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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE SINGLE-CYCLE MASTER’S DEGREE

PROGRAMME IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY IN ENGLISH
“INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOL”

ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025

Art. 1 - Admission requirements ......................................................................... 2

Art. 2 - Number of places available ..................................................................... 3
Art. 3 - Registering for the admission exam and deadlines .......................................... 3
Art. 4 - Candidates with disabilities ..................................................................... 4
Art. 5 - Candidates with SLD .............................................................................. 4
Art. 6 - Admission exam schedule and procedure ..................................................... 5
Art. 7 - Examining committee ............................................................................ 9
Art. 8 - Exam syllabus ..................................................................................... 9
Art. 9 - Ranking lists, minimum score and examination assessment ................................ 9
Art. 10 - Publication of the ranking lists and enrolment deadlines ................................ 11
Art. 11 - Enrolment procedure .......................................................................... 14
Art. 12 - Person in charge of the procedure and contact details................................... 15
Annex A - Syllabus for the admission exam to the single-cycle Master’s degree programme in
Medicine and Surgery (LM-41) in English ............................................................... 16
Annex B - List of language certificates recognised pursuant to attachment 3, of Ministerial
Decree no. 1133 of 6 August 2024 ...................................................................... 21

Please note that this is a courtesy translation. Only the Italian version is binding.

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 THE RECTOR

HAVING REGARD TO
Law no. 264 of 2 August 1999, entitled “Rules governing access to University study
programmes”, and in particular article 1, paragraph 1, subpart a), and article 4;

HAVING REGARD TO

Ministerial Decree no. 270 of 22 October 2004, entitled “Amendments to the

regulations containing rules governing the educational autonomy of Universities,
passed by Decree of the Ministry for Universities and Scientific and Technological
Research no. 509 of 3 November 1999”;

HAVING REGARD TO

Ministerial Decree no. 1101 of 29 July 2024, entitled “Determination of places

available for the single-cycle Master’s degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery, in
Italian and in English, for a. y. 2024/2025”;

HAVING REGARD TO

Ministerial notice of 24 June 2024, entitled “Calendar of admission tests relating to

bachelor's and master's degree courses with national capped access for the academic
year a.y. 2024/2025”;

HAVING REGARD TO

Ministerial Decree no. 1133 of 6 August 2024, entitled “Procedures and contents of
the admission exam to the single-cycle Master’s degree programmes in Medicine and
Surgery and in Dental Medicine in English for a. y. 2024/2025”;

HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:

A competition is announced for admission to the single-cycle Master’s degree

programme in Medicine and Surgery in English for academic year 2024/2025.

Art. 1 - Admission requirements

Candidates holding an Italian upper secondary school diploma or an equivalent foreign
qualification can take the admission exam.

Foreign qualifications are valid if obtained after 12 years of schooling and if they
allow for admission to universities in the country where they were obtained.

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All the details on foreign qualifications and admissions of international students to
Italian universities are posted on the website http://www.studiare-in-
italia.it/studentistranieri/ and on www.unimi.it, in the international students
section.

Foreign qualifications are in any case vetted by the University for compliance with
the relevant ministerial provisions and existing bilateral agreements.

Art. 2 - Number of places available

The number of places available for enrolment in the first year is 55; another 15
places are reserved for non-EU students residing abroad.

Art. 3 - Registering for the admission exam and deadlines

Candidates must submit their application online on the Universitaly portal at
www.universitaly.it, from 2 September 2024 to 3:00 pm (GMT+2) on 12 September
2024. No extensions will be granted.

During registration on the Universitaly website, candidates must indicate their email
address and the universities they wish to attend in order of preference, as well as
any language certificates they hold, among those listed in Annex B of this call.

If the candidate intends to sit for the test at an Italian venue, the first option
selected by the candidate will be automatically considered as the venue where the
test will have to be taken. No exceptions will be granted regarding the venue chosen
for taking the test. University preferences may not be changed or complemented
after 3:00 pm (GMT+2) on 12 September 2024, i.e. the deadline for the submission of
applications. In any case, the last “confirmation” expressed by the candidate before
that deadline will be considered valid.
This procedure is mandatory, under penalty of exclusion from the admission exam.

Candidates who intend to sit for the test abroad must indicate a foreign venue among
those listed in art. 6.
To sit for the test, candidates must pay the corresponding fee by following the
procedure specified on the portal www.universitaly.it. Candidates who have paid the
fee but do not have the online registration receipt will not be allowed to sit for the
test.
Additionally, non-EU candidates applying for a visa must submit a pre-enrolment
application through the Universitaly portal. Please visit the website of the Ministry of
Education and Research at https://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/ for
information on pre-enrolment deadlines and procedures. When submitting the pre-
enrolment application, candidates must upload a valid English language certificate.

