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A Credito Formativo Universitario (CFU) is the Italian equivalent of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). On average, one CFU corresponds to 25 hours of work, including classroom lectures, labs, projects and independent preparation.

A degree course aims to ensure an adequate mastery of general scientific methods and content as well as the acquisition of specific professional knowledge.

• Three-year degree programme:To obtain the degree you must acquire 180 CFUs, equivalent to 3 years of study. You can gain access to it if you have obtained a secondary school diploma.
The Bachelor's degree.
• Master's degree:to obtain the degree you must acquire 120 CFU, equivalent to 2 years of study. You can access this degree if you hold a three-year degree or an equivalent foreign qualification.
The Master's Degree: You can access this degree if you hold a three-year degree or an equivalent foreign qualification.

The University of Genoa provides each student with UniGePASS credentials (username and related password) to access the University's information technology services.

The University of Genoa offers all students and staff the opportunity to take advantage of Microsoft software through the Microsoft Campus Agreement license. Use your UniGePASS credentials and gain access to services.

Services include:

• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• OneNote
• Teams
• 5 TB of OneDrive storage space

You will be able to install 5 copies of Office 365 Education on Pc and another 5 on tablets and smartphones.

N.B.If you need assistance in creating and maintaining credentials you can send an email to assistenzaoffice365@unige.it

For all other information visit the information page on Office 365 service

Students, faculty and administrative technical staff can access Microsoft Education licenses, the new name for Microsoft Imagine, and download many of Microsoft's software.

To access:

1. Visit the Cedia page where you will find just a few brief directions. Click at the bottom on To access the service click here
2. You will be directed to the Microsoft Azure page. In the upper left-hand corner, click on Sign in using the credentials you used to register for the Office365
3. service.
4. Once you are logged in, in the upper right-hand corner select portal; this will take you to a Microsoft Azure page: in the field at the top for search, enter education
5. You are now on the page from which you can download software.

The University of Genoa has the GenuaWiFi and eduroam wireless networks, which you can access with your UniGePASS credentials, to surf the Internet and use online services.
There are more than 600 active access points located throughout the teaching sites.

The eduroam network is a service provided by the Education Roaming Federation, of which the University of Genoa is a member. Thanks to eduroam you can also use your UniGePASS credentials in many other universities and research institutions in Italy and abroad.

MyUniGe is the official UniGe application that allows you to have all the information related to class organization and classroom availability at your fingertips.

With MyUniGe you can have on your device:

• the configuration of the degree course, year and educational pathway to which it belongs and related teachings you want to monitor
• the detailed description of the lectures both by week and by entire educational cycle
• the description of the lectures with references to the lecturers
• the availability of classrooms in real time
• the receipt of notices and communications via push
• notifications

It is available in Italian, English, and Spanish.

Download the App

UniGe helps you find a flat, room or bed. Go to the accommodation page

All male and female students enrolled at the University of Genoa have access to the university canteens, managed by ALISEO, as well as to refreshment and home food outlets. To find out more go to the page Restaurant

The CUS Genoa offers conventions to students for many sports activities.

UniGePRINT is a university-wide printing service that allows staff and all students to print, copy, scan and fax.

To top up your credit use the UniGeShop

Looking for a text in our libraries? Use One for All, our unified catalog.

The psychological counselling service "Together" helps you to find a listening ear and support in situations of personal distress.

Course students use the spaces of the Humanities Library for study purposes. Access is free, with no need to reserve spaces or services.

The following spaces are also available from Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.:

• the large terrace of the Palazzo Giacomo e Pantaleo Balbi in Via Balbi 4: a space imagined as an open-air extension of the library, for reading and studying, relaxing and taking a break;
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• the prestigious space of the Section of Art History (Gallery of the Triumph of Love and the Alcove Room), at Balbi Library 4: two rooms that can also be used for group study and study aloud, without reservation;
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• the Pongo Room at the Language Library: a room that can also be used for study aloud, distance learning and group study, without reservation;
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Students also have at their disposal a Study Room with 80 seats on the ground floor of the Didactic Pole at Via delle Fontane 10 and two computer rooms on the 3rd floor, with ample opening hours (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Additional refreshment areas for study and socialising have been set up by the School of Humanities in the building at Via Balbi 2 (a room adjacent to the ground floor classrooms, with tables and sofas). 

In 2024 the GiuBox was also opened,  open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., on the first floor of the Law Library, Via Balbi 130 red (halfway between Piazza della Nunziata and Principe). GiuBox is an alternative place open to everyone, to study and work also in groups, to meet with the librarians for in-depth discussions on services, to relax between lectures. Covering an area of approximately 70 square metres, the space has been fitted out with various types of furniture, creating different functional areas that can be used flexibly according to the different needs of users: modular tables and consoles with chairs, armchairs, upholstered benches, poufs, cushions, a wall screen.

More information is available in the "Attachments" section.

The course of study mainly uses the classrooms located in the buildings in the area around Via Balbi and Piazza della Nunziata. Some of these palaces are historical palaces of the city of Genoa, known as the "Palazzi dei Rolli": Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo (Balbi 2), Palazzo Balbi Senarega (Balbi 4), Palazzo Balbi Raggio (Balbi 6) (for a description of the historical palaces see the University web page at the link https://unige.it/ateneo/patrimoniostorico-artistico-universita-genova).

It also makes use, especially in the case of courses attended by a large number of students, of the classrooms located in the other sites of the so-called "Balbi Pole": Albergo dei Poveri, Darsena, Polo didattico delle Fontane.

More information is available in the "Attachments" section.

The course uses the computer rooms and laboratories of the Polo Balbi (which includes, in addition to the Palazzi di Via Balbi, the Education Centre, the Albergo dei Poveri and the Darsena) when necessary.

More information is available in the "Attachments" section.