DIMS  Structural Engineering  Admission Requirements

Dims - Structural Engineering Admission Requirements

Applications for Doctoral positions are invited from candidates, regardless of sex, age and nationality, who have an Italian “Laurea Magistrale/Laurea Specialistica" (master's degree) according to Ministerial Decrees no. 509 of November 3, 1999 and no. 270 of October 22, 2004 or an equivalent degree qualification obtained abroad.

Applicants, having a foreign qualification that has not been officially recognized as equivalent to the Italian “Laurea”, must make an explicit request for recognition of equivalence in the application for participation to the selection. In this case any relevant documents (degree certificate with exams and grades obtained) and the relative declaration of validity (“dichiarazione di valore”) must be attached to enable the Graduate School Council to declare its equivalence, for the sole purpose of attending this Doctoral programme. The above documents must be officially translated by the Italian Embassy in the country of origin.

Applications are also invited from students who expect to complete their degree by the date of the examination. In such cases admission will be “conditional” and the applicant must be able to present the relevant degree certificate, or a declaration that the degree has been conferred (in conformity with Presidential Decree no. 445 of December 28, 2002, applicable only to citizens of the European Union), by the date of the examination. Otherwise, the applicant loses any right of admission to this Doctoral programme.

The admission to the Graduate School is highly competitive.