If you are regularly enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate course (Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree program according to the Bologna Process) in a partner university of the University of Basilicata, you can spend a long or short period of study at our University.
Please contact the relevant office at your university (International/Erasmus Office or equivalent) to confirm if an Erasmus agreement has been signed with the University of Basilicata or consult the List of Erasmus+ Inter-Institutional Agreements currently in force.
STEP 1: Nomination
You must be officially nominated by your university by filling out the following Google form by:
Please note: you are not allowed to apply directly.
Once nominated by your home Institution, you will receive the necessary registration information and the access code for the application form.
STEP 2 - How to apply
Once you receive your access code, click here to register and apply. Be sure to review the Registration and Application Guide before starting.
Application Period:
Late applications will not be accepted!
As part of your application, you will need to submit several supporting documents, including proof of your proficiency in Italian or English, in line with the Institutional Agreement with your home University (usually at a B1 level, unless specified otherwise in the agreement).
We strongly recommend that you also discuss and define the activities for your exchange period with both your home University Coordinator and the Departmental Coordinator at the University of Basilicata. Their contact details can be found in the "Contact" section.
If you need information about available subjects or courses, you can reach out to the responsible faculty member for the specific agreement. Contact details are available under Erasmus+ Inter-institutional Agreements.
Required Documents:
If the EWP (European Web Platform) is unavailable, a paper version is acceptable.
For more details on submitting the Learning Agreement, visit the section below.
As the majority of the courses offered by Unibas are taught in the Italian language, the B1 level in Italian Language is strongly recommended. Please note that no certificate is required.
To plan your studies at the University of Basilicata (Unibas), you must complete a Learning Agreement. This document lists the courses you plan to take during your Erasmus stay, and the ones you want recognized at your home university afterwards.
Before filling it out:
How to submit it:
Important: The Learning Agreement must be approved before your Erasmus mobility starts. Approval can take time, so please start the process as early as possible.
If your application and documents are complete and correctly submitted, they will be forwarded to the appropriate Department. If accepted, you will receive a Letter of Acceptance along with useful information.
For non-EU students: The Acceptance Letter is required for your visa application. A digital (PDF) version is usually sufficient. If a paper copy is needed, request one by emailing incoming@unibas.it.
Before Your Arrival
Please email your exact arrival date at least one month in advance to:
incoming@unibas.it and suigeneris_basilicata@esn.it
Accommodation
If you want to stay in a university residence, contact the Regional Education Agency (A.R.D.S.U.) at: antonio.luongo@ardsubasilicata.it
Note:
For non-EU students only: Once your visa is issued, please send a scanned copy of it (either type C short-term or type D long-term) and proof of health insurance valid in Italy to: incoming@unibas.it
EU citizens do not need a visa to study in Italy.
Non-EU citizens must apply for a visa through the Italian diplomatic representation in their home country after registering on Universitaly portal, this tool has been designed for international students willing to study in Italy both for an entire study cycle or for a semester/year abroad.
Depending on citizenship, country of residence, length and purposes of the stay in Italy, students may need to obtain a Visa before coming to Italy. Check if you need an entry Visa and the documents required on MAECI Visa for Italy
This procedure does not concern citizens of Countries in the European Union, as well as from Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and the Swiss Confederation, the Republic of San Marino and the Holy See.
Students need to register first, select the Erasmus+ or other kind of study or traineeship program in the "Kind of Application" field, specify the Italian representative (Embassy/Consulate) in their country where they will apply for a visa, and fill in the online form (Guide to Pre-Enrolment Application - Universitaly Portal).
The University of Basilicata will only accept and validate applications from students who have completed the application procedure on the Esse3 platform. The Universitaly portal will then automatically generate a letter to be delivered by the candidates to the Italian representative abroad. The Embassy/Consulate will start the visa procedure only for candidates already accepted by the University.
The visa application procedure can take several months, so you must apply well in advance by using the Universitaly portal.
Please, mind that the Universitaly application is compulsory but does not guarantee or imply any automatic right to the issuing of the relative study visa, which is the exclusive responsibility of the competent embassy or consulate.
It is strongly recommended to ask for the issuance of an official Italian Tax Code (codice fiscale) at the Italian Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence. The “codice fiscale” (or Italian tax code) is required to carry out a wide range of activities in Italy, such as opening a bank account, signing a tenancy agreement, registering with the Italian National Health Service, and receiving payments or reimbursements from the University of Basilicata (if any).
