Master · Political Science
International Politics and Economics
at University of Bologna · Forlì
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. The selection is a document-based assessment and ranking. Applicants need at least 50/100 to be suitable; available places and applicant category still determine admission.
- EnglishB2 English. Certificates generally must be no more than two years old at the intake deadline; IELTS Academic Online 5.5, TOEFL paper 550 and Trinity GESE 7 are explicitly listed. Alternatives include documented entirely English-taught degree, specified English-medium school diplomas, or qualifying native status in the listed countries. Unibo OOPT from 2026/27 or 2025/26, or the scheduled new OOPT, is accepted under the call’s conditions.
- 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 showing grades and credits, Diploma Supplement or grading information where available, required translations, and evidence of B2 English.
Fees, admission and verification
Fees checked 2026-10-09 · 2026/27. 2026/27 ordinary annual total €157.04–€3,217.04: contribution ceiling €3,060.00 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. Each intake category exactly as printed. [2026/27; Each intake category exactly as printed] Intake 1 (60 EU/EU-equivalent places; 15 non-EU-resident-abroad places): 26 February-16 April 2026, 14:30 CEST. Intake 2 (EU/EU-equivalent plus any unfilled non-EU-abroad places): 23 April-19 June 2026, 14:00 CEST. The ordinary call allowed a possible extraordinary third intake only for EU/EU-equivalent applicants; its separate notice must govern if used. Programme-selection application windows only. Later notices control only the extraordinary selection they expressly activate or decline to activate. 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
Each intake category exactly as printed
Intake 1 (60 EU/EU-equivalent places; 15 non-EU-resident-abroad places): 26 February-16 April 2026, 14:30 CEST. Intake 2 (EU/EU-equivalent plus any unfilled non-EU-abroad places): 23 April-19 June 2026, 14:00 CEST. The ordinary call allowed a possible extraordinary third intake only for EU/EU-equivalent applicants; its separate notice must govern if used. Normalised from the call tables and any later activation notice. Application, enrolment, Universitaly and visa deadlines remain distinct.
Application roundsSource checked · 2026/27
Each intake category exactly as printed
Intake 1 (60 EU/EU-equivalent places; 15 non-EU-resident-abroad places): 26 February-16 April 2026, 14:30 CEST. Intake 2 (EU/EU-equivalent plus any unfilled non-EU-abroad places): 23 April-19 June 2026, 14:00 CEST. The ordinary call allowed a possible extraordinary third intake only for EU/EU-equivalent applicants; its separate notice must govern if used. Programme-selection application windows only. Later notices control only the extraordinary selection they expressly activate or decline to activate.
Deadline time and timezoneSource checked · 2026/27
Deadlines where printed
CEST Only timezone abbreviations printed in the cited call are retained; a bare 13:00 is not labelled Rome time.
English requirementSource checked · 2026/27
Named programme applicants; individual waiver routes retain the call’s conditions
B2 English. Certificates generally must be no more than two years old at the intake deadline; IELTS Academic Online 5.5, TOEFL paper 550 and Trinity GESE 7 are explicitly listed. Alternatives include documented entirely English-taught degree, specified English-medium school diplomas, or qualifying native status in the listed countries. Unibo OOPT from 2026/27 or 2025/26, or the scheduled new OOPT, is accepted under the call’s conditions. 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 first-cycle degree or suitable foreign qualification giving access to second-cycle study is required. Foreign-degree correspondence and the call's curricular requirements are assessed by the committee; applicants may graduate by 31 December 2026 if the call's conditions are met. 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
The selection is a document-based assessment and ranking. Applicants need at least 50/100 to be suitable; available places and applicant category still determine admission. 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 showing grades and credits, Diploma Supplement or grading information where available, required translations, and evidence of B2 English. 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; non-EU-abroad category subject to reserved-place rules
First-intake winners enrol 14–22 May 2026; cleared candidates enrol 28 May–4 June. Second-intake winners enrol 20–27 July; first clearing enrolment is 29 July–5 August, second clearing 24–31 August, with later scrolls from 2 September to 19 November. Non-EU-abroad applicants enter Intake 2 only if their reserved Intake-1 places remain. 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.
Scholarship conditionsSource checked · 2026/27
Applicants in the stated intake/category
One 2026/27 Gianpaolo Rossini memorial scholarship of EUR 1,500 gross. Programme-specific admission-call award. It is not a statement of ER.GO eligibility, a tuition waiver or guaranteed funding for every admitted applicant.
Scholarship conditionsSource checked · 2026/27
Applicants meeting the stated score, enrolment and category conditions
Awarded after admissions to the enrolled student with the highest score across intake 1, intake 2 and any extraordinary intake; youngest applicant has priority on a tie. Acceptance deadline is communicated to the selected student. Eligibility and selection follow the course call and admission ranking; the gross amount may be taxable and the award is conditional on enrolment where stated.
Tuition amountSource checked · 2026/27
Ordinary Bologna-administered 2026/27 degree; exact income, exemptions and curriculum apply
EUR 157.04–3,217.04
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
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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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International Politics and Economics 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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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.
- Call for Application for the admission to The Master’s Degree restricted access in "INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND ECONOMICS" (LM IPE) CLASS LM-56 – Economics and CLASS LM-62 - Political science (course code 6763) Website https://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/InternationalPoliticsEconomics/index.html Academic Year 2026/27 INDEX 1.…
- Bando per l’ammissione al corso di laurea magistrale in INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND ECONOMICS (LM IPE) CLASSE LM-56 – Scienze dell’economia & LM-62 – Scienze della politica (codice corso 6763) Sito web del corso http://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/InternationalPoliticsEconomics Anno accademico 2026/27
Still needs confirmation: teaching start; eligibility for indian qualifications; required documents. 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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