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Director’s message ….............………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...3 About UniVirtuelle ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Organization ...…..…………………………………………………………………………………………….…..……………………………….5 Diplomas and certificates .……………………………………………………………………………….…..………………………………..6 UniVirtuelle’s advantages .……………………………………………………………………………….…..…………………………..….7 UniVirtuelle’s faculty .…………………….………….…………………………………………………….…..……………………………...8 Course structure ………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………….12 UniVirtuelle’s portal .…………………….………….…………………………………………………….…..……………………………….13 Blended learning .....…………………….………….…………………………………………………….…..……………………………….14 Academic coaching ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………...……15 Partnership ………………....…………………………………………...……………….……...……………………………………………… 16 UniVirtuelle Digital library ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17

Online publications .………………………………………………………………….……………….………………………………………18 Publications.…………………………………………………………...…………….……………….…………………………..……….........19 Frequently Asked Questions ...…………………………………….…….…………………………………………………….............21 Registration …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 UniVirtuelle’s website ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 Contact us ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25

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The idea of creating a virtual university entirely dedicated to theoretical and applied methodology of social sciences was conceived in 2010 and after two years of study and reflection, UniVirtuelle was born in 2014. At the outset, UniVirtuelle, pursues two specific objectives for its development and organization. First, the promotion and development of distance education in the field of methodology, method of analyzing errors and deepen the knowledge in applied and practical methodology. This is based on the observation of a lack of knowledge among some students at different level of their academic studies. This could affect their academic achievements and it is even more noticeable for international students pursuing studies in another language. For this reason UniVirtuelle has devoted a large part of its programme to international students who are not native in the language of their studies. UniVirtuelle has defined its activities in the field of education based on the following: - The development of subject teaching, multidisci-plinary and interdisciplinary studies, - The establishment of specialized courses focusing on the theoretical and practical aspects, - The organization of applied and practical training for graduates and those wishing to use the methodology in their professional career, - The establishment of specialized modules and their integration into the curriculum, - The use of different types of distance learning and blended learning.

UniVirtuelle has a focused and practical vision at all level of its activities: - Preparation; courses and training specially designed with the intention of preparing international students in the field of methodol-ogy. These preparation courses are also addressed to students and graduates or those who are about to begin a professional career. - Support; courses specially designed for academic and professionals. This approach aims to support participants after their initial training. - Interactivity; UniVirtuelle’s programme is based on the concept of interactivity through different means of distance learning and practical exercises involving somehow the development of personal and professional projects. Taking into consideration the needs of students in the humanities, UniVirtuelle aims to become a reference centre for distance learning in the field of methodology but also a private research institution offering the opportunity to further specialized studies. UniVirtuelle does not only intend to teach the theory and the methodology of the humanities but considers itself as an international distance education centre in various disciplines of humanities. Therefore, UniVirtuelle’s faculty includes professors, teachers and researchers from all around the world. This practical and focused approach on specific teaching of the methodology of the humanities assigns UniVirtuelle a special status among international institutions of humanities. A position and an experience we would like to share with students everywhere in the world.

UniVirtuelle is primarily a vocation based on the sharing of knowledge and expertise in the field of the methodology of the humanities. A sharing of experience to build a better world for everyone by developing the humanities, neglected today in many countries.

Victoire TAHERI

President message Director’s message

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UniVirtuelle is the first virtual university entirely dedicated to the methodology of the humanities and is an institution within Methodologica Universitas, Graduate School of the Methodology of the Humanities.

Methodologica Universitas is the first private school in France entirely devoted to the theoretical and applied methodology in humanities and was founded in Paris in November 2007. Methodologica Universitas is registered at Paris Chamber of Commerce under the RCS number 500 818 950 and as a training centre registered at Paris Prefecture of Police under the activity number 117 548 545 75. The school is also registered as a higher educational institution at INSEE (Directory of Companies and institutions). UniVirtuelle’s main activities are teaching, training in the field of distance learning and online publishing. The curriculum is based on the following basic principles: - Methodology courses at a higher education level, - Distance or online learning as well as blended trainings, - An appropriate methodology based on the use of multilingual materials for a better achievement, - Targeted modules for achieving practical results, - An education based on specially designed media for Methodologica Universitas. Teaching materials and textbooks are designed and developed by UniVirtuelle’s faculty and research team. Methodology’s programme is based on new theoretical and practical methods for both students

and professionals.

