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 offers PhD programmes independently, or through partnering with other Universities.
The University of Genoa can also offer Ph.D 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 (see below). On Annex A you may find the list of the Ph.D courses, places availability, scholarships, dates, types and assessment test.
PhD Courses
XXXVI cycle Ph.D. courses
- Notice of open competition for PhD positions (deadline for application: 29 march 2021 at 12 noon (CET)
- List of PhD courses (comprising structure of the course; aka Annex A)
- Application form
- Candidates selected for phd course
Registration form available from April 19, 2021
XXXVI cycle Ph.D. courses
- Notice of open competition for PhD positions (deadline for application: 28 january 2021 at 12 noon (CET)
- List of PhD courses (comprising structure of the courses, dates of examination etc; aka Annex A)
Candidates selected for PhD courses
For selected candidates:
- Registration form: available from February 18, 2021
- How to confirm your registration (pdf guide)
XXXVI cycle Ph.D. courses
Bioengineering and Robotics
Civil, chemical and environmental engineering
Computer science and systems engineering
Digital Humanities. Digital technologies, the arts, languages, cultures and communication
Haemato-oncology and clinical-translational internal medicine
Physics and nanosciences
Mechanical, energy and management engineering
Mathematics and applications
Neurosciences
Science and technology of chemistry and materials
Science and technology for electrical engineering, complex systems for mobility
Security, risk and vulnerability
- Notice of open competition (deadline for application: 29 September 2020 at 12 noon (CET)
- List of PhD courses (comprising structure of the courses, dates of examination etc; aka Annex A)
- When the UniGe-based PhD courses publish their lists of short-listed candidates (selections based on qualifications/publications and interview)
Candidates selected for PhD courses
Update to the list of selected candidates
For selected candidates:
- How to confirm your registration (pdf guide)
- Registration form: available from October 22nd, 2020
XXXVI cycle Ph.D. courses
- Notice of open competion for PhD positions (deadline for application: 15 June 2020)
- List of PhD courses (comprising structure of the courses, dates of examination etc; aka Annex A) - updated with D.R. 1985 22 May 2020 and D.R. 2097 3 June 2020 and D.R. 2213 10 june 2020, and D.R. 2253 12 June 2020
- Keydates of shortlists (when the PhD courses publish the result of the first phase of the selection process, which is based on qualifications/publications)
- 第35期博士研究课程入学竞赛公告 - Notice of open competition Mandarin chinese version
Candidates successfully positioned in the final list for a place shall check the remaining places according to the publications on the website and proceed with the enrolment as indicated (see art. 8 of the notice of competition)
For selected candidates:
- How to confirm your registration (pdf guide)
- Registration form: available from August, 31st 2020
INFORMATION FOR NON EU STUDENTS To apply for an entry visa for study purposes, you must 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
- Important deadlines during your PhD (go to ‘Dottorato di Ricerca’ at the bottom of the page)
- Scholarship increase for Ph.D students studying abroad
- Cotutelle agreement
- Application for the final exam
- How to get the PhD diploma
- How to obtain a certificate
Application forms
- Request of certificates
- Request of an embargo period
- Suspension
- Referral to the following cycle
- Forfeit of Ph.D grant
- Withdrawal from Ph.D course
- Declaration in lieu of affidavit (self-How to obtain a certificatecertification stating that – under your own legal responsibility - you actually have a University degree)
Previous Ph.D Cycles
Announcements, deadlines and other information
Regulations
Regulations listed in Disciplina area della didattica and set by the University of Genoa for Ph.D students:
- Ph.D courses regulations (available soon)
Contacts
- Settore dottorato di ricerca (PhD office)
- Via Vivaldi 5
16126 Genova GE - +39 010 209 5795
- dottorato@segreterie.unige.it
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday e Friday 9 am – 12 am
Tuesday 9 am – 11 am and 2:30 pm – 4 pm
Attention: offices are closed to the public. Services are remotely