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Candidates who do not meet the language proficiency requirement for this category
of students will not be allowed to sit for the test.

Art. 4 - Candidates with disabilities

Candidates with disabilities who need additional time and/or specific aids for the test
must submit their request online at
https://elixforms.unimi.it/rwe2/module_preview.jsp?MODULE_TAG=COSP_disabilit_is
tanza_provaDIammissione2024&ELANG=it&IATL=it.
The request must be submitted by the application deadline and must be accompanied
by a certificate of civil invalidity or certification pursuant to Law n. 104 of 1992
issued by the competent medical commission for the territory proving the type of
disability and/ or the degree of disability recognized. Candidates who request it are
entitled, based on their specific needs which will be assessed by a special
commission, to additional time not exceeding 50% more than that foreseen for
carrying out the test.

In light of the restriction of activities carried out by the National Health Service
during the Covid-19 pandemic, candidates may be allowed to take the test also on
the basis of medical certificates that are not up to date, provided that they submit an
updated certificate at a later time.

EU or non-EU candidates residing abroad who wish to request specific aids must
submit a disability certificate issued in the country of residency accompanied by a
true and accurate translation into English or Italian, sworn or certified by an Italian
diplomatic mission. If legalisation is required by the international rules in force, the
original certificate must also be legalised.
The Disability Services will evaluate these documents and check if they certify a
disability recognised by Italian legislation.

Aids may be allowed only subject to the positive evaluation by the Disability Services’
experts.

For information, please contact the Disability Services at:

[email protected].

Art. 5 - Candidates with SLD

Candidates with specific learning disabilities (SLD) who need accommodations for the
test must submit their request online at
https://elixforms.unimi.it/rwe2/module_preview.jsp?MODULE_TAG=COSP_DSA_istanz
a_provaDIammissione2024&ELANG=it&IATL=it.
The request must be submitted by the registration deadline for the admission test,
attaching suitable DSA certification pursuant to law no. 170 of 2010. In compliance

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with the provisions of the "guidelines on specific learning disabilities" attached to the
Ministerial Decree. 12 July 2011 n. 5669, candidates with DSA are granted additional
time equal to a maximum of 30% more than that defined for the admission test.

In case of certified particular severity of the DSA, the competent University

commission may, in order to guarantee equal opportunities and fairness in carrying
out the tests, authorize the use of adequate compensatory tools in relation to the
type of tests themselves.

The diagnosis of DSA must have been issued to the candidate by local public health
facilities or by bodies and professionals accredited with the regional health service.

In light of the restriction of activities carried out by the National Health Service
during the Covid-19 pandemic, candidates may be allowed to take the test also on
the basis of medical certificates that are not up to date, provided that they submit an
updated certificate at a later time.

EU or non-EU candidates residing abroad who wish to request any aid must submit an
SLD certificate issued in the country of residency accompanied by a true and accurate
translation into English or Italian, sworn or certified by an Italian diplomatic mission.
If legalisation is required by the international rules in force, the original certificate
must also be legalised.
The SLD Services will evaluate these documents and check if they certify a specific
learning disability recognised by Italian legislation.

Aids may be allowed only subject to the positive evaluation by the SLD Services’
experts.

For information, please contact the SLD Services at: [email protected].

Art. 6 - Admission exam schedule and procedure

The admission exam will take place on 17 September 2024 at the venues specified in
the following table:

Albania
Azerbaijan
Brazil
Canada
China
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
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 India
Italy Bari – Università degli studi di Bari
Italy Milan – Università degli Studi di Milano
Italy Milan – Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca
Italy Rome – Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
Italy Rome – Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”
Italy Naples – Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
Italy Naples – Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”
Italy Bologna – Università di Bologna
Italy Turin – Università degli Studi di Torino
Italy Pavia – Università degli Studi di Pavia
Italy Parma – Università degli Studi di Parma
Italy Siena- Università degli Studi di Siena
Italy Messina – Università degli Studi di Messina
Italy Padova – Università degli Studi di Padova
Italy Ancona – Università Politecnica delle Marche
Italy Cagliari – Università degli Studi di Cagliari*
Italy Catania – Università degli Studi di Catania
Ireland
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
UAE Dubai
UK
USA

* under accreditation process

The addresses of Italian and foreign exam venues, as well as the examination rooms,
will be published in a subsequent notice on the University website and on the website
of the Ministry of University and Research (MUR).

