No, switching is optional and completely up to students.
The option request can be submitted according to the indications included in the dedicated notice, published on this webpage.
You can check the table for correspondences and differences between the old and the new programme.
The exams already sat and officially recorded on the date of the submission of the application shall be reformulated accordingly.
For info on the prerequisites please check the course structure diagram.
The programmes might change slightly. Please get in touch with the course teacher before sitting the exam.
Due to the recognition of previously-earned CFUs, your situation may undergo some changes regarding accessing right-to-study benefits and fee reduction/exemptions. It is of the utmost importance to know that:
In order to evaluate the impact of transferring to the new degree programme system on your ER.GO scholarship, you must carefully read through the ER.GO call (Bando), particularly the section on merit-based criteria. The Call is available on the ER.GO website: https://www.er-go.it/international-students/. The same website indicates how to get in touch with ER.GO operators for specific questions.
All the info on merit-based criteria for tax benefits are available here. For additional information students can refer to the competent office: ases.contribuzionistudentesche@unibo.it.