Master · Humanities
Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts
at University of Bologna · Bologna
Selected details checked. Official 2026/27 admission call published. This confirms the programme for this cycle; it does not mean an application window remains open. Official availability notice · checked 2026-10-09
Requirements and review notes
- EntranceSelection requirements need confirmation. Selection has two stages: document and CV assessment (maximum 40, minimum 25) followed by an interview (maximum 60). Applicants need at least 60/100 overall and a place in the ranking.
- EnglishB2 English. Listed international certificates/OOPT must be issued within six years. Other routes: completed English-taught first/second-cycle degree, previous university B2 exam with level explicitly documented, native-speaker self-declaration, or university language-centre B2. A transcript saying only “English language” is insufficient without signed level confirmation.
- AlsoAn applicant resident in India follows the non-EU-resident-abroad and foreign-qualification route. Eligibility remains conditional on a suitable first-cycle qualification, the call's curricular/language requirements, selection outcome and the intake reserved or open to that category.
- AlsoUpload a valid ID or passport, the degree or provisional degree and transcript with grades, required translations, a CV and the declarations requested in the application. English evidence is included only where submitted or required by the call.
Fees, admission and verification
Fees checked 2026-10-09 · 2026/27. 2026/27 ordinary annual total €157.04–€4,237.04: contribution ceiling €4,080.00 plus €157.04 fixed charges. Lower amounts require a qualifying reduction/exemption. Eligible Indian/non-OECD first-year students with family income/assets only abroad can instead obtain the €1,357.04 flat total, subject to the university declaration and fee-reference-year rules. Official fee source
Selected details checked. 2026-10-09 · See the academic year beside each source-linked fact. Checked fields: tuition amount, campus, English requirement, fee period, teaching language, 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. As stated separately for each intake. [2026/27; As stated separately for each intake] Application period From 17/Feb/2026 to 28/April/2026 at 1 PM (CET) These are programme-selection application deadlines, not enrolment, Universitaly or visa deadlines. Read each intake's category restriction before relying on a date. 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
Eligibility for Indian qualificationsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Indian citizen resident abroad requiring a study visa
An applicant resident in India follows the non-EU-resident-abroad and foreign-qualification route. Eligibility remains conditional on a suitable first-cycle qualification, the call's curricular/language requirements, selection outcome and the intake reserved or open to that category. This is a category mapping, not a finding that every Indian three-year or four-year degree is accepted. The named call and the University's foreign-qualification checks control.
Applicant categoryConditions need checking · 2026/27
EU, EU-equivalent and non-EU-resident-abroad categories as printed
Intake-specific categories are printed in applicationRounds; non-EU applicants resident abroad must use only a round expressly open to that category. The call separates non-EU residents abroad from EU citizens and non-EU citizens with equivalent status in one or more intakes. Category wording in the calendar governs.
Application roundsSource checked · 2026/27
As stated separately for each intake
Application period From 17/Feb/2026 to 28/April/2026 at 1 PM (CET) Compact call-calendar summary preserves intake labels, applicant categories, opening dates and deadlines. Later amendments are recorded separately below and override only the category/round they expressly address.
Application roundsSource checked · 2026/27
As stated separately for each intake
Application period From 17/Feb/2026 to 28/April/2026 at 1 PM (CET) These are programme-selection application deadlines, not enrolment, Universitaly or visa deadlines. Read each intake's category restriction before relying on a date.
Deadline time and timezoneSource checked · 2026/27
Intakes whose printed deadline includes this abbreviation
CET Only timezone abbreviations explicitly printed in the retained call calendar are reported; a missing timezone is not inferred as Rome time.
English requirementSource checked · 2026/27
Named programme applicants; individual waiver routes retain the call’s conditions
B2 English. Listed international certificates/OOPT must be issued within six years. Other routes: completed English-taught first/second-cycle degree, previous university B2 exam with level explicitly documented, native-speaker self-declaration, or university language-centre B2. A transcript saying only “English language” is insufficient without signed level confirmation. Manually synthesized from the full operative language clause, replacing a truncated extraction. This establishes the stated routes, not admission for an individual applicant.
Prior qualificationConditions need checking · 2026/27
Applicants to the named programme/curriculum
• A foreign bachelor's degree in any discipline must normally represent at least three years of university study. Italian applicants qualify through the listed culture, humanities, communication and political-science classes, or another degree with at least 40 credits in the call's specified fields. Concise display synthesis checked against the complete cached 2026/27 call. Foreign-qualification recognition and admission remain conditional where the call says so.
