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Italy, officially the Italian Republic is a unitary parliamentary republic in Southern Europe. To the north, Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula and the two biggest Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia.
Italy is considered to be both a major regional power and a leading middle power with membership in prominent institutions such as the UN, the EU, the NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the DAC, the WTO, the G4, G6, G7, G8, G10, G20, the Union for the Mediterranean, the Latin Union, the Council of Europe, the Central European Initiative and the Uniting for Consensus. Italy currently maintains the world's tenth-largest nominal defence budget and is a participant in the NATO nuclear sharing policy. On 1 July 2014, Italy replaced Greece as the seat of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Italy has played an important role in European higher education: it is one of the four countries that first engaged to create the so-called "European Area of Higher Education", thus starting that type of higher education reform which, known as "Bologna Process" (Bologna Declaration, June 1999) is being implemented all over Europe.
The education system in Italy is organized according to the subsidiary principle and autonomy of schools. The State has exclusive competence on general issues on education, on minimum standards to be guaranteed throughout the country, and on the fundamental principles that Regions should comply with within their competencies.
Italian higher education is structured in a binary system, consisting of two main articulations:At present, the university sector is made up of 89 university institutions which are classified in:
Intakes:
The academic year in Italy is made up of two semesters. The first semester starts in September/October and ends in January/February. The second semester starts in February and ends in July. The actual start and finish dates will vary in the different universities but each semester lasts around 20 weeks and is made up of a teaching period lasting around 14 weeks and an exam period lasting around 6 weeks.
Requirements:The Italian Master's Degree should not be confused with the Italian "Masters" (Magistrale specialistica) that are one-year specialist courses that offer a more practical education, notably in professional areas such as law, engineering, education or architecture) but do not give access to further levels of studies (they can be considered similar to Postgraduate diplomas). A bachelor (or an equivalent) is required to undertake a Masters degree. If you are applying for an international program (the Italian equivalent to being delivered in English) or an Erasmus Mundus joint-Masters programme there may be no entrance examination. If you are applying for Masters degrees in the area of economics, management, finance, business studies, you are likely to be asked for a GMAT or GRE, and Proof of English Knowledge is required notably if the program you are applying to is in English.
Pre-enrollment:Students who wish to pursue a Bachelor`s or Master`s course in Italy have to pre-enroll at the University where they would like to study. The application for pre-enrolment needs to be submitted online on www.universitaly.it according to the diplomatic-consular jurisdictions. The general documents required for pre-enrolment are:
"Declaration of value” (Dichiarazione di Valore):
DOV issued by the Italian Diplomatic Representative related to the high school degree. The Declaration of Value is a document, released by the Italian competent Authority in the Country to which the educational system of your school refers, attesting the validity of your Diploma and in particular attesting you are entitled to enter University.
Scholarship Opportunities
All international students are entitled to the same student assistance services as Italian
students, on basis of the
same requisites of financial means and/or merit. This applies to scholarships, student loans,
housing assistance,
refectory meal tickets and fee waivers. Scholarships are offered to carry out study, training and
research projects
in Italian Higher Education Institutes (State-owned institutions or institutions legally
recognized by the relevant
State authorities). Foreign students can benefit from scholarships offered by Italian universities
to pursue study,
training and/or research programs. The aim of these scholarships is to foster international
cultural cooperation,
spread the knowledge of the Italian language, culture and science, as well as promote the Italian
economic and
technological system throughout the world.
Entry visas for study purposes “University Registration” (type D “national”) are issued if applicants meet all the requirements and conditions of the current regulations by the dates set by the relevant MIUIR timetables (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research).
- Two recent passport size photographs
- One application form duly completed and signed
- Passport valid for three months over planned stay in Italy
- Copy of the passport page containing holder’s data and those mentioning an extension of validity.
- A letter of acceptance from school or University in Italy indicating place, duration of the course and dates of attendance
- A letter addressed to this Italian Consulate, stating that you own private means of support. If you are a recipient of financial aid, please submit a statement
- Proof that you have accommodation in Italy;
For further information regarding student visas, contact our nearest office.
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