TECHNOLOGY AREA

Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering

Call for Applications for the Master’s Degree Programme

with no limited access, in

DIGITAL AUTOMATION ENGINEERING

(Class LM-25)
REGGIO EMILIA Campus
Academic Year 2024-2025

Reserved to non-EU applicants residing abroad and applying

for a visa

The programme is taught entirely in English

DEADLINES

Online application for evaluation of the background knowledge by 12 December 2024

Enrolment from 15/07/2024 to 20/12/2024

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

Contents

1. Preliminary information Page 2

2. Qualifications and knowledge required Page 2
3. Assessment of the background knowledge Page 3
4. Submitting an online application for evaluation Page 3
5. Amending or reopening an application for evaluation Page 4
6. Assessment Results Page 4

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 7. Enrolment procedure (degree programme) Page 5
8. Means of payment Page 7
9. International student services Page 7
10. Costs and allowances
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11. Person in charge of the procedure

12. Offices and reference links

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1. Preliminary information

This Call for Applications is addressed to non-EU applicants with a foreign study qualification who are
residing abroad and are applying for a Visa at the Italian Embassy/Consulate.

Admission to the Master’s Degree in Digital Automation Engineering (class LM-25) is subject to an online
application for evaluation of the background knowledge to be submitted by all applicants by 12 December
2024 based on the procedure described in this call for applications.

Enrolment must be completed no later than 20 December 2024.

To be admitted to the Master’s Degree in Digital Automation Engineering, Italian citizens, EU citizens
(anywhere resident) and non-EU citizens regularly staying in Italy must follow the procedure indicated in
the specific call reserved to them on the website https://www.unimore.it/bandi/StuLau-Lau2V.html

2. Qualifications and knowledge required

Applicants are required to possess:

1. Bachelor’s degree deemed suitable and obtained or to be awarded by 12 December 2024 with a
score higher than 70% of the maximum score in the system of the University of origin. Applicants shall be
responsible for certifying the obtainment of the minimum scores indicated.

2. an adequate knowledge of the English language not lower than the B2 level of the Common
European Framework of Reference, required to use texts of the sector and follow lessons in this language.
Knowledge of English must be documented as follows:
- Language certification of at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. The
main international certifications recognised by UNIMORE are listed at the following link
http://www.cla.unimore.it/site/en/home/certifications.html
Alternatively:
- University exams of English with a content equivalent to the B2 level with a declaration issued by the
University of origin as documentary evidence (written in English on official University letterhead);
- Bachelor’s 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).

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 Prospective students unable to certify their competence in the English language, can take a remotely-
held B2 English test with the University Language Centre. Students can register for the English test only
after submitting the Master's Degree Course application for evaluation.All the relevant information on
the Language Centre B2 English test is published at the following
link: https://www.cla.unimore.it/site/en/home/language-tests/english-b2-test-for-masters-degree-
courses-taught-in-english.html

The curricular requirements for the enrolment will be evaluated by a specific Board, which will analyse
the study curriculum submitted.

3. Assessment of the academic background

The academic background will be checked by a special Board, which will evaluate the knowledge acquired
in the fields of mathematical analysis, geometry and algebra, rational mechanics, physics, chemistry,
automatic controls, computer science, machine mechanics, electrical engineering, electrical machines and
drives. 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
Digital Automation 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 12 December 2024.

4. Submitting an online application for evaluation

To submit their application, students must:

- register on the website www.esse3.unimore.it (upper left) to get the username and password required for
access to the Restricted Area. Please check that the e-mail address provided is correct in order to receive
any future communications;

- after logging in, choose Registered/Student Area from the menu tab and enter the reserved area, then
choose “Assessments and tests”;

- after choosing Digital Automation Engineering selection, answer ‘Yes’ to the question: “Are you an
International student with a foreign degree, residing abroad, applying for a visa through the Italian
Embassy/Consulate?” then fill in the online application and attach the documents listed below:

1. Certificate of the study qualification obtained and the degree mark. Students who have not yet
obtained the qualification must state the expected awarding date;
2. List of the exams passed reporting the date, the score obtained and the duration of the teaching
programme, in Italian or English;
3. List of any exams still to be taken;

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4. Certificate reporting the maximum degree score assigned by the University awarding the
qualification;
5. Detailed programme of the exams: for each teaching, indicate the topics studied and further
examined;
6. Language certification of level B2 or other document useful for the verification of language skills
as required and indicated in point 2 of this call;
7. Other skills acquired and useful for the assessment (e.g. IT skills, work experience, etc.).
In this evaluation phase, students can self-certify the required data. The original documentation is
essential, however, to complete the registration (see next point 7.2).