There are two types of Visa: short-term (Uniform Schengen Visa. type - up to 90 days) and long-term (National Visa type more than 90 days). Both types of visas are issued by the Italian Consulate or Embassy in their home country.
To learn more about Schengen Visa, please consult the related website: Schengen visa information
EU/EEA and Switzerland students
Students from the EU or the EEA countries may move freely without the need for a study Visa.
Students with EU citizenship (and citizens coming from Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) can live in Italy for 3 months without incurring any legal obligation.
If the stay is longer than three months but still temporary (as an exchange student i.e.), at the end of the 3rd month, students must carry out a compulsory registration (iscrizione allo schedario della popolazione temporanea) at the municipality offices. The Application must be submitted to the "Ufficio Anagrafe" depending on where they live.
The registration is free of charge and must be carried out within the first 3 months of arrival in Italy.
If you need help, please contact incoming@unibas.it
The academic year runs from 1 October to 30 September. Usually, educational activities take place between 1 October and 30 June and are divided into two semesters:
There are three examination sessions, with a total of at least six sessions, except for examinations involving both written and oral tests, requiring five sessions:
As for final examinations, three sessions are planned with at least five sessions in total, one in the second half of February and one in the second half of April:
For details concerning the dates, please refer to individual Department websites.
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Closed periods, in addition to the regular holidays:
Since 1999, with Ministry Decree no. 509/1999, amended on October 22, 2004 with Ministry Decree no. 270/2004, the Italian University System has been reformed. Following the European model, outlined by the Bologna process and it is now based on three main cycles of study:
Professional Qualifications:
To learn more about it, please look into the Italian Qualification framework for the Higher Education website and the Diagram of the University System.
Click on the link below to make an informed choice about the 1st and 2nd cycle degree programmes offered by the University of Basilicata, as well as subjects available for each degree course.
Course Catalogue (organised by Departments - ESSE3 Platform)
You can also consult the "schede trasparenza" (transparency sheets) of the degree programmes offered, by the academic year "anno accademico". Select the academic year and then choose the "Dipartimento" (Department) of interest, you will be able to display the overall degree programmes offered by the chosen Department just clicking on "invio" or you can select a degree programme in the list available on "corso di studio". Clicking on "invio" the units offered will be displayed.
Medical coverage is mandatory for all students/trainees in Italy, but procedures are different for EU citizens and non-EU citizens.
The Emergency Medical Service guarantees Health Care Assistance for emergencies occurring during the night time, holidays or pre-holidays which are not covered by the family or local physician. In urgent situations, the physician can provide outpatient services, prescribe medicines, or illness certificates. This service is free for every citizen under the European Health Care System and foreigners with an agreement or in possession of a valid document proving their right to Medical Health Care (European Health Card). For other cases, it is expected payment for the medical visit.
For more info about UNIBAS insurances, please consult the insurance policy section. Please note that this coverage could be not enough for your stay. For more information about the different kinds of health insurance, check the information provided according to your profile.
The University of Basilicata provides exchange and degree-seeking students, as well as incoming professors and administrative staff with insurance against accidents that may occur on the campus premises of the university or in any other place where you carry out study or traineeship or research activities as far as they are authorized by the University, as well as for civil liability toward third parties during the performance of institutional activities.
Third-party insurance (Assicurazione di responsabilità civile)
Third-party liability insurance is offered by the University of Basilicata to cover third-party damages that students could cause in and out of the Institution. The policy is extended to students, grant holders, trainees, postgraduate students, visiting/exchange students and professors, etc. staying at the University for vocational and educational training, analogous and other activities.
Accident insurance (Assicurazione contro gli infortuni)
Students coming to the University are covered against all risks that occur during all the institutional activities (in and out of UNIBAS) provided for or allowed by the University.
Please bear in mind that the policy does not cover medical treatment expenses for which, according to your citizenship, individual health insurance is required.
For further and detailed information, please contact innocenzo.cinefra@unibas.it or incoming@unibas.it
Accommodation
With the support of the Regional Education Authority (Azienda Regionale per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario - A.R.D.S.U.) the University of Basilicata offers students coming within an exchange programme the possibility to have a comfortable accommodation in the Halls of Residences. This opportunity is given only to students coming to Potenza for the entire duration of the stay with the exception of August when the residence is closed.
