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This double degree programme focuses on sustainable landscape development as well as ecosystem and agro-ecosystem management in mountain areas.
Our programme is highly interdisciplinary and it is offered in cooperation with the University of Innsbruck (Austria). Both universities contribute their expertise in an integrative way to ecological, engineering and socio-economic perspectives of mountain landscape management.
The programme takes advantage of the particular location of the partner universities in the Central Alps and includes both student and teacher mobility between the two countries. Courses will be taught by lecturers from both universities.
Degree class: LM-73
ECTS credits: 120
Duration of the course: 2 years
Courses will be taught in English
Places available: 40 EU + 5 non-EU
Campus: Bozen-Bolzano and Innsbruck
Tuition fees: ca. €1350 per year
The first year is to be completed at the Free University of Bolzano and is organized in mandatory, basic courses (30 ECTS) for all students during the first semester, whereas in the second semester student can focus their studies by choosing a specific curriculum (30 ECTS) either on sustainable agriculture or on environmental protection.
The second year at the University of Innsbruck, with one compulsory module and several elective modules, gives students the possibility to focus on environmental and resource management, nature protection, landscape ecology and planning, agriculture as well as water management in mountain areas.
Students work in interdisciplinary teams to carry out scientific research that is result-oriented, focused on targets and related to their Master dissertation project.
In the study plan you can find the partner university of the courses of your interest. In the course offering instead you can find the course descriptions.
Degree Course Director: Prof. Roberto Tognetti
Student Representative in the Course Council: Jennifer Lüdtke
We offer exchange programmes with partner universities all over the world.
This study programme does not involve a compulsory internship. You can still choose to carry out a voluntary internship and choose from the long list of Italian and foreign businesses the University of Bozen is partnered with. Periods abroad elsewhere for carrying out the thesis work can be arranged as well.
The interdisciplinary and research-oriented master programme opens up a wide range of occupational opportunities for graduates all over the world, in particular environmental assessment, monitoring and management of protected areas, project planning and Eco-certification in the fields of agriculture and forestry, analysis and natural hazard assessment of hydrogeological origin, and elaboration of development plans of agricultural mountain areas, as well as various scientific careers.
Well prepared and ready for the job market. On the website of AlmaLaurea you can check statistical data about graduates’ satisfaction and their employability.
Agricultural technician, Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Laimburg
What particularly inspired me about this programme was its practical orientation. I decided to study in South Tyrol in order to have a stronger connection to local issues, which was made possible, for example, by the numerous excursions and the development of projects in direct contact with conventional and organic farms and cooperatives.
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Everything you need to know as a degree-seeking applicant or as an incoming exchange student
You can find all you need to know in order to apply and gain admission to this study programme by browsing through the information below.
Application: 01/03 - 07/05/2024 (by noon local time)
Language exams (online): 18/03/2024 (fully booked) and 17 - 18 - 19 and 22 - 23/04/2024 (registration: 25/03 - 09/04/2024)
Publication of ranking lists: by 28/05/2024
Payment of the 1st instalment of the tuition fees: by 06/06/2024 (by noon local time)
Enrolment: from 12/07 - 15/10/2024 (by noon local time)
Application: 29/05 - 22/08/2024 (by noon local time)
Language exams (online): 24 - 29/06/2024 (registration: 29/05-16/06/2024) and 29/07/2024 (registration: 08 - 19/07/2024)
Publication of ranking lists: by 05/09/2024
Payment of the 1st instalment of the tuition fees: by 13/09/2024 (by noon local time)
Enrolment: from publication of the ranking list until 15/10/2024 (by noon local time)
Application: 18-27/09/2024 (by noon local time)
Language exams: Language exams are not offered by unibz. For the English language it is still possible to obtain certificates from external certifying bodies/institutes within the application deadline, such as LanguageCert or TOEFL iBT Home Edition (you must choose the type of exam that tests all skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking). Should you not get the actual certificate in time, the "Statement of Results" will be recognised.
