TECHNOLOGY AREA
“Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering

Call for Applications for the Master’s Degree Programme
with no limited access, in

Electronics Engineering
(Class LM-29)

Modena campus
Academic Year 2022-2023
for Italian, EU and non-EU applicants who are legally residing in Italy 

		The programme is taught entirely in English

Deadlines	
Application for evaluation of the academic preparation: 	by 14/12/2022	
Transfers and students coming from other programmes:
Enrolment: 	by 21/12/2022
from 11/07/2022 to 21/12/2022	

IMPORTANT: Any amendment to the deadlines or procedures concerning this Call will be published exclusively 
on the webpage http://www.unimore.it/bandi/stulau.html. No personal communication will be provided.

Contents	
		
1.	Introduction	Page 2	
2.	Qualifications and knowledge required	Page 2	
3.	Assessment of the academic background	Page 3	
4.	Submitting an online application for evaluation	Page 4	
5.	Amending or reopening an application for evaluation	Page 5	
6.	Assessment Results	Page 5	
7.	Enrolment type   	Page 6	
8.	Transfers and students coming from other programmes	Page 7	
9.	Costs and Allowances	Page 7	
10.	Person in charge of the procedure	Page 8	
11.	Offices and reference links	Page 8	
1.	Introduction	

Applicants may now submit their application for evaluation for the admission to the Master’s Degree Programme in Electronics Engineering (Class LM-29) for the academic year 2022/2023.
All applicants must submit their APPLICATION FOR EVALUATION no later than 14 December 2022 by following the instructions described in this call for applications, and register for the assessment of their academic background.

All applicants planning to obtain the suitable qualification may submit their application for evaluation by the deadline of 14 December 2022 and then complete the enrolment by 21 December 2022.

Eligible applicants for the enrolment in the above-mentioned Master’s Degree Programme in Electronics Engineering (Class LM-29):

1.	have a first level degree or at least a bachelor’s degree or other qualification deemed suitable and obtained in Italy with a mark not lower than 85/110;

Applicants obtaining the qualification by 21/12/2022 may also submit the application for the evaluation of their academic background.
Obtaining the qualification is a compulsory requirement for the enrolment. 
2.	meet the curricular requirements as per section 2 in this Call for applications;
3.	have an adequate academic background assessed based on the documental evidence provided and an interview, where appropriate, under the procedures mentioned in section 3 of this call for applications.

2.	Qualifications and knowledge required 	

2.1 Students with an Italian study qualification

Enrolment to the Master’s Degree Programme in Electronics Engineering (Class LM-29) is subject to the possession of the following curricular requirements:

1.	First level degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering and Telecommunications Electronics Engineering (or planning to obtain it by 21/12/2022), Class L-8 Information Engineering, with a minimum score of 85/110 at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia;

2.	Students coming from other degree programmes or with a 1st level degree in Electronics Engineering, or other qualification belonging to the L-8 degree class - Information Engineering, at a different University, are required to have obtained a minimum mark of 85/110 and overall the following minimum 84 university credits as shown in the table below:

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SDS)	FIELD	Min CFUs	
ING-INF/01, ING-INF/02, ING-INF/07 	ELECTRONICS	12	
ING-INF/02, ING-INF/03 	TELECOMMUNICATIONS	9	
ING-INF/01, ING-INF/02, ING-INF/03, ING-INF/04, ING-INF/05, ING-INF/06, ING-INF/07, INF/01 	INFORMATION	33	
MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09 	MATEMATICS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND STATISTICS	18	
FIS/01, FIS/03	PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY	12	
Total	84	

The spreadsheet for the self-assessment of the access requirements is available on http://www.ingmo.unimore.it/site/home/didattica/lauree-magistrali/electronics-engineering.html. 

3.	If the 84 credits in the scientific disciplinary sectors indicated above are not achieved, based on specific procedures provided in the Educational Regulation of the Master’s Degree Programme in Electronics Engineering, and if the study programme is not perfectly consistent with the requirements, a dedicated Board will evaluate the need to integrate the curriculum with an extra programme borne by the student to be successfully completed by 14/12/2022;
4.	Knowledge of the English language suitable to use texts of the sector and follow the lectures and seminars provided in English, at least equivalent to the B2 level of the European common framework. The following documental evidence shall be provided:

- Currently valid certificates as shown at the link: 
http://www.clamore.unimore.it/downloads/page_attachments/0000/1564/tabella_certificazioni_18.01.2021_inglese.pdf

- University English exams providing B2 level, with a declaration issued by the home University as documental evidence; 
- Bachelor degree in English;
- English mother-tongue countries of origin (foreign or Italian citizens who are fluent in their language of origin as a consequence of their family or language experience shall be considered of foreign mother tongue);

The main international certifications recognised by UNIMORE are listed at the following link: http://www.clamore.unimore.it/it/certifications/info

2.2 EU or non-EU students with a foreign study qualification and legally residing in Italy 
For those EU or non-EU students who are legally residing in Italy and have a foreign study qualification, the admission to the master’s degree programme is subject to an assessment of the study curriculum and university career stated in the application for evaluation and relevant documental evidence provided.