For detailed information, students have to contact by email the A.R.D.S.U. in the person of Antonio Luongo e-mail: antonio.luongo@ardsubasilicata.it. IMPORTANT: No Halls of Residence are available in Matera.
The Internationalization Service, on request of the student and with the support of the local ESN will help the student in finding private accommodations.
How to book the accommodation at the Halls of Residence: With regards to the Erasmus students, a specific section of the application online is dedicated to accommodation. You have just to tick off the items. The Internationalization Service is in contact with the ARDSU to check and book the room. To avoid problems, please register as soon as possible following the specified procedures and contact the Internationalization Service (also by e-mail incoming@unibas.it) to allow the relevant administrative formalities to be completed. It could be difficult to book and obtain accommodation if your application, as well as your online registration, is produced late.
For students out of the Erasmus: please get in touch with us, incoming@unibas.it and suigeneris_basilicata@esn.it, as quickly as possible to organize your lodging.
It’s strongly recommended that you check in at the Internationalization Service beforehand (except for specific cases to be notified to the office staff or the Erasmus Student Network -ESN, i.e. late evening/night arrival. In this case please explain the situation to the ARDSU, as well as to the Internationalization Service before leaving).
Costs: For detailed information, please contact the A.R.D.S.U.: Antonio Luongo by e-mail: antonio.luongo@ardsubasilicata.it.
For detailed information, click on the following link http://www.ardsubasilicata.it/main/page/1/19/1/2014/Servizi_abitativi
Private accommodation
It is quite difficult to find private apartments in Potenza or Matera for short-stay mobility to rent to students. If interested, students have to contact the local ESN (suigeneris_basilicata@esn.it) and the Internationalization Service (incoming@unibas.it) well in advance.
You can find notices with ads of contacts providing private accommodations throughout the city on the bulletin boards located on the University's campuses.
University Canteens
The University, with the support of the Regional Education Authority (Azienda Regionale per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario - A.R.D.S.U.), offers several university canteens located in:
Once you have arrived and completed the check-in administrative formalities, you must go to the ARDSU to benefit from board and lodging services offered.
It’s strongly recommended that you check in at the Internationalization Service beforehand (except for specific cases to be notified to the office staff or the Erasmus Student Network -ESN).
For detailed information click on the following link http://www.ardsubasilicata.it/main/page/1/35/1/2014/Mensa_universitaria
The University of Basilicata’s Campuses are located in the two provincial capitals, Potenza and Matera, in three different areas.
Potenza
Campus universitario di Macchia Romana
Via dell'Ateneo Lucano n. 10, 85100 Potenza
The Macchia Romana campus hosts the Department of Agricultural, Forestry, Food, and Environmental Sciences (DAFE), the Department of Engineering (DiING), the Department of Basic and Applied Sciences (DiSBA), the Department of Health Sciences (DiSS), and the Department for Humanistic, Scientific, and Social Innovation (DiUSS), the POLiS center (Student Orientation), IT Services, the Central University Library, the Rectorate offices, the Internationalization Service and the Student Affairs office.
Polo del Francioso
Via Nazario Sauro n. 85, 85100 Potenza
The Francioso campus hosts the Department for Humanistic, Scientific, and Social Innovation (DiUSS), the Central University Library, the University Language Center, the Disability Services, the Student Affairs office, and a computer lab for IT Services.
Matera
Campus universitario
Via Lanera n. 20, 75100 Matera
The University campus on Via Lanera hosts the Department for Humanistic, Scientific, and Social Innovation (DiUSS), the Student Affairs office, and offices related to internship management and the University Library.
Your exchange period officially begins on the day you check in at the Internationalization Service in Potenza.
What to do upon arrival:
Go to the Internationalization Service and bring:
At check-in, you will receive:
If you're based in Matera:
You must check in with the Matera contact person: violetta.pedalino@unibas.it. She will forward your documents to incoming@unibas.it.
After Check-in, you must go to:
Important: Please respect deadlines and book appointments in advance via email: incoming@unibas.it
Non-EU students: Once you receive your residence permit, send a copy to incoming@unibas.it.
The University of Basilicata aims to provide a quality service to incoming students, by organizing individual or group meetings. During the meetings, students get useful information about their mobility period.