UniVirtuelle provides two options for its

distance learning program: a. Distance learning courses with e-mails or mails

sent to participants. The courses are in PDF format provided with corrections, keys and explications.

b. Online webinars allowing participants

worldwide to be synchronized with their teacher and other students.

These webinars allow participants to solve their problems or address issues in real time.

UniVirtuelle offers on its own PORTAL a series

of courses in different disciplines of social sciences. This type of education allows us to expand our

audience without geographical limitation and thus benefit from the teaching of teachers and trainers located throughout the world.

UniVirtuelle offers also tailor made trainings

that fit the needs of individuals but also public and private institutions.

For its distance learning programme,

UniVirtuelle uses appropriate teaching tools, both to each discipline and suitable for distance education such as audiovisual teaching aids and interactive courses via internet with regular contact with teachers.

About UniVirtuelle

The team UniVirtuelle’s team consists of the same as Methodologica Universitas. Management General director and president

Executive director

Academic director

Planning and development director

Communication manager

Faculty Professors / instructors

Associated professors / visiting professors

Professors / researchers

Academic board The Academic board consists of academic advisers reporting to Methodologica Universitas’ management. Translation and revision team Translators in different languages

Revisers and proof-readers

Editors

Representatives MU UniVirtuelle’s representatives in different countries, research institutions and higher education.

UniVirtuelle’s departments UniVirtuelle’s departments are the same as Methodologica Universitas and they promote a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach in their methodological developments. Their courses and seminars, in different forms and languages, are planned with special attention to theoretical, practical, social and political aspects of the studies. Each department works under the supervision of a director, with the collaboration of various teachers, researchers and with programme resources of its own. → Department of the methodology of the humanities → Department of historical sciences → Department of strategic foresight → Department of language and literature → Department of political science and geopoli-tics → Department of religious studies

Organization

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Methodologica Univirtuelle’s certificate and diploma At the end of each training, a diploma or a certificate corresponding to the discipline of the training is is-sued and sent to participants by Methodologica Universitas, graduate school of the methodology of the humanities. This certificate will be delivered in reference to our distance education program. Methodologica Universitas Certificates are of two types : a. Certificate of participation for distance or blended learning courses; b. Graduation certificate (subject to passing the distance evaluation exams). The language of the training, the level reached and the score are listed on the certificate which is in French. Methodologica Universitas issue a certificate of graduation to all participants of distance education sub-ject to their passing the final examination which will be set by correspondence.

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The main advantage which distinguishes UniVirtuelle from other virtual university or distance learning institutions, is our programme and organization entirely dedicated to the methodology (theoretical and practical). This is both a singularity and originality in the field of higher education and specialized training offered to students in humani-ties. UniVirtuelle offers specialized distance trainings in foreign languages that focus on the learning method and contribute to personal and professional success of our students. The programme of specialized distance trainings has been prepared in different language such as: French, English, Spanish, and Persian. UniVirtuelle has its own teaching material for each discipline which allows students to learn quickly and efficiently. The teaching materials are specific and adapted to different levels. Our educational materi-als are written and prepared by our experienced teachers. UniVirtuelle offers a personalized service for online publications on its website (Digital Library) presenting research work such as master's thesis and doctoral dissertation. A great advantage of UniVirtuelle is its offer of targeted and specialized modules in addition to the main courses, which allow the achievement of concrete results. To allow everyone to attend a training in the field of their choice throughout the year, UniVirtuelle organizes every summer a "Virtual Summer School" and also special trainings during school holidays. UniVirtuelle benefit from experienced bilingual or even trilingual professors. UniVirtuelle has an international faculty able to com-municate perfectly in different languages and provide teachings in different field of humanities. Our professors are selected for their teaching skills and experience in methodology.

