CIVICA European Week 2024

Designed by The London School of Economics and Political Sciences, the 2024 CIVICA European Week constitutes an excellent opportunity for students to explore and delve deeper into the relevant topic of Migration in today's European context. The event is intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of the migration phenomenon, with insights into the control system for those entering Europe, and investigate shifts in how EU countries think and practice the integration of persons with a migration background.

The programme combines diverse methodologies and is structured according to a transdisciplinary, multi-scalar and experiential approach: it includes both online immersive learning activities and off-campus experiences. All activities are intended to shed light on the debate inherent to migration, how it affects Europeanness and how it is related to work and social inequalities.

Students will have the opportunity to build engaging dialogues with practitioners, scholars, researchers and representatives of international organizations as well as to work in teams and increase their knowledge.

The event is intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of the migration phenomenon, with insights into the control system for those entering Europe, and investigate shifts in how EU countries think and practice the integration of persons with a migration background.

• Tuesday 25 June 2024: FULLY ONLINE 
  All activities will be fully online (via Zoom) for all students and will include interactive lectures and panel discussions with experts from the LSE, groups workshop activities and film screening.
   
• Wednesday 26 June 2024: TRAVEL DAY AND IN PERSON ACTIVITIES
  All Bocconi students will arrive in London and check in to accommodation in the early afternoon. In the evening, some activities are planned on campus at LSE, i.e. a panel discussion on the topic "Migration Control in Europe" with related student workshops and a welcome dinner.  
   
• Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June 2024: IN PERSON ACTIVITIES  
  On Thursday 27 June 2024 the students, divided into 2 groups, will visit the offices of two international organizations that deal with immigration and will take part in the Migrant Democracy Project at the Wolfson Theatre.
  
  On the last day, Friday 28 June 2024, further off-campus activities such as the cooking demo with the Migrateful association (whose mission is to support refugees and migrants on their journey to employment and independence) and a G20 Simulation with LSE European Institute. The 2024 European Week will end with a group dinner.
   
• Saturday 29 June 2024: CHECK OUT AND DEPARTURES

Please note: active participation in all activities planned for 2024 European Week, both online and in person, is mandatory, make sure to carefully and responsibly assess your availability for the entire duration of the program. For further details on the schedule click here.

The European Week 2024 is open to:

• Bocconi Bachelor students regularly enrolled in the 2nd year in Academic Year 2023/2024 with a passport valid for the entire period of stay in the UK
   
• WBB students attending the 3rd year of the program at Bocconi in Academic Year 2023/2024 with a passport valid for the entire period of stay in the UK

Applicants must be Proficient in English, to be demonstrated through:

1. Bocconi English Language Exam of Level B2
2. International Certificate accepted by Bocconi Language Center at B2 Level
3. Enrolment in a Program taught in English

Please note:

• Holding a valid passport is a mandatory requirement
• For non UE passport holders, a residual validity of at least 6 months is required
• Please check if you need a UK visa at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Apply for the European Week 2024 from your yoU@B diary (yoU@B> International Programs > CIVICA European Week 2024), applications will open on 10/04/2024 at 17.00 CEST and will close on 22/04/2024 at 13:00 CEST.

You’ll be required to:

1. Upload your CV in English (PDF format)
2. Upload a scanned copy of your valid passport (first two pages with photo and personal data)
3. Specify how you’ll prove your English Language proficiency
4. Record a short video-interview through Visiotalent following the instructions you’ll find in your yoU@B diary

Please note:

• In case you will prove your English proficiency through an English Certificate, please remember to send copy via email to civica@unibocconi.it by 22/04/2024 at 13:00 CEST
   
• The video-interview must be recorded within the abovementioned deadline
   
• Incomplete applications will not be considered

Applicants will be ranked according to:

• Evaluation of students’ dossier (GPA, ECTS, previous CIVIC engagement/voluntary experiences, proficiency in English)
• Video Interviews (Motivation, Communication and relational skills, sensitivity to socially responsible citizenship)

In case, the candidate is not considered suitable for the program, he/she will not be selected, regardless of his/her academic performance.

10 slots are available for Bocconi students; the results of the selection will be communicated via e-mail by 15 May 2024.

Please note that the European Week is a central element of the CIVICA Engage Track. If selected for the European Week 2024, the student will be asked to commit to the following:

1. Taking an engage course at Bocconi during academic year 2024/2025
Please note this requirement can be lifted for BIEM, WBB, BIG and BESS students provided the following courses are passed in Academic Year 2023/2024:

• 30056 - EUROPEAN ECONOMIC POLICY for BIEM and WBB students
• 30564 - ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION for BIG students
• 30458 - STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AND MARKETS for BESS students

2. Completing the Showcase Assignment before graduation date 
 

Participation is free of charge. Students’ participation costs (travel between Milano and London and accommodation in one of the LSE residence halls) will be funded by CIVICA.
 

Selected students will receive detailed instructions on how to proceed with travel bookings from the CIVICA Bocconi team. Please note that ex-post refunds are not allowed.
 

No airport pickups will be organized, students are expected to reach the accommodation by themselves (detailed instructions will be provided later on).
 

Accommodation will be provided from Wednesday 26 June 2024 (check-in starting in the afternoon) until Saturday 29 June 2024 (check-out in the morning). Luggage storage is provided in loco.