For Academic Year 2026-2027, the Università per Stranieri di Perugia – in continuity with initiatives launched in Academic Years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2026-2027 – is participating as a funding partner, pursuant to Ministerial Decree 226/21, in the establishment of four National PhD Programmes (DIN), in collaboration with numerous Italian universities.
The National PhD Programmes (DIN) are doctoral programmes designed and established by consortia of universities and research institutions of high qualification and recognized international standing. These programmes involve sharing educational and research activities, coordinating financial support, as well as facilitating the exchange and mobility of academic staff and doctoral candidates, with the aim of advancing research. Doctoral candidates enroll at the administrative home university of the programme but carry out their research activities at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia.
As in Academic Years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2026-2027, for Academic Year 2026-2027 the Università per Stranieri di Perugia has joined four national doctoral programmes, further enriching its research training provision beyond the ordinary doctoral programmes.
For the 42nd cycle, Academic Year 2026-2027, the National PhD Programmes (DIN) in which the Università per Stranieri di Perugia is a partner and host institution are:
- National PhD Programme in Teaching & Learning Sciences: Inclusion, Technologies, Educational Research and Evaluation
Administrative home: Università di Macerata
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Lingua, letteratura e arti italiane nel mondo (LILAIM) - National PhD Programme in Peace Studies
Administrative home: Università Sapienza Roma
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Lingua, letteratura e arti italiane nel mondo (LILAIM) - National PhD Programme in Religious Studies (DREST)
Administrative home: Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali internazionali (SUSI) - National PhD Programme in European Studies
Administrative home: Università degli Studi di Genova
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali internazionali (SUSI)
For the 41st cycle, Academic Year 2025-2026, the National PhD Programmes (DIN) in which the Università per Stranieri di Perugia is a partner and host institution are:
- National PhD Programme in Teaching & Learning Sciences: Inclusion, Technologies, Educational Research and Evaluation
Administrative home: Università di Macerata
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Lingua, letteratura e arti italiane nel mondo (LILAIM) - National PhD Programme in Peace Studies
Administrative home: Università Sapienza Roma
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Lingua, letteratura e arti italiane nel mondo (LILAIM) - National PhD Programme in Religious Studies (DREST)
Administrative home: Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali internazionali (SUSI) - National PhD Programme in European Studies
Administrative home: Università degli Studi di Genova
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia – Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali internazionali (SUSI)
For the 40th cycle, Academic Year 2024-2025, the National PhD Programme (DIN) in which the Università per Stranieri di Perugia is a partner and host institution is:
- National PhD Programme in Teaching & Learning Sciences: Inclusion, Technologies, Educational Research and Evaluation
Administrative home: Università di Macerata
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia (1 PNRR PhD Scholarship – Ministerial Decree no. 630/2024 Inv. 3.3 Innovative with Enterprises) – Dipartimento di Lingua, letteratura e arti italiane nel mondo (LILAIM)
For the 39th cycle, Academic Year 2023-2024, the four National PhD Programmes (DIN) in which the Università per Stranieri di Perugia is a partner and host institution are:
- National PhD Programme in European Studies
Administrative home: Università degli Studi di Genova
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia (1 PNRR PhD Scholarship – Ministerial Decree 118/2023) – Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali internazionali (SUSI) - National PhD Programme in Teaching & Learning Sciences: Inclusion, Technologies, Educational Research and Evaluation
Administrative home: Università di Macerata
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia (1 PNRR PhD Scholarship – Ministerial Decree 118/2023) – Dipartimento di Lingua, letteratura e arti italiane nel mondo (LILAIM) - National PhD Programme in Religious Studies (DREST)
Administrative home: Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia (1 PNRR PhD Scholarship – Ministerial Decree 118/2023) – Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali internazionali (SUSI) - National PhD Programme in Learning Sciences and Digital Technologies
Administrative home: Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Host institution: Università per Stranieri di Perugia (1 PNRR PhD Scholarship – Ministerial Decree 117/2023) – Dipartimento di Scienze umane e sociali internazionali (SUSI)