Academic Agenda

In order to be able to better organise your stay, check the dates for educational activities. Further information is available by clicking on the Department of your interest.

Welcome days: 

  • First semester: TBD
  • Second semester: TBD

If you can not attend the welcome day, we remember you to arrive in Ferrara before the beginning of courses. 

Medical Area 

Dietetics  - Dental Hygiene - Biomedical Laboratory Techniques - Medical radiology, diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy techniques

  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/2026 – 14/01/2027 > Exams period: 18/01/27 – 26/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 31/05/2027  >  Exams period: 01/06/2027 – 31/07/2027

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technique -  Physiotherapy - Nursing - Speech Therapy - Orthoptic and Ophtalmologic Assistance - Midwifery - Sports and Exercise Sciences - Medical biotechnology - Sciences and Techniques of preventive and adaptive sports activities - Biotechnologies for Translational Medicine

  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/2026 – 14/01/2027 > Exams period: 15/01/2027 – 28/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 31/05/2027 >  Exams period: 01/06/2027 – 31/07/2027

Medicine and Surgery - Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry

  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/2026 – 14/01/2027 > Exams period: 15/01/2027 – 28/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 31/05/2027  >  Exams period: 01/06/2027 – 31/07/2027

Health Professions of Technical Diagnostic Sciences - Nursing and Midwifery Sciences - Health Professions of Rehabilitation Sciences

  • Lessons First semester: 02/11/2026 – 26/02/2027 >  Exams period: each lesson period is followed by an exam session planned during the whole academic year excluding public holidays.
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 28/05/2027 > Exams period:  each lesson period is followed by an exam session planned during the whole academic year excluding public holidays.

Architecture

Architecture - Industrial Design 
1st year
  • Lessons First semester: 05/10/2026 - 22/12/2026 and 07/01/2027 -15/01/2027 >  Exams period: 18/01/2027 - 19/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 > Exams period: 07/06/2027 - 31/07/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2026 - 21/09/2026

From 2nd year

  • Lessons First semester: 21/09/2026 - 22/12/2026 >  Exams period: 07/01/2027 - 19/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 > Exams period: 07/06/2027 - 31/07/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027 - 17/09/2027
Product and service design for culture and health
  • Lessons First semester: 21/09/2026 - 22/12/2026 >  Exams period: 07/01/2027 - 19/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027 - 04/06/2027 > Exams period: 07/06/2027 - 31/07/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027 - 17/09/2027

Economics and Management

Economics - Economics and Management for Value Creation - Small Business Management in International Markets - Green Economy and Sustainable Transitions

  • Lessons First semester: 21/09/2026 - 22/12/2025 > Exams period: 07/01/2027 - 19/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027 - 01/06/2027 > Exams period:  07/06/2027 - 30/07/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 30/08/2027 - 17/09/2027

Law

Law - Legal Sciences of Safety and Prevention

  • Lessons First semester: 28/09/2026 – 18/12/2026 >  Exams period: 14/12/2026 – 12/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 15/02/2027 – 14/05/2027 > Exams period: 17/05/2027 – 16/07/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027 – 24/09/2027

The Introduction to International and EU Law course will be held during the two weeks preceding the beginning of the first semester, in a blended format; the Fundamentals of EU and International law course will be held in the two weeks preceding the start of the second semester, in a blended format.

Engineering

Civil Engineering -  Civil and Environmental Engineering  - Electronics and Computer Engineering -  Electronic Engineering for ICT - Computer and Automation Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Technologies for the Digital Industry (only II and III year) - Interdipartimental Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Big data

  • Lessons First semester: 17/09/2026 - 16/12/2026 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester 
  • Lessons Second semester: 24/02/2027 - 01/06/2027  > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)

Physics and Earth Sciences

Physics (Bachelor and Master degree)

  • Lessons First semester: 14/09/2026 – 21/12/2026 >  Exams period: 07/01/2027 - 19/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027 – 04/06/2027 > Exams period: 07/06/2027 - 10/08/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 30/08/2027 -10/09/2027

Geological Sciences - Geologic Sciences, Georesources and Territory

  • Lessons First semester: 21/09/2026 – 22/12/2026 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester 
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027– 31/05/2027 > Exams period: exams periods will be held from the end of classes until the beginning of the following semester (excluding August and public holidays)

