Programme enrolment: requirements, deadlines and methods

For the a.y. 2023/24 60 positions are available for the "Business Administration" + "Sustainable Food System Management"  curricula in two intakes (pending approval):

Candidates may participate in the 1^st or 2^nd intake or in both.

Candidates who have already participated in the 1^st intake may apply for the 2^nd intake without paying again for the application fee.

Any position for Italian, EU citizens and non-EU citizens with equivalent status and for non-EU citizens residing abroad that has not been assigned will be made available to the same quota in the 2^nd intake.

Any position for non-EU citizens resident abroad that has not been assigned at the end of the 2^nd intake will be made available to Italian, EU citizens and non-EU citizens with equivalent status in the 2^nd intake.

An EXTRAORDINARY clearing procedure will take place at the end of the 2nd intake in order to assign possible vacant positions. The reallocation will only consider eligible candidates in the ranking list who have declared their interest in participating in the clearing procedure in the scheduled period (from 20/July/2023 to 27/July/2023).

If you are not sure if you can be considered a Non-EU Citizen with equivalent status, check your student status here! Please note: applying for the correct intake is essential in order to complete the enrolment if you are admitted to the the degree programme.

To apply for the B&A-FoodSys programme, you must meet the following requirements:

1) you must have obtained:

A three-year First Cycle Degree/Bachelor's degree  (or you must complete it by October, 31^st) belonging to one of the following course classes according to the Italian Ministerial Decree D.M. 270/04:  

• L-14 Legal Services
• L-15 Tourism
• L-16 Administration and organization sciences
• L-18 Economics and management
• L-20 Communication Science
• L-25 Agriculture and forestry
• L-26 Food science and technology
• L-33 Economics
• L-36 Political science and international relations
• L-GASTR Gastronomy Science, culture and policies
• An equivalent Italian qualification running under the previous degree programme system or any other qualification issued by a non-Italian University, deemed valid.

OR, a total amount of 48 ECTS credits by the date of the application in the specific scientific-disciplinary sectors (SDS) such as Business, Economics, Law, Mathematics-Statistics, at least 30 of which obtained in the Business SDS (Scientific Disciplinary Sector):

• Business SDS : SECS-P/07 Business Administration, SECS-P/08 Economics and Management, SECS-P/09 Corporate Finance, SECS-P/10 Business organization, SECS-P/11 Financial Institutions Management; SECS-P/13 Merchandise Science, AGR/01 Rural Economics and Estimation
• Economics SDS: SECS-P/01 Political Economics, SECS-P/02 Economic Politics, SECS-P/03 Public Finance, SECS-P/04 History of Economic Thought, SECS-P/06 Applied Economics, SECS-P/05 Econometrics, SECS-P/12 Economic History,  M-GGR/02 Economic-Political Geography

• Law SDS: IUS/01 Private Law, IUS/02 Comparative Private Law, IUS/03 Agricultural Law, IUS/04 Business Law, IUS/05 Economic Law, IUS/07 Labour Law, IUS/09 Institutions of Public Law, IUS/10 Administrative Law, IUS/12 Tax Law, IUS/13 International Law, IUS/14 European Union Law
• Mathematics-Statistics SDS: SECS-S/01 Statistics, SECS-S/02 Statistics for Experimental and Technological Research, SECS-S/03 Economic Statistics, SECS-S/04 Demography, SECS-S/05 Social Statistics, SECS-S/06 Actuarial and Financial Mathematical Methods, MAT/06 Probability and Mathematical Statistics, MAT/09 Operations Research, INF/01 Computer Science

 If you obtained your qualification abroad, the Examining Committee will evaluate the correspondence between the disciplinary field of your studies and the Course Classes (ex-Italian Ministerial Decree D.M.270/04) or the amount of credits in the scientific-disciplinary sectors mentioned above.

2) Provide evidence of your proficiency in English  (B2 level at least)

Please note: candidates with a previous university career shall check the conditions to be enrolled in the second year of the programme before applying.

Indeed, in the a.y 2023/24,  only the 1^st year of the Master’s degree programme in “BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY” will be active. Therefore, if a student (enrolling at the end of the selection procedure) asks and obtains the recognition of at least 30 ECTS credits due to previous studies, they can be admitted only at the 2^nd year of the previous Master’s degree programme in “ECONOMIA E MANAGEMENT”, curriculum Business Administration or Food System Management.

Apply on Studenti Online selecting the Second cycle degree programme “Business Administration and Sustainability”, paying for the 50€ application fee and uploading the required SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:

• ID document
• Transcript of records and graduation certificate (if already obtained);
• B2 English Language certificate (optional)
• permit of stay (if any – for non-EU students with equivalent status)
• certificates of professional/studying experiences abroad or in Italy (optional)
• other qualifications

WHAT TO DO AFTER APPLYING:

• Check if you meet the admission requirements and if you have to take the English language test
• Take the English language test – Online Oxford Placement Test (if needed)
• Check the ranking and if you need to take the interview
• Take the interview if necessary
• Check the final ranking to verify if you are admitted, eligible or not eligible to enrol in the degree course:

• If you are admitted: follow the procedures and deadlines indicated in the call for applications to enrol in the programme!
• If you are eligible, declare your interest to enter the clearing procedure according to the deadlines established in the call for application and check if you are admitted to enrol
• If you are not eligible, you cannot enrol in the degree programme.

The selection for admission is unique for both curricula and will take place through the evaluation of your qualifications indicated below. pending approval

Evaluation criteria (Max 100 points - min 35/100)

1. Academic merit: max. 70 points - Points are awarded on the basis of the weighted average (also for graduated candidates) according to the following formula: (weighted average - 18)x (70/12). 
2. Consistency of your previous studies: max 15 points according to quality and consistency of your degree in relation to the course's purpose. In particular, candidates will be awarded for courses in the fields of business, economics, law, mathematical-statistical sciences and the agri-food system, with reference to consistency with the chosen curriculum.
3. Experience and other activities: max. 15 points based as it follows:

• 5 points for each Erasmus or Overseas experience
• 1 point for each month of internship and/or work experience abroad on relevant topics (max. 3 points)
• 0,5 points for each month of work experience and/or traineeship in Italy on relevant topics (max 3 points)
• 1 point for English language certifications at C1 level at least
• 1 point for the participation in Summer/Winter School
• Max 2 points for additional academic qualifications

If your score is:

• 40/100 points at least: you are eligible and ranked based on your score
• 35/100 at least but < 40/100: you need to pass an interview in English with the Admission board to verify that your profile is consistent with the programme (no additional points are awarded).
• < 35/100: you are excluded from the admission procedure

In case the candidates have an equivalent score, the priority is assigned to the youngest applicant.

The final rankings will be published exclusively on Studenti Online on:

• May 22^nd,2023 for the first intake
• July 20^th,2023 for the second intake