Admission exam (online): to be defined
Publication of ranking lists: by 11/10/2024
Payment of the 1st instalment of the tuition fees: by 18/10/2024 (by noon local time)
Enrolment: from publication of the ranking list until 18/10/2024 (by noon local time)
Intensive language courses: 02 - 20/09/2024 (Monday to Friday, 6 h/day)
Mathematics pre-course: 23/09 - 04/10/2024
Freshers Days: 30/09 - 01/10/2024
Classes: 30/09 - 23/12/2024
Exams (extraordinary session): 12 - 23/12/2024
Holidays: 24/12/2024 - 06/01/2025
Classes: 07/01 - 25/01/2025
Exams: 27/01 - 15/02/2025
Classes: 03/03 - 17/04/2025
Holidays: 18 - 21/04/2025
Classes: 22/04 - 14/06/2025
Exams (extraordinary session): 15 - 24/05/2025
Exams: 16/06 - 12/07/2025
Exams: 25/08 - 27/09/2025
EU citizens and citizens given parity of treatment
Early Bird Application: 25
Late Application: 15
Non-EU citizens (living abroad)
Early Bird Application: 5
The programme will only be offered if a minimum of 12 newly enrolled students is reached. Each curriculum will be offered if a minimum of 6 newly enrolled students is reached.
In order to gain admission to this programme you need one of the following qualifications
Additional information on point 4:
If you miss the requirements listed above by less than 9 ECTS credit points, you might acquire part or all of them by passing the following preparatory courses (3 ECTS credit points each):
For details about the required ECTS credit points or the preparatory courses, please contact the Faculty Secretariat at agriculture@unibz.it.
You can enrol as external student through the following link: https://www.unibz.it/en/applicants/single-subject-courses/ and hand in the requested documents in the Student Office.
After having passed the exams of the preparatory courses, you need to upload the self-declaration in the application portal by the application deadline (see section “Online Application”).
If you have not yet graduated at the time of application:
You can apply if you have acquired at least 150 credit points (ECTS) and fulfil the above requirements. Until your graduation, you will be admitted conditionally. You must have achieved your degree by the enrolment deadline, otherwise you will be excluded.
To be admitted you must fulfil the language requirements indicated in the section “Language requirements”.
According to national regulations, simultaneous enrolment in a maximum of 2 programmes is possible (however, the two programmes must not belong to the same class, e.g., LM-73/LM-73 and must differ for at least 2/3 of the course contents).
The official teaching language is English. Therefore, the following language requirements apply, otherwise you will be excluded from the admission procedure:
Entry level (to gain admission)
English: B2
The levels of the Common European Framework of Reference apply.
You can demonstrate your language proficiency in the application portal (in the section “upload language certificates” and/or “enrol for language exams”) after you have created an application in the section “create/manage applications”.
You can demonstrate language proficiency through:
For information on studying in three languages also visit the following page.
Your application must be submitted online through the Application Portal. The deadlines are indicated in the “Deadlines” section.
Please note: Mendacious declarations will be criminally prosecuted and will result in the automatic exclusion from the ranking list.
You might apply for more than one study programme. If you are excluded in the first session, you might apply again in the second one.
Considered as equivalent are:
Only one application period is offered. After the deadline it is not possible to apply anymore. Application fee: € 50.
Once the ranking list has been published, if you have gained admission, secure it by paying the first instalment and then start your visa application on the Universitaly portal. The application on Universitaly is mandatory, otherwise you will not be allowed to enrol. On Universitaly you can apply for one study programme only.
You will be assessed for admission based on your academic qualifications.
Admission is based on the following criteria:
An additional test/interview is required only in case of parity of score for the last place in the ranking list (see Section “Deadlines”). The Faculty secretariat informs you in case of an interview.
If you still need to graduate and/or certificate any remaining exams, you are provisionally admitted in the ranking lists.
In the application portal, you shall upload:
1. Qualification:
The above must contain the following information: final grade, exams passed with grade and date of passing, credit points, scientific fields (the latter only for Italian titles).
For qualifications obtained abroad, also: scale of grades awarded by the university of provenance (with a minimum final grade to obtain the qualification and a maximum final grade achievable).
