For the kind attention of the Rector,
the Dean of the PhD School
the Directors of the PhD Programmes in Legal Studies, Public Policy and Administration, Business Administration and Management, Statistics, Economics and Finance
We, the undersigned, would like to draw your attention to the following.
The PhD students’ Fellowship currently amounts to € 13,838.47 per year, slightly above the minimum amount of € 13,638.47 stated by Italian law for PhD Fellowships. During 2015 and 2016, responding to the Italian Legislator’s inertia to adjust the minimum Fellowship amount, Milan State University and Bicocca University[1] autonomously increased the amount of the PhD Fellowship for all PhD students, which now equals € 16.238,47 per year.
We thus urge the University governance to consider increasing the PhD Fellowship of at least € 2767,70 (+20%) per year, in order for our Fellowship to be equal to the one given to PhD students in the other major Milanese Universities (Milan State University, Bicocca University). We strongly believe that, in a city like Milan, where € 230 a month make a difference, it is paramount that an equal treatment is given to PhD students from different Universities.
As PhD students, we personally contribute, through our efforts and work, to the success and prestige of the University: our contribution is key to the flourishing and development of Bocconi, as a leading University in Europe and the world. We cannot provide quality research if our wage does not cover our living costs: in order for us to grow as independent thinkers and scholars, we need to be given the actual possibility to live on our PhD Fellowship only, without being compelled to seek secondary occupations.
Increasing our Fellowship represents a minor economic effort in order to make our University truly great in the international scenario.
[1] http://www.unimib.it/go/51896403/Home/Italiano/Studenti/Dopo-la-laurea/Scuola-Unica-di-Dottorato-di-Ricerca/Bandi-e-informazioni-amministrative/Borse
Updates
June 8, 2016
The feedback from fellow students confirms what we already knew about the struggle to get by in this city. I have been working on a direct response for the administration to review because waiting in silence is no longer an option.
11 Comments
BOUT TIME. Bocconi should definitely be keeping up with the other unis in the city.
The cost of living here is way too high. We need this adjustment asap.
100% support for this increase. We need a decent salary to do our research properly.
Living in Milan with that amount is impossible. Totally agree.
This increment is vital! Have our students focus on their studies not making ends meet.
100% agree and full support to the petition.
I strongly support the initiative and I am looking forward to the discussion
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For the kind attention of the Rector,
the Dean of the PhD School
the Directors of the PhD Programmes in Legal Studies, Public Policy and Administration, Business Administration and Management, Statistics, Economics and Finance
We, the undersigned, would like to draw your attention to the following.
The PhD students’ Fellowship currently amounts to € 13,838.47 per year, slightly above the minimum amount of € 13,638.47 stated by Italian law for PhD Fellowships. During 2015 and 2016, responding to the Italian Legislator’s inertia to adjust the minimum Fellowship amount, Milan State University and Bicocca University[1] autonomously increased the amount of the PhD Fellowship for all PhD students, which now equals € 16.238,47 per year.
We thus urge the University governance to consider increasing the PhD Fellowship of at least € 2767,70 (+20%) per year, in order for our Fellowship to be equal to the one given to PhD students in the other major Milanese Universities (Milan State University, Bicocca University). We strongly believe that, in a city like Milan, where € 230 a month make a difference, it is paramount that an equal treatment is given to PhD students from different Universities.
As PhD students, we personally contribute, through our efforts and work, to the success and prestige of the University: our contribution is key to the flourishing and development of Bocconi, as a leading University in Europe and the world. We cannot provide quality research if our wage does not cover our living costs: in order for us to grow as independent thinkers and scholars, we need to be given the actual possibility to live on our PhD Fellowship only, without being compelled to seek secondary occupations.
Increasing our Fellowship represents a minor economic effort in order to make our University truly great in the international scenario.
[1] http://www.unimib.it/go/51896403/Home/Italiano/Studenti/Dopo-la-laurea/Scuola-Unica-di-Dottorato-di-Ricerca/Bandi-e-informazioni-amministrative/Borse
Updates
June 8, 2016
The feedback from fellow students confirms what we already knew about the struggle to get by in this city. I have been working on a direct response for the administration to review because waiting in silence is no longer an option.
11 Comments
Cool. Btw, any basic model of permanent income predicts that under uncertainty and incomplete markets (not to mention non-rational behavior like beta-delta discounting) the lower the spread of income across periods the higher the welfare. Then, if there are funds available I think they should be allocated in the fifth year and not in first four years increasing the spread.
BOUT TIME. Bocconi should definitely be keeping up with the other unis in the city.
The cost of living here is way too high. We need this adjustment asap.
100% support for this increase. We need a decent salary to do our research properly.
Living in Milan with that amount is impossible. Totally agree.
This increment is vital! Have our students focus on their studies not making ends meet.
100% agree and full support to the petition.
I strongly support the initiative and I am looking forward to the discussion
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Cool. Btw, any basic model of permanent income predicts that under uncertainty and incomplete markets (not to mention non-rational behavior like beta-delta discounting) the lower the spread of income across periods the higher the welfare. Then, if there are funds available I think they should be allocated in the fifth year and not in first four years increasing the spread.