At https://www.unimore.it/servizistudenti/vediallegato.html?al=1101 the guide to request the “Initial

assessment for second-level master’s degree programmes with unlimited access” is available for
download.

IMPORTANT: the application is correctly submitted only after saving the data and answering YES to the
question “Do you want to submit your application now?”

5. Amending or reopening an online 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 12 December 2024, please send an e-mail to the Registrar’s Office
segrstud.scienzemetodi.ingegneria@unimore.it.

6. Assessment Results

The Examination Board, appointed by the Board of the Department of Sciences and Methods for
Engineering evaluates the qualifications and the documental evidence provided.
Applications will be evaluated based on the order of submission. The Board normally meets every 3 weeks.
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 background knowledge is deemed suitable and the curricular requirements are
met; as a consequence, if the study qualification has been awarded, 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 weaknesses (so called educational debt) and the means to
comply with them. Any educational debt shall be complied with before the enrolment and in any case by 12
December 2024 to ensure that the applicant has enough time to enrol by 20 December 2024.

- FAIL: in this case the examination board will state the reasons for evaluating the student’s
academic background as not suitable, or the curricular requirements have not been met. In this case,
applicants will not be allowed to enrol.

- INCOMPLETE APPLICATION: if the Board decides that no assessment can be made as the
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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.

The following may also appear:

- 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?”, hence the application cannot be
assessed.

- FOR ASSESSMENT: the application has been submitted by the applicant, but the examination
Board has not yet assessed the application

The Board referent is prof. Manuel Iori (manuel.iori@unimore.it , didattica.dismi@unimore.it) .

7. Enrolment procedure (degree programme)

Foreign citizens residing abroad and applying for a visa must follow the provisions and deadlines
relating to academic year 2024-25 indicated in the circular of the Ministry of University and Research on
https://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/ relating to access to study programmes. They must also
comply with the annual definition of the quota reserved for them, approved by the University. For the
Academic Year 2024/2025 the quota is of no. 10 places reserved to non-EU students applying for a
visa.

7.1 Pre-enrolment on Universitaly for the purpose of obtaining a student visa

As indicated in the Italian ministerial circular for access to study programmes, Non-EU applicants residing
abroad and requesting a visa must pre-enrol on the UNIVERSITALY website by clicking on the link
https://www.universitaly.it/.
The pre-enrolment application is automatically sent to UNIMORE for validation. UNIMORE will notify the
Italian Consular Authority in the event of admission to the study programme.

Applicants have to upload the following documents on the Universitaly website (nominations 2024-25):
 their passport
 a passport photo
Any further documents relating to their academic qualification may also be attached, including:
 original title and its translation
 declaration of value, issued by the Italian Embassy/Consulate in the country to which the school
issuing the qualification belongs
or, alternatively
 statements issued by ENIC-NARIC centres such as
- the certificate of correspondence downloaded directly by the candidate from the 'Ardi'
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 website https://ardi.cimea.it/it or the comparability certificate issued by the CIMEA (Centro di
informazione sulla mobilità e le Equivalenze accademiche)
- the verification certificate issued by CIMEA - website https://www.cimea.it/index.php . For further
information, visit the website www.cimea.it/it/servizi/attestati-di-comparabilita-e-certificazione-dei-
titoli/attestati-di-comparabilita-e-di-verifica-dei-titoli-diplome.aspx

Please contact the reference Embassy/Consulate as soon as possible to check the requirements and the
documents needed for the visa to be issued.

7.2 Enrolment

Enrolment to the Master’s Degree Programme in Digital Automation Engineering is reserved to “suitable
applicants” who:

- have completed the pre-enrolment procedure on the Universitaly website

- obtain a student visa for Italy in time for the enrolment.

Enrolment: by 20 December 2024.

The office responsible for enrolments is the Registrar’s Office for the Department of Sciences and
Methods for Engineering, viale Allegri n.15 a Reggio Emilia - email:
segrstud.scienzemetodi.ingegneria@unimore.it
Opening times are available at the link https://international.unimore.it/regoffices.html

The following documents must be submitted in advance to the Registrar’s Office for enrolment:
segrstud.scienzemetodi@ingegneria@unimore.it :

1. Bachelor degree diploma, translated and legalised by the Italian Embassy/Consulate

2. Declaration of value of the university degree, issued by the Italian Embassy/Consulate in the
country to which the school issuing the qualification belongs
or alternatively
documentation issued by CIMEA - https://www.cimea.it/ - concerning the degree obtained (more
information available at www.cimea.it/it/servizi/attestati-di-comparabilita-e-certificazione-dei-
titoli/attestati-di-comparabilita-e-di-verifica-dei-titoli-diplome.aspx ),in particular:
a) certificate of Correspondence that can be downloaded directly by the candidate on the "Ardi"
platform at https://ardi.cimea.it/it (for Lisbon Convention countries) or, if the country in which
the degree was obtained is not among those listed on the "Ardi" platform, certificate of
Comparability to be requested from CIMEA by registering on the site https://cimea.diplo-
me.eu . Attention: CIMEA does not issue the Certificate of Comparability if the Certificate of
Correspondence is available.
b) certificate of Verification to be requested from CIMEA by registering on the https://cimea.diplo-
me.eu website.

