If you have obtained your Bachelor's degree abroad and whether you reside in Italy or not, you may apply to register on-line for the admissions to a Short Specialisation Programme (Master di I livello), which leads to a Specialisation Certificate. The programme lasts 1 or 2 years for a minimum of 60 ECTS.
If you have obtained your Master's degree abroad and whether you reside in Italy or not, you may apply to register on-line for the admissions to a Short Specialisation Programme (Master di I livello and/or Master di II livello), which leads to a Specialisation Certificate. The programme lasts 1 or 2 years for a minimum of 60 ECTS.
If you are interested in learning more about the complete list of Short Specialisation Programmes offered by the University of Pisa, please visit the following page (available in Italian only).
For Short Specialisation Programmes held in English, please click here.
Once registered, your degree will need to be reviewed by the competent academic team in order to assess how it compares to the Italian academic degree based on duration and content.
If successful, the University will then inform the results of the selected candidates to the competent diplomatic authorities so they may release a long term visa.
Following is a list of documents that must be sent to the University of Pisa before the application deadline.
Please keep in mind, each one of these documents needs to be officially translated into Italian and authenticated by the Italian consular authority of the country in which they were issued.
- Bachelor's degree
- "Dichiarazione di valore in loco" (Certificate of qualification or diploma), issued by the Italian Embassy in the country in which the qualification was awarded.
- Certificate with the list of exams taken
Once ready, the documents need to be sent to the following address:
Università di Pisa
Direzione Servizi per la Didattica e gli Studenti
Unità Master e Premi di Studio
Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa
Should you be unable to submit these documents by the given application deadline, you will be admitted under a "conditional" assessment procedure.
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For further information, please visit the website of the Ministry of Education.