Thanks to our international faculty, UniVirtuelle is able to provide specialized courses on economics and social developments, political and geopolitical evolutions and many other subjects. In other words, UniVirtuelle is able to offer analysis from its professors and experts from the same region or country. Thanks to UniVirtuelle’s distance learning courses, students enjoy flexibility in their schedule and can complete their courses from everywhere. Our distance learning programme allows students to work when and where it is more convenient for them without having to squeeze in scheduled classes to an already busy life. UniVirtuelle offers numerous choices to its students so they can have different distance courses even in different field they might look for. In other words, your academic and professional choice for theoretical and practical education is greatly expanded with UniVirtuelle offers. It is obvious that the registration fees for distance courses are generally cheaper than in-classroom courses. Furthermore apart from the transportation costs, waste of time and scheduling conflict, the tuition fees of distance course are much cheaper. Students enrolling our courses can stay in their country, keep their job and save money by choos-ing our program. At UniVirtuelle students can choose and select theirs professors and courses. Our distance learning programme enables students to learn from some of the most experienced professors, guest speakers and instructors in each field of the humanities. In the other hand, our programme provides the opportunity to study more subjects and reach out courses that are not available in the immediate area of a classic education.

UniVirtuelle’s advantages

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UniVirtuelle has an experienced and bilingual or even trilingual faculty. This features in favor of learning of international students. Our faculty consists of university professors, teachers and researchers, experienced trainers and internationally recognized experts. They participate actively and regularly in the preparation and development of educational materials for the discipline within their expertise. Regarding the teaching of foreign languages, we give priority to teachers who are native speakers in the language they teach. It is important to emphasize that our main concern is the methodology applied to the teaching of the language. Thus the teaching experience of the teacher plays a very important role in the choice of the teacher. With our operational and active recruitment process throughout the year, UniVirtuelle benefit from the best teachers for each subject.

An experienced faculty in both teaching theory and practical courses An internationally recognized faculty Bilingual professors making the programme more effective Professors and lecturers from worldwide universities An international academic board gathering professors and experts in

different fields of the humanities

UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY Faculty & Scholars

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UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY Faculty (1)

Mahmoud Delfani (PhD) Department of historical sciences Historian, Strategic adviser Doctor at Université Sorbonne nouvelle - Paris III President, Methodologica Universitas Chief editor, Analytica Iranica journal

Jean-Pierre Levet (PhD) Department of language and literature Professor and researcher Département de Langue et Littérature Grecques Université de Limoges

Pierre Jolicoeur (PhD) Department of political sciences Head, Department of political science Royal Military College of Canada

Barah Mikail (PhD) Department of political sciences Senior researcher Fundacion para las Relaciones Interna-cionales y el Dialogo Extérior (FRIDE)

Jamshid Kianfar (MA) Department of historical sciences Historian and researcher President, House of book critics

Helen Giunachvili (PhD) Department of language and literature Professor and researcher Department of Easter languages Ilia State University (Georgia)

Dominique Bouchet Department of political sciences Journalist and professor France 3 Methodologica Universitas

Ibon Zugasti (MS) Department of strategic prospective Prospectivist President, European Regional Foresight College Chairman, Millennium Project

Victoire Taheri (MA) Department of language and literature Professor and researcher Executive director Methodologica Universitas

Cyrus Nasrollahzadeh (PhD) Department of historical sciences Professor and researcher Department of ancient languages Tehran University

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UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY Faculty (2)

Marzieh Yazdani (PhD) Department of historical sciences Professor and researcher Methodologica Universitas

Kaveh Farrokh (PhD) Department of historical sciences Professor and researcher British Columbia University

Ahmad Naghibzadeh (PhD) Department of political sciences Professor and researcher Political science faculty Tehran University

Armand Karimi-Goudarzi (PhD)

Department of language and literature Professor and researcher Methodologica Universitas

Pascal Le Pautremat (PhD) Department of political sciences Professor Sciences-Po

Mehrdad Ghodrat-Dizaji (PhD) Department of historical sciences Professor and researcher Department of Historical studies University of Urumia

Sohail Mahmood (PhD) Department of political sciences Associate Dean Head, Department of International Relations

Yaser Mirdamadi (MA) Department of religious studies Lecturer and researcher University of Edinburgh

Francisco Cobo Romero (PhD) Department of historical sciences Professor of Contemporary History Department of Contemporary History Faculty of Philosophy and Letters University of Granada

Cyrus Nasrollahzadeh (PhD) Department of historical sciences Professor and researcher Institute for Social Sciences Director, Elite Centre, Tehran