The exam will start at 11:00 noon in Italy, and simultaneously in all other venues
abroad, with the start time adjusted to the time zone of each foreign country.

The admission exam has a duration of 100 minutes.

Candidates who chose to sit for the exam at the University of Milan must arrive at
9:00 am at the Città Studi teaching branch of the University of Milan, in via
Celoria, Milan.

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With a subsequent notice, the addresses of the offices (both Italian and foreign)
where the test will take place will be published on the MUR and University websites
respectively, with the indication of the classrooms.

All candidates must bring the same valid identity document submitted during
registration for the admission exam.
Candidates without documents or with invalid documents, or arriving late, will not be
admitted to the exam.

Candidates will be allocated to the examination rooms according to their age, except
in the case of twins.

In the examination room, each candidate will receive a folder containing:

a) A personal data form that the candidate must fill in, without any identification
code;
b) The examination questions bearing the identification code of the folder and 2
sheets for rough works;
c) An answer form bearing the same identification code of the folder;
d) A sheet with the identification code of the folder, the name of the University
and the degree programme for which the admission exam is taken.
The following rules must be observed during the exam:
a) Candidates may use only a black pen, provided by the University or the foreign
test centre, to mark the answer form;
b) Candidates must not interact with each other nor bring into the examination
room and/or use any cell phones, palmtops, smartphones, smartwatches,
tablets, earphones, webcams and the like, or pencils, pens, stationery (or any
other instrument suitable for writing), manuals, schoolbooks, even if in partial
reproduction, handwritten notes, blank papers and other material to consult,
under penalty of exclusion from the exam;
c) When submitting the exam papers, candidates must fill in and sign the personal
data form, also to confirm that the codes mentioned in g) are identical;
d) Candidates must mark the selected answer by placing an X in the
corresponding box (the diagonal lines of the X must be within the box).
Candidates may correct only one answer to a question by completely blacking
out the previously chosen box and choosing another: only one of the five boxes
must be crossed in order to score a point;
e) Next to the sequential number of the questions, the answer form bears a small
circular figure that the candidate has to mark if he/she has no intention to

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 answer the question: once marked, this choice cannot be modified. Should the
candidate not mark any answer box, the question will be considered as not
answered even if the circular figure was not marked;
f) At the end of the exam, the candidate will be invited to reach a dedicated
station, located at reasonable distance from the committee and equipped with
a specific pen, where he/she will find:
• a box for the delivery of the personal data form, with a template of the
personal data form displayed on one side of the box itself;
• pairs of adhesive labels with barcodes on them.
g) Each candidate must choose a pair of adhesive labels, apply one of them on
the answer form and the other one on the personal data form. The candidate
must personally apply the pair of labels and check that the alphanumeric codes
indicated on the two labels are identical. Then, the candidate must sign, at
the bottom of the personal data form, a statement of authenticity regarding
the personal data and of correspondence between the alphanumeric codes
applied on the personal data form and on the answer form. After that, the
candidate must insert the personal data form in the box at the dedicated
station and go to the committee desk, where he/she must insert the answer
form in the dedicated box, with the front page, i.e. the page containing the
answers, facing down.
The exam will be invalidated if:
1. The candidate sits for the exam in a different room from the one to which
he/she is assigned, unless the change is authorised by the examining
committee and mentioned in the Committee report;
2. The candidate brings into the examination room or uses a cell phone, palmtop,
smartphone, smartwatch, tablet, earphones, webcam and the like, or a
manual, schoolbook, handwritten notes or other material to consult;
3. The answer form contains any signature or other distinctive mark written by
the candidate or by a member of the Committee (on the front or back);
4. The candidate interacts with other candidates and/or tries to copy and/or
exchange any material, including personal data forms and/or answer forms;
5. The candidate uses pens, pencils or any other suitable writing device to make
changes, additions and/or corrections to the answer form, while inserting the
personal data form and the answer form in the dedicated boxes.
The invalidation of the exam is decided by the Committee. In case of invalidation no
score is attributed to the exam.

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The Committee and supervisory staff shall ensure compliance with these provisions
and may take measures against non-compliant candidates. For aspects not specified
in this call for applications, the rules for public competitions shall apply.

Art. 7 - Examining committee

The examining Committee is appointed by a Rector’s Decree.

During the exam, the committee is assisted by teaching and administrative staff, who
are responsible for supervising and identifying candidates.

Art. 8 - Exam syllabus

The admission exam is arranged by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR).

It consists of sixty multiple-choice questions with five possible answers. The candidate
has to choose only one answer, discarding wrong, arbitrary or less probable answers.
The topics include reading comprehension and knowledge acquired during studies,
logical reasoning and problems, biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.