3. Degree certificate, issued by the University awarding the degree

4. Copy of the residence permit or alternatively a copy of the post office receipt, certifying the filing of
the residence permit request.
5. Valid ID
6. Passport photo
7. Visa for study.

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After verifying the correctness and completeness of the documents submitted by the student, the forms for
the payment of tuition fees (academic year 2024-2025) will be made available on the applicant’s personal
page on Esse3 and the Registrar’s Office will confirm the enrolment once the first instalment has been
paid.

Payment methods are indicated on www.unimore.it/ammissione/pagamenti.html

IMPORTANT

Please note that the payment date indicated on the ELECTRONIC PAYMENT RECEIPT applies.

Regardless of the justifications provided, payments reporting a date later than 20 December 2024
on the receipt will not be deemed valid for enrolment purposes.

PLEASE NOTE According to AgID (Agency for Digital Italy), the payment may be made by the payment
service provider on the day following the payer’s request. This would preclude 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.

9. International student services

Non-EU foreign students applying for this call may contact the UNIMORE International Welcome Desk for
assistance with administrative formalities such as:

- information regarding possible quarantine

- application for residence permit
- application for a tax code
- opening a bank account
- health insurance
- transport facilities
- access to the accommodation searching and housing services
- certificate of suitability of accommodation for the Embassy/Consulate
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All students are invited to register to the www.isu-services.it/it/universities/universita-di-modena platform to
book services.

Office opening hours:

- in Modena at the address Via S. Geminiano, 3. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30am to
3:00pm
- in Reggio Emilia at the address Via Allegri, 15 (Students services department) on Wednesdays
every two weeks and depending on the specific requirements.
Email: internationalwelcomedesk@unimore.it Phone: +39 059 2058171

10. Costs and allowances

In order to obtain or to request additional benefits (study grant, accommodation in university residences,
food services and other benefits), international students residing abroad and requesting a visa must submit
an online application by the end of August 2024. Online applications need to be submitted on the website
www.er-go.it before enrolment.

Students need to have the documents translated and legally certified, stating their financial situation at the
link https://www.er-go.it/index.php?id=6620. For further information, please go
https://international.unimore.it/fees.html .
The Call for Benefit Applications will be published approximately at the beginning of July 2024.
Students are invited to check the deadlines. For further information and to check any update on the
academic year 2024-2025, please visit the website www.unimore.it/ammissione/tasse.html and
https://international.unimore.it/fees.html. Students failing to submit the online application will pay the tuition
fees in full, for the amount of EUR 2.200,00 approximately, divided into 4 instalments.

The information provided above is up-to-date as of today’s date; it may be subject to

updates/changes/integration 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

11. Person in charge of the procedure

Pursuant to Law no. 241/1990, the person in charge of the procedure is Ms. Marialetizia Burani, in charge
of the Registrar's Office. The office in charge is the Registrar's Office of the Master’s Degree Programme in
Digital Automation Engineering (tel. 0522/522204; e-mail: segrstud.scienzemetodi.ingegneria@unimore.it).

12. Offices and reference links

For information on the call for applications contact the Registrar’s Office for the Department of
Sciences and Methods for Engineering, Viale Allegri 15 – 42121 Reggio Emilia Tel. +39 0522/522204 fax:
+39 0522/522205 - email: segrstud.scienzemetodi.ingegneria@unimore.it
Opening hours are available on https://international.unimore.it/regoffices.html

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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 activities (such as study programme, teachings, class timetables,
reference professors) please contact the Teaching Office for the Department of Sciences and methods
for engineering, Via Amendola, 2 – Reggio Emilia
Contacts: https://www.dismi.unimore.it/site/home/dipartimento/contatti.html
Department website: www.dismi.unimore.it

Welcome Office for Disabled and SLD 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 and educational offer, 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 12 to 16 August 2024

Reggio Emilia, 29 January 2024

THE RECTOR

Professor Carlo Adolfo Porro