Computer Science | Enrollment

Entry Requirements

Applicants are supposed to possess a Bachelor's degree either in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or in other relevant disciplines, with at least 45 ECTSs in computer science or computer engineering or other academic qualifications deemed to be equivalent. Italian and foreign applicants are welcome and will be considered on an individual basis.

Moreover, good knowledge on basic computer science disciplines is required. It will be evaluated based on the student's curriculum and possibly through a written test and/or an oral interview.

How to Apply

In this section you find basic info on application, divided according to the following categories of prospective students.

EU Students or NON EU students resident in Italy
Non EU students

EU Students or NON EU students resident in Italy

Enrollments are open from August to September (prior to the beginning of the lectures in mid-September), with an extension up to the end of February, which allows students to start attending courses in the second semester. More information is available on the international website.

Non EU students

Pre-screening

The candidates should submit the Application Form on the Universitaly portal. The department has defined a selection committee for assessing the applications, under the supervision of prof. Christian Esposito, which will evaluate all the attachments of the submitted application, organize a remote interview and a quiz, aiming at assessing the skills and knowledge on CS required to attend the courses at the MSs in IoT proficiently. Students without a certified B2 level of Italian are automatically enrolled in the IoT curriculum, as by Italian law a curriculum taught in Italian cannot be attended by those without the required language competences.
All candidates whose documents have been positively evaluated are invited for the interview, and two no-shows for these invitations will result in a rejection of the submitted application despite the candidate's merit and uploaded documents. Even if candidates were accepted for the previous intake, participation in the interview is mandatory.
The interview starts with a quiz on C++ and Java programming and DB queries, provided remotely using https://quizizz.com. Here, candidates can find an example of the quiz. The quiz must be completed to be eligible for the interview, which follows right after the quiz's conclusion. Those without the quiz cannot do the interview.

The selection committee has planned the interviews in the following days in the morning according to CET:

18th March 2025
8th April 2025
6th May 2025
27th May 2025
10th June 2025
24th June 2025
8th July 2025
29 July 2025

All the applications available on Universitaly a week before the planned interview date will be downloaded and evaluated. The positively assessed candidates will be invited to the interview. All interactions with the selection committee will happen via a dedicated email address: international_incoming@cs.unisa.it.

Applications received after 18th July 2025 won't be evaluated but directly desk rejected.

Once the pre-enrolment application has been completed, candidates will receive an acceptance letter issued and registered by the CS department. They must apply for a university study/enrolment visa at the Italian consular diplomatic mission of their country of residence (applicants can turn to the Italian Consular Authority in a third-party Country only on an exceptional basis, but in this case, the Consular Authority may reject the application). Department or university personnel are not involved in the visa process and cannot influence it.

At the Italian Consular Authority, applicants must hand (*):

The first cycle degree obtained at any University
The certificate released by the relevant academic institution assessing the passed exams as well as the detailed programs and time plan devoted to the teaching and laboratory activities provided for each subject area necessary for the attainment of the degree or certificate presented;
Two photographs.

At the Italian Consular Authority, applicants must require:

The authentication and translation of the first cycle degree certificate (both procedures must be carried out by the Italian Consular Authority in the Country to which the school/university/institute releasing the certificate belongs);
The declaration of the legal value for the degree certificate (the procedures must be carried out by the Italian Consular Authority in the Country to which the school/university/institute releasing the certificate belongs);
The authentication of one of the two photographs.

(*) The documents not written in Italian must be handed in the original copy with the official translation into Italian; the translation is the applicant's responsibility and must be certified by the relevant Italian Consular Authority. The translation may also be done in Italy by official translators or by the diplomatic representative operating in Italy or the country where the document was released. Translations of the "programs of the university exams" passed, if these are written in English, French, German, or Spanish, are not required. As part of the application acceptance on Universitaly, all the uploaded documents are digitally transmitted to the Consular Authority chosen by the candidates in their applications.

English is the official language of the MSc degree program in Computer Science – Specialization in Internet of Things at the University of Salerno, which is English; therefore, the applicants do not need to provide any Italian language certificate. English knowledge is one of the mandatory requirements and must be proven in the applicant's curriculum vitae or academic records. Students who can prove that have already completed a former academic degree course (bachelor or master) officially taught in English do not need to provide further certification. Some Italian Consular Authorities require an English Language Certification (IELTS, or other ones).

ARRIVAL IN ITALY AND VISA REQUEST

Once the Degree Programme Board at the University of Salerno has assessed the qualification of the degree, the applicant will receive a formal offer letter, to be handed at the relevant Italian Consular Authority in order to request a valid VISA for studying in Italy (visit https://studyinitaly.esteri.it/visa for detailed information).

The admitted student must apply for a stay permit for study reasons at one of the authorized Italian postal offices within 8 days of his/her arrival in Italy.

Enrollment

Students will be assisted with the enrollment procedure and the first payment of fees and taxes.

Possible Scholarship opportunities

Information about UNISA Scholarships

The University of Salerno offers scholarships to international students according to the UNISA Scholarship program announced here. The department's selection committee is not involved in the assignment of scholarships, and interested candidates must follow the instructions published in a public call.

Information about MAECI Scholarships

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) annually offers scholarships to international and Italian students who live abroad. For more information, please visit the following link. The department's selection committee is not involved in the assignment of scholarships.

Information about ADISURC (Azienda per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario Regione Campania) Scholarships

Every year the ADISURC (Azienda per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario Regione Campania) issues a Call for applications (see https://www.adisurcampania.it/), whose deadline coincides with the enrolment period, for scholarships (services and money) for students with low family income, attending Degrees, Master Degrees or Ph.D courses. The department's selection committee is not involved in the assignment of scholarships.

International students who meet all the income and merit requirements listed in the Call may be admitted.

International students (EU and non-EU) can apply through the same on line procedure.

After applying (within the end of September) applicants must handle the so-called ISEEP (Indicatore della Situazione Economica Equivalente Parificato – ISEE equivalent). You can address for ISEEP to several CAF offices.

You can address for ISEEP to the following Office:

CAF CISL - Via Michele Conforti 4. 84100 Salerno, Italy

phone +39 089 234876.