Programme enrolment: requirements, deadlines and methods

Enrolment Procedure – Administrative Deadlines

• Deadline to obtain the First Cycle Degree for students enrolling under condition: 28 December 2023
• Final deadline for the enrolment finalization (students holding foreing Degrees): 29 February 2024
• Deadline to submit the request of recognition of previous career(s): 28 November 2023

To attend the Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics it is necessary to have adequate knowledge of Mathematics, Physics, Informatics, Chemistry, or Biology/Biotechnology/Biomedicine

To be admitted to the Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics it is necessary to hold:

•  an Italian degree in all classes ex. D.M. 270/04

or

• an Italian degree in all classes ex D.M. 509/99

or

• an Italian degree in the previous four-year system.

In any case, the admission to the Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics is conditional on the assessment of the qualification by an Admission Board. The assessment is made on the basis of the curriculum vitae and the criteria specified below. Candidates must use the format downloaded from the website, available in this page, otherwise they will excluded from the selection.

Applicants can enrol in the Programme even if they have not obtained their First-Cycle Degree yet, but this must be obtained before the deadlines set by the University (otherwise their enrolment will be automatically withdrawn).

For applicants holding a foreign degree, the Admission Board will ascertain equivalence between the foreign and the Italian degree.

Admission to the Master’s Degree Course in Bioinformatics also requires the assessment of adequate skills and competences through one’s curriculum vitae:

If applicants are considered to have satisfactory skills and competences according to the evaluation of their CV, they have immediate access to the Master’s Degree.

If applicants’ skills and competences are not satisfactory according to the evaluation of their CV, they could be asked to undergo an interview.

Assessment methods for admission

To take part in the assessment, candidates have to apply:

• Non-EU Candidates living outside of Italy: no later than 16th March 2023
• Italian, EU and EU-assimilated candidates: no later than 31st May 2023 or 4th September 2023

by uploading on Studenti On-Line the compulsory documents listed in the admission notice.

Candidates’ CVs are evaluated up to 100 points in the following way:

1) Bachelor’s Degree or weighted average: max 40 points;

2) Marks obtained in core subjects, according to one’s personal curriculum: max 30 points;

3) Other qualifications: max 30 points.

• Candidates who obtain a score ≥ 90 are admitted to the Degree Programme and can enroll. In case the English Language knowledge is not assessed according to one of the modalities listed in the Admission Notice, candidates will be admitted only if they pass an English Language interview.
• Candidates who obtain a score ≥ 60 must undergo an interview on the topics listed below. In case the English Language knowledge is not assessed according to one of the modalities listed in the Admission Notice, candidates will be admitted only if they pass an English Language interview.
• Candidates who score less than 60 points cannot enroll in the Degree Programme.

At the end of the interviews the Board will publish the list of admitted candidates. Those candidates can enroll in the Degree Programme.

For further information on the application  procedure, please carefully read the file attached (2023/2024 Admission Notice Bioinformatics).

Non-EU candidates living outside of Italy

Non-EU candidates living outside of Italy are foreign citizens from states not belonging to the European Union who are resident abroad at the time of applying for university admission and who are not legally classified as equivalent to Italian/European citizens.

Non-EU candidates may apply at the first intake on the basis of the scheduled deadline (see the schedule above). Non-EU candidates have to comply with the provisions of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (http://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/index.html).

Further useful links
International Help Desk
Enrolling in a Second Cycle Degree Programme - Italian qualification
Study in Italy