This master's degree program, offered in English, trains experts in quantum sciences and technologies for companies and research institutes that develop hardware and software for quantum computing and communications, or apply such technologies to solving complex problems. The two-year curriculum provides skills in quantum physics, advanced mathematics, precision electronics, and quantum information. In addition to lectures and laboratories, the program includes an internship that can be completed at organizations outside the University, and promotes study abroad periods through exchange programs offered by the School of Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the University of Padua.

OVERVIEW

The Master’s Degree is designed to train experts in quantum sciences and technologies. Its goal is to provide the skills and tools required in quantum physics, advanced mathematics, precision electronics, and quantum information in order to tackle theoretical, experimental, computational, and technological challenges in the rapid development field of quantum technologies. This profile is particularly relevant given the advances in the understanding and manipulation of quantum systems and the innovations aimed at realizing potentially groundbreaking applications in various sectors (computing, sensing, communications, and their applications across different areas of knowledge and technology).

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 

1st Year: Mandatory courses: Numerical Methods for Quantum Technologies, Quantum Optics and Lasers, Semiconductor Nanostructure. Elective courses: Quantum Information and Computing, Microelectronics and Convex Optimization, Quantum Communication Laboratory, Quantum Dynamics Measurement and Control, Digital Electronics for Space Quantum Communication, Fundamentals of Nanoscience, Structure of Matter, Introduction to Superconducting Qubits, Trapped Ions, Physics of Quantum Simulators, Machine Learning, Elective Courses on Advanced Topics.

2nd Year: Elective courses: Advanced Photonics, Fiber Optics and Waveguides, Nanophotonics and Metasurfaces, Programmable Hardware Devices, Nanofabrication, Optical Properties of Molecular Systems, Theory of Strongly Correlated Systems, Mathematical Physics for Quantum Science, Optics of Materials, Selected Topic in Quantum Science,  Elective Courses on Advanced Topics; Internship.

1st Year/2nd Year: Elective courses: Quantum Cryptography and Security, Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Devices, Nanoelectronics, Quantum Methods for ICT, Tensor Network Methods, Quantum Information with Atoms and Photons, Quantum Algorithms.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES  

Graduates work as professionals for companies that develop hardware and software for quantum computers and communications, or that employ quantum technologies to address practical problems. In addition, graduates work as professionals in high-tech industries and startups, research centres, consulting companies, public administrations.

Call for Applications (international students) - A.Y. 2026/27

• Call One: 2 November 2025 – 2 February 2026
• Call Two: 2 March 2026 - 2 May 2026 
• Call Three: 2 June 2026 - 2 August 2026 (EU and EU-equated applicants only) 

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