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UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY Faculty (3)

François Ameli (PhD) Department of methodology Lawyer and professor University of Sorbonne - Paris I

Mahdi Farhani Monfared (PhD)

Department of historical sciences

Historian

Associate professor

Harvard University

Maysam Behravesh (MA)

Department of political sciences

PhD Candidate in Political Sciences,

Lund University

Rasoul Namazi (PhD)

Department of political sciences

Professor and researcher Methodologica Universitas

Emanuel Dupuy (PhD)

Department of political sciences

President, Institute for European Pro-

spective and Security IPSE

Mojgan Hajatpour (PhD) Department of language and literature Professor of Persian Language and

Literature

Islamic Azad University of Karaj

Eduardo Cebreiros Álvarez (PhD) Department of historical sciences Professor of Legal History

University of Coruña

Zijad Becirovic (MA) Department of historical sciences

International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies

David Ritchie (PhD) Department of strategic foresight Professor of Law & Philosophy

Mercer University

Andrey Kortunov (PhD) Department of historical sciences Russian International Affairs Council

New Eurasia Foundation

Training materials Trough the contribution of professors, instructors and specialists of the methodology of the Humanities, UniVirtuelle provides its own teaching materials and manuals for distance courses. Teaching materials of UniVirtuelle include both theoretical and practical elements based on a technique applied. The educational materials are published by Methodologica Universitas publishing ©.

UniVirtuelle’s professors provide their teaching based on a diverse and innovative educational materials (books and manuals, audio and video, or any other content-related to the program) that ensures the effectiveness of the program. Teaching materials vary depending on the train-ing: distance or hybrid (blended learning) Our students have the opportunity via a portal to: - Download courses and additional material; - Access to educational resources; - Receive additional exercises with answer keys.

Lectures and workshops UniVirtuelle offers also courses and practical workshops to participants in order to apply theory and gain experience in the field of study. These workshops are addressed to students who en-rolled a blended learning (Hybrid). In this case, students attend in classroom courses through workshops.

UniVirtuelle’s courses are developed around a few basic principles: - Mandatory modules to ensure all students a ba-sic knowledge in the field of study, - Practical, academic or professional modules planned for students and professionals who wish to enroll for distance courses. The purpose of these modules is to prepare participants for their academic or professional career. These modules are a practical initiative to deepen the knowledge acquired during the theoretical training and to practice and evaluate. It is recommended to have previously completed the distance learning course related to the theme of the module. One of the feature of our modules is the ability to analyze and evaluate the work of each participant. In addition to the educational material provided for each module, academic and professional work of participants will be part of the programme modules. Module’s programme consists of four parts: • The basics • Collective exercises • Individual exercises (project analysis of each participant) • A consolidated summary - Multidisciplinary workshops and online seminars are organized according to the content of each programme to further disciplinary knowledge and skills of students on a given theme. These online seminars are designed to enable the development of multidisciplinary knowledge on the topic. - Exercises and synthesis of theoretical and practi-cal assessment are provided for each training. - The focus of our training is the methodology (theory and applied) at all levels. Thus we ensure that our students overcome the difficulties of method to better apply and implement their academic and professional projects.

UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY Course structure

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Methodologica Universitas has dedicated a large part of its website to UniVirtuelle in order to promote distance education. Therefore UniVirtuelle’s portal allow access to different types of courses and modules to all students and participants enrolled to the distance learning programme. Courses available through the PORTAL could be in French, English, Spanish or Persian, depending on the subject and the teacher. Other languages will be added as needed. In addition to courses, educational resources such as resources from the digital library and additional courses will be available.

The steps:

1. Choice and selection of the discipline and the session of the courses 2. Registration and payment of the fees by: bank transfer or Paypal 3. Log in with the username and password provided by UniVirtuelle 4. Download or follow your course by different means If for any reason the student cannot access internet regularly, UniVirtuelle can send courses in word or PDF format by e-mail.

