Admission and Selection

Admission Requirements

Applicants must possess one of the following degrees:

• Laurea di I livello (Bachelor of Science - First Cycle Degree) awarded by an Italian University in one of the following subjects:
  • Computer Science (corresponding to Classe 26 - Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 509/99);
  • Computer Science (corresponding to Classe L-31 - Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 270/04);
  • Information Engineering (corresponding to Classe 9 - Ingegneria dell'Informazione, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 509/99);
  • Information Engineering (corresponding to Classe L-8 - Ingegneria dell'Informazione, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 270/04).
• Laurea di I livello (Bachelor of Science - First Cycle Degree) awarded by an Italian University in other subjects will be also accepted only in case of completion of at least the following Courses:
  • 12 CFU overall in one or more of the following scientific-disciplinar sectors MAT/01, MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/04, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09, FIS/01, FIS/02, FIS/03);
  • 60 CFU overall in one or more of the following scientific-disciplinar sectors INF/01, ING-INF/03, ING-INF/05.
• Bachelor of Science or equivalent first cycle degree awarded by a foreign University after the completion of at least three-year course of study, in one of the subjects previously listed in a) and b) or equivalent (Bachelor in Computer Science or Computer Engineering).

Applicants who have not yet completed their first degree, but who expect to graduate before August 31 2010, are allowed to apply sub-condicio: if selected, their admission will be conditioned to the receipt of the degree certificate not later than August 31 2010.

In addition to the academic degree, applicants are required to have a good knowledge of the English Language, at least corresponding to the intermediate level (B2 Level in the European Framework for foreign languages, equivalent to IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 550 (paper-based) / 217 (computer-based) / 81 (internet-based), or CAE level C.

Sample test for EU applicant

To get admission to the program, the EU applicants have to pass a written and an oral test. For his/her convenience we report here a sample test, faithfully reproducing the level of difficulty and of coverage of the fundamental culture in ICT and in science needed for the course. The test sample can be downloaded here, while  the solution for the test can be found here.