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Ph.D. programmes

PhD programmes are postgraduate courses with a duration of at least three years, which can be joined by passing an entry examination. Typically, a sizeable number of scholarships are provided.

In some cases, PhD programmes allot specific places to non-EU citizens living abroad. The University of Genoa can also offer PhD programmes independently or in a partnership with other Universities.

  • Information about application requirements, admission procedures and deadlines can be found in the notice of competition and its Annex A (see below), where you can read all the information, including the list of all PhD programmes, places availability, number of scholarships for each programme, dates, types and assessment test.

 


Academic Year 2022/2023 Ph.D. Programmes

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JOIN A DOCTORAL PROGRAMME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GENOA IN FIVE QUICK STEPS

Deadline: December 6, 2022 at 12 noon (CET)

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Step 1. Choose your Ph.D. programme

Step 2. Review application requirements and deadlines

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Step 3. Apply for the position

  • See the detailed instructions for submitting your PhD application.
  • Collect all your documents. Please refer to the Art. 3 in the notice of competition for the complete list of required documents. Please note that the following are mandatory for all the courses:
    • a valid copy of your ID
    • a copy of your Degree
    • your curriculum vitæ et studiorum
  • Register as a prospective-student of the University of Genoa, via the UnigePass service.

Apply here

 

 

Date, time and place of publication of the lists of candidates admitted to the interview

Date, time and method of interview

Step 4. Find out if you have passed the selection

According to specifications of each programme (see Annex A), you may find in one of the following situations:

  • Candidates are ranked on the basis of their qualifications and publications. In this case, at the end of the evaluation process, a list of selected candidates will be published below.
  • Candidates are ranked on the basis of their qualifications, publications, and interview. In this case:
    • A preliminary selection is done, based on qualifications/publications, and the lists of candidates admitted to the interview will be posted online.
  • Candidates are ranked on the basis of their qualifications, publications, and exams. In this case:
    • A preliminary selection is done, based on qualifications/publications, and the lists of candidates admitted to exams will be posted online.

Final lists

Updated final lists 31.01.2023

Updated final lists 3.02.2023

Updated final lists 7.02.2023

Updated list following DR 862 dated 21.02.2023

Step 5. Enroll (after selection)

If you have been offered a scholarship, you will have to proceed to the enrolment (in accordance with the deadilines defined in the notice of competition art. 8)

Enrolment guide

 

INFORMATION FOR NON EU STUDENTS To apply for an entry visa for study purposes, you have to pre-enrol online via the Universitaly portal.  
The pre-enrolment application will be verified by the University of Genova and forwarded to the Embassy/Consulate you have specified.

 

 

 


 

 

 

Useful Information

Useful Forms

Should you need to do one of the following, please find below the relevant form:

Regulations

Regulations for PhD students set by the University of Genoa are listed in ‘Disciplina area della didattica’:

Contacts

For any information about applications and doctoral studies, please refer to:

PhD Office (‘Settore dottorato di ricerca’)

Address: via Vivaldi 5, 16126 Genova GE, Italy  
Phone: +39 010 209 5795 monday and friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM  
Hours: (local time CET, GMT +1) on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday e Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – on Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM   
Email: dottorato_at_segreterie.unige.it

Opening hours Tuesday - from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in person only by appointment  
Wednesday - from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in remoto (sportello virtuale) only by appointment  
Thursday - from 9.30:00 AM to 11:30 AM  in person only by appointment

 

Previous PhD cycles

See past announcements, deadlines and other information for previous cycles of the Italian PhD programme.

 

Last update 29/05/2023