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Materials and nanotechnology

Course Description

Level: Second Level Degree

Degree Class: LM-53. - Materials engineering

Department: CHEMISTRY AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY - PHYSICS - CIVIL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING - INFORMATION ENGINEERING

Admission: Local programmed

CFUs: 120

Duration: 2 years

Language icon English

Location icon Pisa

The Master’s Degree Course in Materials and Nanotechnology trains professionals with multidisciplinary skills in the field of advanced materials of major industrial interest, biomaterials, materials and metamaterials for electronics and photonics, with a focus on the application of nanotechnology.

The course is divided into three curricula:

  • Advanced materials - oriented towards the design, use and analysis of materials for the manufacturing industry
  • Biomaterials - addressing the field of biomaterials and applications of advanced materials to life sciences
  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - aimed at the development of nanotechnology and innovative methods for the nano-structuring and realisation of metamaterials for photonic, electronic and optoelectronic devices.
The course is structured to provide an understanding of the physical, chemical, mechanical and electronic properties of materials and the methodologies that enable their industrial use in devices and engineering applications.

The curricular requirements for admission to the Master’s Degree Course in Materials and Nanotechnology are specified in the Academic Regulations of the degree course and in any case involve having at least:

- 12 CFUs in the Scientific Disciplinary Fields MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09;

- 6 CFUs in the Scientific Disciplinary Fields FIS/01-08;

- 12 CFUs in the following group of Scientific Disciplinary Fields:

- CHIM/02 - Physical Chemistry

- CHIM/03 General and Inorganic Chemistry

- CHIM/04 - Industrial Chemistry

- CHIM/05 Science and Technology of Polymeric Materials

- CHIM/07 Chemical Foundations of Technologies

- FIS/01 Experimental Physics

- FIS/03 Physics of Matter

- ICAR/08 - Structural Mechanics

- ING-IND/16 - Manufacturing Technology and Systems

- ING‐ IND/21 – Metallurgy

- ING‐ IND/22 Materials Science and Technology

- ING-IND/23 - Applied Physical Chemistry

- ING-IND/24 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering

- ING‐ IND/27 Chemical Technologies

The Academic Regulations of the degree course also define the methods to evaluate the adequacy of students’ personal preparation.

As indicated in the Academic Regulations, proficient knowledge of English at least at level B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, is also required.

For admission to the Master’s Degree Course in Materials and Nanotechnology (Class LM-53) students require a Bachelor’s Degree or another qualification obtained abroad and recognised as suitable. The applicant is required to submit an application along with attachments, including at least the degree certificate, or its equivalent, and the examination transcripts.

Admission, within the limits of the planned number of places, require the successful completion of a selective evaluation, open both to European and non-European students, aimed at assessing the adequacy of candidates’ knowledge and skills (curricular requirements and personal preparation).

The Board of the degree course appoints a Selection Instruction Panel (Commissione Istruttoria di Selezione, CIS), consisting of 6 members, including at least one lecturer from the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS). This panel is responsible for examining admission applications, checking candidates’ curricula, verifying compliance with curricular and personal requirements, proposing to the Board the admission or non-admission of candidates, and outlining possible methods for obtaining the missing requirements.

Up to 6 additional posts are reserved for SNS following the selections for the ordinary competition for admission to the Scuola itself.

In accordance with the University Academic Regulations and based on the curricular requirements set by the course, the CIS:

- may propose to the Course Board to either accept or reject the candidate’s application based on the evaluation of the documents submitted with the application for admission,

- may propose to the Course Board that the candidate be referred to the admission interview, indicating the topics that will be covered in the interview, according to the procedure described below.

Admission interview

The purpose of the admission interview is to confirm that the candidate has the required preparation to effectively undertake their Master’s studies. During the interview, the Panel examines the candidates’ profiles based on the qualifications submitted to verify the possession of the personal preparation requirements. At the end of the interview, the Selection Instruction Panel will formulate a ranking of successful candidates and a final judgement on the candidates’ suitability, or unsuitability, for admission, highlighting any missing requirements.

