Master's Degree Programme in
Global Development and Entrepreneurship
Enrolment until 2024/2025

Admission

This page provides information solely for admission to the second year.
If you are enrolling, or if you are requesting to be transferred to the first year at Ca’ Foscari from another programme or another university, information about admission and enrolment is available on the website of the degree programme in Global Development and Entrepreneurship - Enrolment from 2025/2026.

If you hold an international qualification, before starting the application process please make sure you have completed the pre-evaluation procedure and that you have all the requirements for international students.

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Enrolment

In order for you to be an eligible candidate for the master's degree programme in Global Development and Enterpreneurship you are required to meet specific minimum curricular requirements; possess the necessary personal preparation; meet the English language requirement.

To enrol in the second year, you must:

  • Verify that you meet the minimum entry requirements;
  • Request your credit recognition form and be recognised at least 48 CFU;
  • Fill out your enrolment request and pay the first instalment of the tuition fee.

Admission to the programme is subject to the fulfilment of all entry requirements.

Admission requirements

Candidates must have achieved minimum 60 CFU in the following academic fields and disciplines.

The codes listed below refer to the Italian classification system for academic fields of study. The Ca' Foscari University, according to the European directives that norm the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), recognises equivalence: 1 CFU = 1 ECTS.

  • Business field:
    • SECS-P/07 Business administration and Management
    • SECS-P/08 Management
    • SECS-P/09 Corporate Finance
    • SECS-P/10 Organizational Behaviour and Design
    • SECS-P/11 Banking and Financial Institutions
  • Economics field:
    • SECS-P/01 Political Economics
    • SECS P/02 Economic Policy
    • SECS-P/03 Science of Finance
    • SECS-P/04 History of Economic Thought
    • SECS-P/05 Econometrics
    • SECS-P/06 Applied Economics
    • SECS-P/12 Economic History
  • Law field:
    • IUS/01 Private Law
    • IUS/04 Business Law
    • IUS/05 Economic Law
    • IUS/07 Labor Law
    • IUS/09 Public Law
    • IUS/10 Administrative Law
    • IUS/12 Taxation Law
    • IUS/13 International Law
    • IUS/14 EU Law
  • Statistics-mathematics field:
    • MAT/02 Algebra
    • MAT/03 Geometry
    • MAT/05 Calculus
    • MAT/06 Probability and Statistical Mathematics
    • MAT/08 Numerical Analysis
    • MAT/09 Operations Research
    • SECS-S/01 Statistics
    • SECS-S/03 Economic Statistics
    • SECS-S/06 Mathematical methods for Economics and Actuarial and Financial Sciences

In the case in which students are not in possession of the curricula requirements, they must retrieve them before enrollment exclusively by carrying out single programmes (Bachelor’s Degree level) at this or another university.

Adequate knowledge in the following fields is considered for the evaluation of candidates' personal preparation: microeconomics and macroeconomics, business economics, mathematics and financial mathematics, descriptive statistics and inference, public and private law.

The Teaching Committee will assess candidates' personal preparation through the evaluation of their curriculum vitae and studiorum, and an interview.

You are exempt from attending the interview if you have:

  • completed a bachelor's degree in: L-18 Business Administration; L-33 Economics and Business; L-41 Statistics; or an equivalent degree programme;
  • minimum final grade: 95/110.

Candidates who have already completed a Master's degree in economics, business, or statistics with a score of at least 95/110 may request an exemption from the interview. Requests will be evaluated by the Teaching Committee.

A minimum B2-level knowledge of English is mandatory for enrolment. You can demonstrate your English knowledge level by submitting one of the recognised certifications or if you fall within one of the exemption categories listed in the language requirements webpage.

You will not be allowed to enrol if you do not meet the language requirement by the enrolment deadline.

Evaluation of entry requirements

Candidates must submit their entry requirements evaluation requests using the designated online form. The results will be published in the “Evaluation results” section.

The “Evaluation results” section will be visible only on the webpage for admission to the first year.

Please, ensure you take note of your confirmation code provided upon submission. This code will be required to view your results in the "Evaluation results" list.

There are three evaluation sessions:

  • 1st session
    • online application: April 7th - June 5th, 2025
    • results publishing date: June 26th, 2025
  • 2nd session
    • online application: July 7th -  August 21st, 2025
    • results publishing date: September 11th, 2025
  • 3rd session
    • online application: October 1st - November 11th, 2025
    • results publishing date: November 28th, 2025

You can submit your entry requirements evaluation request even before acquiring all the required exams or having graduated.

All candidates with bachelor's degrees obtained in Italy must submit their entry requirements evaluation request. 

Exclusively in the second and third sessions, candidates who submit their evaluation request and meet all the requirements will receive their evaluation results before the publishing date.

If you want to enrol with credit recognition, you must submit your credit recognition request in conjuction with your entry requirements evaluation request uploading the necessary documentation. More information is reported in the “Credit recognition procedure” section.