Mathematics and Computer Sciences

Mathematics (Bachelor and Master degree)

  • Bachelor Degree (first year): 21/09/2026 - 23/12/2026 > Exams period: 07/01/2027 – 19/02/2027
  • Bachelor Degree (second and third year) e Master Degree: 17/09/2026 – 23/12/2026 > Exams period: 07/01/2027 – 19/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027 – 04/06/2027 > Exams period: 07/06/2027 – 31/07/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 25/08/2027 – beginning academic year 27/28

Computer Sciences

Lessons suspension for partial exams: first semester 02/11/2026 - 04/11/2026; Second Semester 26/04/2027 - 28/04/2027

  • Lessons First semester (first and second year): 21/09/2026 – 17/12/2026 > Exams period: 18/12/2026 – 23/02/2027
  • Lessons First semester (3 year): 17/09/2026 – 16/12/2026 > Exams period: 18/12/25 – 25/02/26
  • Lessons Second semester: 24/02/2027 – 01/06/2027 >  Exams period:  03/06/2027 – 10/08/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 25/08/2027 – beginning academic year 27/28

Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Big data

Lessons suspension for partial exams: first semester 02/11/2026 - 04/11/2026; Second Semester 26/04/2027 - 28/04/2027

  • Lessons First semester: 17/09/2026 – 16/12/2026 >  Exams period: 18/12/2026 – 23/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 24/02/2027 – 01/06/2027 > Exams period: 03/06/2027 – 10/08/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 25/08/2027 - beginning academic year 27/28

Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences

Chemistry - Agriculture Technologies and Sustainable management of agro-ecosystems - Chemical Sciences - Industrial Pharmacy - Agricultural Biotechnologies for the Agri-food Supply Chain

  • Lessons First semester:  01/10/2026 – 14/01/2027 (excluding public holidays) > Exams period: 15/01/2027 – 26/02/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 31/05/2027 (excluding public holidays) >  Exams period: 01/06/2027 – 06/08/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027– until last Friday before beginning academic year 27/28

Life Sciences and Biotechnologies 

Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology of Biopharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Nutraceuticals - Molecular, Genomic and Biodiversity Biology 

  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/2026 – 18/12/2026 (excluding public holidays) > Exams period: 07/01/2027 – 26/02/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 28/05/2027  (excluding public holidays) > Exams period: 31/05/2027 – 30/07/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027– until last Friday before beginning academic year 27/28

Pharmacy

  • Lessons First semester:  01/10/2026 – 14/01/2027 (excluding public holidays) > Exams period: 15/01/2027 – 26/02/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 31/05/2027 (excluding public holidays) >  Exams period: 01/06/2027 – 06/08/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027– until last Friday before beginning academic year 27/28
Biological Sciences - Environmental Science and Policy
 
  • Lessons First semester: 01/10/2026 – 18/12/2026 (excluding public holidays) > Exams period: 07/01/2027 – 26/02/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 28/05/2027 (excluding public holidays) > Exams period: 31/05/2027 – 30/07/2027 (excluding public holidays)
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027– until last Friday before beginning academic year 27/28

Humanities

Humanities, Arts and Archaeology - Educational Sciences - Philosophy and Contemporary Society - Sciences and Technologies of Communication - Manager of cultural Itineraries - Modern Languages and Literatures - Quaternary, Prehistory and Archaeology - Modern and Medieval Philologies and Literatures - Foreign Languages and Literatures

  • Lessons First semester: 28/09/2026 – 18/12/2026 > Exams period: 07/01/2027 – 26/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 01/03/2027 – 28/05/2027 > Exams period: 31/05/2027 - 10/08/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027 - 24/09/2027

Training, Communication and Digital Citizenship

  • Lessons First semester: 21/09/2026 – 18/12/2026 > Exams period: 07/01/2027 – 19/02/2027
  • Lessons Second semester: 22/02/2027 – 28/05/2027 > Exams period: 31/05/2027 - 10/08/2027
  • An additional exam period is planned: 01/09/2027 - 24/09/2027

Latest update: April 16th 2026