Based on the syllabus specified in Annex A, which is an integral part of this decree, the
exam consists of:
• Four (4) questions on reading comprehension and knowledge acquired during
studies;
• Five (5) questions on logical reasoning and problems;
• Twenty-three (23) questions on biology;
• Fifteen (15) questions on chemistry;
• Thirteen (13) questions on physics and mathematics.

Art. 9 - Ranking lists, minimum score and examination assessment

Within the limits of the places available for enrolment, EU candidates and non-EU
candidates within the meaning of art. 26 of Law no. 189/2002 who obtain a minimum
score of twenty (20) points in the test are admitted to the programme, in decreasing
order of score and considering their university of choice. Candidates who do not
obtain the minimum score will not be included in the ranking list.

Non-EU candidates residing abroad, who are not required to achieve the minimum
score specified in the above paragraph, are admitted within the quota of places
reserved for them, in decreasing order of score. Non-EU candidates residing abroad
are only eligible if they obtained a score above zero (0). Non-EU candidates residing
abroad who do not answer to any question will not be included in the ranking list.

A maximum of 90 points can be scored in the test, according to the following criteria:

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 • 1.5 points for each correct answer;
• minus 0.4 (-0.4) points for a wrong answer;
• 0 points for no answer.
On the basis of the score calculated according to the above criteria, CINECA draws up
a single national ranking list for EU candidates and non-EU candidates within the
meaning of art. 26 of Law no. 189/2002.
The ranking list for non-EU citizens residing abroad is drawn up by the University.
In case of equal scores, the following criteria shall apply:

a) Priority shall be given to the candidate with the higher score in the biology
section, and then in chemistry, physics and mathematics, logical reasoning and
problems, and reading comprehension and knowledge acquired during studies,
considered in this order;
b) Priority shall be given to the candidate who obtained a language certificate,
among those listed in Annex B, by the deadline for application, as declared
during registration for the admission exam. Possession of language certificates,
as required of candidates for the purposes of this call for applications, is self-
certified as per art. 46 of Presidential Decree no. 445/2000. In all stages of the
procedure, the University can check the truth of statements self-certified by
the candidate, who must therefore provide all necessary elements to enable
the verification. If false or misleading statements emerge from the
documentation submitted by the candidate, his/her enrolment is cancelled,
any benefits granted are withdrawn and any taxes and other fees paid are
retained by the University. This is without prejudice to any sanctions provided
for by the Italian Criminal Code and by applicable laws regarding false
declarations, and to possible claims for damages by the interested parties;
c) In the event of equal score between one or more disabled candidates holding a
certificate of disability equal to or greater than 66% or other certificate
pursuant to art. 3, paragraph 3 of Law no. 104/1992, and one or more non-
disabled candidates, the candidate holding a certificate of disability equal to
or greater than 66% or other certificate pursuant to art. 3, paragraph 3 of Law
no. 104/1992 shall have priority;
If a disabled student holding a certificate of disability equal to or greater than
66% or other certificate pursuant to art. 3, paragraph 3 of Law no. 104/1992,
along with a medical certificate - no matter if outdated, in light of the limited
activity of the National Health System due to the Covid-19 pandemic – wishes
to be granted preferred admission over an identically ranked non-disabled
candidate, he/she must submit the aforementioned documentation (certificate
of disability equal to or greater than 66% or other certificate pursuant to art.
3, paragraph 3 of Law no. 104/1992) to their assigned university within fifteen

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 (15) days from the date of their assignment. The date of assignment counts as
the first day. Candidates who do not submit the required certificate within the
above time frame may not be granted preferred admission.
Candidates who are assigned to the University of Milan must upload the
documentation certifying their disability during the online enrolment.
d) Except for the case referred to in letter c), if the score is still equal, the
younger candidate shall prevail.

Art. 10 - Publication of the ranking lists and enrolment deadlines

On 26 September 2024, on behalf of the Ministry of University and Research, CINECA
will publish the candidates’ scores, as identified by label code, at
www.universitaly.it, in the candidate’s reserved area, in compliance with applicable
data protection regulations.
The results will remain available in the reserved area until conclusion of the
procedure.

On 3 October 2024, candidates will be able to view their answer form, scores and
personal data form by accessing their personal page on the Universitaly website.

On 10 October 2024, the national ranking list by name will be published in the
students’ reserved area on the Universitaly website.