A first level degree or at least a bachelor’s degree or other qualification deemed suitable and obtained abroad must have a mark higher than 2/3 of the maximum mark available. EU students who have not yet obtained the qualification are required to have an average mark of the exams taken higher than 2/3 of the maximum mark available.

3. Assessment of the academic background	

3.1 Students with an Italian study qualification
The academic background will be assessed by a dedicated Board that will evaluate the knowledge of the basic subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Information Technology) that are typical of Engineering and of those typical of Information Engineering with specific reference to the basic knowledge of Electronics.
Such knowledge will be ascertained by examining the documental evidence provided when applying.
Only for those applicants who have not obtained a 1st level degree in Electronics Engineering or other qualification belonging to the Class L-8 - Information Engineering at a different University and have not achieved at least 84 credits during their university career in the scientific disciplinary sectors indicated in the table in 2.1, if the study programme is not perfectly consistent with the requirements, a Board will evaluate the need to integrate the curriculum with an extra programme borne by the student to be successfully completed by 14/12/2022. 

3.2 EU or non-EU students with a foreign study qualification and legally residing in Italy

The academic background will be assessed by a dedicated Board that will evaluate the knowledge of the basic subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Information Technology) that are typical of Engineering and of those typical of Information Engineering with specific reference to the basic knowledge of Electronics.
Such knowledge will be verified by assessing the university career; an interview may also be necessary.
Based on specific procedures provided in the Educational Regulation of the Master’s Degree Programme in Electronics Engineering, if the study programme is not perfectly consistent with the requirements, the Board will evaluate the need to integrate the curriculum with an extra programme borne by the student to be successfully completed by 14/12/2022.

4. Submitting an online application for evaluation 	

INFORMATION USEFUL FOR ALL APPLICANTS:
All applicants (even if they have not graduated yet and are going to get the degree by the enrolment deadline) must fill in and submit the application for evaluation by 14/12/2022 on the website www.esse3.unimore.it. We recommend filling in the application as soon as possible.

“Register” or sign in with the username and password already provided in a previous programme (for former Unimore students). After logging into the restricted area, select “Application for evaluation” from the left-hand side menu and and fill in the application attaching all documents required.

At https://www.unimore.it/servizistudenti/vediallegato.html?al=1096 the “Guide to the evaluation procedure for admission to Master’s Degree Programmes” is available for download.
The documents that need to be attached differ according to the study qualification of the applicant.

Those students who have obtained their qualification at UNIMORE are not required to attach the documents of their degree, still they may integrate the information provided with any documents that may be useful for admission purposes (e.g. internships or other study qualifications such as university master programmes, further education, etc.).

Those students who have obtained their qualification at a different University, for evaluation purposes shall attach:
1.	self-certification of the degree with the list of the exams taken, exam marks, credits and the relevant scientific disciplinary sectors or the study programme for graduating students.  
2.	self-certification relating to any other qualifications that applicants want to be considered for admission purposes (e.g. internships, university master programmes, further education, curriculum vitae, etc.). 
3.	A copy of the international language certificates stating the level reached or a self-certification of such certificates

The previous university career may be self-certificated as follows:
- attach the forms filled in and customised, and signed by the applicant, that many universities make available online to their students, containing all the information about the teachings and the exams;
 or, alternatively,
- attach a duplicate of the application for evaluation form “Evaluation for the admission to master’s degree programmes”, which can be downloaded on www.unimore.it/ServiziStudenti/modulistica.html after filling it in online. 

Any certificate issued by the public administration shall not be valid, as pursuant to Art. 15 of law 183/2011 they cannot be submitted to public administrations.

IMPORTANT: the application shall be considered effectively submitted only after saving the data and answering YES in the specific field “Do you want to submit your application now?”. 
The application may now be printed and kept as a personal reminder (there is no need to submit it to any office). 

The status of the online application may be checked at the link http://www.unimore.it/bandi/StuLau-esiti.html. If the application is “NOT FINAL”, the documents attached by the candidate WILL NOT be evaluated by the examining board until the candidate explicitly confirms it.
The online application for evaluation may now be printed and kept as a personal reminder.

