Master in Mechatronics Engineering at University of Rome Tor Vergata
Two-year English-taught LM-29 master at Tor Vergata's School of Engineering in Rome, combining electronics, mechanics and automation, with 60 places for non-EU visa applicants. Entry needs an engineering bachelor's with set credits and English at B2.
Master
2 years
Rome
English
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Mechatronics Engineering is a two-year, 120 ECTS master's degree (class LM-29) taught in English at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Rome. Entry needs an engineering bachelor's (L-7, L-8 or L-9 or equivalent) with set credits in maths, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering and core engineering, plus English at B2. Fees follow family income, so it can be tuition-free for eligible students.
Entry requirements
Detailed entry requirements
Tor Vergata's Mechatronics Engineering master asks for a bachelor's in civil and environmental, information or industrial engineering (classes L-7, L-8 or L-9) or a foreign equivalent, with minimum credits in maths, computing, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering and core engineering subjects, English at B2, and an interview unless your GPA is above 2.7 out of 4. Reviewed 8 October 2026. [1]
Degree and credit rule
You need a bachelor's degree in one of these classes, or an equivalent: [1]
- L-7 Civil and Environmental Engineering
- L-8 Information Engineering
- L-9 Industrial Engineering
A foreign degree must be a first-cycle (EQF level 6) qualification that gives access to second-cycle study in the country where it was awarded. Your curriculum must also include at least: [1]
- 15 CFU in mathematics (MAT/01 to 09)
- 5 CFU in computer science (INF/01 and ING-INF/05)
- 15 CFU in physics (FIS/01 to 08)
- 5 CFU in chemistry (CHIM/03 and CHIM/07)
- 5 CFU in electrical engineering (ING-IND/31)
- 30 CFU across electronics, systems and control, thermal engineering and fluid machines, applied mechanics, and mechanics of structures (ING-INF/01, ING-INF/04, ING-IND/10, ING-IND/11, ING-IND/13 and ICAR/08)
If your curriculum falls short, you must make up the missing credits before your personal preparation is assessed. The programme's admission page names engineering sciences, mechatronics, electronic, mechanical and biomedical engineering as fitting degrees, and says related degrees may be evaluated, possibly with additional credits. [1][2]
What this means for your transcript
Italian CFU and the credits on a foreign transcript are not the same unit. The programme's pre-knowledge page maps each block to typical courses: calculus and linear algebra, programming, general physics, general chemistry, electrical circuits, and electronics, control, thermal engineering, applied mechanics or mechanics of materials. [4] As a guide, based on the rule above:
- Usually a fit: a B.Tech or B.E. in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, or Instrumentation and Control Engineering, with chemistry, circuits, and control, electronics or mechanics papers on the transcript.
- Check carefully: a B.Tech in Computer Science, IT, Civil, Aerospace, Automobile or Biomedical Engineering. These often meet the maths and physics blocks but can be short on electrical circuits, chemistry or the 30 credits in electronics, control and mechanics.
- Often short: a B.Sc., BCA, B.Com, BBA or BA, which are not engineering degrees in these classes and usually lack the engineering credits.
The interview exemption uses a GPA above 2.7 out of 4. The call gives no conversion for other grading scales, so we check how your grades compare. [1]
English
English at CEFR level B2, unless English is your mother tongue, in which case you upload a nationality, citizenship or residence statement. The 2026/27 call accepts certificates from these bodies only: Cambridge English, IELTS, Trinity College London, ETS, TOEIC, TOEFL iBT, Pearson Edexcel/EDI, English Speaking Board, Anglia Ascentis, AIM Awards, LCCI, British Institutes and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland. It sets no minimum scores. [1][4]
The call accepts certificates issued from August 2019, while the programme's current admission pages ask for certificates issued from August 2020, so we work to the later date. [1][2][3]
Instead of a certificate, you can send a proficiency certificate from a university that requires B2 for entry, together with your GRE General Test score, using Tor Vergata's GRE code 3369. [1]
Interview and assessment
There is no written entrance test. The coordinator or the programme's committee first checks your curricular requirements, then assesses your personal preparation in an interview on mathematics, physics, chemistry, electronics, automation, mechanics, thermal physics and electrical engineering. [1]
You are exempt from the interview if your final GPA, or degree grade, is above 2.7 out of 4. The committee decides within 15 days of the close of each application window and emails you the result. [1]
2026/27 deadlines
For 2026/27, applicants who needed a study visa could apply on Delphi in three windows: [1][2]
- 10 to 28 November 2025
- 12 to 26 January 2026
- 9 to 23 February 2026
The programme then reopened applications, including for visa applicants, from 18 to 25 May 2026 and again in mid-July 2026. A fourth window, 6 July to 7 September 2026, was reserved for EU and non-EU applicants living in Italy with an Italian bachelor's. Visa applicants had to complete Universitaly pre-enrolment by 31 July 2026. [1][2]
The 2027/28 admission page keeps 60 places for visa applicants and sets 31 July 2027 for Universitaly pre-enrolment, but its application windows are not yet published. [3]
Documents and non-EU steps
On Delphi you upload: [1]
- your passport
- the scientific CV on the programme's official form
- your English certificate, nationality statement, or proficiency certificate with GRE score
