Welcome to your future! This Open Day dedicated to Masters’ degree courses is particularly aimed at those international students.
If you were unable to attend the Open Day, you can review the presentation slides. Click here for more info.
Admission to Italian Universities is possible only if the student holds a Diploma di scuola secondaria superiore ("A" Levels/Higher School Certificate) gained after 5 years at a high school, or a recognized School Certificate gained abroad. In most cases, a test to ascertain the student's initial level of competences is compulsory.
Foreign students or Italians arriving from secondary school studies abroad are admitted once their qualifications have been judged suitable. Enrollment is open at all public Universities, except for the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science and at "Libere Università", but some courses have a quota.
Non-EU future students, willing to enroll in master degrees taught in English, must request a preliminary online evaluation of their qualifications.
Non-EU and EU future students wishing to enroll in:
!! It is hereby communicated that pre-enrolment at the University does not, in any way, guarantee the possibility of obtaining an appointment at the diplomatic or consular representations for the submission of visa applications.
It is also recalled that, as already stated in the ministerial circular entitled ‘Procedures for the entry, stay, enrolment of international students and the recognition of their qualifications for higher education courses in Italy valid for the academic year 2025–2026’, on page 7, the prior acceptance of a candidate by the university does not confer any right to the issuance of a visa, given that the granting of a study visa falls under the exclusive competence of the individual diplomatic-consular representations.
also you can find below useful information to read before leaving your country and before the enrollment.
A compulsory test to ascertain the student's initial level of competences is required for admission to degree courses in the Department of Law, Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, Department of Letters, Philosophy, Communication, Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Department of Economics, Department of Management and Department of Human and Social Sciences.
An admission test is required for admission to the three-year bachelor's degree programs:
An admission test is required for admission to the five-year masters' degree program:
An entry test test is required for admission to the six-year master's degree program:
In order to be able to enrol in an open-access Bachelor's degree or a Master's degree with programmed access, foreign students must demonstrate a B2 level of Italian language proficiency.
The Ministerial Procedures for enrolment of International students in Italian Universities will be published here.
In order to apply for the VISA complete the online Visa application and pre-enrolment procedure on the UniversItaly website.