The Master is an intensive, blended-learning experience of one full year duration, of which only four months require full classroom attendance. It requires your total dedication as well as your maximum intellectual commitment.

The unique learning path offered by this Master through a succession of distance learning, face-to-face tuition and applied research ensures an optimal transfer of competences while minimizing disruption of your job.

The award of a First Level Master by the University of Turin is conditional on your performance in the formal examinations and assignments, as well as on a successful dissertation on an approved procurement topic.

The Master provides you with a comprehensive package of “learning resources” which include:

• materials for each subject, comprising essential textbooks and other relevant materials
• interactive lectures led by professors and senior procurement experts followed by assignments/case studies enabling you to internalize the knowledge and measure learning
• tutoring by dedicated teaching assistants and guidance by an overall coordinator.

The Master is an intensive, blended-learning course of one full year's duration, which is divided into:

Part I – Distance learning online (14 October 2024 – 30 March 2025)

• Introduction to the legal framework for public procurement
• Introduction to procurement management
• Introduction to economics of public procurement

Part II – Face-to-face learning  (13 March – 13 June 2025)

• Instruction, incorporating application work and group/individual solutions of assignments
• 23 “core themes” 

1. International Legal instruments governing PP (WTO, EU, UNCITRAL, WB, COMESA)
2. Institutional models for PP and integration with Public Expenditure Management
3. Economics of Procurement Management, game theory and reverse auctions
4. Companies’ Balance Sheet analysis and financial reporting standards
5. The design of centralized public procurement strategies*
6. Procurement Process, Project cycle and risk management
7. Procurement methods
8. Intellectual Property issues related to Public Procurement
9. Public Procurement in the Health sector
10. Procurement Management of Supply Contracts
11. Procurement of Physical Services
12. Works Procurement Management
13. Procurement of Consultancy services
14. Procurement in the Utilities sector and Defence Procurement
15. Procurement remedies (bidders’ complaints procedures)
16. Contract Law and Dispute settlement
17. Supply Chain Management: Logistics, Insurance Policies and Incoterms
18. Legal framework and Economics of Public Private Partnerships
19. Sustainable procurement: social, economic and environmental considerations in public procurement
20. Advanced Contract Management
21. Fraud and Corruption in Public Procurement
22. Procurement Audit
23. E-Procurement (Legal issues and implementation models)

Final dissertation (outline to be presented in Turin by June 2025, deadline mid-October)

• individual research on a selected procurement topic
• under the guidance of a supervisor

The evaluation strategy uses different types of assessments: 

• Self-assessment. You will be given tools with which to check your own level of understanding and produce feedback on your learning progress. This is an informal way of assessing your knowledge. It will not count towards the final mark but will help you confirm your progress and identify any weak points.
• Assessment. The knowledge and skills acquired will be assessed throughout the Master with systematic tests, exams and essays. These will count towards your final mark. 

Master: 

A First Level Master from the University of Turin will be awarded to all participants who fulfil the following conditions:

• demonstrate the level of competence set by the tutors through the assignments submitted;
• satisfy the attendance requirements: attendance at all training sessions during the residential phase is compulsory: only participants with at least 90% attendance of training sessions will be entitled to apply for the Master;
• successfully pass the exams;
• successfully complete the final dissertation.

There are two Masters, level I and level II.

The only difference between them is the educational background and academic qualification required: to enrol on a level I Master's you need a bachelor degree; while for a level II Master's you already need a post-graduate degree. Pursuing a Master in Public Procurement Management for Sustainable Development a first level Master will be awarded.

For more information please visit: http://www.quadrodeititoli.it/altrititoli.aspx?IDL=2 

The Master is held in English.

The nineteenth Master's edition 2024/25 will start on 14 October 2024. It has three parts, with the following timetable:

• The first part consists of distance learning over the Internet: it starts on 14 October 2024 and ends on 30 March 2025.
• The second part consists of face-to-face learning. It is residential: lessons will be held in Turin at the ITC-ILO Campus from 31 March to 13 June 2025. Attendance of classes is compulsory.
• The third part is the preparation and submission of a final dissertation: the outline of the dissertation is to be presented in Turin by June 2025 and it is to be completed by mid-October 2025.

Students who pass the prescribed examinations will be awarded a first level Master from the University of Turin.

The Master will be held in Turin, Italy, at the International Training Centre of the ILO. Its Campus and facilities provide an ideal environment for living and studying, sharing experience, learning from one other and creating networks.