- your degree certificate with final grade, when available
- a transcript of all exams with dates and grades
- a thesis excerpt of up to 10 pages, when available
The application is assessed only after you validate it on Delphi. You can apply before graduating if your CV states your expected graduation date and remaining exams, and each candidate may submit only one application per academic year. [1][2]
After admission, Universitaly pre-enrolment needs your passport, the admission letter and a CIMEA Statement of Comparability. Applicants whose degree comes from a country that signed the Lisbon Recognition Convention can instead use an ARDI Statement of Correspondence with a CIMEA Statement of Verification or a Declaration of Value. [4]
Enrolment is completed in person at the International Students Office after the visa, and incomplete or unsuitable documents invalidate the admission. For 2026/27, 60 places were reserved for non-EU citizens living abroad who need a visa. [1]
Sources and verification
Checked by the ApplyAZ admissions team against the university's official documents listed below. Entry rules can change with each new call, and we re-check them before every application.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Directorate I, Teaching and Student Services. Notice for enrolment in the Master's degree in Mechatronics Engineering (LM-29), academic year 2026/2027, Decree no. 3300/2025 of 23 October 2025. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Mechatronics Engineering programme website. Admission A.Y. 2026-27 page and notice on the reopening of admissions, 2026. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Mechatronics Engineering programme website. Admission A.Y. 2027-28 page, application windows not yet set, 2026. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Mechatronics Engineering programme website. Admission FAQ, English language certificate and pre-knowledge pages, undated. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, School of Engineering. Student guide: presentation of the bachelor's, master's and single-cycle master's degree programmes, academic year 2026/27. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Mechatronics Engineering programme page (degree class, language, access, objectives and careers), last modified 29 November 2022. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata. Tuition fees for non-EU students whose family income is abroad, undated. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
About the programme
Mechatronics Engineering is a two-year master's degree (laurea magistrale, class LM-29) worth 120 ECTS and taught in English. It is run by the Department of Electronic Engineering within the School of Engineering at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome. The 2026/27 study guide describes it as taught entirely in English. [1][5]
The course joins three disciplines, electronics, mechanics and automation, so that graduates can design complete mechatronic systems. It suits engineering graduates who want to work on electronic design, power electronics, sensors, robotics, engines and control. There is no written entrance test: admission rests on your degree, credits and CV, with an interview unless your GPA is above 2.7 out of 4. For 2026/27 the programme reserved 60 places for non-EU visa applicants and 4 for Chinese students in the Marco Polo project. [1][2][6]
What you will study
The 2026/27 plan has a 78-credit common block, a 24-credit specialisation block, 6 credits of formative activities or internship and a 12-credit final exam. Common units include Integrated Sensors, VLSI Circuit and System Design, Nanotechnology, Electronics of IoT and Embedded Systems, Robot Mechanics, Control of Mechanical Systems, Computer Vision, Powertrain Technologies for Future Mobility, and Power Electronics and Electrical Drives. [5]
Topics named on the degree page include electronic design, power electronics, sensory systems, robotics, combustion engines, automation and control. The recommended specialisation blocks are: [5][6]
- Block A: Mechanics and Digital Transition
- Block B: Electronics and Digital Transition
- Block C1: Mechatronic Systems and ICT, Learning and Communication
- Block C2: Mechatronic Systems and ICT, Interconnected Electric Vehicle Engineering
- Block D: Computational Methods
- Block E: Electromechanics
You can replace 12 of the 24 block credits with free-choice exams if the degree programme approves them. [5]
Career paths
Graduates take technical and research roles in innovation, product development, planning and systems management. The university names engineering and manufacturing companies, makers of electronic and mechanical equipment, manufacturing industries, public administration and service companies that use mechatronic technologies. [5][6]
Fees and scholarships
Mechatronics sits in the general fee group on the university's non-EU fee page. With family income abroad, non-EU students can opt for a flat annual rate or for income-based fees through the ISEE parificato, so this programme can be tuition-free for eligible students. Eligible students can apply for a DiSCo Lazio scholarship. [7]
How to apply from outside the EU
For 2026/27 the admission notice reserved 60 places for non-EU applicants needing a visa, with three windows: 10 to 28 November 2025, 12 to 26 January 2026 and 9 to 23 February 2026, later reopened from 18 to 25 May and in mid-July 2026. We apply on the Delphi portal. [1][2]
If you are admitted, we complete Universitaly pre-enrolment with your CIMEA Statement of Comparability by 31 July, and you apply for a type D study visa. The programme's 2027/28 admission page keeps 60 places for visa applicants and sets 31 July 2027 for pre-enrolment, but its application windows are not yet published. [1][3][4]
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 Tor Vergata's entry rules for this programme.