With each update of the ranking list:

a) Candidates who achieve a position in the list included among the number of
places available for their first preference receive the status ASSEGNATO (i.e.
ASSIGNED) and must enrol by the indicated deadline. If a candidate does not
enrol within the deadline, he/she will lose the right to enrol. No reasons for
missing the deadline are accepted;

b) Candidates who do not achieve a position in the list among the number of
places available for their first preference receive the status PRENOTATO (i.e.
RESERVED) for a subsequent choice. In this case, the candidate can enrol in the
programme at the university of subsequent choice by the deadline, or await
the conclusion of enrolments of those with priority in the ranking list, to see if
additional places become available for his/her higher preference options. If a
RESERVED candidate enrols, all the other preferences expressed are
automatically cancelled.

On 10 October 2024, on the basis of the ranking list and the number of places
available, the names of candidates ASSIGNED and RESERVED for the programmes and

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universities indicated as their first choices will be published in the students’ reserved
area, and each university will receive a list of these candidates.

For the purposes of enrolment, the ranking lists of each degree programme will be
updated as follows:

1) On 10 October 2024, the ranking list will be published in the students’

reserved area of the Universitaly website, with the candidates' names, scores,
positions in the ranking list and the university to which they have been ASSIGNED,
or for which they have the status PRENOTATO or IN ATTESA (i.e. WAITING FOR),
considering the position in the ranking list of all the candidates with precedence
and their university of choice;
2) ASSIGNED candidates must enrol according to the procedure of the chosen
university. RESERVED candidates may do the same. To facilitate management of
the national ranking list, ASSIGNED and RESERVED candidates will have no more
than four (4) days to enrol, including the day the ranking list is updated,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. ASSIGNED students who fail to enrol by
the four-day deadline are assumed to have foregone their place. RESERVED
students who do not enrol do not lose their position in the ranking list;
3) Within five days after the deadline referred to in point 1), and in any case no
later than on 12:00 noon of the fifth day after each updating of the ranking list,
including the day of publication and excluding weekends and holidays, each
university will notify CINECA of the names of the students who have enrolled.
4) Within five days after the deadline referred to in point 1), and in any case no
later than on 12:00 noon of the fifth day after each updating of the ranking list,
including the day of publication and excluding weekends and holidays, all
candidates except those who have enrolled or foregone their place and candidates
with the status POSTI ESAURITI (i.e. NO PLACES AVAILABLE), must confirm their
interest in remaining on the ranking in the students’ reserved area of the
Universitaly website, under penalty of exclusion from the competition. Candidates
who do not confirm their interest are excluded from the ranking list and lose their
right to enrol. No reasons for candidates’ failure to confirm their interest will be
accepted, as the online procedure requires a very short time to be completed and
can be delegated to trustworthy third parties who can complete it by the five-day
deadline. After the expiry of the deadline, an automatic notice of forfeiture will
appear in the reserved area. Against this notice, without any further
communication or challenge from the Ministry of University and Research, an
appeal may be lodged to the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio within sixty
days, or to the President of the Republic within 120 days from the publication in
the reserved area of each candidate; if the candidate does not lodge an appeal
within the time limits specified, no action against other grounds relating to the

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 candidate’s failure to enrol in one of the chosen degree courses may remedy
his/her exclusion.
5) On 17 October 2024, after having received the information specified in point
3) and based on the candidates’ merit positions and preferences expressed,
CINECA will publish the updated ranking list following the procedures described in
points from 2) to 4).
6) Subsequent updating of the ranking lists will follow the procedures and
deadlines indicated in points 2) and 4).
During the first year, if the University still have residual educational capacity and in
the absence of suitable candidates in the merit rankings who can enroll there, may
accept requests for a change of location presented by students, if the existence of
serious reasons duly documented is ascertained. The Universities regulate the
methods of implementation of these provisions in their regulations.

Students with a sufficiently high position in the ranking list may enrol in a programme
year subsequent to the first only after their relevant credits from prior learning and
any other prerequisites, as contemplated by the study programme’s regulations, have
been recognised. Moreover, their admission to years subsequent to the first is subject
to the availability of places for the required year, based on the previously planned
number of places within the relevant cohort. These procedures, like withdrawals
after enrolment, lead to updating of the ranking list, to the exclusive benefit of
students who have not enrolled but who hold a sufficiently high position to do it, only
if they are communicated while there are still places available in the programme of
the university. Any further transfer or withdrawal requests submitted after all places
in the programme have been covered will not lead to further updating of the ranking
list.

