Below is an essential overview of the main services, resources, and useful information to help you navigate the Master’s Degree Programme in Computer Science.
Programme Information
- Programme Overview
(description, objectives, career opportunities) - Orientation activities
- Contacts
- Email: mcs_info@di.unipi.it
- Telegram channel
- News
Enrolment
- Requirements:
- Admission requirements
- English language requirements: B2 certification
- Guidelines for the individual assessment of the competencies required for admission
- Enrolment and Registration
- University credentials: to obtain the access credentials required to use all online university services, visit the Alice Portal
Moving to other courses/universities, interruptions
Courses and Programmes on offer
- List of courses (Course Catalogue – CINECA)
- Courses from previous academic years
- Agenda didattica (access with university credentials):
a system that allows you to sign up for individual courses; by selecting the courses you plan to attend, you can view personalised information based on your choices. - Information about teachers and their office hours: these information can be found starting from this page
Calendars and Timetables
- Timetable of the current semester (showing classroom, lecturer, and time slot; classes are held in person)
- Academic Calendar 2025/26 (teaching periods, exams, holidays)
- Graduation session calendar
Exams
- University Exam Portal
(exam registration, completion of the mandatory course evaluation questionnaire, exam recording) - Rules for exam registration
- Extra exam sessions (including the categories of students eligible to participate)
- Course evaluation questionnaire: mandatory to register for exams and available on the University Exam Portal
Graduation
- How to apply for graduation: all required instructions and information. The main references are listed below.
- Key deadlines
- Thesis submission (electronic format via ETD, optional printed copy, required signatures)
- Committees and subcommittees: page where the composition of the committee and subcommittees for the upcoming graduation session is published
- Calculation of the final degree grade
- Forms:
Study Plans and Regulations
- Programme Regulations (each student must follow the regulations in force in their year of enrolment)
- Study plans (submission, modification, approval)
International Opportunities
Student Services
- Alice – Student Portal: main access point for enrolment, exam booking, transcripts, and updating personal data
- Agenda didattica: system that organises and displays schedules, information, and useful links, personalised based on the courses you plan to attend
- Exam Portal: exam registration, course evaluation questionnaire (mandatory for exam registration), exam recording
- Teaching tutors
- Services for working students
- Services for students with SLD
- University Sports Centre (CUS Pisa): offers facilities and opportunities to practise various sports
- Interdepartmental Language Centre (CLI): for learning new languages
- Additional services
Tools and Services for Online Teaching
- Moodle / Department e-learning platform
- Microsoft Teams: a dedicated channel is created for each course
- Didawiki: some courses are hosted on this platform