Please, book your appointment by email (incoming@unibas.it) before meeting our staff!
Certificate of Arrival
This is the official confirmation of your date of arrival at this University. If you need a stamp on specific forms from your home university instead, please bring them with you. The staff of the Internationalization Service will complete it according to the official date of registration at the desk. Important: don't forget to send it to your home university, as soon as received. If you lose any documents received on your arrival or they are stolen, please contact your home International Relations Office for a copy.
At the end of your exchange period, please don't forget to Check-out before you go back home! On Check-out you receive another very important document: the Certificate of Attendance which is required by your home University to calculate the real duration of your exchange period.
Tax Identification Number (Codice Fiscale)
The Tax Identification Number (Codice Fiscale) is an identification document necessary in any relationship between citizens and public administrations. It is necessary to open a bank or a postal account and to enroll in the National Health Service, as well as it must be shown during the enrolment process. It is also required to lodge at the Halls of Residence managed by the Regional Education Agency (A.R.D.S.U.) and receive payments or reimbursements from the University of Basilicata. All students and teachers have to apply for this tax code and then return a copy of it to incoming@unibas.it.
You can obtain your Italian tax code before or after arriving in Italy.
Before arriving in Italy
If the Italian Consulate / Embassy in your country offers this service, you can apply for an official Italian tax code before you travel to Italy.
After arriving in Italy
To obtain the tax code after arriving in Italy you can go to the local "Uffici Territoriali” (local offices) of the “Agenzia delle Entrate” (Revenue Agency):
Ufficio Territoriale di Potenza
Ufficio Territoriale di Matera
during opening hours and by appointment, which you have to book on the “Agenzia delle Entrate” (Revenue Agency) website.
You must submit these documents:
As soon as you have a permanent address in Italy, or if you change address/residence in the future, you can book an appointment and go back to the “Agenzia delle Entrate” (Revenue Agency) to update your data, by handing in the documents relating to your accommodation.
If in the meantime you have registered with the “Servizio Sanitario Nazionale” (Italian National Health Service), you can ask for the “Tessera Sanitaria” (European Health Insurance Card) to be printed and sent to the address provided.
For more information on how to obtain the tax code and download the application form and related instructions, please consult the Agenzia delle Entrate website.
Registering your residence abroad
During the first 3 months of your stay in Italy, as EU national, you cannot be required to apply for a residence document confirming your right to live in Italy without any conditions or formalities other than the requirement to hold a valid travel document (i.e. identity card or passport). These provisions also apply to family members accompanying or joining the Union citizen, who are not nationals of a Member State, provided that they are holders of a valid passport or an entry visa where required or a valid residence card as a family member of a Union citizen.
After 3 months in Italy you may be required to register your residence with the relevant authority the local Anagrafe (Register Office) of the municipality of residence, and to be issued with a registration certificate. In the case that the stay in Italy, even if longer than three months, is temporary and does not exceed the year of permanence, as in the case of students, seasonal workers or posted workers, registration in the temporary population register may be requested (Art. 8 of Law 1228/1954 and Art. 9 Legislative Decree no. 30/2007).
The following documents must be included with your application:
a) if employed or self-employed: evidence of your activity;
b) if studying, training or staying for reasons other than work: proof of maintenance, calculated according to the Italian minimum annual social security allowance in relation to the number of dependent family members (a self-certification is accepted); proof of sickness insurance to cover health care costs; evidence of your university course (only if studying);
c) if a family member of an EU citizen, national of another member country without autonomous right of residence: proof that you have a family link with the EU citizen or that you are a dependent relative (self-certification is accepted). You will receive a receipt certifying that you have applied for registration to Anagrafe.
Documentation to be submitted:
1) copy of a valid identity document valid for expatriation issued by the competent authorities of the country of which you are a national;
2) document proving the enrolment in a school/university/ or vocational training institution and evidence of your university course;
3) proof of maintenance, calculated according to the Italian minimum annual social security. The reference sum corresponds to the amount of the social allowance which is Euro 5.061,68 gross per year.
