Research Period Abroad

Within the official duration of the PhD programme and subject to prior approval by the PhD Board, PhD students are required to spend a period of at least six months away from the University of Bologna, including at least four months abroad. This experience is intended to strengthen and expand the numerous national and international collaborations established by DIMEVET academic staff. Where required by the admission call, PhD students must also undertake a period of research or training at a company, either in Italy or abroad.

PhD students may also benefit from existing agreements with the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina) to establish joint PhD supervision arrangements (cotutelle), thereby obtaining a doctoral degree from both the University of Bologna and the partner university.

For information on the administrative requirements to be completed before and after departure, as well as funding opportunities available during the research period abroad, please consult the University Intranet Portal for PhD Students.

For information on the specific procedure for requesting authorisation from DIMEVET, please refer to the PhD Student Guidelines (Vademecum) available on the Microsoft Teams channel of the PhD Programme in Veterinary Sciences.