International Double Degree Master's Degree with the University of Twente (The Netherlands) - Academic Year 2024/2025
Updating for the new academic year
Duration: 2 years
Credits: 120
Type: Master's Degree (Level II) International Double Degree
Degree Program: LM-77 Class of Master's Degrees in Economic and Business Sciences
Language: English
Starting from the 2018/2019 academic year, the Master's Degree program in Administration, Economics and Finance includes an international track for the award of a Double Degree with the University of Twente .
This program allows students to obtain, over the course of two years, a second-level degree awarded by the University of L’Aquila and a degree awarded by the University of Twente.
Earning a Double Degree offers students a unique opportunity to internationalize their academic path, broaden their academic and personal horizons, and enter the job market with greater success.
What it is
The Double Degree is an integrated study program activated by the University of L’Aquila and the University of Twente (Netherlands) that allows you to obtain a second level degree from both universities at the end of an international training program lasting a total of two years. The degree obtained will therefore have legal value in both countries.
Specifically, the Double Degree program provides the following diplomas:
§ Masters degree in Administration, Economics and Finance from Università dell’Aquila
§ Master of Science (MSc) in Business Administration (specialization in Human Resource Management) from Università di Twente
The Double Degree also offers the opportunity to gain a stimulating and highly qualifying experience in a different cultural and university context, and to enrich one's personal and professional background.
How will it go
The study program is structured over two years and across two locations. Students begin their studies at the University of L’Aquila, where they complete the first academic year (two semesters). In the second year (two semesters), they continue and complete the program at the University of Twente.
To be awarded the Double Degree, the student is required to earn 60 credits at each of the two universities, for a total of 120 credits, by passing exams and participating in the educational activities outlined in the study plan.
During the second year, the student writes a single thesis, in English, co-supervised by a supervisor for each partner institution. The student takes a single degree exam at the end of the second year (at the partner institution), with a commission composed of professors from both universities.
Attached Documents
Study plan for students enrolled in the 2021/2022 academic year
Study plan for students enrolled in the 2022/2023 academic year
Study plan for students enrolled in the 2023/2024 academic year
Call for participation in the Double Degree academic year 2023/2024
Educational Objectives
The program allows you to combine a systemic and strategic vision of business management with a specialized in-depth study of human capital management skills, which are increasingly in demand on the job market to successfully face the new competitive challenges related to innovation and globalization.
To this end, the program balances and integrates three key areas of competence:
Cross-functional skills: the course provides students with knowledge in both general management (e.g., global scenarios and economic transformation trends) and various business functions (e.g., accounting and finance, planning and control, organization, etc.);
§ Competenze specialistiche Specialized skills: the program aims to deepen technical and methodological expertise in human resource management, enabling students to shape their professional profile accordingly;
§ intercultural skills: through a unique personal and academic experience across two different countries and universities, the course fosters the mindset and flexibility needed to successfully engage with people, businesses, and markets from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
The program offers up-to-date, high-quality courses and a methodological approach that, through interactive teaching, aims to achieve two main learning objectives:
- Encouraging the application of acquired knowledge to key business issues;
- Fostering the development of problem-solving skills, critical thinking, teamwork, effective communication, and public speaking abilities in students.
Professional opportunities
The course is designed to train professionals / junior managers capable of knowing and managing business and organizational processes both from the point of view of general management and human resources management, acquiring the ideal professional profile to enter the world of work with roles of:
· professional / junior manager of large international groups
· professional / junior manager of independent, medium and large sized companies
· professional / junior manager in the area of organization and human resources management
· business consultant in the area of business modelling & planning, business organisation and management, human resources management, change management, typically in the roles of junior analyst, business analyst, assistant consultant
To whom it is reserved
Only students enrolled from the 2018/2019 academic year onwards who are regularly enrolled in the first year of the Management curriculum of the Degree course in Administration, Economics and Finance of the Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics of the University of L'Aquila may participate in the Double Degree program.
The program is not accessible to students enrolled in previous years or registered in other curricula.
Access to the program is via a call for applications. Interested students must submit an application for admission to the Double Degree by the date and according to the procedures that will be indicated in the call for applications.
To this end, each year, a call for applications is announced for the assignment of 15 places for admission to the Double Degree program. The call also defines the evaluation criteria for the ranking of the assignment of the 15 available places (for departures in the following year).
Concessions and scholarships
Students admitted to the Double Degree can benefit from scholarships to support international mobility. For this purpose, each academic year, a specific call is prepared by the International Relations Office for the assignment of scholarships (for departures in the following year).
Admission requirements
Selected students must have acquired at least 30 CFU, including B2 English language proficiency, at the University of L’Aquila before being definitively admitted to the international program at the University of Twente.
Registration costs
To obtain the Double Degree, students must be regularly enrolled at both partner universities, even if the payment of fees is due to only one university for each academic year, as indicated below.
Students from the University of L’Aquila admitted to the Double Degree program must also complete their enrollment at the University of Twente according to the deadlines indicated in the Double Degree participation announcement.
During the two-year period, the student is required to pay university fees only to the University where he/she carries out the corresponding period of studies:
- the first year pays the enrollment fee only to the University of L'Aquila, according to the methods and amounts normally provided by the University (for further information, please refer to the tax and contributions section of the University website)
- the second year pays the tuition fee only to the University of Twente (the statutory tuition fee is approximately €2,078 for the 2019-20 academic year for students with an EU/EAA passport), according to the methods established by the partner university (for detailed information, see the financial matters section).
www.utwente.nl/en/education/master/financial/tuition-fees/
Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the student.
The partner University
Founded in 1961, the University of Twente combines excellent education with intensive scientific research in fields ranging from engineering and natural sciences to social sciences.
Most academic programs are offered entirely in English.
The University of Twente is present in the main international rankings and classifications, which place it among the most important and qualified universities in the world:
§ QS World University Rankings (2019): 172nd position
§ Times Higher Education Rankings (2018): 179th position
The University of Twente offers an ideal environment for study and research. Its state-of-the-art campus is located just a fifteen-minute bike ride from the city center of Enschede. The campus covers 146 hectares and is equipped with excellent facilities, including libraries, state-of-the-art laboratories and sports facilities.
Enschede is the largest city in the eastern region of the Netherlands. With around 30,000 students, Enschede is a vibrant student city, a safe and pleasant place to live and study. More information about student life in Enschede can be found at www.studyinenschede.com
Contacts and further information
Academic Coordinator for the Double Degree with the Università di Twente Prof.ssa Alessia Sammarra, alessia.sammarra@univaq.it
Useful Links
International Relations Office - UNIVAQ
University of Twente www.utwente.nl
MSc in Business Administration – University of Twente www.utwente.nl/en/education/master/programmes/business-administration/
Specialization in HRM at the University of Twente
HRM Department at the University of Twente
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