A post-graduate Master diploma course for those with a bachelor’s or specialist degree that guarantees comprehensive training for entry to the work world as Communications officers in the automobile sector. This course is for graduates keen to join the automobile world and work specifically in Automotive Communications, with multimedia skills and knowledge that is otherwise impossible to gain.

The selection process is based on the following:

• Results of previous studies: the marks obtained in the degrees listed in the application are taken into account.
• CV: the selection process comprises an overall assessment of the candidate’s professional profile, as stated in the CV and cover letter.
• Self-presentation video: optional but recommended.
• Knowledge of English: the English knowledge level is based on the certificates declared in the application. In addition, candidates will undergo an oral test during the admission test to ascertain their knowledge level.
• Good knowledge and use of Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Admission test: the interview is an individual one, held in Italian and focuses on several assessment areas. Telephone and Skype guidance interviews with Quattroruote Academy educational coordinators are also possible.

The course is held three days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) with an average commitment of seven hours per day, for a total of 24 days. The approximately 150 teaching hours in the classroom and on the track run from 8 May to 28 June 2018.

A teaching staff of excellence will comprise Quattroruote journalists and those working at the highest levels in press/marketing offices in the automotive sector, assisted by leading exponents in the industry with top-level experience. Frequent input by national and international professionals from the motoring world is also envisaged.

Classroom lessons with first-class experts offer a chance to engage with the industry’s top professionals from the marketing management of leading automobile companies and the network of Quattroruote journalists. Practical lessons on the track supervised by Quattroruote test drivers allow students to discover the secrets and experience all the features of the automobile first-hand. There will also be workshops on the digital world, social media and digital marketing. Completing the lessons will be numerous high-profile interventions supplementing the course with experiences, international and non-, to increase the students’ cultural knowledge. Regular tests and exercises will verify the acquired skills.

All the Master diploma students will receive private credentials to access their own area; this allows them to use all the teaching material (not to be circulated in any way or via any media as per signed undertaking) made available during the lessons. The selected candidates will also receive a one-year’s digital subscription to the Quattroruote magazine.

Students can use their own electronic media and the company’s Internet connection in the classroom.

At the end of the course, every student who has attended at least 80% of the lessons and passed the regular tests will receive a Master Diploma.

At the end of the course, each student’s CV will be sent to the HR departments of all the automobile companies in Italy for potential Communications internships.

The AED’s rules on scholarships for Master diploma courses for the most promising young candidates. Every year, the AED offers some students a chance to obtain exemption from/reductions in the fee, based on specific merit and/or income criteria. The scholarships and other forms of financial support will be awarded – at the discretion of a special commission – to the most deserving candidates who have specifically applied for them.

Merit Requisites* – Concessions are available for AED students meeting certain merit requisites in the following cases:

- students enrolled in the first year of a Specialisation Degree Course are exempt from paying the Master diploma tuition fee if they obtained their bachelor’s degree in the minimum period or less of the degree course’s legal duration and with a mark of 100/100.

Income Requisites* - There are also concessions for Quattroruote Academy students meeting certain income requisites. Students may obtain total exemption or a reduction in the cost the Master diploma course tuition fee on the basis of financial indicators such as ISEE (up to € 23,000) and ISPE (up to € 50,000).

*Students must meet the merit and income requisites for each concession.

Documents to be produced for a reduced fee or full exemption
- Tax returns, completed in all parts: "Mod. 730" (including any supplementary RM and RT pages and RW form); or "Unico PF Persone Fisiche" (including any IRAP, IVA, P&SS). “Mod. CU" completed in all parts.

Exemptions for disabled students – Disabled students with a confirmed disability score of at least 66% and those certified as disabled under Law 104/92, regardless of their financial/merit status, are always exempt from paying the AED Master diploma course tuition fee.

Exemptions for students with parents receiving a disability pension – Students whose parents receive a disability pension are exempted by giving the Academy office self-certification regarding their status, which the Commission will check. An application for a scholarship, exemption from or reductions in the Quattroruote Academy Master diploma course tuition fee must be presented with the candidate’s application or sent to the following address: info@accademiaed.it An application for financial concessions for the AED Master diploma course tuition fee must be presented with the candidate’s application or sent to the following address: info@accademiaed.com