Discipline: Linguistic / Literature Professor: Jean-Pierre LEVET (PhD) Professor at Université de Limoges Département de Langue et Littérature Grecques Title of the course: Introduction au vieux-perse dans la perspective de la grammaire comparée des langues indo-européennes, avec une lecture commentée de quelques ins-criptions d'époque achéménide Language: French Educational type available: Distance learning , Portal and Blended Leaning Exam: No Period of availability: 2 months The number of training courses during the period : 8 courses Complementary bibliography:

Accessible format: Word, Power point, PDF, Webinar (WebEx), YouTube

UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY UniVirtuelle’s portal

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Blended learning has a special position in Methodologica Universitas’ curricula. This way of teaching combines the effectiveness of collective classes with the flexibility of distance learning. Blended learning offers part of the course in classroom while the other part is in distance learn-ing. The hybrid teaching allows our students and partici-pants to benefit from both the advantages of face-to-face courses and distance learning courses. The programme and the learning method in blended courses have been established for the sake of perfecting the teaching. The advantage offered by this type of training is a great flexibility while maintaining the effectiveness of the methodology. In other words, flexibility is accompanied by an interaction between teachers and participants. In addition, this type of training is well adapted to small budgets. With the hybrid courses UniVirtuelle is willing to enhance the educational effectiveness of our face-to-face and distance courses while adapting to the constraints of schedule participants. The face-to-face courses in hybrid learning are organized in group sessions planned in consultation with the schedule of the participants. Teaching materials are provided to participants in electronic format and sometimes multimedia (video, photos, Powerpoint, ...) format. Why to try a blended approach? Blended courses have proven to be the most appropriate method for students and professionals from private and public institutions. Because blended learning method allow students to take advantage of the flexibility and convenience of an online or distance course while retaining the benefits of the face-to-face classroom method.

For UniVirtuelle, blended learning can be part of a strategy to compensate limited classroom space, as well as a way to apply differently about method of education. For UniVirtuelle, blended learning can be a method to introduce new opportunities into established courses or, provide a transitional method between face-to-face and online or distance learning. For students, blended learning offers more advantages than distance learning. We are convinced that blended learning method combining online and face-to-face elements had more advantage to purely face-to-face method or purely distance learning. The distance pedagogic tools available in blended learning can also improve student progress and let the students to correct their errors and mistake or misunderstanding via the discussions with professors or other participants. Blended learning can result in improving student’s results and also allows the student to participate to workshops and practical courses. For all of those reasons, UniVirtuelle will establish in each department blended courses.

Blended Learning

Face-to-

face course

Distance course

Workshops

Online course

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Therefore Methodologica Universitas’ Academic coaching is a range of complete services for students who are willing to improve their academic and self-management research’s skills, such as time manage-ment, organization, writing and oral presentation. The content and structure of each individual coach-ing depends on the needs of the student in relation with his academic project. All students enrolled in an academic institution such as university, high school or specialized institution can sign up for this Aca-demic coaching’s programme. Academic coaches at Methodologica Universitas also recommend academic workshops for students groups. Academic coaches at Methodologica Univer-sitas can also recommend some academic work-shops for students groups. Academic coaches will focus on these matters for PhD students: Clarify the research interests and domain, Choose an original subject as the dissertation

topic, Define the research topic, Build a structure and method, Develop a specific methodology, Prepare the academic proposal, Research for resources, Methodological edit and review, Language editing review. ACT The Academic Coaching Team (ACT) gathers instructors and advisers with whom students can search for resources, question, discussions, thoughts, and learn from and with them.

UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY Academic coaching

Academic Coaching, a way to succeed Methodologica Universitas offers a flexible coaching and specific programme that allows students to work with coaches in creating measurable plans to achieve their academic goals. Our Academic Coaching programme provides also organizational assistance and educational coaching prepared specifically to help students to improve their academic performance. Academic Coaching is available for all students who are attending the university. Academic Coaching focuses on the process of individual learning. With our Academic Coaching programme, students observe their learning styles, practice of working, and difficulties or barriers to success. So the aim is to work together to build a structure and develop valuables strategies. The Academic Coaching at Methodologica Univer-sitas is helping students to understand how achieve an academic work. With Academic Coaching ser-vices, students can also be given some assistance to improve their study and research skills, such as: reading with a better comprehension, developing writing abilities, taking notes, reviewing and analyz-ing these notes, exam preparation and research organization. Our academic coaches teach how to use a “strategic thinking” for problem solving. This step is so important for any academic research to identify the problematic. The coach helps students to design strategies customized to a specific situation.

