sc. (Master Science / Laurea Magistrale) awarded by an Italian university or a five-year degree (ante Ministerial Decree 509/1999), awarded by an Italian university or equivalent qualifications for non-Italian degrees
• Possession of at least 36 credits (according to ECTS), or equivalent knowledge, acquired at any university (undergraduate, graduate, M.Sc., master's degree, five-year degree) in the scientific areas referred by Italian Regulations as 'base training activities' for the degrees in the classes of Engineering, with no less than 30 credits in basic training activities in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
• Possession of at least 45 credits, or equivalent knowledge, acquired at any University Program in scientific areas referred to as fundamental courses by the Italian regulations of the degrees of the classes of engineering

For foreign graduates, verification of curricular requirements is carried out by Scientific Committee on Apply Unige, considering appropriate equivalence between courses indicated in the personal curricula and the indications of the Italian regulations specified above. In case you have problems in accessing Apply Unige please complete your application on STRATEGOS Reg

The verification of the preparation is carried out by an Interview and a STRATEGOS Virtual Test, plus a Curriculum Review as described in the following (Academic Regulations of the M.Sc.)

The Interview is carried out Live, by Skype, or by Mobile Phone and it allows to finalize an assessment of Applicant's Potential on Strategic Engineering and addresses Curriculum Review, Engineering Background, Problem Solving & Modeling, Individual Potential, English Language Level, individual suitability for STRATEGOS.

As anticipated the validation of Credits and Interview Results are used as recognition of:

• Professional knowledge and skills certified individually in accordance with current legislation
• Other knowledge and skills gained through educational activities at university level is possible

By the interview it is also verified, as anticipated, the adequate level of the English language knowledge, with reference to disciplinary vocabularies, equivalent to B.2 or higher.

It is finally recommended basic knowledge of Modeling and Programming approaches, that are checked during the Interview.

In case you look for an accomodation please check the Unige Accomodation Finding Support System.

Please note that we have new procedures adding a starting steps to the Admission Procudere for Foreign Student in Italy. Please check it on New Procedures (local mirror New Procedures); please note that Registration on Universitaly allows to apply for a single Italian University so should be finalized after preliminary acceptance by STRATEGOS. If you have doubts please write to sass@unige.it.

STRATEGOS Admission: Application → Selection → Universitaly → Pre-Enrollement → Registration (Step 0 to Step 10)

Check your STRATEGOS Status by Click on this Link (updates each month)

