University of Bologna (Bologna University)

The Medicine and Surgery program is a six-year single-cycle Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico in the LM-41 class and is conducted entirely in English at the Bologna campus; it has a total structure of 360 ECTS/CFU.

This program is a track separate from the Italian medical programs run by the university in Forlì and Ravenna; Medicine and Surgery, conducted in English, is offered only at the Bologna campus.

The clinical internship constitutes approximately 25% of the program.

If a lack of knowledge is detected in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Math as a result of the IMAT, an OFA (Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi / additional educational obligation) may be assigned. According to the current Bologna guidelines, this obligation must generally be completed by March 31 of the academic year following the registration year; if it is not completed by this date, the student will have to repeat that year. OFA does not prevent registration or participation in the "Unallocated Places" process.

The main scholarship and student rights institution in the Emilia-Romagna region is ER.GO (Regional Agency for the Right to Higher Education of Emilia-Romagna). The ER.GO scholarship is a system separate from the university's tuition calculation; it can include rights such as cash scholarship, accommodation, subsidized catering, and support for international mobility. The scope varies according to the annual call.

The ER.GO application deadline for the 2026/2027 academic year has been announced as August 24, 2026, at 16:00. Accommodation applications/approvals for students starting new single-cycle programs also end on the same date (August 24, 2026, at 16:00).

Critical planning point: The application deadline for ER.GO (August 24, 2026) comes before the IMAT exam date (September 29, 2026). This means that Turkish candidates need to prepare their entry documents (Equivalent ISEE) and complete their applications before knowing whether they have secured a place in the IMAT; this is one of the most important planning warnings on the page.

"Independent student" status is not easily obtained: the candidate must have lived independently, separate from the family, for at least 2 years and must document that they had a declared personal income of at least €9,000 per year for these 2 years. This condition may not apply to the majority of Turkish candidates; the evaluation is generally based on family income.

For documenting family income, the 'Equivalent ISEE' calculated through a recognized institution, translated and legalized, is used.

This information has been presented in order to explain the general operation of the ER.GO scholarship process for the 2026/2027 period; eligibility for the scholarship is not guaranteed and is evaluated separately each academic year according to the conditions of the current call text.

Studenti Online: General student administrative procedures and registration system.

Medicine and Surgery Program Contacts Page: The contact and announcement page specific to the program.

Student Contribution Office (Ufficio Contribuzioni Studentesche): Contact unit for tuition and contribution fee questions (ases.dirigente@unibo.it).

Note: Email addresses related to the international acceptance process are accessible through the unibo.it internal ticket/helpdesk system for registered users.