University of Bologna

Sources

• First and Single Cycle Degree Programmes https://www.unibo.it/en/study/degree-programmes

  Model elements: the catalogue lists separate first-cycle, single-cycle and other degree programmes, with filters by programme type, campus, language, access and international features.

  The admission model remains programme-based: students choose a specific degree programme rather than a university-wide open pathway.

• Fill out your study plan https://www.unibo.it/en/study/enrolment-fees-and-other-procedures/fill-out-your-study-plan

  Model elements: the study plan records the learning activities required for the degree; some activities may be compulsory and others elective.

  The source supports internal course choice inside a pre-selected degree programme, but not major or minor choice at programme level.

• Erasmus+ Study: programme, requirements and destinations https://www.unibo.it/en/study/incoming-outgoing-international-mobility/Studying-abroad/General-information-on-Erasmus/Programme-requirements-and-destinations

  Model elements: Erasmus+ lets students spend part of their university career at another European or non-European university, attend courses, sit exams and earn credits.

  The page states that the list of partner universities is updated every year in the call for applications.

• Recognized credits https://www.unibo.it/en/study/enrolment-fees-and-other-procedures/recognized-credits

  Model elements: the degree programme board may recognize university educational credits from previous exams or extra-university knowledge and skills under the rules of the specific programme.

  Limitation: recognition requires evaluation, so this is not unrestricted access to any external course.

• Simultaneous enrolment in different programmes https://www.unibo.it/en/study/enrolment-fees-and-other-procedures/degree-programmes/simultaneous-enrolment-in-different-programmes-degree-programmes-professional-masters-phds-and-specialisations

  Verified but non-dominant element: a student may enrol simultaneously on up to two programmes, but this is separate enrolment with compatibility, attendance and fee checks.

  Therefore this source is recorded as an analytical caveat, not as grounds to raise programChoice above 0 for the dominant model.

• MUR USTAT, Iscritti per corso di studi 2019/20-2024/25 https://dati-ustat.mur.gov.it/dataset/3dd9ca7f-9cc9-4a1a-915c-e569b181dbd5/resource/ad5a1516-ccd3-4eb8-a889-f584f04de578/download/13_iscrittixcorso.csv

  The official MUR USTAT 13_IscrittiXCorso.csv file reports enrolled students by university, course, degree class and sex for 2019/20-2024/25; the file is based on ANS data from October 2025.

  For Bologna in 2024/2025, bachelor is calculated as Laurea dm 270/04 plus Laurea dm 509/99 classes, totaling 46,314 students. Total additionally includes Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico dm 270/04, Laurea Specialistica a Ciclo Unico dm 509/99 and Corso di Laurea vecchio ordinamento, totaling 61,975 students.

  Degree classes are interpreted using the MUR USTAT Classi di Laurea metadata. The file note says occurrences below 5 are excluded, so the public sum can be a slight lower bound.