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Contacts

Presidente del Corso di Laurea
Francesco Fuso
Email: francesco.fuso@unipi.it

Referente didattico
Francesca Nannelli
Tel. (+39) 050 2217867
Email: francesca.nannelli@unipi.it
Unità Didattica del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale: https://www.dici.unipi.it/didattica
Orario di ricevimento: Solo su appuntamento telefonico (+39) 050 2218085 il martedì dalle ore 10.00 alle ore 12.00, il mercoledì dalle ore 10.00 alle ore 12,00 e il giovedì dalle ore 15.00 alle ore 17.00: didattica.dici@ing.unipi.it

Study Plan

For students enrolled in the academic year 2025/2026

Advanced materials

Required
Gr1 - am (9 CFU)
Gr2 - am (12 CFU)
Gr3 - am (12 CFU)
Gr4 - am (12 CFU)

Required
Gr5 - am (6 CFU)
Gr6 - am (6 CFU)
Libera scelta - am (12 CFU)

Other

Biomaterials

Required
Gr1 - bm (9 CFU)
Gr2 - bm (12 CFU)
Gr3 - bm (12 CFU)
Gr4 - bm (6 CFU)

Required
Gr5 - bm (6 CFU)
Gr6 - bm (6 CFU)
Libera scelta - bm (12 CFU)

Biopham

Required
Gr1 - bp (6 CFU)
Gr2 - bp (12 CFU)
Gr3 - bp (6 CFU)
Gr4 - bp (8 CFU)

Nanoscience and nanotechnology

Required
Gr1 - nn (9 CFU)
Gr2 - nn (6 CFU)
Gr3 - nn (6 CFU)
Gr4 - nn (12 CFU)
Gr5 - nn (6 CFU)

Required
Gr6 - nn (6 CFU)
Gr7 - nn (6 CFU)
Libera scelta - nn (12 CFU)

The course offerings from previous years can be viewed at Course Catalogue.

Career opportunities

The Degree Course trains highly specialised professionals ready for employment in the research and development of new materials and devices.

Graduates can find employment in:

  • Companies for the production, processing and development of metallic, polymeric, ceramic, glassy and composite materials for applications in the chemical, mechanical, electrical, electronic, telecommunications, energy, construction, transport, biomedical, environmental and cultural heritage fields
  • Industrial laboratories of public and private companies and institutions.
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Enrolment

The Master Degree Programme in Materials and Nanotechnology, for its specific educational and research objectives, is a limited enrollment course.

To be admitted to the competition, applicants must pass a selection process.

The competition is divided into two sessions as follows:

  • one session reserved to non EU applicants exclusively (citizens of countries not belonging to the European Union) and not residing in Italy (hereafter “non EU Applicants”) - from February 2 to March 1, 2026

  • one session reserved to EU applicants and non EU applicants residing in Italy exclusively (hereafter “EU Applicants”) - from March 16 to August 30, 2026



Enrollment is limited to 35 students including 6 positions reserved to students internal to the School and 10 positions reserved to non-EU applicants not residing in Italy. Of the latter 10 positions, 2 are reserved to Chinese students participating in the "Marco Polo" exchange project between Italy and China.

If fewer than 10 non-EU admitted candidates and/or fewer than 5 students internal to the School join the Master Degree Programme, the number of positions available for the EU applicants will be increased by the equivalent number of positions remaining vacant, up to a maximum of 35 positions.


To apply to the competition, the non UE candidates must, by March 1, 2026, under penalty of exclusion:

  1. register online at the portal https://www.studenti.unipi.it/Home.do following the instructions given in the web page dedicated to the competition. After the deadline it will not be possible to enter the competition.

  2. upload the documents specified in article 3 of the call for application

EU-Applicants are required to submit their application as provided for in art. 3, uploading the required documents with the exception of Annex A, from March 16 to August 30, 2026.


Selection of candidates, for both sessions of the competition, consists in the evaluation of their titles and an interview.

Evaluation is made on a scale of 100 points overall, of which:

  • up to 70 points for the evaluation of the titles submitted by the candidates;

  • up to 30 points for the evaluation of the interview

Candidates will be admitted to interview if evaluation of their titles will achieve a minimum score of 49/70 points.


Admission tests will be held according to the following calendar:

  • Non-EU Applicants - first session exclusively

Evaluation of titles: before March 4, 2026

Interviews: March 9 and 10, 2026

Non EU admitted to the interview

  • EU Applicants - second session exclusively

Evaluation of titles: before September 4, 2026

Interviews: September 8 and 9, 2026



Winners are required to initiate the matriculation procedures at the portal ammissionelm.adm.unipi.it before September 23, 2026. They will be considered otherwise wiling to renounce the admission to the Master Degree Programme.

Candidates who will be admitted to the Master Degree Programme upon scrolling through the ranking list because of decay of other candidates will be announced on September 26, 2026 by using the same means as for final ranking list. For such candidates, the term to initiate the matriculation procedure is October 1, 2026. In case of further scrolling through the ranking list, interested candidates will be contacted individually.

 

 

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