The Department of Political Science (DSP), as part of the Circle U – University Alliance, promotes a multiple master’s degree awarded jointly with the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) and Humboldt University of Berlin (UHB). The multiple degree will be activated within the study program European Union, Global Processes and Sustainable Development (LM-52).
Teaching activities will be carried out in English at the partner institutions, starting from September 2026. The first semester will take place at UCL, where all students will acquire 30 ECTS credits, based on a personalized study plan approved by the DSP Study Program Board.
The maximum number of DSP students admitted to the multiple degree is 10.
To be eligible for the selection procedure, candidates must already hold – or expect to obtain by 24 July 2026 – a bachelor’s degree belonging to one of the following classes: Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology. For students holding an Italian degree, this corresponds to classes 15, 19, 36 under DM 509/99 and L-16, L-36, L-40. Students with a foreign degree must hold a qualification equivalent to one of the Italian degrees listed above.
Only students enrolling in the first year of the master’s program for the academic year 2026/27 will be eligible (students already enrolled in previous years are therefore not eligible). The selection procedure will be based on the following criteria: evaluation of prior academic performance and curriculum, final bachelor’s grade (65%); assessment of language skills – via an online interview if needed (35%).
The selection procedure will follow the timeline below:
- by 4 May 2026: submission of the expression of interest by email, attaching the required documents. The email must be sent to the coordinator of the multiple degree, Prof. Alessandro Balestrino (alessandro.balestrino@unipi.it); the President of the Study Program Board, Prof. Eugenio Pizzimenti (eugenio.pizzimenti@unipi.it); the Coordinator for International Activities, Prof. Francesco Tamburini (francesco.tamburini@unipi.it); and the Teaching Office (didattica@sp.unipi.it).
- 25 May 2026: if needed, an online interview (via Microsoft Teams) with the candidates who expressed interest (language skills assessment).
- by 27 July 2026: submission, by email to the addresses listed above, of a self-certification declaring the grade obtained in the bachelor’s final exam (only for students who had not yet graduated by 25 May).
- 29 July 2026: publication of the final ranking list.
Selected students must then finalize their enrolment in the master’s degree program European Union, Global Processes and Sustainable Development (LM-52) through the Alice portal by no later than Sunday, 2 August 2026.
For further information, candidates may contact the coordinator of the multiple degree, Prof. Alessandro Balestrino.
- Bachelor’s degree certificate or self-certification of expected graduation by 24 July 2026;
- Transcript of records with grades obtained;
- Any English language certifications and/or attestations.