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Methodologica Universitas has established partnerships in the field of teaching methodology applied to disciplines of the humanities with universities as well as public and private institutions. These partnership agreements aim to develop a methodology for teaching and research and apply new targeted teaching methods. Moreover, these partnerships stipulate an academic opportunity to exchange and implement international joint projects. Methodologica Universitas organize with its partner training sessions, conferences and international academic events. Partnership with other universities also allows UniVirtuelle to consider distance or blended learning projects in different countries.

Ilia State University (ISU) - Georgia

Allameh Tabatabaei State University - Iran

Research Institute of Cultural and Social Studies of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology - Iran

School of Media Studies - Iran

IPSE – Institut Prospective et Sécurité en Europe (Foresight Institute and Security in Europe) - France

Université des medias (Media University) - France

UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY International academic partnership

Iranian Scientific Association of Information Management - Iran

International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies - Slovenia

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UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY UniVirtuelle Digital Library (UDL)

UDL (UniVirituelle Digital Library) UDL was founded by Methodologica Universitas in 2012 to widely contribute to the studies of the methodology of the humanities in several languages. Since then, Methodologica Universitas set up one of the world’s most important digital research libraries dedicated to the methodology of the humanities in collaboration with the libraries and worldwide private and public archives. This digital library allows students to access reference books from everywhere in the world with an internet connection and a thirst for knowledge. UniVirtuelle's Digital Library contains the greatest reference sources in the field of humanities, assembling digital documents (books, articles, ...) which support the teaching and the research of the global community of scholars and students. Thanks to a collaborative work with faculty, staff and international partners, Methodologica Universitas is able to select and develop resources that enhance access to a wide range of disciplines. UniVirtuelle provides students with a virtual library entirely dedicated to the methodology of the humanities with the aim of facilitating access to resources for students and researchers studying in the field. The virtual library has over 1,000 reference books and articles in the humanities and the methodology available in PDF format to students who are enrolled in a specific course. There is also thousands of historical and unpublished documents. UniVirtuelle’s Digital Library was set up with the collaboration of universities and research centres in humanities. Through collaboration with worldwide research centres, UniVirtuelle’s Digital Library is able to offer the following resources: - Publications in French, Persian and English on the methodology of the humanities; - Copy of manuscripts and lithographs; - Historical documents from Iranian, French, British and US archives; - Master and PhD thesis in Persian, English and French in the field of the methodology of the humanities; - Persian newspapers and magazines; - Archival catalogues. At VDL of Methodologica Universitas, we work to establish and utilize best practices for digitization and resource description, and actively work with individual and institutional partners to digitize cultural heritage materials using these best practices.

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UniVirtuelle publishes PhD thesis in different fields of the humanities in French, English and Persian. These thesis will be the subject of selection by the editorial board of UniVirtuelle who can consider the electronic format (PDF) accessible from the virtual library of Methodologica Universitas. UniVirtuelle supports young authors throughout the online publication of the their first book. Our editorial board will contribute to the selection of young researchers’ work allowing them to publish their book or article. UniVirtuelle offers authors a wide range of services from editing and proofreading to the layout of the publication. Our publications are published in several languages (French, English, Persian, Spanish, ...) according to the original language of the work.

PhD candidates can ask their university or research institution to contribute financially to the publication of their thesis as part of a partnership with Methodologica Universitas. International PhD candidates will benefit from proofreading of their thesis in French by UniVirtuelle’s editorial team in order to publish their thesis with a high-quality academic and methodology standards. You can contact us and include all the necessary elements for the consideration of your application such as your publication project and an updated CV. Upon receipt of your request we will contact you to arrange an appointment to discuss further the publication of your thesis by Methodologica Universitas.

UniVirtuelle offers the opportunity to take partly in charge the publication of PhD and research work selected in the field of humanities, specially those dedicated to the methodology. This participation is made via a partnership with universities.

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Methodologica Universitas publish mostly in the field of humanities. Priority is given to young writers, researchers and graduate students whose work has been done in the field of humanities. Our collaboration with international libraries of universities and research centres in humanities allows us to develop both our online and printed publications. The students of UniVirtuelle enrolled in our distance or blended learning programme may download some of our books in PDF format.