	Step 0	Registration at STRATEGOS Reg as well as on Apply Unige (this second one is Not Required if you are EU Citizen or have already a VISA)
		You need to register on STRATEGOS Reg and to be sure to include your CV, SKYPE contact and Mobile Phone ; be sure to use a valid name (use always in same format) and email; please request connection in Skype to strategos.interviews@simulationteam.com . STRATEGOS Reg had some issues up to Feb-07, so in case you registered please check if your data are there on Check your STRATEGOS Status by Click on this Link (updates each month). In addition please apply also at Apply Unige (just students out of EU Countries); please note that Apply Unige had some problems and it was not yet working at Feb-07 so please try in next weeks to access it in case it turns back in operation; also in Apply Unige please create your profile and load your providing a valid name (use always in same format), Email, SKYPE contact and Mobile Phone Please note that in Genoa University you can apply just for 2 MSc, so be sure to include from the beginning STRATEGOS in your list of 2 Applications.
		Please use the Link: STRATEGOS Reg & https://apply.unige.eu (2021)		After: move to complete the Virtual Test (Step 1) and start the registration in Universitaly (Step 2)
	Step 1	Virtual Test
		You complete the STRATEGOS Virtual Selection Test on the web, the Test is Dynamical and change constantly, you have limited time (10 minutes) and number of possibilities (3). Prepare yourself and solve it at the Link. You should use same Email of your Registration in STRATEGOS Reg & Apply Unige, if you use multiple Email or change the name, we will track you and you will be rejected, so be professional.
		Please use the Link: http://www.simulationteam.com/strategos/selection (2021)		After: Move and start the registration in Universitaly (Step 2) and Wait Message for Interview (Step 3)
	Step 2	Register at Universitaly
		You could pre-register your profile in Universitaly, it could happen that the process cannot be finalized completely until you dont receive acceptance letter (step 4), after step 4 be sure to finalize it as soon as possible.
		Please use the Link: https://www.universitaly.it/ (2021)		After: check if your registration is ready for the interview and wait to receive the call on Skype for the Interview (Step 3)
	Step 3	Selection
		Please request on Skype the contact to our account strategos.interviews@simulationteam.com Don't do Skype Calls, but write there. In any case, we will contact you in your Skype address by strategos.interviews@simulationteam.com, if you will not provided an Account, we will solicit it by email and by mobile phone multiple times, but consider that your chances to be selected decrease. Considering we have many submissions, please keep ready to react properly and provide valid data. We will conduct a live or virtual interview with you and assess your potential for STRATEGOS, in both positive or negative case you will receive quickly an email of Acceptance or Rejection. It could take several weeks and even months to be contacted, but you will receive periodic email informing you are in the list, if you miss to get info for over 1 month please contact back us by email to strategos.interviews@simulationteam.com.
		Please request on Skype the contact to our account strategos.interviews@simulationteam.com (2021)		After: Wait for be contacted and to get the Acceptance or Rejection result.
	Step 4	Acceptance
		You receive on your email the result of your application by STRATEGOS Reg & Apply Unige confirming that you are accepted or rejected, normally it takes few days after the interview. In cae of Acceptance email signed by Prof.Agostino Bruzzone, STRATEGOS Chair: You have to proceed quickly to Universitaly and Finalize Registration if you dont' have it done it (Step 2) You have to proceed immeditately to Unige Web Site and Register on it (Step 5); please note that this is different from Registering in STRATEGOS Reg & Apply Unige Students can apply for Aliseo Grant at https://www.aliseo.liguria.it/foreign-students/economic-benefits-service (Step 7) Foreign Students with need for a VISA have to apply to their Embassy (Step 8)
				After: Finalize Universitaly (Step 2), Register at UNIGE (Step 5), Apply for Aliseo (Step 7) and Request VISA (Step 8)
	Step 5	Register at UNIGE
		You have to create your Genoa University Account at UNIGE introducing your full data, please be sure to have introduced all your data, name, reference and address and be sure to use a same email used in STRATEGOS Reg and Apply Unige. Please note that this Registration is different that one on Apply Unige (Step 2)
		Please use the Link: https://servizionline.unige.it/studenti/Iscriversialluniversita/registrazione (2021)		After: Move to Pre-Enrollement (Step 6)
	Step 6	Pre-Enrollment
		You have to fill up the Pre-Enrollment form in Unige (link also provided during Step 3), be sure to select STRATEGOS, Engineering Technology for Strategy and Security
		Please use the Link: https://servizionline.unige.it/web-studenti2/it/#/v2/preimma/td/5001/anac/2021 (2021)		After: Wait Approval Email from SASS (Step 9), sass@unige.it; normally it takes 2-3 weeks
	Step 7	Apply for ALISEO
