How to apply: non E.U. citizens residing abroad

A Selection Committee nominated by the Council of the Course of Study will evaluate the applicants’ background, education and motivation to assess their potential skills and attitude to attend the rigorous, advanced and interdisciplinary training of the Master programme on Data Science and Business Informatics.
Selection of applicants will be based upon the assessment of all the submitted documents and will result in a ranked list of admitted students. Preference will be given to applicants whose Course of Study included at least 40 ETCS credits in Computer Science, and to applicants with some prior knowledge of Italian.

HOW TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION:

To submit your application, access the portal: 

https://applymscenglish.unipi.it/valtitnew/web/app.php/en/studenti 

and upload all required documents there.

INTERVIEW: The Selection Committee may ask some of the candidates for an interview via Skype or other means. Failure to set a date or no-show at the interview will result in rejection of the application.

RESULTS: After the interview, the selected candidates will be contacted and they have to confirm their intent to pre-enroll. 

PRE-ENROLLMENT AND VISA: Upon confirmation of their intent to pre-enroll, the admitted candidates will receive by email a formal admission letter that must be attached to the pre-enrollment documentation to be submitted to the Italian Embassy/Consulate by a deadline which is to verified by the students, and to apply for a Student Visa. 
Full information on pre-enrollment and enrollment is available at this page.
The visa procedure might take several weeks depending on the Italian Embassy/Consulates, they however all require the intent to leave upon completion of the course as well as the proof of adequate economic means and accommodation.
Admitted students must inform the Selection Committee of their final Student Visa status by sending an email to  datascience@di.unipi.it