Students can enrol in years subsequent to the first, after recognition of credits and
prerequisites by the assigned university, only within the limits of places that have
become available for each programme year, within the relevant cohort, as a result of
students’ withdrawals, transfers to another university for enrolment in the same
degree programme, transfers to another programme at a foreign university, transfers
to another programme at the same university or another in Italy. the Subsequent-year
enrolment shall in any case occur in application of the procedures established by
regulations of the relevant university for ascertaining the actual availability of places
in the relevant programme year, based on the number of places previously defined in
the annual planning decrees. After ascertaining the availability of places, each
university shall fill any vacant places of the relevant cohort, whose number of
students is defined by the planning of the Ministry of University and Research for the
first year. To this end, the university shall publish a notice and carry out a selection
procedure for interested candidates. Universities shall periodically notify the public

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of any vacant places, by publishing ad-hoc notices or calls. Candidates who wish to
enrol in years subsequent to the first may submit their application only after such
notice or call has been published. In this case, candidates are not required to pass
any entrance examination.
Enrolments of students from another EU or non-EU university in years subsequent to
the first may only occur after the Italian university has verified the academic career
of the student, with particular regard to the peculiarity of his/her previous degree
programme, the exams passed, the theoretical studies carried out and the practical
experiences gained in the university of origin, and subject to the number of places
available, as assigned to the university in the annual planning decrees.
These students have to submit a transfer application according to the procedures and
deadlines specified in the Regulations regarding transfer applications into the single-
cycle degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery and Dental Medicine of the
University of Milan. The document and the number of places available for years
subsequent to the first are published on the University website at
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/degree-programme-
enrolment/transferring-milan-university ..

Art. 11 - Enrolment procedure

Eligible candidates must enrol by the deadline specified in art. 10, following the
online procedure available at
http://studente.unimi.it/immatricolazioni/primoLivello/.
Detailed information on the enrolment procedure is available at
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/degree-programme-
enrolment/enrolment-first-degree-programme.

Candidates holding a foreign qualification are required to upload the following

documents when completing the online enrolment process:
• ID;
• Italian tax ID (codice fiscale);
• Upper secondary school diploma legalised by the authorities of the issuing
country, with an official Italian translation;
• Declaration of Value (dichiarazione di valore in loco) issued by the Italian
Embassy in the country where the qualification was obtained or CIMEA
statement of comparability or statement of validity issued by ENIC-NARIC
centres;
• University enrolment certificate with transcript of records or post-secondary
qualification obtained from a higher-education institute other than a
university, or foundation course certificate if the local system provides for less
than 12 years of schooling;
• Academic qualification certificate, if provided for in the country of origin;

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 • Any other documents certifying specific qualification requirements (e.g. APs
for US qualifications, A-level for UK qualifications);
• Valid residence permit (only for non-EU citizens);
• Italian language certificates, if any.
In addition to these documents, non-EU students applying for a visa are required to
submit the following:
• Universitaly pre-enrolment application receipt;
• Student visa.

Candidates who do not have the required documentation when enrolling may submit
it by 28 November 2024 through the dedicated online service available on the
International enrolment page.

The validity of foreign qualifications is verified upon submission of the official

documents. Until then, candidates are admitted to the programme conditionally, and
may be rejected if they are found not to meet the requirements.

Foreign qualifications are valid if obtained after 12 years of schooling and if they
allow for admission to universities in the country where they were obtained.

All the details on foreign qualifications and admissions of international students to

Italian universities are posted on the website http://www.studiare-in-
italia.it/studentistranieri/ and to the international students pages of the University
portal.

Foreign qualifications are in any case vetted by the University for compliance with
the aforementioned provisions and existing bilateral agreements.

Art. 12 - Person in charge of the procedure and contact details

Pursuant to Law no. 241 of 7 August 1990, as subsequently amended and
supplemented, the person in charge of the procedure set forth in this call for
applications is Emanuela Dellavalle (Managing Director of the Student Registrar and
Education Incentive Programmes Division).

For further information on this call for applications please use the InformaStudenti
service, selecting the category: “Enrolment”.

Milan, 9 August 2024

THE RECTOR
Elio Franzini

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Annex A - Syllabus for the admission exam to the single-cycle Master’s degree
programme in Medicine and Surgery (LM-41) in English
For admission to the programme, the following will be tested: understanding and
analysis of various types of written texts; logical and mathematical reasoning skills;
general knowledge, with particular regard to history, geography, society and
institutions; knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology.

The knowledge and skills required are those taught in schools, which organise their
educational activities in accordance with the Italian Indications for general upper
secondary schools (licei), and the Guidelines for technical and vocational upper
secondary schools (istituti tecnici and istituti professionali, respectively) schools,
also with a view to the State exam.