		You can apply for ALISEO Grant to receive benefits and discounts. Please note that in case of success receiving ALISEO Grant, your payment results limited to just 16.00 Euro plus regional taxes (~200 Euro). Details on STRATEGOS Tuition Fees and related installments with and without ALISEO Grant are are available at https://www.studenti.unige.it/tasse/importi/ where you belong at 2 Classe (Scientific Degree) and to Gruppo 3 (MSC). The total of Tuition Fees changes based on your Status, but in case you don't get grants or benefits is around 2'000 Euro (details at previous link). Most of Foreign Students from Emerging Countries receive Alieso Grant
		Please use the Link: https://www.aliseo.liguria.it/foreign-students/economic-benefits-service/ (2021)		After: Wait to received the result of your Grant Application
	Step 8	Apply for VISA (Not Required if you are EU Citizen or have already a VISA)
		As soon as you receive the Acceptance Letter/Email by the Coordinator (Step 4), you have to start the activation of the procedure for VISA and Pre-Enrollment; please be sure to have ready in your application to Italian Embassy: Copy of Acceptance Letter/Email by STRATEGOS Council Chair Copy of your Passport Your Data (Name, Born Place and Date, Citizenship, Address & Country, Educational Background An Accomodation Solution to cover your stay (please note thatsome Embassy requires just few weeks, while other ones 1 year) check with SASS for obtaining some solution or on Unige Accomodation Finding Please check at this Link Demonstration of your economic capability to live in Italy based on your family or your own money (from you or your parents, around 5'400.00Euro / 6'180.00USD), eventually check with SASS for opportunities
		Please use the Link: https://www.aliseo.liguria.it/foreign-students/economic-benefits-service/ (2021)		After: Wait to received the VISA, but complete the Pre-Enrollment (Step 6) for following Virtually Lectures
	Step 9	Approval
		The STRATEGOS Council will check your Pre-Enrollment and match with Selection Database, if you passed it, it will be approved soon, and within 3 weeks you will receive the link for Final Registration. Wait to get Approval with the Link to Final Registration, but be ready to follow Class Virtually if there are delays or problems; in any case we will guarantee Classes and Exams always also by Web Access for people due to Access Problems (e.g. VISA Delays, Working Students, Sickness, Contingencies, Crisis, Quarantines, Pandemics, etc.). It is possible that you are required to finalize some documents not yet properly provided such as: Copy of Acceptance Letter/Email by Genoa University Bachelor Degree (original or certified photocopy), authenticated by the competent Italian Diplomatic or Consular Authority. Alternatively, the degree can be legalized by the Italy-based Diplomatic or Consular Authority of the Country which issued the document or, in case of Countries signatories of the Hague Convention, by the competent Authority (https://www.hcch.net/fr/instruments/conventions/authorities1/?cid=41) Official Translation in Italian (provided by the competent Diplomatic or Consular Authority, or by an official translator and confirmed by the Authority itself, or validated by an Italian Court) "Dichiarazione di Valore" (in original) provided by the competent Italian Diplomatic or Consular Authority. Instead of Dichiarazione di valore, it can be submitted a document issued by one of the ENIC-NARIC centres (http://cis.cimea.it/estero) or any other document issued by the Diplomatic or Consular Authority of the foreign country in Italy. Take a look to this Link Certificate (original) detailing all the subjects and exams taken to obtain the degree, authenticated by the competent Diplomatic or Consular Authority Official Translation in Italian (not required if the certificate is provided in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese) Syllabus (on headed paper of the foreign University and confirmed with the original stamp of the University) of each exam included in the foreign curriculum Official Translation in Italian (not required if the syllabus is provided in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese) Scanned Copy of your Passport Your Data (Name, Born Place and Date, Citizenship, Address & Country, Educational Background) An Accomodation Solution to cover your stay (please note thatsome Embassy requires just few weeks, while other ones 1 year) check with SASS for obtaining some solution or on Unige Accomodation Finding Demonstration of your Economic capability to live in Italy based on your family or your own money, eventually check with SASS for opportunities
		Wait Approval Email		After: Complete Final Registration (Step 10)
	Step 10	Registration
		You complete the Registration on the Link received by email from SASS and proceed to payment If you dont received such link please write to sass@unige.it and request it.
		Please use the Link received by email from SASS and the following Link for Payment: https://servizionline.unige.it/studenti/unigepay20 (2021)		After: Be ready to follow Lectures Live and/or Virtually; in any case we will guarantee Classes and Exams always also by Web Access for people due to Access Problems

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