ABOUT ITALY
Italy has played an important role in European higher education: Italy is one of the four countries that first engaged to create the so-called “European Area of Higher Education” (Sorbonne Declaration, May 1998), thus starting that type of higher education reform which, known as “Bologna Process” (Bologna Declaration, June 1999) is being implemented all over Europe.
Today Italy ranks among the 8 most industrialised countries in the world. Alongside some big companies, both state-owned and private, it has developed a sound network of small and medium-sized undertakings, promoted a few scientific parks, and are incentivating basic and applied research in a great variety of fields (biology, ICT, medicine, physics, etc.).
ITALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
Italian higher education is structured in a binary system, consisting of two main articulations:
- the university sector
- the non-university sector
THE UNIVERSITY SECTOR
At present, the university sector is made up of 89 university institutions which are classified in:
- 58 State universities
- 17 non-State universities (legally recognised by the State)
- 2 universities for foreigners
- 6 higher schools specialised in postgraduate university studies
- 6 telematic universities
SCHOLARSHIP POSSIBILITIES
- Platinum (Tuition fee waiver + €10000 per year for living)
- Gold (Tuition fee waiver + €5000 per year for living)
- Silver (Tuition fee waiver)
ADMISSION CONDITIONS
60% in Bachelors degree is compulsory. The grade requirement varies from program to program and refer the program database.