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Double degree

What is the double degree

The double degree is an integrated study path in which the curriculum is designed jointly by two universities with the aim of training highly qualified professionals in the field of Physics and, at the end of the courses, obtaining the final national qualifications from both institutions.

Participants will spend the first and second semesters at their home institution and the third and fourth semesters at the partner university. The thesis will be co-supervised, involving a supervisor from each of the partner universities. Lectures and exams, including the thesis and the final graduation, will be conducted in English.

Sorbonne Université (Paris) – Master’s Degree

Students of the Master’s Degree in Physics have the opportunity to participate in the Pisa-Paris Double Degree Programme, Plasma or Fundamental Interactions curriculum, in which the institutions involved are the Sorbonne Université and the University of Pisa.

Below are the study plans that can be chosen:

For further information: Prof. Francesco Califano

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (Mainz) – Master’s Degree

Starting from the academic year 2023/2024, students of the Master’s Degree in Physics have the opportunity to participate in the Mainz-Pisa Double Degree Program, in which the institutions involved are the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) and the University of Pisa.

At the end of the course, participants will be awarded a qualification by both universities: the JGU degree certificate will be issued in German and English, the UniPi degree certificate will be issued in Italian and English.

Further information and application details are available in the brochure below:

For further information: Prof. Francesco Forti

École Polytechnique (Paris) – from the third year of the Bachelor’s Degree

The program, with an admission exam held during the first semester of the third year of the Bachelor’s degree, begins in the second semester of the same year and includes a return to Pisa for the final year of the Master’s degree. The total duration of the six-year program reflects the extremely broad academic offering at École Polytechnique, where, in addition to a wide range of courses in Physics and Mathematics, students will take courses (some of which required) in Chemistry, Computer Science, Biophysics, Economics, and electives in Humanities and Social Sciences, Management and Innovation. Research internships in laboratories and industry are also included. Language courses will be available as well. In particular, students without prior knowledge of French will attend an intensive introductory course during the first two months at X. More details can be found on X’s website.

Here is the year-by-year outline of the program to be arranged:

Students who have completed the second year of the Bachelor’s program and are up to date with their exams (i.e., all exams passed before the start of the third year) are eligible to apply for the entrance exam to X. For those interested, please note that an online presentation of X is scheduled for July 8 at 09:30.

Some key deadlines and milestones:

  1. September 14, 2025. Deadline for application submission.
  2. October 10, 2025. Publication of the list of eligible candidates.
  3. November 3–16, 2025. Oral examination period; some examples available here.
  4. November 25, 2025. Publication of admitted candidates.
  5. Mid-December. Admission confirmation.
  6. January 2026. Start of the academic year.

For further information: Prof. Francesco Califano

Last updated on: 09/07/2025

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