The Master’s degree is open to two categories of applicants:
- Europeans and Equivalents
- Non-Europeans.
To check the category you belong to, you must read the Note 1 of the Call of admission.
Maximum number of students: 45
Positions reserved to Non-Europeans citizens: 4.
First call
Open only to Non -Europeans applicants
- Application: from 20 December 2024 to 6 March 2025 at 12:00 (CET)
- Rankings: by the end of April 2025
- Confirmation: within the deadline communicated by UniTrento Staff
- Online pre-enrollment at the Italian Embassy for non-EU applicants: by the deadline stated by the Italian government and communicated by UniTrento staff.
Second call
Open only to Europeans and Equivalent applicants.
- Application: from 14 April 2025 to 1st July 2025 at 12:00 (CET)
- Rankings: by 15 July 2025
- Confirmation: within the deadline communicated by UniTrento Staff
Deadlines after admission
- Bachelor’s Degree Diploma:
- 30 June 2025 for Non-European applicants
- 31 October 2025 for European and equivalent applicants.
- Enrollment: within the deadline communicated by UniTrento Staff.
- Arrival in Trento: For the start of classes at the beginning of September. For Non-European students no later than 30 September 2025.
The only binding version is the Italian one
Bachelor's degree
You have to hold a Bachelors' or first-level university degree,, belonging to the following classes of related disciplines, based on Italian calssification:
- Biotechnology L2 (D.M. 270/04) or 1 (D.M. 509/99)
- Information Engineering L8 (D.M. 270/04) or 9 (D.M. 509/99)
- Life Sciences L13 (D.M. 270/04) or 12 (D.M. 509/99)
- Science and agro-food technologies L26 (D.M. 270/04) or 20 (D.M. 509/99)
- Sciences and chemical technologies L27 (D.M. 270/04) or 21 (D.M. 509/99)
- Sciences and pharmaceutical technologies L29 (D.M. 270/04) or 24 (D.M. 509/99)
- Physical Sciences and Technology L30 (D.M. 270/04) or 25 (D.M. 509/99)
- Information Sciences and Technology - L31 (D.M. 270/04) or 26 (D.M. 509/99)
- Mathematical Sciences L35 (D.M. 270/04) or 32 (D.M. 509/99)
Or, you need to hold an equivalent degree in the broad classes of Industrial Engineering or Civil and Environmental Engineering or closely related scientific disciplines obtained abroad.
Academic requirements
Having a Study plan or a curriculum studiorum including knowledge and competences in informatics, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.
Language proficiency
English language proficiency at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Submit the online application for Master in Quantitative and Computational Biology by the deadline of your call.
Application fee: € 30,00.
Documentation required
Identity document: copy of a valid passport (for non EU citizens, with photo and personal data only) or identity card (for EU citizens).
Curriculum vitae et studiorum.
Copy of the Bachelor's degree certificate or the certificate of enrollment including the expected graduation date.
Copy of the transcript of academic records including examinations, results and credits.
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.
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.
After the deadline the Selection Committee will evaluate the completed applications.
Selection criteria
- Academic curriculum, up to 40 points out of 100.
- Coherence between your previous studies and academic objectives of the programme, up to 40 points out of 100.
- statement of purpose, further language competences, up to 20 points out of 100.
You might be invited to interview (in person or via Conference call), only if the Selection Committee requires to collect further information on your academic skills and personal competencies.
You will be considered eligible with a score of at least 50 out of 100 points.
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 as soon as possible in order to give other eligible students the opportunity to study at the University of Trento.
If you are a Non-European citizen living outside Italy and you have been admitted to a University Programme in Italy you must:
- pre-enrol at the Italian diplomatic office in your country;
- apply for a university study or enrolment Visa at the Italian consular-diplomatic Representative.
Since this procedure may take time, we encourage you to speed up procedures by contacting the Italian Representative as soon as possible.
You will be guided through this procedure and notified with the detailed instructions by the University of Trento as well.
Enrollment must be completed by the deadline communicated by UniTrento Staff: 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 administrative office in due time.
You must be in Trento for the the start of classes at the beginning of September.
Further information about the dates will be available in Summer.
Non-Europeans admitted students must be in Trento no later than 30 September 2025.
