Academic Agenda

In order to be able to better organise your stay, check the dates for educational activities. Further information is available by clicking on the Department of your interest.

Welcome days:

First semester: September 11^st, 2024
Second semestr: February 17^th, 2025

If you can not attend the welcome day, we remember you to arrive in Ferrara before the beginning of courses.

Medical Area

Medical biotechnology - Dietetics - Physiotherapy - Dental Hygiene - Nursing - Speech Therapy - Orthoptic and Ophtalmologic Assistance - Midwifery - Sports and Exercise Sciences - Sciences and Techniques of preventive and adaptive sports activities - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technique - Biomedical Laboratory Techniques - Medical radiology, diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy techniques

Lessons First semester: October 1^st, 2024 – January 14^th, 2025 > Exams period: January 15^th, 2025 – February 28^th, 2025
Lessons Second semester: March 1^st, 2025 – May 1^st, 2025 > Exams period: June 1^st, 2025 – July 31^st, 2025

Medicine and Surgery - Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry

Lessons First semester: October 1^st, 2024 – December 14^th, 2025 > Exams period: January 15^th, 2025 – February 28^th, 2025
Lessons Second semester: March 1^st, 2025 – May 1^st, 2025 > Exams period: June 1^st, 2025 – July 31^st, 2025

Health Professions of Technical Diagnostic Sciences - Nursing and Midwifery Sciences - Health Professions of Rehabilitation Sciences

Lessons First semester: November 4^th, 2024 – February 28^th, 2025 > Exams period: each lesson period is followed by an exam session planned during the whole academic year excluding public holidays.
Lessons Second semester: March 4^rd, 2025 – May 30^th , 2025 > Exams period: each lesson period is followed by an exam session planned during the whole academic year excluding public holidays.

Master Degree in Biotechnologies for Translational Medicine

Lessons First semester: October 1^st, 2024 – January 14^th, 2025 > Exams period: January 15^th, 2025 – February 28^th, 2025
Lessons Second semester: March 1^st, 2025 – May 1^st, 2025 > Exams period: June 1^st, 2025 – July 31^st, 2025

Architecture

Architecture - Industrial Design

Lessons First semester: September 23^rd, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 7^th, 2025 – February 21^st, 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 24^th, 2025 – June 6^th, 2025 > Exams period: June 9^th, 2025 – July 31^st, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: September 1^st, 2025 - September 19^th, 2025

Economics and Management

Economics - Economia and Management for Value Creation - Small Business Management in International Markets - Green Economy and Sustainable Transitions

Lessons First semester: September 16^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 7th , 2025 – February 21st , 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 24^th, 2025 – June 6^th, 2025 > Exams period: June 9^th, 2025 – July 31^st, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: September 1^st, 2025 – September 12^th, 2025

Law

Law - Legal Sciences of Safety and Prevention

Lessons First semester: September 30^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: December 16^th, 2024 – February 14^th, 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 17^th, 2025 – May 16^th, 2025 > Exams period: May 19^th, 2025 – July 17^th, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: September 1^st, 2025 – September 26^th, 2025

The Introduction to International and EU Law course will be held during the two weeks preceding the beginning of the first semester

Engineering

Civil Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering - Electronics and Computer Engineering - Electronic Engineering for ICT - Computer and Automation Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Technologies for the Digital Industry

Lessons First semester: September 19^th, 2024 – December 12^th, 2024 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)
Lessons First semester: February 24^th, 2025 - June 5^th, 2025 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)

Physics and Earth Sciences

Physics (Bachelor and Master degree)

Lessons First semester: September 16^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: Each lesson period is followed by an exam session
Lessons Second semester: February 24^th, 2025 – June 6^th, 2025 > Exams period: Each lesson period is followed by an exam session

N.B. First year courses "General Physics I" e "Physics Laboratory with elements of Statistics and Computer Science - Part I" will begin on September 30th

Geological Sciences - Geologic Sciences, Georesources and Territory

Lessons First semester: September 23^rd, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)
Lessons Second semester: February 24^th, 2025 – June 6^th, 2025 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)

Mathematics and Computer Sciences

Mathematics

Bachelor Degree (first year): September 23^rd, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 7^th, 2025 – February 21^st, 2025
Bachelor Degree (second and third year) e Master Degree (first and second): September 18^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 7^th, 2025 – February 21^st, 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 24^th, 2025 – June 6^th, 2025 > Exams period: June 3^rd, 2025 – July 31^st, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: August 25^th, 2025 – beginning academic year 25/26

Computer Sciences

Lessons First semester: September 19^th, 2024 – December 17^th, 2024 > Lessons suspension for partial exams October 31^st, 2024 – November 5^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 18^th, 2025 – February 21^st, 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 24^th, 2024 – May 30^th, 2025 > Lessons suspension for partial exams April 28^th, 2025 – May 2^nd, 2025 > Exams period: June 3^rd, 2025 – July 31^st, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: September 2^nd, 2025 – beginning academic year 25/26

Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences

Chemistry - Agriculture Technologies and Sustainable management of agro-ecosystems - Chemical Sciences - Industrial Pharmacy

Lessons First semester: September 16^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 7^th, 2025 – February 14^th, 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 17^th, 2025 – May 30^th, 2025 > Exams period: June 6^th, 2025 – August 8^th, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: September 1^st, 2025– until last Friday before beginning academic year 25/26

Life Sciences and Biotechnologies

Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology of Biopharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Nutraceuticals - Molecular, Genomic and Biodiversity Biology

Lessons First semester: September 16^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)
Lessons Second semester: February 17^th, 2025 – May 30^th, 2025 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)

Pharmacy

Lessons First semester: September 16^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 7^th, 2025 – February 14^th, 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 17^th, 2025 – May 30^th, 2025 > Exams period: June 6^th, 2025 – August 8^th, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: September 1^st, 2025 – until last Friday before beginning academic year 25/26

Environmental and Prevention Sciences

Biological Sciences - Teaching Methods and Innovation for Biogeosciences and chemistry

Lessons First semester: September 16^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)
Lessons Second semester: February 17^th, 2025 – May 30^th, 2025 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)

Humanities

Humanities, Arts and Archaeology - Educational Sciences - Philosophy and Contemporary Society - Sciences and Technologies of Communication - Manager of cultural Itineraries - Modern Languages and Literatures - Quaternary, Prehistory and Archaeology - Modern and Medieval Philologies and Literatures - Training, Communication and Digital Citizenship - Foreign Languages and Literatures

Lessons First semester: September 30^th, 2024 – December 20^th, 2024 > Exams period: January 7^th, 2025 – February 21^st, 2025
Lessons Second semester: February 24^th, 2025 – May 23^rd, 2025 > Exams period: May 26^th, 2025 – August 10^th, 2025
An additional exam period is planned: September 1^st, 2025 – September 19^th, 2025