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Double Degree with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)

For students interested in the field of Environmental Technologies

How does it work

  • Selected students will successfully complete the first two semesters of the Earth Resources Engineering Programme at UNIBO (for a total amount of 57 ECTS);
  • In the third semester, the selected students will be transferred to HLS FHNW in olrder to attend the teaching activities offered within the Master of Science in Life Science – Specialisation Environmental Technologies;
  • they may choose to spend a mobility period of one or two semesters (preferably) at HLS FHNW.

 

ONE SEMESTER MOBILITY

TWO SEMESTERS MOBILITY
  • UNIBO students will spend the 3rd semester at FHNW obtaining at least 30 ECTS;
  • They will return at UNIBO in the 4th semester and complete their studies, including the final examination;
  • After the achievement of UNIBO “Laurea Magistrale”, they will be awarded the “Master of Science in Life Science FHNW”
  • UNIBO students will spend the 3rd and 4th semester at FHNW and, after the final examination, they will be awarded the “Master of Science in Life Sciences FHNW”
  • Students will ask for the recognition of the credits earned at FHNW and they will obtain the “Laurea Magistrale” at UNIBO.

 

The students succesfully completing the programme will receive two degrees: the 2nd cycle Degree Laurea Magistrale (LM,  semesters, 120 ECTS) granted by UNIBO and the Master of Science (MS, 3 semesters, 90 ECTS), granted by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland.

 

Final examination

Students opting for the two semesters mobility scheme will prepare and discuss their final thesis at the host university. Amounting to 40 ECTS points, the thesis is the most important module of the MSc programme at FHNW.
The thesis has to be written in English and lasts eight months in full-time study.

Who can apply

Only students complying with the following requirements will be taken into consideration for the Dual Degree:

  • Being enrolled in the 1st year of the Environmental Engineering Master Degree – curriculum Earth Resources Engineering (ERE);
  • having at least 15 credits registered in their career by the deadline fixed by the Erasmus call;
  • Having a cgpa no lower than 25/30

Please note that students who will be selected for the Dual Degree will have to complete all the learning activities of the first year before leaving for the mobility.

How to apply

Students interested in the Dual Degree with HLS FHNW will be selected exclusively through the Erasmus+ for studies call for application (you can check here the call a.y. 2024/2025: https://www.unibo.it/en/international/Studying-abroad/General-information-on-Erasmus/General-information-on-Erasmus, now expired).

The application must be submitted online through AlmaRM by the deadline of the Erasmus call. Students will have to comply with all the rules and requirements of the Erasmus+ call for application. Please read carefully the call for further details.

In order to apply, students will have to select the offer related to the UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND (referent professor Fabio Fava) and attach the following additional documents:

- Motivation letter in English (one A4 page max)

- Curriculum Vitae with the relevant documents useful for the application

- Certificate of English proficiency (not mandatory for the application but useful for the ranking list).

Available positions: max. 2

Financial support

Selected students will be financed through the Erasmus+ call for studies. For this reason, it is very important to respect the deadlines and rules of the Call (in terms of acceptance of the Erasmus position, signing the Mobility agreement and so on).

 

FHNW

The FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland is a leading education and research institution with strong links to the surrounding region. It is one of the most innovative universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The FHNW School of Life Sciences is located  in the FHNW Muttenz Campus, well served by public transport.