Our about 100 faculties obtained prestigious results national and international awards and our research activities benefit of several national and international projects.
Open and reliant on international cooperation, DEfI offers to interested students several education and exchange opportunities for study, traineeship and research, these two latter also in virtual and blended modality for each cycle of study. The Department offers:
- 5 Degree Programs (Information, Industrial, Civil, Bio-Medical and Sustainable Industry Engineering - in Italian)
- 8 Master Programs, 5 of which (Aerospace Engineering, Communication Engineering & Electronic Technologies, Energy Engineering, Computer Engineering, Management Engineering and Materials Engineering & Nanotechnology) in English. Masters in Civil, Computer and Mechanical Engineering complete the current offer.
- 2 Phd Programs in Engineering of Complex Systems and Material, Structure and Nanotechnology Engineering open to international students.
DEfI research and labs cover the following fields: Renewable Energies, Materials Science & Technologies, ICTs, Internet of Things, High-Performance Computing, Virtual & Augmented Reality, Nanotechnologies, Automation & Robotics, Machine Processing Systems & Technologies, Mechanical & Aerospace Design, Intelligent & Clean Manufacturing Technologies, Management Engineering, Design and Testing in Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Fluid Dynamics & Machinery, Bio-applications.
The new call for "Admission of international students (Extra-EU) to the Master's degree courses of the Department of Engineering for Innovation (a. y. 2025-2026)" is online! (February 2025 session).
Please be aware! This is the first call available for international students (non-EU visa applicants) wishing to enrol for the academic year 2025/2026.
In order to apply please follow the procedures below:
Step 1 - Register on the website studenti.unisalento.it (text instructions - slides)
Step 2 - Enter/list your qualifications (guide with slides)
Step 3 - Apply to the call and upload the documentation required by the call (follow the text instructions)
Step 4 - Pay the "Call for applications" admission fee of 23€ (how to pay)
The deadline for submitting applications is 10 January 2025. The admission interview will take place online on 11 February 2025 at 10:30 a.m. (Italian time).
More information and admissions requirements can be found in the official announcement.
International students interested in attending one of the above-mentioned master's degree courses may benefit from a scholarship under the ADiSU programme: https://adisupuglia.it/pagina106703_borse-di-studio.html
The new call for the academic year 2024/2025 will be published in July. However, it is advisable to start preparing the required documentation for international students by checking the previous calls.