International dimension

DIFA (the Department of Physics and Astronomy) offers international courses in English (3 master degree courses and 2 master courses), joint programs and double degrees.
Bachelor and Master students at DIFA can join several programs and internships abroad.
Summer Schools for international students are organized every year.
In addition, calls for scholarships to do the master thesis abroad are opened regularly.
DIFA has strong connections with several International Research institutes (CERN) and visiting professors, researchers, and international PhD students are hosted by the Department to collaborate on strategic DIFA research programs.
DIFA is also partner or lead partner of ERASMUS+ programs, several H2020 projects as well as other European and international research projects.

International degree programmes catalogue

Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two year Master - 120 ECTS)

Advanced Methods in Particle Physics

- cod. 5810

Type of access: Open access with assessment of personal competencies

Place of teaching: Bologna, Dortmund, Clermont-Ferrand

Language: English

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Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two year Master - 120 ECTS)

Astrophysics and Cosmology

- cod. 5828

Type of access: Open access with assessment of personal competencies

Place of teaching: Bologna

Language: English

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Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two year Master - 120 ECTS)

Physics

- cod. 9245

Type of access: Open access with assessment of personal competencies

Place of teaching: Bologna

Language: English, Italian

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Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two year Master - 120 ECTS)

Science of Climate

- cod. 5895

Type of access: Open access with assessment of personal competencies

Place of teaching: Bologna

Language: English

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Professional Master's programme in

High-performance and quantum computing

Level: Second

Language: English

Application deadline: 11 November 2024

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Professional Master's programme in

Space missions science, design and applications

Level: Second

Language: English

Application deadline: 09 December 2021 (Expired)

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Professional Master's programme in

Space missions science, design and applications (SPICES)

Level: Second

Language: English

Application deadline: 29 November 2022 (Expired)

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Professional Master's programme in

Space missions science, design and applications (SPICES)

Level: Second

Language: English

Application deadline: 21 November 2023 (Expired)

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Professional Master's programme in

Space missions science, design and applications (SPICES)

Level: Second

Language: English

Application deadline: 14 November 2024

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PhD in

Physics

Coordinator: Prof. Michele Cicoli

Language: English Italian

Call for applications: closed

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PhD in

Future Earth, Climate Change and Societal Challenges

Coordinator: Prof. Silvana Di Sabatino

Language: English

Call for applications: closed

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PhD in

Astrophysics

Coordinator: Prof. Andrea Miglio

Language: English

Call for applications: closed

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Visiting professors and researchers

  • Benliang Li

    Visiting Scholar

    University of South China - Cina Repubblica Popolare

    From 16 April 2024 to 16 April 2025

  • Antonio Macaluso

    Senior Researcher

    German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) - Germania

    From 16 September 2024 to 11 October 2024

  • Cristiano Rodrigues De Mattos

    Associate Professor

    Universidade de São Paulo - Brasile

    From 29 September 2024 to 12 October 2024

  • Samantha Ann Siedlecki

    Associate Professor

    University of Connecticut - Stati Uniti D'America

    From 24 September 2024 to 19 November 2024