Master's Degree in Biotechnology for Innovative Therapeutics

The Call for Admission to the Master's Degree in Biotechnology for Innovative Therapeutics for the academic year 2026/2027 will be available soon.

This Call is reserved for non-European candidates residing abroad only.
This quota does NOT include non-EU citizens who already reside in Italy or non-EU citizens with dual citizenship one of which is Italian or European. It also does NOT include citizens from Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the Republic of San Marino and the Holy See State of Vatican City. The aforementioned candidates must participate in the EU competition.
 

Registration period:
from April 21, 2026 to May 15, 2026* 12:00 pm (Italian time)
*If you are attending an International University/College or you have been awarded a non-Italian qualification, you must register for the competition at least 5 days before the deadline: you will be able to register for the test only after having received the evaluation of your academic documents.
 

Places available:
12 for NON EU candidates

Test date:
May 21, 2026

Test method:
Home-based

Registration fee:
€ 150

Who can participate:
students attending their last year of University/College or students having already been awarded their final academic qualification
 

• To register for the admission test on the UniSR Admissions Portal you will need:

1. Personal email account that you use frequently: you will receive all the information here during the entire selection process, from registration for the test to enrolment
2. Identity document/passport
3. Italian tax code (only for Italian citizens)

• If you have a non-Italian qualification or if you are attending an international University/College, prepare the following documents to upload to the portal during registration:

1. Report cards/transcripts
2. If available, final qualification
3. Any translations, declaration of value, legalization/apostille or any other document already in your possession that can help us with the verification.

• Attention: in this case you will have to wait for our evaluation before you can register for the test. Don't wait until the last minute to register!

• If you are a non-EU citizen holding a residence permit or a diplomatic passport, upload these documents to the portal when filling in your personal data
   
• Starting 5 days before the test, you will receive via email the technical instructions for taking the test. You will be asked to carry out a check requirement to verify that the devices and the workstation where you will take the actual test are suitable. It is important to complete the chek at least one day before the test.
  
   

Information on the Admission Test

The admission test is entirely in English and consists in the comprehension and analysis of a scientific article with both multiple choice and open questions, which will focus on aspects of chemistry, mathematics and biological sciences inherent to the article.
Candidates will also have to summarize the article in a fixed number of characters and define a possible title for it.
The comprehension of the content of the article, as well as its hypothetical and theoretical implications, will be assessed through:

1. The candidate’s ability to define a title and write an abstract in English;
2. The answers given to 2 open questions that require the writing of a brief hand-written essay by the candidate;
3. 19 multiple choice questions whose score will be calculated as follows:
   •    2 points for each correct answer
   •    - 0,75 points for each incorrect or not valid answer
   •    0 points for each non-given answer

The test is entirely in English and candidates have 180 minutes to complete it.

• The Master's Degree in Biotechnology for Innovative Therapeutics is a two-year second level degree. Please carefully read the Call for admission for detailed information on the academic requirements to access the course.