UCBM is committed to developing measures that are increasingly in line with the needs of those who study and are simultaneously parents, workers, caring for a sick family member, or practicing competitive sports.
The goal is to promote a quality university program that can be harmonized with the needs of the individual, preventing the student from having to opt for less qualifying programs, just because they seem more compatible with his or her state of life or commitments.
See below for tools to protect the right to education for students. UCBM: support for maternity and parenthood, student workers, student athletes and "young caregivers".
Student athletes
Definition
It is the student regularly enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Single-Cycle Master's Degree UCBM who, for the academic year for which he/she is making the request, belongs to one of the following categories:
- Athlete and/or competitor registered with national or foreign sports federations who has been called up for their respective national teams;
- Athlete and/or competitive athlete registered with the national sports federations who practices competitive sports with the ASD Campus Bio-Medico teams;
- High-profile athlete and/or competitor in individual or team sports registered with national or foreign sports clubs or associations.
How to apply
Deliver or transmit the form published on the University website, together with the documentation requested therein, to the Student Secretariat (via PEC, at the address [email protected]) by 31 October of each academic year or, limited to courses requiring enrolment after 31/10, at the same time as the enrolment request
Support
Frequency of the lessonsIn the case of activities with mandatory attendance, the "student athlete" must provide the teaching staff responsible for recording attendance, certification of absence for sporting events (training or sporting competitions). Such absences, compatible with what
established by the respective competent teaching structures, are not counted for the evaluation of the attendance requirements functional to admission to the exam tests.
Teachers' ReceptionStudent athletes may ask teachers to conduct interviews remotely and/or outside of office hours.
Exam sessions: Upon presentation of a certificate certifying that the competition coincides with the scheduled exam date, the instructor may schedule a reserved exam session for the student athlete even on dates that do not coincide with the normal exam schedule.
Students are also invited to consult the Academic Regulations of the Degree Programme in which they are enrolled, relating to the academic year in which the request is submitted, to verify any additional concessions granted.
Student Workers
Definition
It is the student regularly enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Single-Cycle Master's Degree UCBM who, for the academic year for which he is making the request, is in the following condition: he is the holder of an employment contract with working hours of at least 24 (twenty-four) hours per week.
How to apply
Deliver or transmit the form published on the University website, together with the documentation requested therein, to the Student Secretariat (via PEC, at the address [email protected]).
Support
When taking exams, students may request a certificate from the instructor certifying that they have passed the exam, which may be used to justify their absence from work.
Working students may request that teachers conduct interviews remotely and/or outside of office hours.
Students are also invited to consult the Academic Regulations of the Degree Programme in which they are enrolled, relating to the academic year in which the request is submitted, to verify any additional concessions granted.
Young Caregivers
Definition
It is the student regularly enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Single-Cycle Master's Degree UCBM that, for the academic year for which the request is being made, satisfies both of the following conditions:
- "person between the ages of 16 and 28 who takes care of a cohabiting family member even in the presence of a formally recognized family caregiver” (cf. art. 10, c. 4, Lazio Regional Law n. 5/2024);
- who is in possession of the "Card Giver" card issued by the territorial services, specifically by the district PUA office dedicated to the family caregiver, which certifies its formal recognition by the integrated system of competent public services.
How to apply
Deliver or transmit the form published on the University website, together with the documentation requested therein, to the Student Secretariat (via PEC, at the address [email protected]).
Support
Skills recognition: Students may request from their Faculty Board - consistent with the educational and learning objectives of their degree program - recognition of the skills they have acquired as "young caregivers" in the form of University Educational Credits. To this end, applicants must possess certified skills, acquired following formal courses aimed at acquiring: skills or qualification certificates relating to profiles present in the regional repertoire, with an indication of the duration and content covered.
Receptions and interviews: Teachers will facilitate, where specifically requested and where deemed possible, interviews even remotely and/or outside of office hours.
Permits for medical visits: For courses requiring mandatory attendance, students must provide the teaching staff responsible for recording attendance with a certificate of absence for their relative's medical appointments, if they accompanied them. Such absences, consistent with the provisions of the respective competent teaching bodies, will not be counted when assessing the attendance requirements for admission to the exams.
Students are also invited to consult the Academic Regulations of the Degree Programme in which they are enrolled, relating to the academic year in which the request is submitted, to verify any additional concessions granted.
Parenting and motherhood
Definition
It is the student regularly enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Single-Cycle Master's Degree UCBM who, for the academic year for which he/she is making the request, is in one of the following conditions:
- state of pregnancy
- breastfeeding status (Pursuant to Articles 39 and 40 of Legislative Decree no. 151/2001, the breastfeeding phase means the period that coincides with the first year of the child's life.)
- birth of a child (parenthood)
- adoption of a child (parenthood)
How to apply
Deliver or transmit the form published on the University website, together with the documentation requested therein, to the Student Secretariat (via PEC, at the address [email protected]).
Support
Pregnant or breastfeeding students
Logistical facilities. To facilitate travel and allow pregnant or breastfeeding students to reach the University more easily, access to University parking lots may be permitted. Students may be authorized to use elevators with reserved access; in general, the University will adopt measures to facilitate their movement within the University. The University will provide adequate signage regarding the location of changing tables and breastfeeding areas.
Career Management.
- Teaching provisionAccess to educational activities will take place in the manner and form established for all students, except for the prohibition on engaging in dangerous activities as per Legislative Decree no. 151/2001, Articles 7 and 8, and Annex B. In the case of specific educational activities whose regular implementation is made impossible by pregnancy or breastfeeding, teachers will arrange alternative methods of access to facilitate compliance with deadlines.
- Receptions and interviewsTeachers will facilitate, where specifically requested and where deemed possible, interviews even remotely and/or outside of office hours.
- Profit exams and final testsIn cases where oral exams are conducted, the Examination Board may, upon the candidate's presentation of a medical certificate attesting to her pregnancy, change the order in which candidates are called to avoid prolonged waiting times in the exam room on the day of the exam. In cases where written exams are conducted, the Board may provide logistical support to accommodate the needs of pregnant or breastfeeding students (e.g., dedicated or isolated workstations, etc.), including the recovery of time spent breastfeeding.
- Teaching programs: Students who are exempted from attending for the reasons listed above (health, pregnancy, maternity, parenthood) can arrange an exam program with the instructor to allow them to adequately prepare.
Students are also invited to consult the Academic Regulations of the Degree Programme in which they are enrolled, relating to the academic year in which the request is submitted, to verify any additional concessions granted.
Student parents
Suspension of studies due to parenthood. In the event of the birth of a child, or the adoption of a minor up to the age of 12, students who have become parents may apply for temporary suspension of their academic careers pursuant to Article 24, paragraph 8, of the General Section of the University Academic Regulations. The suspension from studies is for a period equal to one full academic year. After this period, it is possible to extend the suspension for an additional academic year for the same study cycle. The academic year of suspension due to parenthood does not count towards the loss of student status. Students who do not resume enrollment in courses of study will be subject to the expiration deadline set forth in Article 24, paragraph 9, of the General Section of the University Academic Regulations. During the academic year of suspension, university fees and contributions are not due.
Permissions for prenatal and postnatal visits, foster care or adoption meetings until the child turns 12. For courses requiring mandatory attendance, students must provide the teaching staff responsible for recording attendance with certification of absence for medical appointments or for foster care or adoption procedures. Such absences, consistent with the provisions of the respective competent teaching bodies, will not be counted towards the attendance requirements for admission to the exams.
Students are also invited to consult the Academic Regulations of the Degree Programme in which they are enrolled, relating to the academic year in which the request is submitted, to verify any additional concessions granted.
