Ph.D. Awarding bodies

The Research doctorate/Ph.D. is a 3rd cycle university degree, fully academic in nature and it is released by SEMM's collaborating universities. In the final title and the certificate the corporate/scientific role of SEMM Foundation is formally mentioned.

Awarding bodies	Ph.D.
University of Milan	Molecular Medicine
	Medical Nanotechnology
	Foundations of Life Sciences and their ethical consequences
University of Naples	Molecular Medicine

Our students are registered with the University of Milan or Naples depending on the school site and are entitled to take advantage of all the privileges offered to the university students.

Validity and Recognition of the title

The title gives full access to post-doctoral research projects in Europe and worldwide.
In fact the Bologna Accord signed on 19th June 1999 by the ministers for higher education in 29 European countries including Italy sought to bring harmony to Europe’s diverse education systems and envisaged the creation of a European Higher Education Area by 2010.
This reform process has now been adopted by 46 countries and has already been implemented by Italy. In essence the Bologna accord ensures both the quality and value of any European Ph.D.
A formal and official recognition of the title in another country can be asked to the ministry of education of that country based on documentation containing full description of the program provided by the university and SEMM.