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Logo Invest Your Talent in Italy in memory of Giulia Cecchettin

Giulia Cecchettin was a 22-year-old student of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Padua. She was born in Vigonovo, in the Italian province of Venice. On the night of 11th November 2023, Giulia was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend. She would have obtained her degree on 16th November.

Giulia’s death deeply shocked the entire country. The murder originated a general reflection on gender-based violence. People spontaneously made Giulia a symbol of the need to react against all gender crimes, and many initiatives were organized in her memory on 25th November.

On that same day, the Italian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, announced that several scholarships shall be dedicated to the her memory, for students “who want to study in Italy and who dream what Giulia dreamt for herself”. Therefore the Invest Your Talent in Italy program has been dedicated to Giulia’s memory.

With the aim of impacting on global consciousness and behavior, from the academic year 2023-2024 on all the IYT grantees shall attend a seminar or a course on the enhancing of gender equality and the fight against gender-based violence, as part of their academic path at the University of their choice.

Welcome to the Invest Your Talent in Italy Program

The Invest Your Talent in Italy program has as its fundamental objectives the attraction of international talent, the promotion of the Italian university system, and the enhancement of the entrepreneurial realities of our territories.

Every year, we offer scholarships for Master's degrees and Postgraduate courses in the fields of Engineering and Advanced Technologies, Architecture and Design, Economics and Management. The courses are taught entirely in English, but each student's program includes the study of Italian language and culture and a mandatory internship in an Italian company or trade association representative of the region.

Now, in its 21st year, the Project is updated with each edition to offer the best to students, universities, and the Italian business world, promoting the country's economy, nurturing the international connections that each talented individual brings with them, and looking toward growth.

Invest your Talent is the right place to reward academic talent and entrepreneurial excellence in Italy!

COURSES SCHOLARSHIPS
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    ABOUT THE PROGRAM
    A tree: the slow explosion of a seed.
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    COUNTRIES INVOLVED
    The destination is to leave.
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    UNIVERSITIES
    One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time it is like life starting all over again.
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    PARTNERS
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    COURSES
    Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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    HOW DOES IT WORK?
    Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
    Leonardo da Vinci

About the program

Which countries, partners and universities are involved?

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Why IYT?

For a chance of obtaining a fulfilling educational path and successful future careers.

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How to apply?

Register, upload the required documents, submit your application to be part of INVEST YOUR TALENT IN ITALY

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PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

Invest Your Talent in Italy current edition is open to the following Countries:

IYT - PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

ARGENTINA

ARMENIA

AZERBAIJAN

BANGLADESH

BRAZIL

CHILE

COLOMBIA

EGYPT

ETHIOPIA

GHANA

INDIA

INDONESIA

IRAN

KAZAKHSTAN

MEXICO

MONGOLIA

PARAGUAY

PERU

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

TUNISIA

TÜRKIYE

URUGUAY

VIETNAM

IYT: a Timeline of the Project

  • First steps

    From the synergy between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ICE- Italian Trade Agency, universities and companies, Invest Your Talent in Italy was born.

    • 3 Countries involved: Turkey, Brazil and India;
    • 5 Universities.

  • IYT 2.0

    10 years and 300 scholarships later, with Uni-Italia joining the program and the support of Unioncamere (the Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce) and Confindustria (the Italian Industry Association), Invest your Talent in Italy grows stronger

    • 22 universities involved, 130 degree programs;
    • 10 countries: Azerbaijan, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Turkey and Vietnam;
    • 587 applications, 53 scholarships.

  • The IYT Family grows

    India, Iran and Tunisia join the Project. 1500 applications from 13 countries involved, 83 scholarships.

  • New partners

    The Ministry of University and Research joins the IYT Project.

    • 17 countries from all over the world: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, South Korea, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam;
    • 1300 applications, 80 new scholarships for the academic year 2023-2024;
    • 25 universities involved, for 250 postgraduate courses and Masters.

  • Memory

    The IYT Program is dedicated to the memory of Giulia Cecchettin.

    Bangladesh joins the Project.

  • New COUNTRIES

    • Mongolia expresses interest in the Project and joins the group of partner countries
    • The number of new scholarships increases, exceeding one hundred
    • Five Latin American countries join the program: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay
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  • 2017
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2026

IYT - 11th Edition

Academic year 2026-2027

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