5. Amending or reopening an application for evaluation 	

Before the evaluation results: 
Should the applicant need to reopen the application and correct the data or add extra documents before the deadline of 14/12/2022, an e-mail shall be sent to the Registrar’s Office segrstud.ingegneria@unimore.it. 

6. Assessment Results 	

The Examination Board, appointed by the Interclass Board of the Master’s Degree in Electronics Engineering of the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering, evaluates the qualifications and the documental evidence provided.
Applications will be evaluated based on the order of submission.  The results of the assessment will be made available to students at http://www.unimore.it/bandi/StuLau-esiti.html and also sent via e-mail to the address indicated during registration.
The above-mentioned page will show one of the following results:

-	PASS: the student’s academic background is deemed suitable and the applicant may complete the final enrolment in the programme by following the instructions outlined in 7.

-	ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: after considering the admission requirements and the suitable initial preparation, the Board will indicate any additional credit requirements and the means to comply with them. Any educational shortcomings shall be complied with before the enrolment and in any case by 14/12/2022 to ensure that the applicant has enough time to enrol by 21/12/2022.
 
-	FAIL: in this case the examination board will state the reasons for evaluating the student’s academic background as not suitable. In this case the candidate will not be allowed to enrol. 

-	INCOMPLETE APPLICATION: if the Board decides that no assessment can be made as the required documentation is incomplete, the application will be labelled as “incomplete documentation” and it will be automatically reopened with status “not final application”. The applicant shall attach the missing documents and finally close the application for a new assessment.

-	NOT FINAL APPLICATION: if the student has not explicitly confirmed the application by answering YES in the specific field “Do you want to submit your application now?”.

The examination board members are: 
-	Professor Luca Vincetti , email: luca.vincetti@unimore.it
-	Professor Mattia Borgarino, email: mattia.borgarino@unimore.it 
-	Professor Carlo Augusto Grazia, email: carloaugusto.grazia@unimore.it

7. Enrolment procedure 	

The enrolment procedure depends on the study qualification of the applicant. 

After obtaining a positive evaluation, starting from 11 July 2022 and until 21 December 2022, applicants will be able to enrol via an online procedure. 

All students with an Italian study qualification will be able to enrol by going to www.esse3.unimore.it, clicking on “Enrolments”, and following the instructions provided in the “Online enrolment” guide available on https://www.unimore.it/servizistudenti/vediallegato.html?al=1100

Filling out the enrolment application and paying the first fee instalment does not automatically result in the student’s enrolment. Subject to a verification carried out by the relevant offices, the enrolment is complete when a notification is sent to the applicant via email by seven working days following the payment receipt.  
Any mistakes detected in the enrolment phase will be communicated to the email address provided by the student.

From 11 July 2022 to 21 December 2022, after obtaining a positive evaluation, EU or non-EU students residing in Italy and with a foreign qualification will be able to enrol by personally go to the Registrar’s Office for the “Enzo Ferrari” Department Engineering in Modena, at the address via Campi 213/b. Opening times are available at the link http://www.unimore.it/servizistudenti/segreteriestudenti.html  
The following documents must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office: 

- Bachelor degree diploma, translated and legalised by the Italian Embassy/Consulate of the awarding country
- Declaration of value of the university degree, issued by the Embassy/Consulate 
- Degree certificate, issued by the awarding University (it is also accepted in Chinese, English, French, German, and Spanish) or, alternatively, the “diploma supplement” 
- International language certificates or declaration issued by the home university, proving the required language skills 
- Copy of the residence permit or alternatively a copy of the post office receipt, certifying the filing of the residence permit request.
- Valid ID
- Passport photo

After verifying the correctness and completeness of the documents submitted by the student, the Registrar’s Office issues the tax slips and confirms the enrolment once the first instalment has been paid.
Payment of the first instalment of tuition fees: 
After filling out the enrolment application, login to www.esse3.unimore.it and go to the Tax section to view the amounts due and make the payment only through the pagoPA system. Under penalty of exclusion, payment shall be made by 21 December 2022. Means of payment are indicated on www.unimore.it/ammissione/pagamenti.html 
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IMPORTANT
Please note that the PAYMENT DATE indicated on the electronic payment receipt applies.
Payments reporting a date later than 21 December 2022 on the receipt will not be deemed valid for enrolment purposes.
Please note According to AgID (Digital Italy Agency) instructions, the payment could be made by the payment service provider on the day following the payer’s request, thus precluding the enrolment.

