Public universities + scholarship pathways
A strong option for students who want respected public education, a wide course choice and scholarship opportunities—with a process that rewards early preparation.
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Explore universities02 / COMPAREFind your English-taught degreeFilter by subject and qualification. Compare teaching language, fees and the application route.
Open course finder03 / PREPAREDocuments, funding & entryFollow separate admission, scholarship and visa steps. Medicine has its own route.
See the application steps73 detailed English-taught programme and pathway guides available for comparison. The broader Italy course catalogue also includes separately labelled curriculum and pathway entries.
Italy offers six-year English-taught medicine at public and private universities. Public selection, a university’s preliminary checks, Universitaly pre-enrolment and the visa are separate steps. Plan Italian for patient care from the beginning, and examine the clinical and internship structure before choosing a return-to-India route.
University checks, Universitaly and IMAT have separate deadlines. Compare English-taught public medicine places and your applicant category before starting.
Medicine, IMAT & seats →Find a bachelor’s route that fits: compare Italian public universities, private universities and foreign-awarded degrees, with exact English curricula, fees and official entry requirements.
Explore business & economics bachelor’s →Application calendars · checked 2 October 2026
Start with the academic year and your qualification or residence category. These are selected published windows; an application, eligibility evaluation and enrolment are different steps. Exact closing times and later amendments are set by the official call.
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Who can use this windowApplicants with foreign qualifications, including non-EU applicants abroad, for participating open-admission English-taught degrees.
Apply through Apply@UniPD after checking your programme's requirements and available round. This first call covers participating open-admission degrees; Medicine and restricted-access courses have separate schedules.
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Who can use this windowForeign-qualification holders who are Italian, EU or EU-equivalent citizens, or eligible non-EU citizens legally resident in Italy. Excludes new visa applicants abroad.
Earlier test deadlineGlobal Law applicants must take the required TOLC by 8 October 2026, before this application window closes.
The fifth Apply@UniTo call covers open-access bachelor's and eligible five- or six-year single-cycle degrees. The €60 application allows up to two programmes. Course requirements, TOLC assessment and subsequent enrolment still apply. Global Law’s required TOLC must be taken by 8 October 2026, earlier than the application closing date.
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Who can use this windowEU and equivalent applicants to this master's. New non-EU visa applicants are excluded; their admission deadline was 30 April 2026.
Submit the admission application and €30 charge by 30 October. Foreign qualifications use Apply@UniMI. Academic assessment is required. The later 15 January 2027 enrolment deadline applies only after admission and does not extend this application window.
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Who can use this windowApplicants following the Italian-qualification route, regardless of citizenship. Foreign qualifications have separate preliminary-assessment deadlines.
Request the third entry-requirements evaluation for Conservation Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage. A positive assessment and B2 English are needed before enrolment. The separate additional enrolment period ends 18 December 2026.
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Who can use this windowNon-EU citizens residing outside Italy with foreign qualifications, for participating restricted-access English-taught degrees; Medicine is excluded.
This announced application window opens on 7 January 2027. Check the individual programme call for tests, seats and required documents. EU and EU-equated applicants use a separate calendar.
Dates are shown as published, not a promise that an application is still available. A later enrolment deadline does not extend an earlier application or test deadline.
Useful starting figures. Your programme, city and applicant category determine your actual costs.
2024/25
University students with a secondary-school qualification obtained outside Italy, irrespective of citizenship.
University system count; does not add the separately reported AFAM art/music sector or count only new arrivals.
This is not a count of new arrivals and is not directly comparable with every other country.
Programme, household-income rules and exemptions change the bill. Private institutions and specialist programmes may cost more.
Cost reference checked 2026-09-22A planning guide, not a guaranteed maximum; check current housing quotes and initial deposits.
Cost reference checked 2026-09-22Build my budget →Student count checked 2026-09-22; cost dates are shown beside each figure. Observation years remain as published. Planning costs are not visa financial requirements. Named university or city examples are labelled separately from national ranges.
IMAT 2026 has taken place. Find the official paper and answer key, follow the correct ranking route, and prepare for 2027 without confusing university applications with test registration.
Read guide →CEnT-S booking steps, the €55 fee for November 2025–October 2026, and an 8 October calendar snapshot showing a 9 October closing date for listed 15 October tests.
Read guide →Build an application plan for 2027/28, from checking your qualification to enrolment and the visa route that applies to you.
Read guide →Understand regional aid, university awards and MAECI, and prepare the right questions before a 2027/28 scholarship call opens.
Read guide →Organise academic documents, translations and qualification evidence without treating every document service as mandatory.
Read guide →Choose the document route your receiving university accepts before paying for verification.
Read guide →Compare the €300 and qualification-specific €150 CIMEA routes, understand the 60-working-day clock, and apply through the qualification holder’s own DiploMe account.
Read guide →A focused route for qualifications within the Italian Consulate in Mumbai’s document jurisdiction.
Read guide →Understand notary, university verification, state authentication and apostille without paying for the wrong route.
Read guide →Find the right mission and the right study checklist before booking a VFS appointment.
Read guide →Compare routes without mixing their eligibility rules, application calendars or benefits.
Read guide →Put your arrival tasks in order, with the ordinary non-EU study-permit route and a concrete Bologna example for enrolment, tax code, healthcare and housing evidence.
Read guide →Build a household-document file and an arrival budget using scoped 2026/27 examples from EDISU Piemonte, DSU Toscana and ER.GO.
Read guide →Follow Muscat’s direct Embassy route, distinguish visa and qualification checks, and prepare the right forms and financial evidence.
Read guide →At a glance
A strong option for students who want respected public education, a wide course choice and scholarship opportunities—with a process that rewards early preparation.
Start with the cost snapshot, compare the listed study routes, then use the linked country guides for documents and admission steps. Course-specific conditions are shown beside each researched programme.
Before you decide
What the brochure rarely explains
Admission is one milestone. The right decision also accounts for money, documentation, learning style and life after graduation.
Italy can offer strong public education, but fees, admission rules and available English programmes differ significantly by university.
Regional and university awards have separate eligibility, income-document and deadline requirements. Admission does not automatically secure funding.
Accommodation, pre-enrolment, financial evidence and visa preparation should be planned together—not left until the offer arrives.
Your application route
Check course-specific eligibility and whether the university uses its own application portal.
Prepare translations, legalisation and academic verification early where requested.
Complete university admission and Universitaly pre-enrolment in the correct order.
Build the visa and financial file around the consulate handling your residence country.
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Clear explanations from Via Glowbal founder and global youth advisor Pranav Sharma.
Visit the channelA planning overview, not an announced 2027 admissions calendar. University-specific steps and deadlines take priority.
Previews stay on this website. A video connects to YouTube only when you press Play. Older admissions years remain labelled; use the written guide for current requirements.
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We can help review your profile, compare courses and institutions, prepare applications, organise documents and plan the visa and departure stages.
The useful question is not only “Can I get an offer?” It is whether the academic, financial and career logic remains strong after the excitement of admission.
Yes, many universities offer English-taught programmes, especially at master’s level. Bachelor’s choice is narrower and must be checked course by course.
No. Scholarships depend on the scheme, eligibility, documents, deadlines and available funding. We assess the route separately from admission.
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