At the end of the study programme, after passing the final examination, the students will achieve the international Master's degree of "Interdisciplinary Master's in East European Research and Studies (MIREES)", which corresponds to the professional profile of "Area Expert".
The MIREES Master's diploma is a degree jointly awarded by the Universities of Bologna, Ljubljana, Vitautas Magnus University of Kaunas, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Dániel Berzseny College of Szombáthely.
The partner Universities jointly recognizing the MIREES international Master's degree permit students holding the Italian three-year first level degree and the two-year MIREES Master's diploma to compete for admission to one of the doctorate programmes they offer.
Students holding the MIREES international Master's degree and a previous second level university degree, or comparable qualifications, can take the entry exam and, once enrolled, be permitted to follow a shorter version of the study programme Dottorato in Cooperazione Internazionale e Politiche per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile ( Doctorate in International Cooperation and Policies for a Sustainable Development) of the University of Bologna. The decision was made by the Doctorate's Faculty on November 5th 2003.