Master · Design
Product and Service Design
at Sapienza University of Rome · Rome (university base; check campus)
Requirements and review notes
- EntranceQualifications/portfolio assessment up to 50 points, plus online portfolio-based oral test up to 10; minimum 15/60 to enter the ranking. Assessment covers dissertation, relevant postgraduate training, awards/patents/exhibitions and project portfolio.
- EnglishB2 English. Upload the English certificate or permitted self-certification; no universal IELTS score is prescribed in this call.
- AlsoRecognised first degree/equivalent diploma in design, industrial engineering, computer science, architecture or economics for EU/non-EU foreign qualifications. The call lists corresponding accepted Italian degree classes. Visa applicants must meet requirements by 30 June; EU/equated by 31 August 2026. Conditional graduation by 31 December is expressly a Sapienza-student provision.
- AlsoPortfolio required. Conditional degree completion is explicitly for Sapienza students; it does not automatically admit an unfinished foreign degree.
Fees, admission and verification
Fees checked 2026-10-09 · 2026/27. If income is produced in India and Italian-income university ISEE cannot be supplied: Band A annual contribution €300 (€90 + €105 + €105), plus €140 regional tax unless exempt and €16 stamp: baseline total €456. This is a country-of-income rule, not an unconditional nationality price. Infostud initially uses citizenship; a different income country requires an evidenced administrative change. Foreign-income ISEE parificato is not accepted for this calculation. Separate application/test charges are excluded; approved exemptions/awards may change the total. Official fee source
Selected details checked. 2026-10-09 · See the academic year beside each source-linked fact. Checked fields: tuition amount, duration, English requirement, entry test, fee period, teaching language, qualification level, course title. The checked fields above and the application/fee details below have separate source scopes. Other requirements may still need confirmation; no offer of admission or open application window is implied. Official review source
Admission window checked · 2026/27 · 2026-10-09. Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed. [2026/27; Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed] Visa: register/pay and apply 16–30 June 2026; online oral 6, 8 or 9 July. EU/equated: 16 June–31 August; oral 3–4 September. Schedules by 1 July/1 September respectively. Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages. Official admission source
Application and fee details
Official sources checked 2026-10-09. Match the academic year and applicant category to your situation. A past deadline does not reopen for the next intake, and an application deadline is separate from enrolment or the start of teaching.
Admissions and eligibility
English certificate exemptionsSource checked · 2026/27
Foreign qualification holders
Use the institution certificate list together with the exact programme minimum and exceptions. India is absent from the general country-based English-medium exemption list; some named programmes expressly accept broader university MOI evidence. India is not on the general MOI country-exemption list. Programme-specific annex may define additional exemptions.
Preselection deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Non-EU abroad requiring visa
15 May 2026
Preselection deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Other preselection candidates
31 July 2026 Exceptions within named course sections take precedence.
Selection and entry testSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
Qualifications/portfolio assessment up to 50 points, plus online portfolio-based oral test up to 10; minimum 15/60 to enter the ranking. Assessment covers dissertation, relevant postgraduate training, awards/patents/exhibitions and project portfolio. Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages.
English requirementSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
B2 English. Upload the English certificate or permitted self-certification; no universal IELTS score is prescribed in this call. Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages.
Eligibility for Indian qualificationsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Qualifications awarded in India
For second-cycle access, the India annex accepts a four-year/eight-semester Honours/Research or Professional bachelor at NHEQF level 6 with at least 160 credit-hours. A three-year/six-semester level-5.5 bachelor (120 credit-hours) does not give direct access: it needs at least one additional year leading to a postgraduate diploma (40 credit-hours) or four-year honours qualification. Supply all-year official marks/transcript; DigiLocker/NAD evidence is recommended. Exact subject/grade/language criteria and individual recognition remain separate. Country-title access rule is verified; individual recognition and exact-course prerequisites/selection remain separate.
Required documentsSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
Google selection form (Gmail login): PDF ID, €35 receipt, English B2 certificate or permitted self-certification, CV and portfolio. Non-EU-abroad applicants also upload the preselection letter and first complete MoveIN and Universitaly. Follow the call’s file-naming requirements. Final foreign-degree recognition documents are separate. Course-selection attachments only; central final-enrolment administrative documents are retained separately in scoped facts.
Other entry requirementsSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
• Recognised first degree/equivalent diploma in design, industrial engineering, computer science, architecture or economics for EU/non-EU foreign qualifications. The call lists corresponding accepted Italian degree classes. Visa applicants must meet requirements by 30 June; EU/equated by 31 August 2026. Conditional graduation by 31 December is expressly a Sapienza-student provision. • Portfolio required. Conditional degree completion is explicitly for Sapienza students; it does not automatically admit an unfinished foreign degree.