The Faculty reserves the right to request a description of the contents of the courses and/or teaching hours where necessary.
2. Excel file: If you have not graduated yet, you must confirm that you have acquired at least 150 ECTS credit points in your course of origin. Please use the excel file available in the application portal.
3. Personal statement letter (letter of motivation) in format DIN A4.
Please note: mendacious declarations will be sanctioned by criminal law and will result in your automatic exclusion.
The Admission Committee will only evaluate the documents uploaded in the portal by the application deadline. The ranking lists with the admitted students will be published here: and are only valid for the respective academic year.
If you have been admitted to more than one study programme, you can secure your admission for a maximum of 2 programmes by paying the designated rate twice. By confirming your place, you renounce admission to the other programmes.
1. Choose the study programme and pay the fees (to secure your admission) in the application portal.
The deadlines are indicated in the “Deadlines” section.
If you do not meet this deadline, you will automatically be excluded and the next applicant in the ranking list will be admitted.
For EU citizens and citizens given parity of treatment only: any remaining places of the early bird application, will be offered in the late application.
Please note that you do not gain full student status by only paying the tuition fees. This status will only be acquired upon enrolment. If you have secured your admission, there will be no refund of the tuition fees unless you do not pass your secondary school final exam or, in the event of non-EU applicants living abroad, you do not receive the documents necessary for enrolment from the Italian authorities in your country.
2. Enrol online in the application portal.
The deadlines are indicated in the “Deadlines” section.
Enrolment is recommended as early as possible, so you have the possibility to upload incomplete documents before the deadline.
If you do not meet the enrolment deadline, you will be excluded and the next applicant in the ranking list will be admitted.
Admission with reservation:
If you do not have the required academic qualification, you will be given a conditional offer for a study place and you must submit your qualification upon enrolment. If you achieve your qualification after the enrolment deadline, you cannot enrol, and you will lose your place which will be offered to the subsequent applicant in the ranking list. Advice: If you achieve your qualification after the enrolment deadline, you should not pay the tuition fees to confirm the study place. You will be able to submit a late enrolment request and, only if there are study places still available, you can enrol by 13 December 2024.
If you have gained your qualification abroad, you must upload:
If you have gained your qualification abroad in one of the Countries that are signatory to the Lisbon Convention you must also upload:
If you have gained your qualification abroad in a country that is not a signatory to the Lisbon Convention, you must also upload:
unibz performs the necessary checks on your foreign qualification and in case of doubt reserves the right to request additional documents.
Please note that if you do not possess a valid admission qualification, you can be excluded with Rector’s decree even after enrolment.
If you are a non-EU citizen living abroad:
If you are eligible for admission (check the ranking lists) and have also applied on Universitaly, the Italian Authorities in your own country will issue you the entry visa for studies/university.
This will allow you to arrive in Italy to enrol for the study programme that you have applied for, after passing the admission procedure.
According to Italian law, within 8 working days of your arrival in Italy, you must have applied for the residence permit: as soon as you arrive, get in touch with the Advisory Service and you will be given the necessary information for starting the procedure.
Once you will obtain your residence permit (permesso di soggiorno), you have to hand it in at the Student Office personally or via e-mail.
Students intending to transfer from another Italian University to unibz must submit to the Student Office - at the beginning of the academic year - a copy of the transfer application presented at the university of provenance.
Fees amount to € 1373
Delayed payment of the second instalment will result in a fine being levied. If you have not paid the tuition fees, you will be unable to take exams and will not be able to transfer to other universities or other study programmes.
If you drop out of a programme, interrupt your studies or are excluded from studies, you are not entitled to reimbursement of the fees.
Exemption from the tuition fees (and the provincial tax) is granted to:
Students who benefit from a scholarship granted by the Autonomous Province of Bozen-Bolzano are entitled to receive a refund of the tuition fees.
Credit points from previous university studies can only be recognised after enrolment if the exams taken at the university of provenance are equivalent in content to those offered at unibz. You can fill out the application after enrolment.
The Advisory Service provides support regarding your choice of study. In many cases a simple call or a short request is enough to get the relevant information (Tel. +39 0471 012100).