One More Month to Apply for the Global Alliance International Scholarships

LUGANO, Switzerland, October 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

November 30, 2013 is the final deadline to apply for the scholarships to the EMScom Executive Master of Science in Communications Management

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Mid-career communication professionals have time until November 30, 2013 to  present their application for the scholarships provided by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management to the EMScom Executive Master of Science in Communications Management at USI Università della Svizzera italiana.

These scholarships are part of the Global Alliance's long-term strategic partnership with USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland's most international university which boasts a dynamic, fully-fledged and independent Faculty of Communication Sciences offering degrees at all levels of higher education, and are provided in a limited number to applicants living and working outside Switzerland.

Based one financial needs, the scholarships are available to communication professionals who would not receive employer assistance in funding their executive education. Each scholarship totals CHF 24,500, half of the tuition fee for EMScom, and will be deducted from the total tuition fee for the program.

The final deadline to submit the application is November 30, 2013.

For more information on how to apply for the Global Alliance scholarships, please visit the Global Alliance website.

About the Global Alliance

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management (http://www.globalalliancepr.org) is the confederation of the world's major public relations and communication management associations and institutions, representing 160,000 practitioners and academics around the globe. The Global Alliance's mission is to unify the public relations profession, raise professional standards all over the world, share knowledge for the benefit of its members and be the global voice for public relations in the public interest.

The Global Alliance is the convener of the World Public Relations Forum, to be held next in Madrid, Spain, on 21-23 September 2014.

About Executive MScom program

The EMScom program is a part-time, postgraduate program for experienced communications professionals. Courses are conducted in English over a 21-months period and classes are held every other month for at least seven consecutive days. Based at USI Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, the EMScom program cooperates for a summer session at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles, one of the leading business schools in the US and, starting from January 2012, with the prestigious Singapore Management University (SMU). EMScom participants will spend three sessions together with their Asian colleagues in Singapore, Lugano and at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles. An international faculty of 28 professors from renowned institutions around the world ensures the program's academic excellence and its multinational orientation. http://www.emscom.usi.ch

Contacts:

Elisa Noli, PR and Communication Manager, Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
+41-58-666-4772
elisa.noli@usi.ch