1. Reading comprehension and knowledge acquired during studies;

Reading comprehension in English for a variety of different texts and communicative
purposes constitutes a cross-cutting skill, since all questions will be written in
English, including through a symbolic language.
The following skills will also be specifically tested:
• understanding abstract, uncommon or specialised vocabulary in real
contexts;
• identifying cohesion and consistency in texts;
• extracting and inferring specific information from the text.

These skills will be tested with short texts taken from scientific essays, classic and
contemporary fiction, newspapers and generalist or specialised magazines.
Skills acquired in previous studies and knowledge on general culture topics (including
international ones) and contemporary discussion topics will also be tested, using short
texts of various types and topics.
Particularly, questions will aim to ascertain:
• the ability to situate relevant historical and cultural phenomena in space and
time by orienting oneself in represented space and time;
• knowledge of the main national and international institutions;
• an understanding of events in the fields of law, economics and citizenship.

2. Logical reasoning and problems

Questions are aimed at ascertaining the candidate’s ability to pursue an argument
logically, coherently with the premises. Such premises are expressed either
symbolically or verbally, and focus on cases and problems, also of an abstract nature,
which have to be solved through the application of different forms of logical
reasoning.

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3. Biology
• The chemistry of living things
• The biological importance of weak interactions
• Organic molecules in living organisms and their respective functions. The role
of enzymes.
• The cell as the basis of life. Cell theory. Cell size. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells of animals and plants. Viruses.
• Cell membrane: structure and functions, membrane transport. Cell structures
and their specific functions.
• Cell cycle and reproduction: mitosis and meiosis - chromosomal equipment
and maps.
• Reproduction and inheritance. Life cycles. Sexual and asexual reproduction
• Mendelian genetics: Mendel’s laws and their applications. Classical genetics:
chromosome theory of inheritance - models of inheritance. Molecular genetics:
DNA structure and duplication, genetic code, protein synthesis. DNA of
prokaryotes. Chromosome structure of eukaryotes. Genes and regulation of
gene expression. Human genetics: transmission of mono and multi-factorial
traits, autosomal and X-linked hereditary diseases.
• Mutations. Natural and artificial selection. Evolutionary theories. The genetic
basis of evolution. Inheritance and environment.
• Biotechnology: recombinant DNA technology and its applications.
• Anatomy and physiology of animals and humans. Animal tissues. Anatomy and
physiology of human body systems and their interactions. Homeostasis.
• Bioenergetics. The energy currency of cells: ATP. Oxidation-reduction
reactions in living things. Energy processes: photosynthesis, glycolysis, aerobic
respiration, fermentation.

4. Chemistry
• The constitution of matter: aggregate states of matter; heterogeneous and
homogeneous systems; compounds and elements.
• Ideal gas laws.
• Atomic structure: elementary particles, atomic number and mass number,
isotopes, electronic structure of atoms of the elements.
• The periodic table of elements: groups and periods, transition elements.
Periodic properties of elements: atomic radius, ionization potential, electron
affinity, metals and non-metals. Relations between electronic structure,
position in the periodic table and properties.

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 • Chemical bonds: ionic bonds, covalent and metallic bonds. Bond energy. Bond
polarity. Electronegativity. Intermolecular bonds.
• Fundamentals of inorganic chemistry: nomenclature and main properties of
inorganic compounds: oxides, hydroxides, acids, salts.
• Chemical reactions and stoichiometry: atomic and molecular mass,
Avogadro’s number, concept of mole and its applications, elementary
stoichiometric calculations, balancing of simple reactions, types of chemical
reactions.
• Solutions: solvent properties of water, solubility, the main ways of expressing
the concentration of solutions.
• Equilibria in aqueous solutions.
• Elements of chemical kinetics and catalysis.
• Oxidation and reduction: oxidation number, the concepts of oxidising and
reducing agents. Balancing of simple reactions.
• Acids and bases: concepts of acid and base. Acidity, neutrality and basicity of
aqueous solutions. PH. Hydrolysis. Buffer solutions.
• Fundamentals of organic chemistry: bonds between carbon atoms; molecular,
structural and displayed formulae; concept of isomerism. Aliphatic, alicyclic
and aromatic hydrocarbons. Functional groups: alcohols, ethers, amines,
aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides. Elements of
nomenclature.