Applicant categorySource checked · 2026/27
EU/equated versus non-EU-abroad/Marco Polo
30 EU/equated places; 40 non-EU-abroad places, including 2 Marco Polo reservations.
Application roundsSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
Visa: register/pay and apply 16–30 June 2026; online oral 6, 8 or 9 July. EU/equated: 16 June–31 August; oral 3–4 September. Schedules by 1 July/1 September respectively. Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages.
Enrolment datesSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
Visa ranking by 17 July/payment 1–30 September; EU/equated ranking by 14 September/payment 14–30 September. Clearing list 2 October/payment 15 October. Successful visa applicants unable to arrive by 30 September for justified reasons must email their declaration by that date for conditional enrolment. Sapienza conditional graduates lodge the required precautionary declaration. Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages.
Prior qualificationSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
Recognised first degree/equivalent diploma in design, industrial engineering, computer science, architecture or economics for EU/non-EU foreign qualifications. The call lists corresponding accepted Italian degree classes. Visa applicants must meet requirements by 30 June; EU/equated by 31 August 2026. Conditional graduation by 31 December is expressly a Sapienza-student provision. Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages.
Universitaly deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Non-EU residing abroad requiring study visa
30 June 2026 at 23:59 Italian local time.
Available placesSource checked · 2026/27
Check the stated applicant category
30 EU/equated places; 40 non-EU-abroad places, including 2 Marco Polo reservations.
Fees and funding
Tuition amountSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
EUR 456.00 Baseline annual contribution plus statutory regional tax and stamp; exemptions can change the total. This is not every Indian citizen’s fee category.
Fee currencySource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
EUR
Fee periodSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
year
Additional and mandatory chargesSource checked · 2026/27
Students under this degree-enrolment regulation
€140 Lazio regional tax unless exempt, plus €16 stamp duty, charged with the first tuition instalment. Separate application/test fees are additional.
Payment instalmentsSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
India foreign-income Band A contribution instalments: €90/€105/€105, plus €140 regional tax and €16 stamp with the first. Restricted-entry first-payment deadline is set by the exact call; second 17 December 2026, third 25 March 2027. Master’s personal-preparation checks use the conditional Article 3 enrolment dates; do not substitute the continuing-student 5 November deadline in every case.
Conditional tuition categorySource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
If income is produced in India and Italian-income university ISEE cannot be supplied: Band A annual contribution €300 (€90 + €105 + €105), plus €140 regional tax unless exempt and €16 stamp: baseline total €456. This is a country-of-income rule, not an unconditional nationality price. Infostud initially uses citizenship; a different income country requires an evidenced administrative change. Foreign-income ISEE parificato is not accepted for this calculation. Before any approved exemption/award; excludes separate application and admission-test fees.
Course and qualification
Course titleSource checked · 2026/27
Check the stated applicant category
Product and Service Design Named course matched exactly after removing display prefix or English-track annotation; archaeology spelling equivalent.
QualificationSource checked · 2026/27
Check the stated applicant category
Master
DurationSource checked · Cycle not established
Check the stated applicant category
2 years Published course identity fact; academic cycle not explicit in this labelled passage. This is not admission verification.
Awarded qualificationSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
Laurea Magistrale, LM-12 Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages.
Teaching languageSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants; foreign equivalence is individually assessed
English Selection-stage conditions are distinct from final administrative recognition, preselection and visa stages.
Academic yearSource checked · 2026/27
Check the stated applicant category
2026/27
Still needs confirmation: deadline time and timezone; teaching start; eligibility for indian qualifications; scholarship conditions. Ask the programme’s admissions office for the current call before applying or paying.
For Indian students
What this means if you’re applying from India.
India-specific note
For 2026/27: For second-cycle access, the India annex accepts a four-year/eight-semester Honours/Research or Professional bachelor at NHEQF level 6 with at least 160 credit-hours. A three-year/six-semester level-5.5 bachelor (120 credit-hours) does not give direct access: it needs at least one additional year leading to a postgraduate diploma (40 credit-hours) or four-year honours qualification. Supply all-year official marks/transcript; DigiLocker/NAD evidence is recommended. Exact subject/grade/language criteria and individual recognition remain separate. Confirm that your qualification, residence and applicant category match the official rule. The source-linked details below distinguish application, enrolment and fee conditions.
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