Admission

Admission Requirements, selection and enrollment procedures, tuition fees

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

- SECOND CYCLE OR SINGLE CYCLE DEGREE IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY (class LM 14);
or second cycle degree or single cycle of an equivalent disciplinary field, possibly obtained in accordance with the previous regulations (Ministerial Decree 509/99 and Old Regulations)
- SPECIALIZATION IN PAEDIATRIC SURGERY OR ENROLLMENT IN THE SPECIALIZATION COURSE IN PAEDIATRIC SURGERY;
- REGISTRATION WITH THE ITALIAN MEDICAL REGISTER (ALBO ITALIANO DEI MEDICI CHIRURGHI).

PLEASE, ATTENTION: candidates possessing a degree obtained abroad, must achieve the equivalence validated by the Italian Ministry of Health of their qualifications and must be registered in the Italian Medical Register

SELECTION AND ENROLLMENT

In order to start the admission procedures to the Master, it is necessary to register to the selection exam (oral exam on pediatric surgery topics), perfecting your application according to the indications written in the application link, no later than 17 October 2025.

The selections will be online and take place on Zoom platform on 23 October 2025 from 9.00 to 12.00.

The number of enrolled participants varies from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 8, identified during the selection procedure.

The lists of admitted candidates can be consulted from 7 November 2025 by connecting to www.unibo.it/Portale/Guida/StudentiOnline and entering the username and password obtained at the time of pre-enrollment.

By 24 November 2025 eligible candidates admitted in the list of qualified candidates will be able to register and pay the first installment for final registration.

FEES FOR REGISTRATION TO THE MASTER

The fee required from students attending the professional master programme is 1500€, in one solution, no later than 24/11/2025.

The Master does not fall within the typology of courses for which exemption from tuition fees and university contributions is provided (Prime Ministerial Decree of 9 April 2001, art. 8, paragraph 1).

PLEASE NOTE:

The total amount of enrolling in the Master can be borne by third parties (public bodies, foundations, companies, etc.), upon signing a letter of commitment or specific agreement. Before selecting, you must contact the Organizing Secretariat (see box on the side) to receive the instructions necessary for payment.

TIMETABLE ED. 2022/2023

Application deadline

17 October 2025

selection procedure

23 October 2025

Admitted candidates list publication

7 November 2025

Registration

From 7 November to 24 November 2025

Programme

SCHEDULE

I Session: December 2-3, 2025
II Session: February 9-10, 2026
III Session: March 9-10, 2026
IV Session: May 4-5, 2026
V Session: October 5-6, 2026
December 14-15, 2026 (Thesis dissertation and Graduation)

Contacts

STAFF MASTER

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The Chief of the Pediatric surgery department

Prof. Mario Lima
DIMEC - University of Bologna
Pediatric Surgery Department - Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
Via Giuseppe Massarenti 11, Bologna
Tel. +39 051 2144985
Cell. +39 335 8130225
E-mail: mario.lima@unibo.it

Director of the Master

Prof. Tommaso Gargano
DIMEC - University of Bologna
Pediatric Surgery Department - Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
Via Giuseppe Massarenti 11, Bologna
Tel. +39 051 2144580
Cell. +39 328 8715576
E-mail: tommaso.gargano2@unibo.it

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT

Dr. Simone D'Antonio
Pediatric Surgery Department - Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
Via Giuseppe Massarenti 11, Bologna
Tel. +39 051 2144004
E-mail: simone.dantonio@aosp.bo.it

Dr. Marco Di Mitri
Pediatric Surgery Department - Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
Via Giuseppe Massarenti 11, Bologna
Cell. +39 320 5746591
E-mail: marco.dimitri@studio.unibo.it

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIAT

Nadia Borelli
Fondazione Alma Mater
Via delle Belle Arti 42, Bologna
Tel. +39 051 2091409
Email: n.borelli@fondazionealmamater.it