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Presentazione 2025 sintetica.pptxSome notes after the information meeting 12th of March 2025.
Which languages are used?
Language used in Italian universities. Some have all their courses taught in Italian AND English, some just the first three years are in English, some are only for Italian speakers. Check the website of the university of your interest.
Specific question about Computer engeneering: the prestigious Politecnico di Torino and Politecnico di Milano have this subject taught in English, some other smaller universities have it as well.
Free entrance or restricted access?
It depends by the subject.
There is a test for
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary → National entrance exams (IMAT, TOLC-MED, etc.).
Health-related programs (Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy) → University-specific exams.
Architecture → National test similar to IMAT.
Engineering (some programs) → Some universities require an entrance test.
Psychology, Economics, Law, Communication Sciences → Some universities have restricted access, others are open enrollment.
Private university (e.g. Bocconi Milan have their own procedure of admission).
When are the admission test?
It depends by the university. In general in July-Summer, but some Universities make it in May or September.
WARNING: Medicine is different!
The Italian parliament approuved a reform the 11th of March 2025. No more admission exam. It is not clear whether the reform will be executeve from 2025-2026 or later on.
How was last year and probably still this year:
Questions on Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Logic, and General Knowledge.
Test administered once a year, usually in September (inscription June – July).
If you apply for Medicine in English there a IMAT (International Medical Admission Test); in Italian, you'd take a different test (TOLC-MED since 2023). Contents are similar, language is different.
AFTER THE REFORM:
No tests
Free entrance for all
Evaluation after the first semester: according the results in the exams of this first semester your place will be confirmed or you should movo to another discipline.
How much does it cost?
Probably cheaper than in the UK. 😀
Public universities are cheaper than private ones.
Tuition fees vary locally and depends by different factors (e.g. family financial condition).
Cost of living also varies (in big towns such as Milan, Turin, Rome is diffucult to find accomodation and price are higher than in smaller town).
What the Italian system of education looks like?
- three-year bachelor’s degree called the laurea triennale, which can be followed by the two-year master’s degree (laurea magistrale). There is a credit system in place to quantify the amount of work needed to pass each course (eg. 25 work hours = 1 credit also called ECTS or CFU), as well as an opportunity for students to change their course or continue their studies abroad after three years. Students wishing to study law must take the five-year Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico, while medicine students must take a six-year degree, dentistry is 6 years, CTF (Pharmacy, Chemestry and Pharmaceutical Technologies) 5 years, veterinay 5 years, Architecture 5 years, Pedagogy (Scienza della formazione primaria) 5 years.
What about the quality?
It is difficult to evaluate and compare different universities. Many ranking exists, not always trustfull. In any case the rank by subjects and not the general ranking of the university is the most important.
Many ranking, different results.
The most respected Italian ranking is
CLASSIFICA CENSIS - LA REPUBBLICA.
Other rankings
See for exemple:
or this ranking by subjects https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings
Maria Cristina Albertini (teacher of the Università di Urbino), Matteo Palombelli and Daniele Xhani (students of the Collegio Borromeo Pavia, Università degli Studi di Pavia) were our special guests during the teams meeting 12 March. Their PP presentations have been sent to the participants by e-mail.
Here the Q&A during the meeting.
Q: Collegio Borromeo is open to our students?
A: Students of the European Union can apply for any Italian University and for the Collegi. The languages they may use for the admission exams are Italian or English. For the Collegio Borromeo, Collegio Ghislieri, Collegio Nuovo, Collegio Santa Caterina is it possible to apply for an internship only with minimum 80 out of 100 points in the European Baccalaureate. That's not the case for the Collegi ISU, where there is not a minumum grade.
Q: What is the procedure to access the collegi of the University of Pavia?
A: Collegi ISU.
Q: How much does it cost a place in Collegio?
A: From 0 to 12.500 euros per year (depending on the family economic situation).
More info in the Collegi webpage:
L'ALMO COLLEGIO BORROMEO (boys and girls)
IL COLLEGIO GHISLIERI (boys and girls)
IL COLLEGIO NUOVO (girls only)
IL COLLEGIO SANTA CATERINA (girls only)
Collegi ISU (boys and girls. Fees depend on the family income, normally less than the cost of a privare apartment).
USEFULL EXTERNAL LINKS
XXIII FIERA DELL'ORIENTAMENTO DI VERONA dal 26 al 29 novembre 2025
I consigli del sito studenti.it https://www.studenti.it/orientamento/universita/
QUIZ ONLINE PER SCOPRIRE QUAL E' LA CARRIERA ADATTA A TE (senza pretesa di scientificità):
https://www.studenti.it/test/orientamento-universitario-scopri-quale-facolta-e-piu-adatta-a-te/1
UNIVERSITIES MORE IN DETAILS
INIZIATIVE DEL POLITECNICO DI MILANO PER STUDENTI DECISAMENTE BRILLANTI
Studiare e vivere in Italia - I corsi di orientamento delle Università italiane.
Alcune università e collegi universitari italiani organizzano corsi di orientamento aperti agli studenti degli ultimi anni delle scuole superiori. Segnaliamo in particolari i corsi della prestigiosa:
LA SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE DI PISA
I COLLEGI UNIVERSITARI PER MERITO DI PAVIA: bandi di concorso, programmi e orientamento. Si accede a questi collegi tramite concorso, il mantenimento del posto dipende dal rendimento negli esami universitari. La retta viene basata sul reddito famigliare, per i redditi più bassi è prevista la gratuità.
SE VUOI DIVENTARE INTERPRETE O TRADUTTORE CI SONO ALCUNI IMPORTANTI CORSI DI LAUREA IN ITALIA PER QUESTA CARRIERA:
UNIVERSITÀ DI TRIESTE: SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI LINGUE MODERNE PER INTERPRETI E TRADUTTORI
UNIVERSITÀ DI BOLOGNA (SEDE DI FORLÌ)
SCUOLA SUPERIORE PER INTERPRETI E TRADUTTORI DI PESCARA
SE TI INTERESSA LA POLITICA
SCIENZE INTERNAZIONALI E DIPLOMATICHE A FORLI'
SCUOLA DI SCIENZE POLITICHE ALFIERI DI FIRENZE
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