Education

  • 01/01/2022–10/3/2023 – Advanced Post-graduate certificate in Certificate in Armed Conflicts and Human Rights from the Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM - Military University Institute) and the Ius Gentium Conimbrigae/Centro de Direitos Humanos/Human Rights Centre (IGC/CDH) of the Law Faculty of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Degree mark: 18/20.
  • 21/01/2019-01/02/2019 – Certificate/Diploma in Psychological Operations Planning (PSYOPS) from the Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM - Military University Institute), Portugal.

  • 01/09/2018–ongoing – PhD in Political Science and International Relations: Security and Defense form the Institute for Political Studies (IEP) of the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Lisbon (Portugal). Thesis title: 'Hybrid Conflict and the Impact on Humanitarian Law'. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Francisco Miguel Gouveia Pinto Proença Garcia. Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Giangiacomo Vale.
  • 01/09/2018–31/1/2021 – Advanced Post-graduate diploma degree in Political Science and International Relations: Security and Defense form the Institute for Political Studies (IEP) of the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Lisbon (Portugal). Average grade: 16/20.
  • 06/10/2014–16/10/2019 – PhD+European PhD in History, Studies of Security and Defense from the ISCTE–Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal. European PhD title granted jointly with the Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano (UNICUSANO), Rome, Italy. Average grade in PhD course units: 16/20. Final classification: approved. Thesis title: 'Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Impact of Ambiguous and Disputed Definitions on Fundamental Human Rights'. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Filipe Luis de Vasconcelos Romão. Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Giangiacomo Vale.
  • 06/10/2014–11/06/2015 – Advanced Post-graduate diploma degree in History, Studies of Security and Defense from the ISCTE–Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal. Average grade: 16/20.
  • 20/05/2010–24/02/2011 – Degree in Political science and international relations from the Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano (UNICUSANO)/Niccolò Cusano University, Rome, Italy. Average grade: 27,10/30. Final degree mark: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title: 'Genesis and Evolution of Freedom of Expression in Political Systems'. Thesis published in peer reviewed scientific series (see list of publications). Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Giangiacomo Vale.
  • 11/09/2002–01/12/2005 – Degree in Communication and Society (Curriculum in Institutional Communication) from the Faculty of Political Science of the Università degli Studi di Milano (UNIMI), Italy. Average grade: 28,55769/30. Final degree mark: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title: '1989–1994: from the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Made in Italy Bipolarism'. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Roberto Chiarini.
  • 20/01/1989–01/10/1992 – Law Degree, Università degli Studi di Milano (UNIMI), Italy. Degree not completed.
  • 1982 (September 1)-1988 (June 30) – High school diploma in classical studies from the Edmondo de Amicis classical high school in Milan, Italy. Final grade: 44/60.


    Dr. Marsili has also obtained over 650 certificates of attendance and participation in training courses, conferences, seminars, and workshops on elections, humanitarian aid, health, security and defence, information and communication, journalism, research, and management.

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