The 2nd October 2015, at 9:30 (Room 14 of the Pentagon building), there was a Welcome Day for the new PhD students of cycle XXXI. The head of the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science opened the event, followed by some colleagues who gave logistic information to the students, along with the guidelines for international mobility. Thereafter, the four PhD programs that are held in Agripolis have been presented by the respective coordinators, being Prof. Berti present for the PhD in Crop Science. Finally, the students briefly introduced themselves and were acknowledged about the main rules of the PhD.