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 (updates will be available soon): 

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

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

Medical Area 

Dietetics  - Dental Hygiene - Biomedical Laboratory Techniques - Medical radiology, diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy techniques

  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/25 – 14/01/26 > Exams period: 19/01/26 – 27/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/26 – 31/05/26  >  Exams period: 01/06/26 – 31/07/26

Medical biotechnology -  Physiotherapy - 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

  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/25 – 14/01/26 > Exams period: 15/01/26 – 28/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/26 – 31/05/26  >  Exams period: 01/06/26 – 31/07/26

Medicine and Surgery - Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry

  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/25 – 14/01/26 > Exams period: 15/01/26 – 28/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/26 – 31/05/26  >  Exams period: 01/06/26 – 31/07/26

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

  • Lessons First semester: 03/11/25 – 27/02/26 >  Exams period: each lesson period is followed by an exam session planned during the whole academic year excluding public holidays.
  • Lessons Second semester: 09/03/26 – 29/05/26 > 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 (updates will be available soon)

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

Architecture

Architecture - Industrial Design 
1st year
  • Lessons First semester: 06/10/2025 - 22/12/2025 and from 07/01/2026 - 16/01/2026 >  Exams period: 19/01/2026- 20/02/2026
  • Lessons Second semester: 23/02/2026- 05/06/2026 > Exams period:  08/06/2026- 31/07/2026 and from 01/09/2026- 21/09/2026

From 2nd year

  • Lessons First semester: 22/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 >  Exams period: 07/01/2026 - 20/02/2026
  • Lessons Second semester: 23/02/2026- 05/06/2026 > Exams period:  08/06/2026- 31/07/2026 and from 01/09/2026- 21/09/2026
Product and service design for culture and health
  • Lessons First semester: 22/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 >  Exams period: 07/01/2026 - 20/02/2026
  • Lessons Second semester: 23/02/2026- 05/06/2026 > Exams period:  08/06/2026- 31/07/2026 and from 01/09/2026- 21/09/2026

Economics and Management

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

  • Lessons First semester: 15/9/2025 - 19/12/2025 > Exams period: 07/01/2026 - 20/02/2026
  • Lessons Second semester: 23/2/2026 - 06/6/2026 > Exams period:  08/6/2026 - 31/7/2026
  • An additional exam period is planned: 31/8/2026 - 18/9/2026

Law

Law - Legal Sciences of Safety and Prevention

  • Lessons First semester: 29/09/25 – 19/12/25 >  Exams period: 15/12/25 – 13/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 16/02/26 – 15/05/26 > Exams period: 18/05/26 – 17/07/26
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/26 - 25/09/26

The Introduction to International and EU Law course will be held during the two weeks preceding the beginning of the first semester; the Fundamentals of EU and International law course will be held in the two weeks preceding the start of the second 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: 22/09/2025 - 17/12/2025 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester 
  • Lessons First semester: 26/02/2026 - 05/06/2026  > 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) (updates will be available soon)

  • Lessons First semester: September 16th, 2024 – December 20th, 2024 >  Exams period: Each lesson period is followed by an exam session
  • Lessons Second semester: February 24th, 2025 – June 6th, 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: 22/09/25 – 22/12/25 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester 
  • Lessons Second semester: 19/02/26– 05/06/26 > 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): 22/09/25 - 23/12/25 > Exams period: 07/01/26 – 20/02/26
  • Bachelor Degree (second and third year) e Master Degree (first and second): 17/09/25 – 23/12/25 > Exams period: 07/01/26 – 20/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 23/02/26 – 05/06/26 > Exams period: 08/06/26 – 31/07/26
  • An additional exam period is planned: 25/08/26  – beginning  academic year 26/27

Computer Sciences

  • Lessons First semester (1 year): 22/09/25 – 17/12/25 > Lessons suspension for partial exams 03/11/25-04/11/25 > Exams period: 18/12/25 – 21/02/26
  • Lessons First semester (2 year): 22/09/25 – 19/12/25 > Lessons suspension for partial exams 03/11/25-04/11/25 > Exams period: 22/12/25 – 21/02/26
  • Lessons First semester (3 year): 22/09/25 – 17/12/25 > Lessons suspension for partial exams 03/11/25-04/11/25 > Exams period: 18/12/25 – 25/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester (1 and 2 year): 23/02/26 – 29/05/26 > Lessons suspension for partial exams 09/04/26-10/04/26 >  Exams period:  03/06/26 – 31/07/26
  • Lessons Second semester (3 year): 26/02/26 – 05/06/26 > Lessons suspension for partial exams 09/04/26-10/04/26 >  Exams period: 08/06/26 – 31/07/26
  • An additional exam period is planned: 25/08/26 – beginning academic year 26/27

Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences

Chemistry - Agriculture Technologies and Sustainable management of agro-ecosystems - Chemical Sciences - Industrial Pharmacy -Agricultural Biotechnologies for the Agri-food Supply Chain

  • Lessons First semester:  1/10/25 – 14/01/26 > Exams period: 15/01/26 - 27/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 2/03/26 – 29/05/26 >  Exams period: 01/06/26 - 07/08/26
  • An additional exam period is planned: 1/09/26– until last Friday before beginning academic year 26/27

Life Sciences and Biotechnologies 

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

  • Lessons First semester: 1/10/25 – 19/12/2025 > Exams period: 7/01/26 - 27/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 1/03/26 – 31/05/26 > Exams period: 03/06/26 - 31/07/26

Pharmacy

  • Lessons First semester:  1/10/25 – 14/01/26  > Exams period: 15/01/26 - 27/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 2/03/26 – 29/05/26 > Exams period: 01/06/26 - 07/08/26
  • An additional exam period is planned: 1/09/26 – until last Friday before beginning academic year 26/27
Biological Sciences - Environmental Science and Policy -Teaching Methods and Innovation for Biogeosciences and chemistry 
 
  • Lessons First semester: 1/10/25 – 19/12/2025 > Exams period: 7/01/26 - 27/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 1/03/26 – 31/05/26 > Exams period: 03/06/26 - 31/07/26
  • An additional exam period is planned: 1/09/26 – until last Friday before beginning academic year 26/27

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: 29/09/25 – 19/12/25 > Exams period: 07/01/26 – 20/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 23/02/26 – 29/05/26 > Exams period: 03/06/2026 - 10/08/2026
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/26 - 25/09/26