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Graduation sessions: calendar and deadlines
Graduation sessions calendar with deadlines - A.Y. 2025-26 - UPDATED
The first deadline of January 23, 2026 (Thesis Assignment Proposal submission, in order to graduate in July 2026) can be extended by a few days, due to the delay in publishing the calendar.

THE CALENDAR HAS BEEN UPDATED ACCORDING TO THE NEW UNIVERSITY THESIS PROCEDURE, PLEASE FIND BELOW THE RELEVANT INFORMATION.

Graduation sessions dates - A.Y. 2025-26
- 16-17-20 July 2026
- 21-22-23-26 October 2026
- 18-19-22-23 February 2027
- 17-18-19-22 March 2027.
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Graduation sessions calendar with deadlines - A.Y. 2024-25

Graduation sessions dates - A.Y. 2024-25
- 17-18-21 July 2025
- 21-22-23-24 October 2025
- 16-17-18 February 2026
- 19-20-23-24 March 2026.
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Graduation sessions calendar with deadlines - A.Y. 2023-24

Graduation sessions dates - A.Y. 2023-24:
- 25-26 July 2024
- 23-24-25 October 2024
- 19-20-21 February 2025
- 19-20-21 March 2025.
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Final exam
Final exam regulation of Data Science (rev. May 2024)

FLOW SUMMARY - THESIS PROCEDURE, following the new procedure for graduating students from October 2026 on:

1) the supervisor (a Data Science teacher) and you agree about a thesis project;

2) you send the thesis proposal form to segreteria.didattica@disco.unimib.it, according to the deadline stated in the Calendar; the form (available below) must be signed by both you and supervisor. After the Didactic Committee approval, you can officially start your thesis work.
Please note that this step doesn't mean that you signed up for the final exam.
This step hasn't been affected by the below-mentioned new procedure, it remains the same as before.
The form can be sent if you have already obtained at least 54 CFU.

3) the supervisor and you have to proceed with the thesis assignment online procedure on Segreterie Online, according to the deadlines stated in the Calendar.
Before proceeding with the "Thesis assignment procedure", we kindly recommend that you contact your supervisor (in advance) in order to initiate the formal procedure together.
The instructions are described at the following webpage https://www.unimib.it/studiare/servizi-studenti-e-laureati/segreterie/laurearsi/scienze (the English version of the student guideline will be published there soon but it is available here).
This step is the new procedure that replaced the previous "declaration of final thesis title".
In case of technical problems you can write to segr.studenti.scienze@unimib.it

4) only after concluding procedure n. 3, you can submit the final exam application ("domanda di conseguimento titolo") on Segreterie Online, according to the deadlines stated in the Calendar.
The instructions are described at the following webpage https://www.unimib.it/studiare/servizi-studenti-e-laureati/segreterie/laurearsi/scienze
In case of technical problems you can write to segr.studenti.scienze@unimib.it

Procedure description:

How can I start my thesis and what is the timeline?

In order to start working on the thesis, the student must have already achieved at least 54 CFU within the activities of the approved study plan.

The supervisor ("relatore") must be a Data Science Master's degree professor.

Once the work has been agreed together with the supervisor, the student must fill in the “Thesis proposal” form (available below) and send it to segreteria.didattica@disco.unimib.it (the form must be complete with all the information and signatures).

After a few days, the student will receive the feedback issued by the Teaching Commission. Only after receiving the approval the student can start working on the thesis.

The period dedicated to writing the dissertation must be at least 6 months and it has to be synchronized with the session in which the student intends to attend the final exam. Therefore it is important that the student sends the Thesis assignment proposal form according to the deadline established for each final exam session.
The Deadlines Calendar of the final exams for each Academic Year is usually published in January on this webpage.

> Form to be used to start the thesis work: Thesis proposal

Thesis language: English only.

How can I sign up for the final exam?

Please note that the "Thesis proposal" does not correspond to the final exam registration; it concerns the approval of the thesis project.
You have to sign up to the final exam through Segreterie Online, according to the deadline stated in the Calendar, following two procedures (thesis assignment with your supervisor and then you can submit your submission for the final exam.

Starting from graduation session of October 2026, students have to follow the new procedure described at the following page: https://www.unimib.it/studiare/servizi-studenti-e-laureati/segreterie/laurearsi/scienze (the English version of the student guideline will be published there soon but it is available here).

The procedures must be followed according to the deadlines stated in the Deadlines Calendar of the final exams, published on this webpage.
We suggest students read carefully all the steps and deadlines.

Briefly:

1) the professor (thesis supervisor) selects/adds the name of the student on Segreterie Online;
2) the student accepts the thesis assignment and add the preliminary thesis data;
3) the professor approves/validates the thesis at the end of the work;
4) after approval, the student can submit the degree achievement application on Segreterie Online.
Thesis and presentation

Thesis and presentation must be sent in PDF format, according to the instructions that will be published on the Deadlines Calendar and communicated by email a few weeks before the final exam session.
The University does not require the paper version of the thesis.

> Thesis title page to be used: Data Science thesis frontispiece
The use of the proposed title page/frontispiece is mandatory. Minimal style customizations are allowed only if they do not affect the nature and content of the information contained therein.

The webpage https://elearning.unimib.it/course/view.php?id=53270, intended for graduating students of the Department of Computer Science, Systems and Communication, contains useful resources for working on your thesis, both in terms of tools and methodologies.

Are internship and final thesis the same activity?
Internship and thesis can be carried out in parallel, but please remember that they are two different administrative procedures.
The curricular internship corresponds to 6 CFU (at least 3 months) and it has a formative nature. It is conducted under the guidance of a Company Tutor and supervised by a University Tutor.
The final thesis corresponds to 21 CFU (at least 6 months) and it constitutes the conclusion of the student’s educational path. It can be started 1) sending the Thesis Assignment Proposal to segreteria.didattica@disco.unimib.it (please find above the form), signed by both the student and the Supervisor and then 2) after receiving the approval issued by the Teaching Committee. Once approval is received, the period devoted to the preparation of your thesis will start.
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Graduation sessions
1st graduation session A.Y. 2025-2026:
- Session - 16 July 2026 at 09:00 am
3rd graduation session A.Y. 2024-2025 (March):
3rd graduation session A.Y. 2024-2025 (February):
- Session A - 17 February 2026 at 09:00 am
- Session B - 17 February 2026 at 2:00 pm
2nd graduation session A.Y. 2024-2025:
1st graduation session A.Y. 2024-2025:
- Session A - 17 July 2025 at 9:30 am
- Session B - 17 July 2025 at 2 pm
3rd graduation session A.Y. 2023-2024:
3rd graduation session A.Y. 2023-2024:
- Session A - 19 February 2025 at 14:00
- Session B - 21 February 2025 at 14:00
2nd graduation session A.Y. 2023-2024:
1st graduation session A.Y. 2023-2024:
- 25 July 2024 at 2 pm

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Graduation sessions: calendar and deadlines

Final exam

> Form to be used to start the thesis work: Thesis proposal

The webpage https://elearning.unimib.it/course/view.php?id=53270, intended for graduating students of the Department of Computer Science, Systems and Communication, contains useful resources for working on your thesis, both in terms of tools and methodologies.

Graduation sessions