In Italy, legal qualifications are issued by institutions authorized and accredited by the Ministry.
The Italian system is composed of:
- 97 University institutions of which 67 State Universities;
- 19 Legally recognized non-state universities;
- 11 Legally recognized non-State telematic universities.
On the website of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Education and Research, you can find a lot of information about the University System and accredited University Institutions
There is a section dedicated to international mobility, with links to the NATO Internship Programme, internships abroad and also to incoming international students.
From the homepage of the Ministry’s website you can reach the “Universitaly” section where you can find all the useful information about: where to study, what to study, accredited universities, The costs and the courses available in English and a section dedicated to orientation for choosing the best course.
Enrolment at the university is subject to the payment of tuition fees.
The payment methods and deadlines are defined independently by each university;
The amount of fees varies from one university to another and depending on the chosen course.
Non-state universities are more expensive than public ones.
Usually the scientific degrees are more expensive as they also provide for the use of laboratories; also the enrolment to the courses of university Master and those of specialization provides for the payment of quite high fees.
Certain categories of students are exempted from paying taxes, for example in the case of scholarship winners and those who demonstrate particularly poor income conditions.
The following documentation is required to register for the University:
- application form, to be downloaded from the website of the University or collected at the secretariat;
- copy of the diploma;
- identity document and tax number;
- receipt of payment of the registration fee.
The main Italian titles are the Degree (1,” cycle). Such courses have a three-year duration
The Master’s Degree (2nd cycle) courses last for two years. Some courses (Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry and Dental Prosthesis, Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy, Architecture and Engineering-Architecture, Law, Primary Education Sciences) are defined as “Master’s Degree courses in a single cycle”. The Phd (3 cycle) The Master’s degree gives access to the Phd and other courses of 3 cycle. The minimum duration is 3 years.
