Master in Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare at University of Turin
Two-year English-taught master at Orbassano, near Turin, joining biomedicine with machine learning, neural networks and data science, with a 6 ECTS internship and admission by written test and interview.
Master
2 years
Turin
English
University of Turin
Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare is a two-year, 120 ECTS master's degree (class LM-91-R) taught in English by the University of Turin's Department of Oncology at Orbassano, near Turin. Admission is by written test and interview. Students residing abroad pay a fixed contribution set by their country, and EDISU scholarship winners are exempt from tuition.
Entry requirements
Detailed entry requirements
Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare is an English-taught, open-access master’s programme with academic selection. The international listing and department guidance contain different language-evidence routes, which are identified below. The current procedural calendar is 2026/27. Sources were reviewed on 6 October 2026.
International degree grade and 45-ECTS subject requirement
The international listing requires a first-cycle degree after at least three university years, with a grade at least 9/10 of the highest possible grade; it gives 100/110 as its Italian-degree comparison. It additionally requires at least 45 CFU/ECTS in the specified relevant subjects and suitable personal preparation. The listed quota for non-European applicants residing abroad is 50 places. These requirements come from this programme’s international listing. [1]
The department identifies eligible academic sectors as MAT/* for mathematics, SECS-S/* for statistics/decision models, SECS-P/05 for the specified economics/statistics area, INF/01 and ING-INF/* for computing/information engineering, FIS/01-02 for physics, BIO/* for biology and MED/* for medicine. We map your transcript in enough detail to establish the 45-credit total; a degree in a related field does not itself prove it. [1, 7]
Written test, the 25-credit exemption and compulsory oral interview
Personal preparation is assessed through a written/online test followed by an oral interview in English. The current catalogue confirms that the written assessment can use multiple-choice and/or open questions. Passing curricular checks is necessary before the assessment. [1, 2, 7]
The department exempts candidates from the written test when their documented current or earlier academic studies include at least 25 CFU in mathematics or computer science/information engineering, MAT/*, INF/01 or ING-INF/*. Its policy allows documentation from multiple degrees or additional individual examinations. This 25-credit condition is a written-test exemption; it does not replace the separate 45-credit admission requirement. All candidates still attend the oral pre-admission interview. [7]
- Prepare computing fundamentals and structured programming; computer architecture, software and operating systems; computer networks, internet and protocols; and relational databases, including entity-relationship models, logical design and SQL. [7]
- The department’s suggested preparation resources include Curtin and colleagues on information technology, Savitch on introductory Java/problem solving, Patterson and Hennessy on computer organisation and Kurose/Ross on networking. The reviewed public sources do not specify a universal test duration, question count or passing score. The assessment invitation sets those operational details. [7]
English B2: international certificate route and departmental alternatives
The international listing requires an accepted certificate demonstrating at least B2 and no more than three years old. Its examples are IELTS overall 5.5 with every component at least 5.5; TOEFL iBT 69/120 with every component at least 17; PTE Academic 65; Cambridge FCE 173/Grade B, CAE or CPE; or Trinity ISE II. The TOEFL values printed there use the 120-point scale; the listing supplies no conversion to the new 2026 scale. If your score is on that newer scale, we confirm with the programme that the score report is accepted. [1]
The department additionally considers an English-taught university degree or at least one CFU in L-LIN/12 sufficient to establish B2. Otherwise it lists recognised certificates and says English can be assessed during the interview when the applicant has neither English examinations nor a certificate. The international portal’s checklist expressly asks for certification, so if you rely on a departmental alternative, we confirm that the evidence is accepted for the international application, as the alternative does not automatically clear a portal document requirement. [1, 7]
A motivation letter is expressly mandatory in the international listing, in addition to the central CV, transcripts and qualification documents. The letter describes your preparation for the computing and biomedical subjects, and the file includes the actual evidence of credits and language competence requested. [1, 4]
Recognition and the complete foreign-qualification file
The university requires a first-cycle or integrated qualification at the relevant EQF/EHEA/ISCED level 6, obtained after at least 15 total years of education, and assesses recognition/accreditation, qualification level, duration, academic rights and document authenticity. The file includes the first-cycle or integrated award and any intermediate qualification used to reach it; a master’s or doctorate alone does not replace the entry qualification. Curricular suitability for this programme remains a separate condition. [3, 4]
Prepare the qualifying degree and a full transcript recording all examinations, grades, study hours and/or credits, with all informative pages and reverse sides; a CV; and a motivation letter in English or Italian. Include programme-specific language, subject and assessment evidence. An official international-model Diploma Supplement can replace degree/transcript documents only if it includes complete records, is signed/sealed and carries required authenticity evidence. [1, 4]
Provide valid identity evidence: an ID for eligible Italian/EU/equivalent applicants, or a passport for non-EU applicants. Non-EU residents in Italy need the applicable permit allowing university enrolment. Documents are accepted in Italian, English, French or Spanish; otherwise include both originals and certified translations into an accepted language. Unsigned or unstamped/unsealed documents and incomplete applications are not accepted. [4]
If you are graduating later, the file includes the official last-year enrolment certificate identifying the study path and expected qualification, plus an official transcript/score report for completed semesters. The final qualifying award is necessary for enrolment. Detailed syllabi, the grading scale and a Declaration of Value/CIMEA Comparability are useful and can become mandatory if the office or programme requests them. [4]
2026/27 international calls and application fee
Foreign qualifications normally require an Apply@UniTo application, regardless of citizenship, except the university’s explicitly exempt categories. One application permits selection of up to two programmes. We use the programme’s checklist as well as the central document requirements. [3, 4]
For 2026/27, the principal postgraduate application window was 25 November 2025-29 January 2026. The second open-access postgraduate call was 25 August-8 September 2026 and restricted to Italians, EU/equivalent applicants and non-EU citizens legally resident in Italy. Both windows have closed at the review date. The October window on the central page concerns undergraduate and five/six-year degrees, rather than these two-year master’s programmes. No confirmed 2027/28 calendar is provided in the reviewed sources. [3]
For non-EU visa applicants abroad, the published 2026/27 Universitaly pre-enrolment deadline was 15 July 2026 for this category of programme. We select the correct academic year, one programme and the competent diplomatic representation. University eligibility or Universitaly validation does not complete university enrolment or determine the embassy’s visa decision. [3]
Departmental admission, MyUniTo and final enrolment
This programme appears in the university’s open-access postgraduate procedures. After the required academic evaluation, we follow the department’s own instructions and dates. The listed local preliminary route is type A: Pre-enrolment for courses with free admission. For a foreign qualification, this local procedure must be read together with the international application instructions; it does not create a replacement Apply deadline. [3, 6]
The ordinary 2026/27 MyUniTo enrolment window is 23 July 2026 at 09:30-14 January 2027 at 15:00 Italian time, subject to any earlier programme-specific deadline. Registration requires the academic clearance, valid identity document, suitable photograph and Italian tax-code details. International students cannot independently pay the first instalment: the International Students Office checks the request and emails payment instructions. [5, 6]
A later first-payment completion date of 31 March 2027 at 15:00 is available under the central policy only for students already admitted to a first year with open access who followed all required enrolment procedures on time but still lack documentation. This is not a new admission round or a universal extension of departmental requirements. [5]
For non-EU applicants abroad, final payment/enrolment requires the appropriate 2026/27 study visa, residence-permit application receipt, official Italian fiscal code and complete authenticated study documentation. We follow the current instructions for supplying the permit after issuance. Applicants in other categories supply their corresponding identity/residence and study records. [4, 5]
Authenticity evidence and final academic records
Final enrolment requires verification of the degree and transcript. Accepted methods depend on the issuing system and can include legalisation, an apostille, ENIC-NARIC verification or an accepted official digital service. The university specifies direct sharing procedures for electronic transcripts. Translation, comparability and authenticity are different checks; a translated document alone does not establish that it is authentic. [4]
The university can request additional qualification evidence or originals. Providing valid authenticity evidence at application can speed up final checks, but an optional CIMEA comparison document is not mandatory for every initial application. We supply each document actually requested in your applicant file within the applicable dates. [4, 5]
Sources and verification
- University of Turin, Apply@UniTo: Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare, current international programme listing; reviewed 6 October 2026. Publication date is not stated.
- University of Turin, Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare, current 2026/27 course catalogue, Access requirements.
- University of Turin, Application for international students, current 2026/27 guidance; reviewed 6 October 2026.
- University of Turin, Required documents for international students, standing qualification and document guidance; reviewed 6 October 2026.
- University of Turin, Enrolment for international students, current 2026/27 guidance; reviewed 6 October 2026.
- University of Turin, Postgraduate degrees with free admission, 2026/27 procedures; reviewed 6 October 2026.
- University of Turin, Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare: Admission requirements, updated 10 March 2026; indexed official text reviewed 6 October 2026.
About the programme
Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare is a two-year master's degree in class LM-91-R, techniques and methods for the digital society. It is worth 120 ECTS, taught in English and run by the Department of Oncology of the University of Turin at its Orbassano site, near Turin. Access is open but selective: a committee assesses candidates through a written test, subject to the published credit-based exemption, and an oral interview in English.
The degree trains professionals who apply digital innovation to biomedicine and healthcare. Graduates combine an all-round view of biomedicine with practical skills in artificial intelligence and data science, and the course also covers the ethical, legal and economic questions raised by handling biomedical data in public and private settings. The university states that no equivalent degree currently exists in Italy. It suits graduates who want to work where medicine, biology and data science meet.
What you will study
The first year pairs biomedical subjects with a choice of three computing units from complex networks, machine learning, neural networks and programming for data science. The second year applies these methods to imaging, omics, epidemiology and new medical technologies. Course units in the study plan include:
- Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (11 ECTS)
- General Medicine and Clinical Sciences (10 ECTS)
- Tissue Pathophysiology and Genetics
- Machine Learning, Neural Networks or Complex Networks (three computing units to choose)
- Biological and Diagnostic Imaging and Image Analysis (10 ECTS)
- Multi-Omics and Data Science for Precision Medicine
- Systems Biomedicine Approaches to Epidemiology and Public Health
- The Impact of Economics, Law and Humanities in a Data-Driven World (12 ECTS)
How the programme is taught
Teaching mixes lectures, practical exercises and laboratory work. The second year includes an internship worth 6 ECTS and a final thesis worth 14 ECTS, which can be carried out with companies, public or private bodies, or abroad. Electives include Decision-Making in Biology and Medicine and short courses from the UNITA European university alliance, and the course page lists collaborations with partner universities in Italy, France and Spain.
Career paths
The official course page describes graduates as digital innovators in biomedicine. It lists roles in hospitals and healthcare settings, industrial research and development, and academic research, as well as management roles in public and private healthcare and entrepreneurship. Examples it gives include:
- Digital innovation roles in hospitals and healthcare organisations
- Industrial research and development in the biomedical sector
- Academic research in biomedical data science
- Management of public or private healthcare services
- Start-ups developing diagnostic or prognostic software or biomedical data tools
- Software architect, IT process expert or analyst programmer
Fees and scholarships
Students residing abroad pay a fixed yearly amount based on the GDP per capita of their country, reduced for citizens of countries on the ministry's list of particularly poor countries. An EDISU Piemonte scholarship removes the remaining fees for winners, so this programme can be tuition-free for eligible students. UniTo also ran 40 Talents 4 UniTo scholarships for open-access English-taught master's in 2026/27.
How to apply from outside the EU
Applicants with a foreign qualification apply through Apply@UniTo. They must meet this programme’s academic, language and assessment requirements and provide the complete document file. The detailed requirements section identifies the published 2026/27 deadlines, any test/interview exemptions and the separate final-enrolment stages. [1-6]
How ApplyAZ helps
ApplyAZ is an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities. We can include this programme in a shortlist of 20 to 30 English-taught programmes that fit your profile, so your plan never rests on a single application.
For eligible students who start with us, a named person owns each stage, from A to Z:
- We check your transcript against Turin's entry rules for this programme.
- We write your CV and a tailored statement of purpose.
- We prepare and submit your Apply@UniTo application and Universitaly pre-enrolment.
- We help you declare your family income for reduced fees and file your EDISU Piemonte scholarship application at the right time and in the right format.
- We prepare your visa file.
With operations in all 20 Italian regions, we follow each region's scholarship rules and deadlines as they change. The university decides admission, the region decides the scholarship and the consulate decides the visa, so no one can promise an outcome. You pay in milestones, and every service you pay for is either delivered or its fee is refunded (terms apply).
Programmes at Italian public universities can be tuition-free for eligible students. Check if you are eligible and book a one-to-one consultation session with one of our Italy experts, or see how ApplyAZ works.
Questions and answers
What grade and credits does the international listing require?
A first-cycle degree after at least three university years, with at least 9/10 of the maximum grade; the listing gives 100/110 for an Italian degree. At least 45 CFU/ECTS must be in the specified mathematics, statistics, computing/engineering, physics, biology, medicine or eligible economics subjects.
Can I be exempt from the written test?
The department exempts candidates with at least 25 documented CFU in mathematics or computer science/information engineering from current or prior studies. This does not replace the 45-credit admission requirement, and every candidate still attends the oral interview.
What does the computing test cover?
Computing and structured programming, architecture/software/operating systems, networks/internet/protocols, and relational databases including entity-relationship design and SQL. The assessment invitation sets the test date, format and operational rules.
What English certificate scores are published?
The international listing gives IELTS 5.5 overall and every component, PTE Academic 65, Cambridge FCE 173/Grade B, CAE/CPE, Trinity ISE II, or TOEFL iBT 69/120 with each component at least 17. Certificates must be no more than three years old.
Can an English-taught degree replace the certificate?
The department lists an English-taught degree, a qualifying English examination or interview assessment as alternatives. The international portal expressly requests certification. There is no automatic waiver, so we confirm whether your proposed alternative is accepted for that checklist.
Is there an open international application round now?
The reviewed 2026/27 postgraduate windows closed on 29 January 2026 and, for the restricted EU/equivalent or eligible Italian-resident second call, 8 September. No confirmed 2027/28 calendar is supplied. Later enrolment dates do not create a new application round.
Can someone handle my whole application to AI for Biomedicine and Healthcare at Turin?
Yes. ApplyAZ, an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities, checks your transcript against Turin's rules for this programme, handles the application and Universitaly pre-enrolment, helps you file the EDISU Piemonte scholarship application at the right time and in the right format, and prepares your visa file, for eligible students. Start by checking your eligibility.
I'm applying from India. What is the route into AI for Biomedicine and Healthcare?
You need a degree after at least three university years with at least 9/10 of the maximum grade, and at least 45 credits in mathematics, statistics, computing, engineering, physics, biology or medicine subjects [1, 7]. At least 25 credits in mathematics or computing exempts you from the written test, but everyone attends the English interview [7]. We map your credits and handle Apply@UniTo and Universitaly. Indian students apply for the type D study visa at the Italian embassy or consulate that covers their state, such as New Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru.
Is the route different from Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
No. The academic rules for AI for Biomedicine and Healthcare are the same whatever your nationality. Applicants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka follow the same steps as India: Apply@UniTo application, written test and English interview, and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for their country of residence. Read our guide for students in Dhaka.
I live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman or Bahrain. Where do I apply for the visa?
At the Italian embassy or consulate responsible for the country where you legally live, after Universitaly pre-enrolment. The academic rules for AI for Biomedicine and Healthcare are the same whatever your nationality, and Gulf residents follow the same steps: Apply@UniTo application, written test and English interview, and Universitaly pre-enrolment. Read our guides for Dubai, Riyadh and Doha.
I studied or live in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. What is the route?
The academic rules for AI for Biomedicine and Healthcare are the same whatever your nationality, and your degree is assessed like any other foreign qualification. Non-EU applicants who live abroad follow the same route: Apply@UniTo application, written test and English interview, and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for where they live. Read our guides for students in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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