In order to submit your entry requirements evaluation request, you need to upload your:

  • signed self-certification of degree with exams; or, if you are still a bachelor's degree student, your signed self-certification of enrolment with exams. Please note that your self-certification must include: the University where you achieved the qualification, the class code, the name of the degree programme, your graduation date and mark, the list of the exams you have taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS);
  • your curriculum vitae;
  • any additional document useful for the evaluation of your personal preparation, for example the English language certification (or certificate of exemption) if you already obtained it.
file rtf Model of auto-certification of degree with exams [ITA] 106 KB
file pdf Declaration of cases of exemption 294 KB

Access to the application

The procedure is currently unavailable: you can fill out your request during the time periods indicated above.

In April 2025 you will find all the information about the interview in this section.

Credit recognition form request

In order to enrol in the second year you must have a credit recognition form with at least 48 CFU recognised.

The credit recognition form request must be submitted to the relevant Campus as part of the entry requirements evaluation process.

The Ca' Foscari University, according to the European directives that norm the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), recognises equivalence: 1 CFU = 1 ECTS.

You can request credits recognition for the activites carried out in:

  • Master's Degrees, or Master's Diplomas;
  • incomplete University studies as a result of withdrawal or lapsed status;
  • single courses;
  • Internship/traineeships/previous employment;
  • simultaneous enrolment.

You are required to upload the following documents:

  • a signed self-certification form listing exams. Please indicate for each exam: the name of the Course of study and class code, the name of the University, the name of the courses taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS), the mark and the exam date. This document might be available in your University Reserved Area: if it is not available or, if all the required data is not listed, you may use the forms on this page;
  • any exam syllabus in your possession.
file rtf Model of degree self-certification with exams 10 MB
file rtf Model of degree self-certification with exams [ITA] 106 KB
file rtf Model of self-certification of withdrawal with exams [ITA] 5 MB

Requests for credit recognition are to be submitted to the Campus. The Teaching Committee will evaluate your request. Once approved, the credit recognition form will be sent to you via e-mail. Please remember to sign the form.

Credits will be recognised according to the Linee guida per riconoscimento CFU [ITA] (CFU Recognition Guidelines).

Activities recognised through a completed Master's degrees or Master's diplomas will not affect the final grade. However, activities recognised from single courses or from an incomplete university career resulting from withdrawal, expiration, or transfer will be taken into account for grade point average.

Enrolment with credit recognition is not allowed to students concurrently enrolled in another University degree programme and for which suspension has been requested.

Enrolment with credit recognition is subject to the fee payment of 300.00 euros: the payment invoice will be provided upon confirmation of enrolment.

You are not obliged to pay if you request credit recognition for: 

  • activities undertaken previously at Ca' Foscari (for example single courses) if the code of the lectures corresponds to that required by the study plan. In the case that some lectures do not fall among those included in the study plan, and consequently are listed among those that can be chosen by the student, you will have to pay the 300.00 euros fee.
  • inter-university transfer;
  • simultaneous enrolment.

Credit recognition forms for Ca’ Foscari activities

Candidates who wish to request credit recognition exclusively for activities carried out at Ca' Foscari, with the same course code as in their current study plan (e.g., single courses attended at Ca' Foscari), can fill in the recognition form themselves and attach it, duly signed, during the enrolment procedure.

Credit recognition forms for activities completed at Ca’ Foscari will be available by April 7, 2025.

Enrolling in the second year

The enrolment period starts on July 1st 2025 until September 30th 2025.

An additional enrolment period will be opened on October 1st 2025 until December 18th 2025. Enrolling in this period involves the payment of an additional 50.00 Euros fee.

Those who will graduate during the 2024/25 academic year autumn session from a master's programme between October 1st and December 2025 will be able to enrol during the additional period without paying the additional fee.

Only candidates who successfully participated in the entry requirements evaluation process, received a positive feedback, and are recognised at least 48 CFU will be allowed to enrol.

The following steps must be undertaken:

  • Registration on the University website: consists of filling in your personal data, residence, and domicile. You should not carry out the registration online if you have already been enrolled at Ca’ Foscari.
  • Pre-enrolment online: in order to pre-enrol, you must access the Personal Area on the website with your SPID  or CIE (Electronic Identity Card) and select the function Enrol for courses with no admission test. Once the course has been selected, you must fill out the enrolment form. While filling out the form, you can upload those documents that demonstrate your knowledge and experience  (e.g. recognised language certifications; credit recognition form; self-certification, etc). Once the documents have been uploaded, you must confirm all the data entered and proceed to the payment section. If you particpated in the entry requirements evalutation process as a graduand candidate you must upload your signed self-certification of enrolment with exams. Please note that your self-certification must include: the University where you achieved the qualification, the class code, the name of the degree programme, your graduation date and mark, the list of the exams you have taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS).
file rtf Model of degree self-certification with exams 10 MB
file pdf Declaration of exemption from English-language certificate [ITA] 294 KB
  • Payment of the first instalment of the tuition fees: the payment must be carried out using the PagoPA system, by clicking on the “payment” button when finishing the pre-enrolment procedure.

Failure to comply with the deadline specified above results in the loss of the right to enrol: if you encounter any problems, please submit a request by accessing this link: www.unive.it/faqsforstudents before the deadline.

Submitting the enrolment application and paying the first instalment does not guarantee automatic enrolment. The Enrolment Unit will review each request and complete the process within 7 working days. Once finalised, newly enrolled students will be notified via email.


Exceptional cases

Remember that it is possible to enrol in a degree programme requesting: