The winter school will include thematic seminars and group exercises over 2 days to educate students on challenges related to chemical, biological, nuclear, and conventional weapons proliferation and control under international law. Taught by professors and experts, the seminars will provide a deeper understanding of the policy debate while exercises will familiarize students with current practices. Undergraduate and graduate students studying relevant topics can apply by September 15th for the opportunity to participate and potentially obtain an internship.

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Date: Fall Trimester 2014; Thursday
and Friday (afternoons)
Organizer: Faculty of Political,
Economic and Social Sciences
Event Type: Workshop
Venue: University of Milan
Address: Via Conservatorio, 7
City: Milan, Italy
Contacts:
christian.ponti@unimi.it
francesca.cerutti@unimi.it
Winter School on Disarmament and Armament Proliferation Control:
International Law, Engagement of Governments and Role of Civil Society
Educational Objectives
This all‐encompassing programme seeks to strike a balance between legal, scientific and diplomatic issues relating to
the broad spectrum of Chemical, Biological, Radio, Nuclear (CBRN) and conventional weapons in a contemporary world.
The seminars distinguish the challenges each subcategory of weapons currently face and at the same time the course
links disarmament and non‐proliferation efforts.
International law, international relations and security studies are core subjects.
Course Description, Teaching Methods and Practicalities
The programme includes thematic seminars (24 hours) and group exercises (6 hours).
Thematic seminars taught by experienced professors and leading experts will fully immerse participants in the world of
conventional and unconventional weapons and will provide young students with a deeper comprehension of the main
arguments having informed the debate since the end of the WWII. Group exercises will include advanced role‐playing
and simulations conceived to familiarize students with current practices in the field of arm proliferation and control.
Participants are recommended to consult the listed preliminary readings prior to sitting to the interactive sessions.
All materials will be uploaded on the Web‐Platform under UNIMI Ariel Website.
Credits: At the end of the course participants will be awarded a final certificate. Active Participation to Lectures (at least
75%) and to Working‐group Sessions are compulsory to the acknowledgement of 3 CFU.
Eligibility and Application
Students currently enrolled to undergraduate courses of GLO, MED, SIE, SPO and to graduate courses of REL and LIN are
strongly encouraged to apply for admission. Since course presentations and discussions will be held in English, students
are required to provide proof of their skills by means of Language Certifications (IELTS, TOEFL, CAE or others) or by
means of brief interviews. A maximum of 30 students will be admitted.
Applications open on the 15th June and are due no later than Tuesday, 15 September 2014.
Required application materials include: a resume/CV, a statement of purpose (approximately 1 page or 400‐600 words
in length) describing how participating to the Winter School would contribute to the achievement of your personal,
professional or academic goals and English certifications.
All application materials must be in English and addressed to: christian.ponti@unimi.it and francesca.cerutti@unimi.it
Internships
Unpaid internships will be arranged for best performing students. Partners institutions are Luigi Sacco University
Hospital and other national and international organization.
Scientific Director: Prof. Christian Ponti, Adjunct Professor of International Law
(UNIMI).
Professors: Prof. Gabriella Venturini, Prof. Marco Pedrazzi, Prof. Christian Ponti,
Prof. Maria Rita Gismondo, Prof. Paolo Cotta Ramusino, Dott. Francesca Cerutti,
Dott. Marco Citelli (UNIMI); Prof. Maurizio Martellini (UNINSUBRIA); Prof. Marco
Roscini (Univ. of Westminster, London); Prof. Mirko Sossai (Università LUISS,
Roma); C. Amm. Massimo Annati (Eur. Working Group Non‐Lethal‐Weapons)
Prof. Maurizio Simoncelli (Vicepresident Archivio Disarmo, Roma)