Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, as part of its mission to foster relationships with developing countries, has developed a special programme for students from the African continent. This programme will enable students to study a 2-year postgraduate degrees taught in English at either Milan, Brescia, Cremona, Piacenza and Rome campuses.
Through the Africa Scholars Programme, all admitted applicants will be offered tuition fee reductions (see the chart below). However, students will still be responsible for their own living expenses, hence the Università Cattolica Africa Scholars Programme is NOT a programme through which full scholarships can be obtained.
Students, either citizens or residents, of all African countries may apply for the Africa Scholars Programme, which is applicable only for the following degree programmes taught in English.
Founded in 1921, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Milan (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Lombardia. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Brescia, Cremona, Piacenza, Roma. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, Italia (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, Italy), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Catholic religion. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 97 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.