Selection and entry testConditions need checking · 2026/27
Named programme/curriculum applicants
Selection has two stages: document and CV assessment (maximum 40, minimum 25) followed by an interview (maximum 60). Applicants need at least 60/100 overall and a place in the ranking. Concise display synthesis checked against the complete cached 2026/27 call. Foreign-qualification recognition and admission remain conditional where the call says so.
Required documentsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Application stage
Upload a valid ID or passport, the degree or provisional degree and transcript with grades, required translations, a CV and the declarations requested in the application. English evidence is included only where submitted or required by the call. Concise display synthesis checked against the complete cached 2026/27 call. Foreign-qualification recognition and admission remain conditional where the call says so.
Enrolment datesSource checked · 2026/27
Admitted applicants; ordinary ranking or reallocation stage
Admitted candidates enrol 23 June–8 July 2026. Candidates admitted through reallocations enrol 16–21 July, 23–29 July or 31 July–7 August, depending on the reallocation stage. Concise synthesis of the binding call calendar; application, Universitaly and visa deadlines are separate stages.
Fees and funding
Fee exemptionsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Category-specific ordinarydegree first-year applicants
India is explicitly in the non-OECD list. Reduced fixed contribution applies only with qualifying citizenship, household income/assets solely abroad, and course-duration/credit conditions. ERGO grant eligibility can exempt variable tuition; the €157.04 fixed charges remain. Applicant entitlement and joint/partner charges require separate evidence. Conditional fee reduction and income/exemption framework verified; eligibility proof and each grant call remain separate.
Scholarship conditionsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Student found eligible under ERGO grant call
ERGOEligible Effect: Full variable tuition exemption; fixed€157.04 remains Effect of grant eligibility verified. This does not verify applicant entitlement or 2026/27 scholarship application deadlines.
Conditional India feeSource checked · 2026/27
Indian citizen; household income/assets solely abroad; within normal duration+1; freshman
tuition: 1200; fixed: 157.04; total: 1357.04; currency: EUR Conditional India non-OECD flat fee; not a universal award or all-degree maximum.
Tuition amountSource checked · 2026/27
Ordinary Bologna-administered 2026/27 degree; exact income, exemptions and curriculum apply
EUR 157.04–4,237.04
Fee periodSource checked · 2026/27
Ordinary Bologna-administered 2026/27 degree; exact income, exemptions and curriculum apply
year
Fee currencySource checked · 2026/27
Ordinary Bologna-administered 2026/27 degree; exact income, exemptions and curriculum apply
EUR
Additional and mandatory chargesSource checked · 2026/27
Ordinary Bologna-administered 2026/27 degree; exact income, exemptions and curriculum apply
€157.04 fixed annual charges are added to the university contribution and included in the displayed totals.
Conditional tuition categorySource checked · 2026/27
Indian/non-OECD nationality, foreign household income/assets, within standard programme duration plus one year; first-year category
Eligible Indian/non-OECD first-year total €1,357.04: €1,200 contribution + €157.04 fixed charges. Family income/assets must be solely abroad; fee-reference-year limits and the required declaration apply. Later-year amounts depend on the minimum-credit condition. Joint/special-curriculum exceptions require confirmation.
Payment instalmentsSource checked · 2026/27
Ordinary Bologna-administered 2026/27 degree; exact income, exemptions and curriculum apply
First instalment €157.04 by the programme-specific enrolment deadline. Remaining instalments, when applicable: 18 December 2026 and 15 March 2027. A generic payment date does not extend a visa/admission deadline.
Course and qualification
Course titleSource checked · Cycle not established
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Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts Published course identity fact; academic cycle not explicit in this labelled passage. This is not admission verification.
Teaching locationSource checked · Cycle not established
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Bologna
Teaching languageSource checked · Cycle not established
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English
Academic yearSource checked · 2026/27
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2026/27 The named programme or curriculum has an official 2026/27 University of Bologna admission call. This does not mean an application round remained open on the check date.
- Admission procedure for Master’s Degree “Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts”- GIOCA - Academic Year 2026/2027 English Abstract Version This is an adapted translation in English of the original Call for Applications (“Bando di Ammissione”) in Italian and it is made only for publicity purposes.…
- Bando per l’ammissione al Corso di Laurea magistrale a numero programmato in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts – GIOCA - Anno accademico 2026/2027 Codice Denominazione Classe Sito web del corso corso corso Innovation and 6795 LM-76 https://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/gioca Organization of Culture and the Ar…
Still needs confirmation: teaching start; eligibility for indian qualifications; required documents; 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: An applicant resident in India follows the non-EU-resident-abroad and foreign-qualification route. Eligibility remains conditional on a suitable first-cycle qualification, the call's curricular/language requirements, selection outcome and the intake reserved or open to that category. 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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