This Application May Be Photocopied and Is Free of Charge

This application may be photocopied and is free of charge

EUROPEAN REGIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE IN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

( ERMA )

APPLICATION FORM

Academic Year 2014/2015

To be available for downloading at www.cips.unsa.ba

I.  Guidelines

Please read these guidelines carefully. Failure to follow them may result in suspending your application from the selection process.

1.  Type or print in blank ink only and provide all requested information in English. All documents issued in another language must be translated into English by either an official translation service or your university/college.

2.  All sections of the application must be completed. Make sure you send all required documentation. We do not consider incomplete applications.

II.  Application Materials- submit together with the application form

1.  Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English

2.  Two Letters of Recommendation, in English

Your letters of recommendation must be completed by people who are familiar with your academic or professional abilities and character (e.g. a faculty member or a job supervisor).

3.  A certified copy of your official degree or diploma

Please note that the degree or diploma must be translated into English by either an official translation service or your university/college. The university degree of the applicants must be earned during studies lasting either 4 or 5 years within the former undergraduate studies provisions, or 5 years (3+2) within I and II cycle studies provisions in accordance with the Bologna process.

4.  Transcript or mark sheet

A transcript or mark sheet is an official document issued by your university/college, which lists courses taken and grades received. Please note that the transcript must be translated into English by either an official translation service or your university/college and certified.

5.  Certificate of proficiency in English in the form of standardized English test scores

TOEFL or an equivalent (e.g. IELTS) scores if your native language or language of first degree university education is not English.

6.  Birth certificate – original or certified photocopy, translated into English

7.  Citizenship certificate – original or certified photocopy, translated into English

8.  Photocopy of the passport (the page containing your data and photo).

Your application and all required documentation must be

RECEIVED no later than 9th of September 2014.

Applications should be received by regular mail. If you email or fax your filled in application form, please make sure your references, university diplomas and transcripts, and English proficiency certificates reach us by regular mail within the deadline. All documentation should clearly indicate the applicant’s name and contact address.

Please return the completed application form with full documentation to:

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

University of Sarajevo

Zmaja od Bosne 8 (Students Campus)

71 000 Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Please retain a copy of your application package for your personal records. Applications received by us will be retained in the Center’s archive.

European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and

Human Rights in South East Europe

Application Form

Academic Year 2014/2015

A. Personal Data Please attach a recent passport-size photograph

1. Name

family name first name middle initial

2.  Permanent Address

Street and number

City, Postcode Country

Telephone number: ______

Fax number: ______

3.  Mailing Address (if different from above) Valid from ______until ______

dd/mm/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy

Street and number

City, Postcode Country

Phone number:______

Fax number:______

4. Email address: ______

5.  Place of birth:______

Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy): ______

Citizenship:______

Sex: ______

Passport Number: ______Expiry Date:______

B.  Education

Please list all post-secondary education (university or equivalent) in reverse chronological order:

Please note that translated and certified copies of post-secondary education diplomas should be enclosed with your application.

C.  Employment

Please list all relevant work experience in reverse chronological order (internships and volunteer experience should be included):

D.  Language Proficiency

Which is your mother tongue? ______

1. Please indicate your proficiency level in English and in any other language you use as “excellent”, “very good”, “good” or “satisfactory”.

2. English Language Tests

All non-native English speakers must submit one of the following English test scores. Please, arrange for certificates to be sent to the Center for Interdisciplinary

Studies as soon as they are available. You must attach the registration form for the test you are scheduled. Your application shall be considered as INCOMPLETE and PENDING until scores are received.

E.  Motivation

Please answer the following question, within the space provided. DO NOT attach additional sheets.

Why do you want to participate in the European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe?

______

F.  General Information

You learnt about the European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe through:

·  the brochure

·  announcement in the newspaper(s)

·  announcement on the TV/radio

·  the Internet

·  colleagues

·  other ______

G.  Letter of Recommendation

Preferably type, or print clearly

TO BE COMPLETED Name of Applicant ______

BY THE APPLICANT Name of Referee ______

Position ______

Institution ______

TO THE REFEREE

Your assessment of the applicant named above will greatly assist the Admission Board. Your report will be used for the purpose of determining whether or not, in the Board’s best judgement, the candidate should be admitted to the European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe. No application documentation is accessible to the applicants.

After completing this form please place it in an envelope, seal it and sign across the seal. Return it to the applicant who will forward it to the Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies with the application materials. Thank you for your cooperation.

TO BE COMPLETED

BY THE REFEREE

We would appreciate a statement from you concerning the applicant’s academic and professional abilities, previous academic performance, personality and character. Please indicate how long and in what capacity you have known the applicant. Where possible, comment on his/her command of English in academic work. Please include in the reference your assessment of both the applicant’s strengths and weaknesses. If additional space is required, use a separate sheet.

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Name and Title ______

Institution ______

Address ______

Contact information (telephone and email) ______

Signature ______Date ______

H.  Verification of Authenticity

By signing below I attest that, to the best of my knowledge, all information provided in this application and its supporting documentation is true and accurate. I understand that misrepresentation in these documents may cause the disqualification of my application.

______

Signature Date (dd/mm/yyyy)

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Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Sarajevo

Zmaja od Bosne 8, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tel: +387 33 668685 • Fax: +387 33 668683 •

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