- We write your CV and a tailored statement of purpose.
- We prepare and submit your Delphi evaluation request with your scientific CV, CIMEA Statement of Comparability and Universitaly pre-enrolment.
- We help you declare your family income for reduced fees and file your DiSCo Lazio 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 bachelor's degree do I need for Mechatronics Engineering at Tor Vergata?
A bachelor's in civil and environmental, information or industrial engineering (L-7, L-8 or L-9) or a foreign equivalent, with at least 15 CFU in maths, 15 in physics, 5 each in computing, chemistry and electrical engineering, and 30 in electronics, control and mechanics subjects. [1]
Is there an entrance test or interview?
There is no written test. After the credit check, an interview covers maths, physics, chemistry, electronics, automation, mechanics, thermal physics and electrical engineering. You skip it if your final GPA is above 2.7 out of 4. [1]
What English level is required? Do I need IELTS?
English at B2. IELTS is one of 13 accepted certificate bodies, along with TOEFL iBT, Cambridge, Trinity and others, and the call sets no minimum score. A university B2 proficiency certificate plus a GRE General Test score is the alternative. [1]
When is the deadline for non-EU students?
For 2026/27, visa applicants had three windows between 10 November 2025 and 23 February 2026, plus reopenings in May and July 2026, and Universitaly pre-enrolment by 31 July 2026. The 2027/28 page sets 31 July 2027 for pre-enrolment, with windows still to be announced. [1][2][3]
Can I apply before I graduate?
Yes. You can request the evaluation before graduating if your scientific CV states your expected graduation date and lists the exams you still have to take. Enrolment is finalised only once you hold the degree. [1]
I have a B.Tech in Computer Science. Can I apply?
Possibly, but check carefully. Computer science degrees usually meet the maths and physics blocks, but the rule also needs 5 CFU in chemistry, 5 in electrical engineering and 30 in electronics, control, thermal engineering or mechanics. Missing credits must be made up before the interview stage. [1]
How is the programme structured?
The 2026/27 plan has a 78-credit common block, including Robot Mechanics, Control of Mechanical Systems, Computer Vision, and Power Electronics and Electrical Drives, plus a 24-credit specialisation block, 6 credits of internship or formative activities and a 12-credit final exam. [5]
How are tuition fees set?
Non-EU students with family income abroad can choose income-based fees through the ISEE parificato, so this programme can be tuition-free for eligible students. Eligible students can also apply for a DiSCo Lazio scholarship. [7]
Can someone handle my whole application to Mechatronics Engineering at Tor Vergata?
Yes. ApplyAZ, an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities, checks your transcript against Tor Vergata's rules for this programme, handles the application and Universitaly pre-enrolment, helps you file the DiSCo Lazio 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 Mechatronics Engineering?
A recognised Indian B.Tech or B.E. in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronics or Electronics and Communication Engineering can meet the rule if it covers the credit blocks in maths, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering and electronics, control or mechanics, and you need English at B2. The steps are the Delphi evaluation, an interview unless your GPA is above 2.7 out of 4, and Universitaly pre-enrolment. [1] 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 Mechatronics Engineering are the same whatever your nationality. Applicants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka follow the same steps as India: Delphi evaluation request, interview if required, CIMEA Statement of Comparability 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 Mechatronics Engineering are the same whatever your nationality, and Gulf residents follow the same steps: Delphi evaluation request, interview if required, CIMEA Statement of Comparability 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 Mechatronics Engineering 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: Delphi evaluation request, interview if required, CIMEA Statement of Comparability 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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