For the purposes of registration, the total personal situation of the person concerned is also assessed:
4) coverage of health risks:
5) copy of the original documents, translated and legalized, proving the civil status and family members (it is required for registering the family relationship in the registry office and issuing certification). If a family member of an EU citizen, national of another member country without autonomous right of residence: proof that you have a family link with the EU citizen or that you are a dependent relative (self-certification is accepted)
Family members without autonomous right of residence must provide:
Contacts:
“Sportello Anagrafico” located in Via N. Sauro, Potenza (Mobility Center by appointment)
Tel. 0971/415818 -726 fax.0971-415817
Opening hours ( from September 2, 2019):
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8.30/12.30
Tuesday and Thursday: 15.30/17.30
"Ufficio Anagrafe", located in Viale Aldo Moro, Matera
Tel.0835/241202-262-441
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00/11.00
Tuesday 9.00/11.00 -16.00/18.00
Useful links:
EU Citizens
EU students can stay in Italy for up to 3 months provided that they have an international recognized ID issued by their country of origin.
After 3 months of entry to Italy, you will be required to register to the local "Anagrafe" in Potenza or Matera, providing a self-certification of enrolment, health insurance and documents demonstrating that you have the financial means to support yourself.
Non-EU Citizens
Depending on the duration of your stay in Italy, you have to apply for a residence permit or not: if you are a non-EU national and plan to come to Italy for a period exceeding three months, you must apply for a residence permit, while if the length of your stay is less of 3 months you are not required to apply for.
If it is your first time in Italy, you have 8 days to apply for a residence permit.
Medical coverage is mandatory for all students/trainees in Italy, but procedures are different for EU citizens and non-EU citizens.
The Emergency Medical Service guarantees Health Care Assistance for emergencies occurring during the night time, holidays or pre-holidays which are not covered by the family or local physician. In urgent situations, the physician can provide outpatient services, prescribe medicines, or illness certificates. This service is free for every citizen under the European Health Care System and foreigners with an agreement or in possession of a valid document proving their right to Medical Health Care (European Health Card). For other cases, it is expected payment for the medical visit.
For more info about UNIBAS insurances, please consult the insurance policy section. Please note that this coverage could be not enough for your stay. For more information about the different kinds of health insurance, check the information provided according to your profile.
The University of Basilicata provides exchange and degree-seeking students, as well as incoming professors and administrative staff with insurance against accidents that may occur on the campus premises of the university or in any other place where you carry out study or traineeship or research activities as far as they are authorized by the University, as well as for civil liability toward third parties during the performance of institutional activities.
Third-party insurance (Assicurazione di responsabilità civile)
Third-party liability insurance is offered by the University of Basilicata to cover third-party damages that students could cause in and out of the Institution. The policy is extended to students, grant holders, trainees, postgraduate students, visiting/exchange students and professors, etc. staying at the University for vocational and educational training, analogous and other activities.
Accident insurance (Assicurazione contro gli infortuni)
Students coming to the University are covered against all risks that occur during all the institutional activities (in and out of UNIBAS) provided for or allowed by the University.
Please bear in mind that the policy does not cover medical treatment expenses for which, according to your citizenship, individual health insurance is required.
For further and detailed information, please contact innocenzo.cinefra@unibas.it or incoming@unibas.it
After enrolling and receiving your user name and an activation code to generate your password, you can log in to the student IT system 'ESSE3' to:
If you want to take an examination you have to book it before, through the ESSE3 Online System. For detailed information on how to log in and go on, please consult and download the related guide in the "Documents" section.
Individual tutors, appointed by the Tutoring Committee at the beginning of the academic year (by October), are professors or researchers from the Department. The list of tutors is usually published on the Department's website. For more details, contact the Department's Academic Office.
International students at UNIBAS receive orientation and support services upon arrival in Potenza/Matera and throughout their stay. These services are provided by the International Relations Office, Department Coordinators, and Erasmus+ programme mentors.
Orientation and tutoring activities begin in the second-to-last year of high school, through the University Center for Guidance, Lifelong Learning, and Student Support (POLiS).
These services help students make informed choices about their education, support their university career, and enhance employability.
The activities include individual tutoring for academic challenges, exam preparation, thesis development, study planning, and career advice. Support also includes guidance on study abroad opportunities and aligning educational choices with professional goals.
According to the Italian University System, for each learning activity students gain a certain number of university credits (in Italian: 'Crediti Formativi Universitari' or CFU) and a qualitative evaluation (mark awarded on a 30-point scale or pass/fail exam. The minimum mark for passing an exam is 18/30, while 30/30 (with possible honours) is the highest mark.