5. Mathematics
• Algebra and numerical sets: natural numbers, integers, rational and real
numbers. Sorting and comparison, scales and scientific notation. Operations
and their properties. Proportions and percentages. Powers with whole and
rational exponents and their properties. Roots and their properties. Logarithms
(base 10 and base e)) and their properties. Elements of combinatorics.
Algebraic and polynomial expressions. Special products, nth power of a
binomial, factorisation of polynomials. Algebraic fractions. First and second-
degree algebraic equations and inequalities. Systems of equations.
• Functions: basic concepts of functions and their graphical representations
(domain, codomain, sign, continuity, maxima and minima, increasing and
decreasing, etc.). Elementary functions: whole and fractional algebraic
functions, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. Composite
functions and inverse functions. Trigonometric equations and inequalities.
• Geometry: polygons and their properties. Circle and circumference.
Measurement of length, area and volume. Isometries, similarities and

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 equivalences in the plane. Geometric loci. Measurement of angles in degrees
and radians. Sine, cosine, tangent of an angle and their significant values.
Trigonometric formulas. Solving triangles. Cartesian reference system in a
plane. Distance between two points and the midpoint of a segment. Equation
of a line. Concepts of parallel and perpendicular. Distance of a point from a
straight line. Equation of the circle, parabola, hyperbola, ellipse and their
representation in the Cartesian plane. Theorem of Pythagoras. First and second
theorems of Euclid.
• Probability and statistics: frequency distributions and their graphic
representation. Concepts of random experiment and event. Probability and
frequency.

6. Physics
• Physical quantities and their measurement: fundamental and derived physical
quantities. International System of Units and Technical System of Units.
Multiples and submultiples. Scientific notation. Main conversions of units of
measurements from one system to another. Scalar and vector quantities.
Vectors and operations on vectors.
• Kinematics: description of motion. Velocity and angular velocity,
acceleration and centripetal acceleration. Uniform rectilinear motion,
uniformly accelerated motion, uniform circular motion, harmonic motion.
• Dynamics: forces as interactions between bodies. Force as applied vectors.
Principle of inertia. Mass and the 2nd law of motion. Examples of forces:
weight force, elastic force, static and dynamic friction. Action and reaction:
the 3rd law of motion. Impulse and momentum. Principle of conservation of
momentum. Momentum of a force and angular momentum. Work and kinetic
energy. Conservative forces and potential energy. Principle of conservation of
mechanic energy. Power.
• Fluid mechanics: density and compressibility of fluids. Gases and liquids.
Hydrostatics: pressure, Archimedes’ principle, Pascal’s principle, Stevin’s law.
Fluid dynamics: one dimensional motion, flow and flow rate, continuity
equation. Ideal fluids and Bernoulli’s equation. Viscous forces in real fluids.
• Thermodynamics: equilibrium, temperature and thermometers. Heat and
calorimetry. Mechanisms of heat propagation. Heat capacity and specific heat.
Changes of state and latent heat. Ideal gas laws. First and second law of
thermodynamics.
• Electricity and electromagnetism: electric charges. Forces between charges,
Coulomb’s law. Electric field and potential, equipotential surfaces. Dielectric
constant, capacitance, capacitors. Electrostatic energy. Capacitors in series
and in parallel. Generators. Electric tension. Electric current. Resistivity,

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resistance, resistors. Ohm’s law. Resistors in series and in parallel. Kirchhoff’s
laws. Work, power and Joule effect. Continuous and alternating current.
Frequency and period. Magnetic field of an electric current. Forces on electric
currents in magnetic fields. Electromagnetic induction.

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Annex B - List of language certificates recognised pursuant to attachment 3, of
Ministerial Decree no. 1133 of 6 August 2024

Certification body Level English certificate for the 4 linguistic skills

C2 Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

Cambridge English Language Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
C1
Assessment Cambridge English: Business Higher (BEC Higher)
Cambridge English: First (FCE)
B2
Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage)
Level 3 Certificate in International ESOL Diploma
C2
Mastery C2
City and Guilds (Pitman) Level 2 Certificate in International ESOL Diploma
C1
Expert C1
Level 1 Certificate in International ESOL Diploma
B2
Communicator B2
C2 PTE General Level 5 Proficient
Edexcel/Pearson Ltd
C1 PTE General Level 4 Advanced
B2 PTE General Level 3 Upper Intermediate
JETSET Level 6
C1
English for Business Level 4
EDI (LCCIEB)
JETSET Level 5
B2 English for Business Level 3
English for Commerce Level 3
C2 IELTS band 8.5 - 9.0
IELTS C1 IELTS band 7.0 - 8.0
B2 IELTS band 5.5 - 6.5
C2 Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV
TCL Trinity College London C1 Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III
B2 Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II
C1 TOEFL score 110-120
TOEFL ETS
B2 TOEFL score 87-109

Possession of a language certificate is automatically recognised to students who

attended a school taught in English for at least one school year.

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