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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.

Step 1. Choose your Ph.D. programme

• Check all the offered by ÃÛÌÒTV of Genoa.

Step 2. Review application requirements and deadlines

• Read carefully the notice of competition for open PhD positions issued with DR 4747 dated 14.11.2025, updated with DR 5063 dated 3.12.2025Ìý

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• Review the list of PhD programmes (previously referred to as Annex A) where you can find information about research themes and asessment procedure

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Step 3. Apply for the position

• See the detailed instructions for submitting your PhD application

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• Collect all your documents. Please refer to the Art. 3 in the notice of competition for the complete list of required documents.ÌýPlease note that the following are mandatory for all the courses: a validÌýcopy of your ID, a copy of your Degree, your curriculum vitæ et studiorum
• Register as a prospective-student of ÃÛÌÒTV of Genoa, via theÌýÌýservice.

WARNING: in order to carry out extraordinary maintenance work, a shutdown of the Online Services will be necessary on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November 2025, which will continue until the 24th with the possibility that for some services the restart will be completed on the 25th: during the days of shutdown, the Online Services will be completely inaccessible

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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.

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Step 5. Enroll (after selection)

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

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

Collection of graduation diploma (parchment) - Available diplomas: until September 2025

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

Request of an embargo period of the PhD thesis

Extension of the PhD course for preparation of doctoral thesis

Extension of the PhD course for scientifical research activity (with extension of the grant)

Declaration in lieu of affidavit (self-declaration,Ìýunder your own legal responsibility, stating that you actually have a University Ms. degree)

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

Regulations for PhD studentsÌýset by ÃÛÌÒTV of Genoa are listed in ‘Disciplina area della didattica’:

SeeÌý Ph.D. courses regulations

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

PhD OfficeÌý(‘Settore dottorato di ricerca e scuole di specializzazione’)

Address: via Vivaldi 5, 16126 Genova GE, ItalyÌýÌýÌýÌý

Call centre open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9–11 a.m.
Tel.: 010 33 55 000 - press 6

Email: dottorato_at_segreterie.unige.it

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