8. Means of payment	

As indicated on the information notice published on www.unimore.it/ammissione/pagamenti.html, login to www.esse3.unimore.it and go to the Tax section to view the amounts due and access the pagoPA system for payment. The amounts due shall be paid only through the PagoPA system, which allows for: 
A)	online payments (choosing your Payment Service Provider - PSP). A payment confirmation email will be sent to the address provided by the applicant upon registration to the website, or to the relevant University email address, if any. Applicants will be able to print the payment receipt from their reserved area in Esse3 under the Tax section.
or, alternatively
B)	printing the payment notice and paying the amount through Banks, ATM counters, or SISAL, Lottomatica and ITB sales points, namely payment service providers for the PagoPA system that will issue a receipt of the payment request.
Please note that charges due may vary based on the chosen PSP.
Pay attention to deadlines
Please note that the PAYMENT DATE INDICATED ON THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT RECEIPT applies. According to AgID (Digital Italy Agency) instructions, for both means of payment, the payment amount could be transferred on the day following the payment request, thus precluding the enrolment.

9. Transfers from other universities and students from other UNIMORE programmes	

Students enrolled in other Universities or attending other specialisation or master’s degree programmes at UNIMORE and willing to move to the master’s degree programme in Electronics Engineering are subject to the evaluation procedure as per what provided for in this call for applications by 14/12/2022. 
Students obtaining a positive evaluation will not need to enrol, still they shall submit the transfer or study programme change request to the Registrar's Office of the home University by 21/12/2022.
Students will then complete the enrolment by contacting the Registrar's Office for the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering, Master’s Degree Programme in Electronics Engineering

10. Costs and allowances	

The amount of tuition fees is based on the ISEE 2022 (Indicator of the Equivalent Financial Situation) certifying the financial situation of the applicant’s family. Up to the ISEE threshold of € 23,000.00, a NO TAX AREA exemption applies. Above that threshold, tuition fees are calculated on a progressive basis. For the calculation of the tuition fees based on the student’s financial situation, an online application shall be submitted by the deadlines set in the relevant Call for Applications https://www.er-go.it/index.php?id=7262. Applicants failing to submit the online application by the set deadlines or whose ISEE statement is higher than the threshold indicated in the call for applications will not benefit from a reduction of tuition fees. Tuition fees are paid in instalments, the due dates of which are reported at the following link: https://www.unimore.it/ammissione/tasse.html.
The information provided above is correct as of today’s date; it may be subject to updates/changes/integrations based on the Decisions of the University bodies made after this call is published. Any update/change/integration will be published and disclosed on the website www.unimore.it .  

The application for determining the tuition fees, as well as the application for a scholarship, accommodation in university residences, hospitality services and other allowances, must be submitted online from the website www.er-go.it strictly by the deadlines set in the Call for Benefit Applications, even before the enrolment in the study programme. The Call will be published around the beginning of July 2022. Applicants are invited to check the various deadlines.
For further information and to check any update on the academic year 2022/23, please visit the website https://www.unimore.it/ammissione/tasse.html.

11. Persons in charge of the procedure 	

Pursuant to Law no. 241/1990, the person in charge of the procedure is Giuseppe Milano, who is responsible for the Registrar's Office. The office in charge is the Registrar's Office for the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering, Master’s Degree Programme in Electronics Engineering, tel. 059/2055637; email: segrstud.ingegneria@unimore.it   

12. Offices and reference links	

For information on the call for applications contact the Registrar’s Office of the “E. Ferrari” Department of Engineering, Via Campi 213/b 41125 - Modena tel. +39 059/2055640; 
email: segrstud.ingegneria@unimore.it 
Opening hours are available on http://www.unimore.it/servizistudenti/segreteriestudenti.html  

For IT issues on the application or to retrieve the esse3 log on credentials please e-mail webhelp@unimore.it  
Assistance service opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 9:00am to 5:00pm and on Fridays from 9:00am to 2:00pm

For information on teaching (such as study programme, teachings, class timetables, reference professors) please contact the Teaching Office of the “E. Ferrari” Engineering Department, Via Pietro Vivarelli, 10 – 41125 - Modena www.ingmo.unimore.it. email: tutor.dief@unimore.it.

Welcome Office for Disabled and Dyslexic Students 
Tel. +39 059 2058311 - Fax +39 059 2058309 – e-mail disabilita@unimore.it  

For the online application for benefits and other allowances, e-mail servizi.studenti@unimore.it 
Website for submitting the application for benefits www.er-go.it   

For information on the study programmes, the assessment and enrolment procedures please contact: Informastudenti:  
e-mail: informastudenti@unimore.it  
Tel. 059 2058255 and 0522 523555 

Opening hours are available on http://www.orientamento.unimore.it/site/home/orientamento-allo-studio-e-tutorato/informastudenti.html

The Registrar’s Office and Informastudenti will be closed from 16 to 19 August 2022.