Just published or under publication (printed version)

Methodologica Universitas publishing has several books under publication in the field of humanities. These books will be published in 2014 or early 2015.

Méthodologie des sciences historiques Méthodes pratiques pour les études historiques By Mahmoud Delfani To be published in French in December 2015

Traversée occidentale - volume III histoire de la naissance et la formation d’une nouvelle élite iranienne en Europe surtout en France By Mahmoud Delfani Published in French in March 2015

French Culinary Language Méthode pratique d’apprentissage du français appliqué à la gastronomie française By Victoire Taheri To be published in French and English in September 2015

Une modernisation inachevée L’Iran, d’un passé glorieux vers une modernisation occidentalisée By Marzieh Yazdani Published in French in March 2015

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Analytica Iranica - volume I In French and English April 2010

Analytica Iranica - volume II In French and English March 2011

Analytica Iranica - volume III Special issue in Persian November 2012

L'Iran et la France malgré les apparences Collective work under the direction of Mahmoud Delfani January 2009

Français langue étrangère Analyse des erreurs (cas des persanophones) By Rahim Fahandej Saadi December 2010

Analytica Iranica - volume IV & V In French and English September 2013

Sadegh Hedayat et les écrivains occidentaux By Firouzeh Mortazi-Tehrani September 2013

First volume of the series "Traversée occidentale "

Naissance d'une nouvelle élite iranienne en Occident By Mahmoud Delfani September 2013

Second volume of the series " Traversée occidentale " Envoi d’étudiants iraniens en Europe sous Reza Shah Pahlavi By Mahmoud Delfani March 2014

Methodologica Universitas has already published

Parlons Persan Méthode pratique pour l’apprentissage du persan moderne By Victoire Taheri March 2014

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What are the benefits of our distance learning programme? Our distance learning courses present an effective way for students who are located far from our training centre, to be trained at their own rhythm and according to their availability and avoid the time and transportation costs. Are distance courses only theoretical? UniVirtuelle’s courses provide theoretical principles while giving you the opportunity to put them into practice. In addition, some sessions are taught by experts who will offer real-life situations during interactive courses that provides practical aspect of distance education. How long should it take me to complete the course? It depends on the selected course. For more information you can consult the programme. Do I need to have internet access? It is vital you have regular internet access through-out your course as this will help you to benefit from the resources available at UniVirtuelle’s portal which will be available to you at any time, from anywhere during your training. Some courses will require more frequent access, and a few may suggest that you will benefit from using broadband, so please check with the relevant department if you have any concerns. You will be able to contact your instructors online and you will be able to access:

resources and informational services,

resources from the virtual library,

information about future course choice,

services provided by UniVirtuelle’s portal.

Once registered, can I cancel my training? Will I be refunded? All training started are due in full and no refund or deferment of paid fees will be accepted in any case. No report of class will be accepted except in case of "force major". The exceptional circumstances of force major will be considered by the management of Methodologica Universitas on a case by case basis and must be justified by appropriate official document sent by registered mail.

How do I register for a training at Methodologica Universitas? You can send us your inquiry by email or call us to register for the training of your choice. You can also do your registration online on Methodologica Universitas’ website. What is the fee for registration? To find out the tuition fees for the course you are interested in, please visit the website: www.methodologica.fr How can I pay my tuition fees? There are a number of ways to pay your tuition fees. You can process a by bank transfer, pay by check or cash but you must pay the full registration fees before you start your training. Our e-payment system provides an easy and flexible way to pay your tuition fees via Paypal. Does Methodologica Universitas provide teaching materials and supplementary materials for distance learning? Methodologica Universitas provides teaching materials for all its courses that have been prepared by its faculty. Additional materials may also be provided during the training to explore a topic. How to give a feedback after the course? At the end of the training, students are asked to give their feedback and Methodologica Universitas can put them on its website with their permission. Can I postpone a distance course at a later date? Once the registration is done and the schedule established, it will not be possible to postpone a distance course unless it is because of an exam. How do I get an invoice? Once the fees have been paid in full, an invoice will be sent to the student with the training contract. If I cancel my registration, can I ask that a friend to replace me ? A friend of yours can replace you for the same distance course at the same period. The deadline for the request of replacement is 7 days before the course starts. After this limit no application will be accepted.

