What is it The assessment of the adequacy of personal preparation is the meant to ascertain the possession of the necessary basic specialist knowledge for admission to the course.
Who should conduct the Verification If you have obtained at least 9/10 of the maximum score (in degrees meeting the curricular requirements) or final grades corresponding to the "A" classification in the ECTS system, you are exempt from the test. How to access To take the Verification of Adequacy of Graduate Personal Readiness you must make the pre-registration so as to be on the lists of students who must take the test. Following that, if the test is successful, you must confirm your matriculation. For pre-registration and the test you will not have to pay anything. Payment of the registration fee and regional fee is due at the time of confirmation of registration. You must pay the registration fee and regional fee. N.B.: Pre-registration and verification of personal preparation adequacy are free of charge. Payment of the application fee and regional fee is expected at the time of confirmation of registration. How it works If the admission criteria are met, candidates will have to take a requisite assessment before a committee to ascertain their general knowledge. The assessment of the requirements consists of a written test (possibly also in telematic mode) aimed at ascertaining the candidate's general knowledge with particular reference to the knowledge of the fundamental notions and applied and professional aspects related to engineering subjects and is held before a committee designated by the Graduate Council in accordance with the provisions of the Graduate Course Regulations. Curriculum and academic preparation will be evaluated on the following subjects: Applied thermodynamics and heat transfer Energy systems and machines Electrical systems Chemical processes Appropriate English language proficiency is ascertained by appropriate certifications held by the student, obtained not more than 3 years ago, or, in the absence of these, by verification by the University Language Center (University Language Skills Development Sector). Possession of a bachelor's degree in English satisfies the language proficiency requirement, but passing the English B2 test, periodically organized by the University Language Center, is still recommended. Where and when Candidates must send an e-mail to the Savona Student Office (sportello.savona@unige.it) within a certain period of time (from 10 days to 3 days before the test date) to confirm their attendance. The subject of the e-mail should be "En2 Admission Test". The admission test dates for the 2025/2026 academic year are: 15 September 2025 17 October 2025 14 November 2025 16 January 2026 24 February 2026 4 March 2026 Candidates will receive directions on where the tests will be held (online at Microsoft Teams or in a classroom in the department). IMPORTANT - For candidates with bridging careers: bridging career exams must be passed before the admission test can be taken. English B2 language assessment test: May 15th, Thursday afternoon (1pm onwards) registration from April 15th to May 5th, 2025 (10:00 AM)June 13th, Friday afternoon (1pm onwards) registration from May 13th to June 3rd, 2025 (10:00 AM)June 25th, Wednesday afternoon (1pm onwards) registration from May 25th to June 16th, 2025 (10:00 AM)September 24th, Wednesday afternoon (1pm onwards) registration from August 25th to September 14th, 2025 (10:00 AM)November 20th, Thursday afternoon (1pm onwards) registration from October 20th to November 10th, 2025 (10:00 AM)January 22nd, Thursday afternoon (1pm onwards) registration from December 22nd to January 12th, 2026 (10:00 AM)February 12th, Thursday afternoon (1pm onwards) registration from January 12th to February 2nd, 2026 (10:00 AM) Further information is available on the Polytechnic School website at the link: https://scuolapolitecnica.unige.it/node/642 To prepare you You can find a example of the test (Closed list of questions). Commission The Commission for the admission test is composed of Professors Antonella Priarone, Mario Ferrari, Alessandro Nilberto and Massimo Rivarolo .
