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Have you heard of the Field Work call for applications?

Would you like to gain experience in development cooperation in countries of the Global South? Get ready to apply – you can now propose a position of your own choosing.

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Grants towards rent for students living away from home for the 2025/26 academic year.

If your ISEE is no higher than €20,000, you can apply for the MUR grant. Please remember to complete the self-certification form. Deadline: 24 July 2026.

Events

Meeting

22 October 2026

Man exists in the world amidst fairy tales

Talk with Ermanno Cavazzoni

Film festival
Cinema

22 October 2026

Screening of the film 'Il Decameron' (P.P. Pasolini, 1971)

Second event of the series "Passato/Presente. Il Medioevo allo schermo 2026".

Event Within the Framework of:
Passato/Presente. Il Medioevo allo schermo 2026

Conference
Clasped hands

19 – 23 October 2026

Sìcura - Settimana della sicurezza

A series of events dedicated to emergency management, safety, psychosocial risks, and the prevention of discrimination, violence, and harassment

Event Within the Framework of:
Sìcura - Settimana della sicurezza

Talk

23 October 2026

Il mito del cardiocentrismo antico. Il cuore nella letteratura greca e latina

Conferenza di Otta Wenskus (Universität Innsbruck)

Event Within the Framework of:
FLCCB 2026/2027 (Filologia e Letteratura Classica e Cristiana a Bologna)

About us

A cultural project that has grown stronger over time and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration: we study the development over time of languages, texts and forms of communication, and their evolution in the contemporary world.

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Second cycle/Two-year Master's degree Degree programmes, including 2 international ones, for the 2024/2025 academic year

71

Public engagement initiatives in 2023

37

Total number of competitive research projects in 2022, 2023 and 2024

3,389

Students enrolled on degree programmes in the 2024/2025 academic year

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Opportunities for professional development, training and collaboration offered by the Department.

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