The University of Bologna holds five first-year places on its bachelor in Economics, Politics and Social Sciences (EPOS) for students who completed secondary school in the Palestinian Territories. The degree is taught in English, runs three years and is based in Bologna.
The route has its own application on Studenti Online and its own calendar. Published selection criteria are the applicant’s qualifications and an interview held on Teams.
The Department of Economics adds a scholarship of €4,608 gross for each of the five candidates at the top of the ranking list, paid after enrolment. The 2026/27 round ran from February to May 2026.
Benefits & funding
- Five places reserved on a three-year, English-taught bachelor in Bologna.
- A scholarship of €4,608 gross for each of the top five candidates on the ranking list, before charges borne by the recipient.
- The scholarship is not renewable in later years, and payment depends on enrolling in EPOS for 2026/27.
- Tuition is not waived by this route: contributions are set from the 2026 ISEE assessment, and first-year students in the lowest ISEE brackets are fully exempt.
Eligibility
- A Certificate of General Secondary Education (Tawjihi) obtained in the Palestinian Territories.
- A Tawjihi score of at least 85% in one of four subject areas: science, literature, technology or business. Other subject areas are not accepted.
- No nationality rule is published; the published gate is where the school-leaving qualification was earned.
- The degree is taught in English, and the university publishes no separate language certificate requirement for this route.
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Education required
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Application process
- 1Register on Studenti Online at studenti.unibo.it and open the application for the reserved Palestinian Territories places.
- 2Upload the Tawjihi certificate and the curriculum vitae form published with the call; school certificates are subject to verification.
- 3Submit before the deadline — the 2026/27 round closed on 31 March 2026 at 13:00 CEST.
- 4Check the list of candidates called to interview, published 10 April 2026, and attend the Teams interview on 14–16 April 2026.
- 5Read the ranking list published on 6 May 2026, then enrol in EPOS; enrolment is what triggers payment of the scholarship.
- 6Applicants from outside the EU living abroad also complete pre-enrolment on Universitaly, which is needed for the study visa.
Program timeline
2 February 2026
Applications opened for the 2026/27 academic year.
Application deadline, 13:00 CEST.
31 March 2026
List of candidates called to interview published.
10 April 2026
Interviews held on Teams.
14–16 April 2026
Ranking list published.
6 May 2026
30 October 2026
ISEE filing deadline that sets tuition contributions (16 November with a €100 late fee).