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Will I benefit from this academic service if I am not in Paris? Of course if you live outside Paris or even abroad, you can send us your request by e-mail at contact@methodologica.fr Our academic advisors will contact you and explain you the procedure. The academic support service will be therefore a distance service. What are the services offered by the academic support of Methodologica Universitas? The academic support allows students at different stage to ensure the academic and editorial quality of their academic research. Methodologica Universitas provides Master and PhD students the following services: - Writing guidance - Writing in French - Academic guidance - Text revision (in French) - Proofreading of Master and PhD thesis - Methodology revision of texts - Informal translation (English, Persian and Spanish into French) Can I become instructor at Methodologica Universitas? And if so how? Of course you can become an instructor at Methodologica Universitas and you are invited to send us your application by email at contact@methodologica.fr In case your application is accepted, Methodologica Universitas offers you to collaborate on project basis. What are the components of the application of collaboration? To send a complete application, you may include the following documents: - Updated CV in English or French - Copy of your academic qualifications and trainings - Cover letter outlining your interest in collaborating with Methodologica Universitas - Letters of recommendation (optional) - Course project (for the course you wish to intervene) - An example of teaching materials prepared by you for the chosen discipline.

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Is there a final examination or assessment at the end of each course or training? According to the training there is a final examina-tion or continuous assessment throughout the course. Is there any assessment level (for language training) before the training? Before starting a training, Methodologica Univer-sitas conducts an assessment to ensure that you undergo the training corresponding to your starting level. What type of diploma or certificate is issued by Methodologica Universitas? At the end of each course a certificate will be issued stating your level acquired. The title of your certificate is “Certificat de formation à distance”, (Certificate of distance education). This certificate is in French. Will I receive a "Certificate of Achievement" for the distance course? Yes, students who complete the entire course will receive a "Certificate of Achievement" signed by the professor and the director of the course. Is my 'distance learning' certificate an academic degree? No, our certificates are not academic degrees. The title of our certificate is nongovernmental certificate however all of our certificates are official. Who do I contact for academic support services? To start, you will contact the secretariat of Methodologica Universitas who will determine according to your needs which instructor will accompany you. I need different academic support services and I would know if my details will remain confidential as well as my projects? Methodologica Universitas ensure the confidentiality of your file and your details will never be disclosed to a third person outside Methodologica Universitas unless you give your permission.

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UNIVIRTUELLE’S FACULTY Registration

Registration methods Registration can be made in different ways: 1 . Registration by mail You can fill in the registration form and send it to the following address: Methodologica Universitas 279 Rue de Vaugirard 75015 Paris - France 2 . Registration by email You can fill in the registration form and send it by e-mail at: contact@methodologica.fr 3 . Online registration You can also fill in the online form on Methodologica Universitas’ website specifying the class you would like to attend as well as your level. 4 . Telephone registration If you would like to receive more information about classes, programmes and planning, you can call us and leave a message and we will contact you within 24 hours : Mobile phone: 00 33 - (0) 6 18 92 11 87 Landline phone: 00 33 - (0) 1 73 70 52 22

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Website

Methodologica Universitas set up a multilingual website to facilitate access to programme courses, online training and the portal intended for distance learning. Methodologica Universitas’ website is currently in French and English and other languages such as Spanish and Persian will be on-line by 2015.

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1. By mail You can write us at the following address: Methodologica Universitas, 279 Rue de Vaugirard 75015 Paris - France digicode : 2501, 5th floor, door 16 (headquarters) 2. By e-mail For any inquiries or questions you can send us an email: contact@methodologica.fr 3. By phone If you require any information about classes, plan-ning, publication or our academic support ser-vices, you can call us and leave a message. We will contact you within 24 hours: Mobile: 00 33 - (0) 6 18 92 11 87 Landline: 00 33 - (0) 1 73 70 52 22

4. Via an online form You can complete the online form on Methodologica Universitas’ website and send us your request for information indicating the sub-ject of your request. You can also stay in touch with Methodologica Universitas by joining us on social networks:

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