The programme prepares the graduate to a quick adaptation as a reliable actor in the ICT sector, fostering his rapid career advancement to high responsibility posts, thanks to the careful blend of a deep understanding of the technologies and of their use in problem solving, on one side, and of a solid scientific/methodological background on the other. The programme has two tracks: methodological and professional, which differ in the blend of foundational and technological topics offered. The former enhances, in its aims, the understanding of the scientific evolution of the ICT field, in order to become able to master its rapid technological evolution; the latter forms software engineers with a solid scientific background, who specialize in the development of innovative systems. The characterizing integration of scientific basis and technology also prepares the graduate to enter the higher levels of the university studies.

Graduates of the programme will be able to demonstrate: Advanced knowledge of the scientific basis and of the state-of-the-art technologies of the IC sector, and of their relations to other disciplines like mathematics, physics and economics, which are relevant in the computer-based solutions to many organizational problems of our society; Ability to understand and formalize complex problems in several application domains, and to design, develop and manage the software systems that concur to their solution; Ability to integrate and transfer technological innovations, and to understand/produce technical documentation; Ability to communicate with both specialists and laymen in the course of his professional activities; Awareness of the social, ethical, juridical and deontological responsibilities of his profession; Adequate mastering of the scientific and technological facets of the discipline to be granted access to higher levels of university education.