Credits (CFU) are units that are used to measure the total amount of workload required to a student, in terms of (class time, individual study, exam preparation, practical work etc.) and one credit is equivalent to 25 hours. One academic year corresponds to 60 university credits. To learn more, please look into the "What the ECTS is" and related boxes. The grades in the Italian University system are expressed out of thirty. You pass an exam or internship with a grade of at least 18/30. If you obtain full grade (30/30) the examination board may also decide to award you honours (lode).
Important: failed exams are not usually recorded and therefore they are not listed in your Transcript of Records. If your university requires failed exams to be listed in your Transcript of Records, you must explicitly ask the professor to record the fail, immediately after the exam. The failed exam can be recorded as "respinto" (rejected) if you finished and failed the examination, or "ritirato" (withdrawn), if you did not finish the examination. It is not possible to record a numerical grade lower than 18. If you fail the exam you do not obtain the relative credits.
For some activities, i.e. language exams, including the Italian language courses, some internships, laboratories and seminars, you will not be given a grade but merely an Idoneo/Pass. The same Idoneo/Pass is listed in the Transcript of Records. The Idoneo/Pass can never be transformed into a numerical grade.
In the Transcript of Records, which is issued to you at the end of the exchange period, the grades are indicated on the Italian scale out of thirty and are converted in the ECTS scale.
How can be certified teaching activities not included in the curriculum
If you need a certificate of attendance, ask the professor during the first lesson because he/she will decide whether to issue a certificate of attendance at the end of the course.
In the Italian system, mere frequency is not enough to obtain credits. If you wish to take part in activities that are not in the course unit catalogue and which can therefore not be included in your study plan (some internships, seminars, preparation of the dissertation, etc.), you must immediately agree with the professor on how to perform and certify them. Please, don't forget that these activities and evaluations can be only certified by the professors on stamped and signed headed paper, but they cannot be recorded on your Transcript of Records. Therefore, check well in advance whether your university accepts this kind of certification, please.
Italian Language course
Students coming to UNIBAS, within European Programmes, can benefit from Italian language courses supplied at the beginning of the semester, through the Language Centre of the University. Courses are structured in different classes depending on the learner's level (CEFR) and developing general competencies and communicative and linguistic skills. Courses last 40 hours and allow gaining 3 credits. They are for learners who need to learn or improve their Italian. At the end of the course, after the final examination, students receive a certifying Diploma. If you like to attend the Italian Course, you'll have to plan your arrival within the last week of September (1st semester/one year) or the end of February (2nd Semester). No intermediate courses will be organized.
Other languages courses
The University offers, through its Language Centre, free courses, in blended learning (using the DI.L.LE platform), to students, teaching staff and staff at different levels (A2, B1 and B2-CEFR), in the principal languages of the EU (English, French, Spanish and Germany), before the mobility abroad (semester 1 and 2), organizes language Campuses as part of educational activities.
For further information: http://cla.unibas.it/site/home.html
If you need to make changes to your Learning Agreement during your stay:
Steps to follow (for paper form):
How to Extend or Shorten Your Erasmus+ Period
If you want to extend or reduce your Erasmus+ stay:
Deadlines:
The Erasmus+ period can last up to 12 months after your arrival and must end by September 30.
For any questions, write to: incoming@unibas.it
Before leaving you have to:
Confirmation of attendance
At the end of your mobility period, we will provide you with a document stating the start and end dates of your exchange period. If you have a specific form from your home university, please bring it with you or send it by email by the above-mentioned deadline to have it filled in. N.B. Once you have checked out, your exchange period officially ends and you will not be able to take any more exams or participate in any other teaching activities.
Important: Please note that the start and end dates correspond to the check-in and check-out dates (the first and last day you attend our University). The dates correspond to the dates of the arrival and departure tickets to/from Potenza or Matera if you are sending documents instead of meeting us in person. In this case, copies of the tickets must be sent to incoming@unibas.it. Without them, we will not be able to issue any certificates.
Transcript of Records
The Transcript of Records, certifying the passed examination with grades and related ECTS credits, is issued by our Service at the end of your exchange period (the document is in the English language). The University of Basilicata implements the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) to facilitate the transfer of acquired credits and the academic recognition of studies carried out abroad (click on the box below to learn more about it and download the ECTS table in use at our university).
