Residency requirements

The Collegio supports students enrolled in degree programmes, second cycle/two-year master's degree programmes or single-cycle degree programmes throughout their entire journey, offering guidance, tutoring and constant monitoring, so that every student can approach their studies with confidence and achieve their goals.

Annual deadlines

To remain in the Collegio, it is necessary to complete all learning requirements by the last exam session set for each academic year.

• For a.y. 2024/25: by 31 March 2026
• For a.y. 2025/26: by 31 March 2027

Merit requirements

The requirements vary slightly depending on the year of admission (cohort), but they are based on some common principles:

• regularly complete the University studies;
• maintain a high level of academic performance in their studies;
• participate consistently in the Collegio’s learning activities;
• actively contribute to community life.

For cohorts from a.y. 2021/22

It is necessary to:

• acquire all the credits required by the degree programme for the year of enrolment;
• obtain marks of no less than 24/30 in University exams and in the Collegio’s teaching activities;
• maintain a weighted annual average of at least 28/30 in University studies (first and second cycle);
• maintain a yearly average of at least 28/30 in the Collegio’s teaching activities;
• complete at least 12 ECTS credits per year, corresponding to 72 hours of learning activities of the Collegio;
• submit a short annual report on the activities carried out.

For the cohort of a.y. 2020/21

It is necessary to:

• carry out all learning activities and acquire the total number of credits required by the degree programme for the academic year of enrolment;
• obtain marks of no less than 24/30 both in degree programme learning activity exams and in the Collegio’s teaching activities;
• first-cycle Collegio members in University courses must maintain a weighted annual average of at least 28/30;
• second-cycle Collegio members in University courses must maintain a weighted annual average of at least 28/30;
• maintain a yearly average of at least 28/30 in the Collegio’s teaching activities;
• complete at least 72 hours of learning activities set out in the Collegio course structure diagram;
• submit a short written report on the activities carried out during the academic year.

For cohorts from a.y. 2019/20

It is necessary to:

• carry out all learning activities and acquire the total number of credits required by the degree programme for the academic year of enrolment;
• obtain marks of no less than 24/30 both in degree programme learning activity exams and in the Collegio’s teaching activities;
• first-cycle Collegio members in University courses must maintain an overall weighted average of at least 28/30 (27/30 for those enrolled in the first year of a degree programme and a single cycle/combined bachelor's and master's degree programme);
• second-cycle Collegio members in University courses (which includes the two years of second cycle/two-year master's degree programmes and the years after the third year of single-cycle degree programmes) must maintain a weighted annual average of at least 28/30;
• maintain a yearly average of at least 27/30 in the Collegio’s teaching activities;
• complete 72 hours of learning activities set out in the Collegio course structure diagram;
• submit a short written report on the activities carried out during the academic year.

Transfer from first to second cycle

Those who obtain a first cycle degree by the second period of the single session of the academic year and have met the merit requirements may automatically continue their pathway in the Collegio, moving on to the second cycle.

Monitoring and support

The Collegio Administration Office carries out periodic monitoring of academic records, with two main objectives:

• support the Collegio members’ pathway, identifying any difficulties;
• ensure that financial benefits are correctly disbursed.

Checks take place at two points in time:

• 31 October, to allow early delivery of the annual grant;
• 31 March, to confirm progression to the following year.

If by 31 October at least two thirds of the required ECTS credits have not been achieved, early disbursement of the grant is temporarily suspended, pending the March check.

Obtaining the Diploma of the Collegio Superiore

Students who maintain the merit requirements throughout the entire pathway receive the Diploma of the Collegio Superiore.
From 2020/2021, the diploma awarded at the end of a five- or six-year interdisciplinary advanced training pathway (with at least 60 ECTS credits) is equivalent to a professional master's programme (2nd level), for the purposes of DD 001588 of 14/10/2022. 

PhD students of the Collegio are required to:

• actively participate in interdisciplinary co-working activities and in training, cultural and scientific events organised by the International PhD College;
• actively participate in meetings and projects organised by the Collegio, earning at least two ECTS credits each year and a further three ECTS credits in total, over the three years of the pathway;
• spend the entire duration of the PhD programme at the University of Bologna; any study or research periods at other Universities or research centres, in Italy or abroad, must be authorised in advance by the PhD Programme Board;
• submit an annual report on scientific activity, which is assessed by the Board, also taking into account the Tutor’s opinion, in order to maintain Collegio member status and the related benefits.

Compliance with the Residence Regulations is an integral part of the Collegio experience and is an essential element in ensuring a calm, collaborative and respectful living environment for everyone.

Only if the requirements set out in the Regulations are not met will Collegio member status be lost at the end of the academic year, with the consequent forfeiture of benefits starting from the year in which the requirements were not met.