In 2026, two seminars are planned:
The Spring Seminar will be held in Brescia from March 23 to 27.
The Autumn Seminar will take place in Milan from August 31 to September 4.
Application to the CHEI Pathway Programme 2025
The CHEI Pathway programme is a two-year programme that prepares students for application to the CHEI PhD Programme in Internationalisation of Higher Education at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
If you are accepted to the Programme, you will attend your first CHEI research seminar as a Newcomer in preparation for the Pathway Programme that starts the following September.
If you would like to apply for a place on the 2026 CHEI Pathway Programme, you should complete the application form and submit by 31st October 2025.
CLICK HERE to apply (The form pages have a ‘save’ option, allowing users to start filling out the form, complete it later, and submit it at different times).
We will confirm the applications received and notify applicants if they have been shortlisted for an interview by 10th November 2025. Interviews will take place between 17th and 28th November. We will inform all applicants of the outcomes by early December 2025.
Successful applicants will be invited to confirm their acceptance and will enrol for the Pathway Programme by mid-February 2026. Once payment has been received, we will confirm your attendance in the CHEI Brescia seminar from 23rd to 27th March 2026.
Please note that the number of places varies from year to year based on capacity. We have 6 places available for the 2026 seminar in Brescia.