Check on your ESSE3 page that all the exams you have taken at this university are registered. Inform incoming@unibas.it before you check out. If you have any other activities (dissertation, combined study and work placement, research, etc.), please contact your departmental/school coordinator or, in the case of a dissertation, your supervisor. It is recommended that you meet with the coordinator before you check out and send a copy of the document to incoming@unibas.it.
If, at the time of your departure, all your examinations have been registered and any additional documents (thesis and/or internship certificate, etc.) have been issued to you, the Transcript of Records will be sent to your home university by e-mail as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be sent to your home university at a later date, once the missing data has been entered into the system. Please check regularly that all examinations are registered and contact your lecturers if you do not receive your results.
The "European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System System" - ECTS was instituted in 1989, within the Erasmus programme, as a way of transferring credits that students earned during their studies abroad into credits that counted towards their degree, on their return to studying in their home institution. In the following years, it came to be used not only for transferring credits, based on workload and achieved learning outcomes, but also for accumulating them in institutions’ degree programmes. The ECTS tables and grading scale are tools designed to facilitate the transfer of academic results (expressed in terms of grades) between different national assessment systems. They are adopted by the universities in the countries belonging to the European Higher Education Area and they allow the conversion of the grades from one country into grades used in another country, following common European rules.
Following the ECTS Users’ guide 2015 and the guidelines of the CHEER project, the University of Basilicata implements the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) to facilitate the transfer of acquired credits and the academic recognition of studies carried out abroad. As a general rule, 1 CFU (University Educational Credit) credit equals 1 ECTS credit which amounts to 25 hours of work. Credits are gained by passing end-of-course exams, independent of the marks attained. The list of exams passed by the student, the relative scores and the acquired credits (CFU / ECTS), are reported in the "Transcript of Records", issued by the Internationalization Service, according to the information provided by the structures responsible for teaching, prepares and updates the ECTS tables.
The ECTS, tables containing the statistical distribution of the grades achieved by homogeneous groups of students in a given period, are updated every year and contain the data of the exams and final examinations of the previous three ended academic years (1 November - 31 October).
In the ECTS tables, for each grade, the percentage of students who achieved it is reported. They thus show how a national scale of grades is used within an institution, based on its grading policies, and also allow, through comparison of cumulative percentages, the conversion of grades between different national systems.
By clicking on the name of the Department of reference of the course of study, it is possible to view data relating to all the courses of study ordered as follows: degree courses ex DM 270, degree courses ex DM 509, master's degree courses ex DM 270, specialist degree courses ex DM 509 and single-cycle degree courses (if activated). Courses are then classified according to the ministerial class and ISCED code (table of correspondence between the degree programme classes and ISCED codes - Annex 2 DD 389).
Starting from the year 2017, statistics are calculated according to class of degree as per ministerial provisions.
Check the ECTS tables up to the 2022/2023 academic year
From the academic year 2023/2024, at the University of Basilicata, homogeneous groups of students are identified by merging courses of study in the same ISCED disciplinary area (1 digit). Within each disciplinary area, students are divided by study cycle (bachelor's, master's and single-cycle degree).
Check the ECTS tables for the academic year 2024/2025
Check the ECTS tables for the academic year 2023/2024
Check the list of study programmes by ISCED subject area (.xlsx)
WARNING: the grades may differ depending on the reference legislation (DM 270 or DM 509) and the same tables also show the grade converted to the ECTS scale.
The ECTS scale is constructed according to the following rule:
The ECTS scale is used on a residual basis for the conversion of grades obtained at institutions that have not yet adopted the ECTS tables, but only the scale.
It is important to underline that the ECTS scale only allows the transfer of grades between universities in countries belonging to the European Higher Education Area which have adopted the same ECTS scale and should not be confused with other grade scales expressed in letters of the alphabet. Outside the European Higher Education Area, different grading systems exist and often coexist, but no general mechanisms have been defined at the international level for the conversion of grades similar to ECTS.
Supporting documents: Students, before arriving, have to agree on a learning agreement for study or traineeship in case of placement, with the coordinators at home and host institutions detailing the student’s proposed study programme for the duration of the stay (i.e. individual course units and the number of related ECTS credits). This agreement must be approved by all the involved parties before the mobility.
