FAQ Advanced courses

Both are higher education postgraduate courses aimed at developing specific professional skills.
The Vocational program, structurally more complex, has a duration of not less than one year, entitling them to the award of a Post-graduate Master’s degree.
The Advanced course may have a more limited duration (CFU acquired less than 60) and do not entitle to the achievement of any degree.  At the end of the course, students receive a certificate of attendance. 

Courses allow access to a limited number of students; if the number of candidates exceeds the maximum places available (issued in the relevant Call of Admission), they will undergo a selection.

The Study Plan is reported on the specific Attachment to the Call for Admission, for each course.
For further information, please contact the relevant Organizational Secretary. 

The Calls for Admission of the Post-graduate Specialization Courses are issued in September.

Yes, attendance is mandatory for 75% of the total number of hours.

Certificates can only be produced to private sector or public sector abroad, while in relations with Public Administrations in Italy, only self-certification is allowed. For more information see the relevant webpage.

In order to access a Post-graduate Specialization Course, it is required a university-level qualification. It’s necessary to check the list of qualification granting access for each Course.

Lessons usually begin in the first quarter of the year. For further information on this issue, contact the Organizational Secretary of the selected Course. 

The duration shall normally not exceed one year.

You can apply for admission if the academic qualification you obtained abroad is comparable in duration and content to the Italian academic qualification required for access to the Courses.
Enrolment, however, remains subject to the validation of the qualification, for admission purposes only, by the Academic Board as well as the passing of any selection scheduled by the Course in the case of enrolments beyond the maximum allowed number. Foreign citizens must respect the Regulations for foreign students’ access to university courses, which can be consulted on the website of the Ministry of Education, University and Research: (https://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/moduli/2022/Circolare_2022_2023_EN.pdf).
If the candidates are VISA applicants (https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en) they must complete the registration on the Universitaly portal (https://www.universitaly.it/index.php/) by contacting the Organizing Secretary (references: Art . 10 of Attachments to this Call for Admission).

Candidates with a foreign academic qualification, once they have completed the online application process and presented the Admission form, must upload, within the deadlines established in Attachments to this Call for Admission, the scan of the following documents:

  1. Academic qualification required for admission in Italian or English;
  2. “Declaration of value” issued by the Italian diplomatic representative situated in the country to which the institution that issued the qualification belongs;
  3. Degree certificate in Italian or English with the taken exams and the relative marks (transcript of records);
  4. As an alternative to the “Declaration of value”, the University recognizes the following documents as valid:
    • Diploma supplement (if the foreign qualification is issued by an European University);
    • Certificate of comparability issued by Naric / Cimea.

When completing the enrolment procedure, original versions of the required documentation must be presented, together with a declaration of legal validity from the Italian diplomatic representative situated in the state where the qualification was issued and handed in, by the deadline of 11 January 2023, to Ufficio Master – Servizio Post Laurea – via Ferrata 5, 27100 Pavia.

Non-EU citizens, when enrolling, must present a copy of a valid residence permit.
Italian citizens with a qualification awarded abroad that has not been deemed equivalent to an Italian degree, must follow the above-cited procedure indicated for candidates from abroad. 

Yes. It is allowed to be enrolled on an advanced course and another course of study of UNIPV or other Universities at the same time.

If you want to drop out after enrollment in an advanced course, you must submit your request to Servizio Post Lauream, which is irrevocable. There is no refund of the paid fees, except in the cases provided for by the NOTICE ON CONTRIBUTION A.A. 2022/2023.