Academic background

Degrees obtained in Italy

A Bachelor's Degree, or another qualification obtained abroad and recognized as valid, belonging to the following classes:

• L25 Agricultural and forestry sciences and technologies (ex D.M. 270/04 ), or class 20 (ex D.M. 509/99)
• L26 Food sciences and technologies (ex D.M. 270/04) or class 20 (ex D.M. 509/99).

If the Bachelor degree is different from the ones listed above, you are required to have at least 66 ECTS in the following Scientific Disciplinary Sectors (SDS):

• at least 18 ECTS among:  from AGR/01 to AGR/06, AGR/14, AGR/15, from AGR/17 to AGR/20, from VET/01 to VET/04, VET/07, MED/49
• at least 18 ECTS among:  from AGR/07, AGR/11, AGR/12, AGR/16, MED/07, MED/42, VET/05, VET/06, from BIO/01 to BIO/05, BIO/07, from BIO/09 to BIO/11, BIO/13, BIO/18, BIO/19
• at least 12 ECTS among:  from MAT/01 to MAT/09, INF/01, ING-INF/05, from FIS/01 to FIS/08, SECS-S/01, SECS-S/02, SECS-S/06
• at least 6 ECTS among:  from CHIM/01 to CHIM/07, CHIM/10, CHIM/11, AGR/13, BIO/10
• at least 6 ECTS among:  from AGR/08 to AGR/10, ICAR/06, ICAR/15, from ING-IND/09 to ING-IND/11, ING-IND/22
• at least 6 ECTS among:  AGR/01, ICAR/22, ING-IND/35, IUS/03, IUS/04, IUS/13, IUS/14, SECS-P/01, da SECS-P/06 a SECS-P/10, SECS-P/1.

A full description of the academic fields, please see the document "Academic admission requirements".

Degrees obtained outside Italy

The Admission Committee will evaluate if the study plan of your Bachelor's Degree meets the admission requirements.

Language proficiency

English language proficiency at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

A basic knowledge of the Italian language.

Submit the online application for Master in Agrifood Innovation Management for Non-European citizens by the deadline.

Application fee: € 30,00.

Documentation required

• A copy of a valid passport with photo and personal data only.
• Curriculum vitae et studiorum according to the Europass template.
• A copy of the Bachelor's degree certificate.
• A copy of the transcript of academic records including examinations, results and credits and information on the grading scale. If you have not graduated yet, you have to include also the list of courses not yet taken or passed.
• A copy of the English language certificate, or
  • a writing statement issued by your university stating that English is the official teaching language of your degree
  • a self-declaration if you come from an English-speaking country
  • a self-declaration that you have graduated in an English-speaking country.
• Proof of English knowldege at level B2 CEFR.
• Proof of Italian knowledge, if available.

An official translation of each document is required, when the original document is not produced in English or Italian.

Illegible documents will not be considered and incomplete or non-submitted application forms will be automatically excluded from the selection process.

How to prove language proficiency

English

You have to provide one of the recognised certificates as entry requirement at least at level B2 CEFR and not older than 5 years. Certificates are listed at page Do you have a certificate? of the Language center of the University of Trento (CLA).

Italian

If you are admitted to the interview, you'll be asked to conduct part of the interview in Italian. If the selection committee considers the level of Italian insufficient, you will have to include an elective or extra-curricular course in Italian in your study plan if admitted to the programme.

After the deadline the Selection Committee will evaluate the completed applications.

Selection criteria

Curriculum studiorum and coherence with the programme's learning objectives, up to 60 points out of 100, based on:

• academic record in your previous academic education (i.e. Grade Point Average and class qualification, educational background)

• extra-academic experiences if any, consistent with the programme's learning objectives.

English language certifications if the level is higher than the minimum admission requirement , up to 10 points out of 100.

Interview, up to 30 points out of 100.

You will be admitted to the interview if your score is at least 25 points in the Curriculum sturiorum and coherence evaluation.

If you don't attend the interview, you will be automatically excluded from selection.

You will be considered eligible with a score of at least 50 out of 100 points.

In a tie-breaker situation the Selection Committee will give priority to younger applicants.

Rankings

The Ranking list with admitted candidates and scholarship assignation will be published on this page.

In case you are admitted, you will be notified by email from UniTrento Staff with the instructions needed to confirm the place in the Program, such as:

• how to complete the confirmation application
• how to pay the confirmation fee of € 100,00.

If, for any reason, you decide to decline your position, pelase communicate your decision to the Master Admission Office Science and Technology area as soon as possible in order to give other eligible students the opportunity to study at the University of Trento.

Enrollment must be completed by the deadline stated in the call for admission: if you do not meet the deadline, your admission will be rejected.

Enrollment is conditional upon the positive evaluation of the eligibility of the university degree.

Further details about the enrollment to the Master’s degree will be provided via email by the Master Admission Office in due time. 

You must be in Trento for the start of lessons, at the beginning of September .

Further information about the dates will be provided by UniTrento Staff

Non-European admitted students must be in Trento no later than 31 October 2025.