At the end of the stay the student will receive a document called Transcript of records, or Traineeship certificate in case of a placement, to ensure that students have an accurate and up-to-date record of their progress, the educational components they have taken, the number of ECTS credits they have achieved and the grades they have been awarded. The transcript of records/traineeship certificate will be issued by the University of Basilicata for each incoming student and sent to the home institution at the end of their period of study.
Assessment methods: Each course is graded on a scale from 1 to 30, with 18 and 30 e lode (30 cum laude) as a minimum and maximum pass grade, respectively. Some exams can be evaluated by pass/fail (pass = superato or idoneo) or by sufficiente (sufficient); buono (good); eccellente or ottimo (excellent). For the final dissertation a 110-point scale is used, which is divided in two as well, with 66 being the minimum grade for passing. For outstanding results, the Lode "praise" is added to the maximum grade”. Please keep in mind that the “Idoneo”/”Pass” or "Approvato/approved" can never be transformed into a numerical grade and "respinto/failed exams" are not usually recorded therefore they cannot be listed in the Transcript of records. It is not possible to record a numerical grade lower than 18. If you fail the exam, you do not obtain the relative credits.
You are recommended NOT to book their flight back home the day after their last exam. Sometimes the dates might change.
Please don't forget to go to the Internationalization Service or to contact the Department contact person in Matera (violetta.pedalino@unibas.it) before you return home to close out your mobility period. We would be grateful if you could make an appointment with our staff at least 3 days before your departure. Please email us at incoming@unibas.it.
Campus Universitario di Macchia Romana
Via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10
85100 Potenza
pec: relint@pec.unibas.it
dott.ssa Annalisa Anzalone - Responsabile del Servizio/ Head of the Service
Tel. + 39 0971 202158
e-mail: rel.int@unibas.it; mobint@unibas.it
dott. Vittorio Rosa
tel. + 39 0971 202157
e-mail: mobint1@unibas.it
dott. Salvatore Cardinale
tel. + 39 0971 202156
e-mail: salvatore.cardinale@unibas.it
Mobilità studenti e staff in uscita/outbound students and staff: outgoing@unibas.it
Mobilità studenti e staff in ingresso/inbound students and staff : incoming@unibas.it
Accordi Inter-Istituzionali Erasmus/Inter-institutional Agreements: erasmus.agreements@unibas.it
Al fine di offrire un miglior servizio, si raccomanda di fissare un appuntamento via email utilizzando gli indirizzi sopra citati, differenziati a seconda della tipologia di mobilità e attività/ It is recommended to make an appointment by e-mail at the above addresses, according to the type of mobility and activity, in order to provide a better service.
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari e Ambientali (DAFE)
prof.ssa Tania GIOIA, e-mail: tania.gioia@unibas.it
Dipartimento di Ingegneria (DiING)
prof. fabio FRUGGIERO, e-mail: fabio.fruggiero@unibas.it
Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Applicate (DiSBA)
dott.ssa Simona TODISCO, e-mail: simona.todisco@unibas.it
Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DiSS)
prof. Luigi MILELLA, e-mail: luigi.milella@unibas.it
Dipartimento per l’Innovazione Umanistica, Scientifica e Sociale (DIUSS)
prof.ssa Antonella Grazia Maria GUIDA, e-mail: antonella.guida@unibas.it
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari e Ambientali (DAFE)
Lucia ROBILOTTA, e-mail: lucia.robilotta@unibas.it
Dipartimento di Ingegneria (DiING)
Daniele CAMMAROTA, e-mail: daniele.cammarota@unibas.it
Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Applicate (DiSBA)
Rossella Francesca SANTARELLI, e-mail: rossella.santarelli@unibas.it
Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DiSS)
Lucia TANCREDI, e-mail: lucia.tancredi@unibas.it
Dipartimento per l’Innovazione Umanistica, Scientifica e Sociale (DIUSS)
Violetta PEDALINO, e-mail: violetta.pedalino@unibas.it
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DDG rep. n. 88 del 30/04/2024 - sostituzione referente amministrativo SI - Unibas
Nota DISU - sostituzione referente
PDG 574 del 30/11/2020 quadriennio 20-24 e scorcio biennio 20-22
Decreto Rettorale n. 33 del 14/02/2017 
Decreto Rettorale n. 96 del 13/02/2018
Phone Numbers: +39 0971 205577 Macchia Romana Campus; +39 0971 205582 (Francioso Campus)
Address: Via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza (Italy)
email: suigeneris_basilicata@esn.it
