Rectoral Decree No. 9
CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIP FOR A DEGREE THESIS
Il Rector of the University of the Republic of San Marino
In Virtue of the Law of 25 April 2014 n. 67 “Framework Law on University Education”.
VISA The minutes of the DESD Council of January 30, 2018, and the third-party agreement signed between the University of the Republic of San Marino and PuntoART Srl for the development of the project "ProtoArt: Advanced 3D Prototyping and Modeling for the Integration of High-Design Embroidery and Accessories for Mass Customization," winner of the Emilia Romagna Region call for proposals for product or service innovation and diversification projects for SMEs.
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the following call for applications for a scholarship to develop a degree thesis in collaboration with the PuntoART company on topics related to the above-mentioned project.
Art.1
Object and aspects of the collaboration
- The activities for which forms of student collaboration are envisaged are the following:
- A scholarship of €3.000,00 for collaboration on a research activity related to the third-party agreement between PUNTO ART and UNIRSM.
Art 2 Requirements and questions
- This Notice, intended for second-year students of the Master's Degree in Design, contains the rules and deadlines for the submission of applications by students for the purpose of awarding forms of collaboration.
- The assignment of the types of collaboration referred to in Article 1 will be based on rankings, drawn up according to merit, experience, and CV. Selection will also be based on an interview to assess the skills required for the third-party project.
- The ranking will be made public by posting it on the University's Official Noticeboard.
- Interested students may appeal against the publication of the ranking to the Rector, legal representative of the University of the Republic of San Marino, following the procedures and deadlines set out in the announcement.
- The ranking lasts for one academic year.
Art.3 Submission of questions
The application form must be completed on plain paper and accompanied by the following documents:
- certificate of enrollment and exams passed (downloadable from the online booklet); curriculum vitae;
- work portfolio;
- any certificates certifying other qualifications.
The application must be submitted not later than il peremptory deadline of 12.00 pm day 27 March 2018, by hand at the headquarters of the Degree Courses in Design – Contrada Omerelli, 20 San Marino Città (RSM); office hours: from Monday to Friday from 10.30 to 12.00.
Art.4 Selection of candidates
The selection will take place on the basis of the verification of the formal requirements set out in the call for tenders and an evaluation interview which certifies the suitability to carry out the activities covered by the call for tenders. The interview will take place in the presence of a Commission, appointed by Act of the Department Director, il day 28 March at 8.30 at the offices of the direction of the Degree Courses in Design.
The rankings will be published within 1 day of the interview date on the website www.unirsm.sm/design and individual candidates will be notified of this.
The successful candidate must confirm acceptance of the position—including via email—by March 29th. Start of collaboration: 3 April 2018.
Art 5
Place and duration of the collaboration
- Each form of collaboration cannot have a duration of less than450 hours per year, of which at least one day a week will take place in the company.
- The collaboration can take place at the CdL Design headquarters and at the Puntoart srl company.
- The collaboration activity must be suspended if the student, who has started the activity, gives up his studies, or moves to another university location. In this case, prompt reporting to the allocation structure is required.
- Service methods and times will be agreed upon with the project's scientific director, Prof. Michele Zannoni, and with the host facility's contact person.
Art.6 Waivers
- Any refusal to accept the assigned assignment will result in the student being relegated to the bottom of the ranking.
- In the event of renunciation, referred to in point 1, the assignment will proceed according to the ranking order.
- Once the collaboration has begun, the student has the right to withdraw by giving at least 7 days' notice. to the Head of the facility.
Art 7
Carrying out the collaboration and payment of the fee
1. The scholarship winner will develop his or her master's thesis in collaboration with the company on the research project from April 3, 2018, guaranteeing one day each week at the company, until the end of the project work: November 15, 2018.
2. Upon being invited by the institution, the student must accept the assigned collaboration in writing, communicate the payment methods, and sign the documents relating to the confidentiality agreements with the University and the company.
3. The student is required to carry out his/her work according to the instructions given by the project manager, Prof. Michele Zannoni.
4. The University reserves the right to terminate the collaboration at any time and at its sole discretion, paying the compensation relating to any activity already carried out, therefore nothing else will be owed to the student of any kind.
5. At the Administration's discretion, the following reasons, among others, may give rise to the termination of collaboration:
- the failure of the selected student to appear in the assignment structure, on the day agreed with the head of the structure, without written and documented motivation;
- unjustified absences even lasting one day;
- unjustified absences due to illness or for family reasons, in the case of illness lasting more than one day, the absence must be documented by a medical certificate;
- inability to carry out the assigned work or serious shortcomings and/or negligence in carrying out the same, in the opinion of the Head of the structure;
- e. having disrupted or compromised the functionality of the facility to which the student is assigned. In this latter case, the student will be excluded from the ranking referred to in this regulation for the following year as well.
The fee for the collaboration will be paid only after the dissertation has been defended, following submission of a specific report on the student's work by the project manager.
Art. 8 Reference standards
For anything not covered in this announcement, reference is made to the legislation currently in force.