Italy is a beautiful hot country with promising programs in both master's and bachelor's degrees. Every year, a huge number of students come to Italy to get a bachelor's degree, because there is quite a budget, but very high-quality education. This is one of the countries in which scientific discoveries have been made for centuries, not excluding the present time. There are modern educational programs that prepare students for the requirements of the labor market.
Bachelor's degree in Italy lasts 3-4 years and includes lectures, internships and internships. Tuition for students is available in English and Italian (more expensive in English).
Advantages of studying in Italy
- Fairly low cost of education
- Eligiation for grants and scholarships
- Obtaining a residence permit issued to students
- Possibility of travel
- A diploma that is recognized worldwide
- Internships and internships
- Possibility of obtaining a double diploma.
In Italy, there are both public and private universities. Private universities operate on a commercial basis and charge from 10,000€ to 25,000 €/year. You also need to pay for tuition at public universities - an administrative fee of 1000-4000 € for Italian programs.
Life in Italy is not very expensive - an apartment can be rented for 300 € and for 550 €, and hostels will cost around 300 €.
Admission Rules
Italian universities are very loyal to foreign students - you do not need to pass many exams to enter the bachelor's degree, it is important to write a good letter revealing personal qualities, and provide a certificate of secondary education. However, the Italian and Russian education systems are significantly different, which is why immediately after graduating from 11 classes in a Russian school, the applicant will not be able to enter an Italian university. First you need to enter a Russian university, and after studying in it for a year, you already apply to the Italian one. Italians require at least 12 years of study, but for them the process of mastering 12 years of study is not independent - you can start according to the scheme of 11 years of school + 1 year of university or 9 classes of school + 3-4 years of college. Italian universities will be ready to accept you in both versions.
To enroll in a bachelor's program at an Italian university, you need:
- Certificate of English Proficiency TOEFL or IELTS or Italian proficiency – CILS or CELI
- Certificate and transcript of grades
- Results of entrance examinations, if available
- Certificate of successful completion of the 1st year of university in a Russian university
- Document on the recognition of the certificate by Italy.
Documents required for obtaining a student visa:
- Proof of admission to the university
- Invitation letter from the university
- Confirmation of tuition fees
- Copy of the certificate of education received
- Transcript of ratings
- Medical insurance
- Copy of pages in the passport
- Certificate of minimum amount on the account for living in Italy
- Questionnaire with completed answers and pasted photo of the standard sample
- Passport and Russian passport of the applicant.
Scholarships and grants for foreign students
Italy has a program of grants, discounts and scholarships for international students. Russian students can participate in the competition for a scholarship of the Italian government. A large number of scholarships for studying in Italian universities are issued by the Italian Institutes of Culture (Istituto Italiano di Cultura) in Russia. Scholarship programs provided by the Council of Europe – Erasmus Mundus – are gaining increasing popularity.
In order to apply for a scholarship at an Italian university, you need the following documents:
- Student's biographical information certified by the university
- Letter from an Italian university
- 2 letters of recommendation from Russian university teachers
- Certificate of knowledge of the Italian language.
University of Bologna = from 3000$/year
A well-equipped university with clean, beautiful classrooms and unique study programs.
Reasons to study at the University of Bologna
- Modern campuses
- There are many libraries and museums
- Exchange and internship programs.
Sapienza University of Rome = from 2300$
The University of Rome Sapienza University of Rome (UNIROMA1) is a non-profit public higher education institution. The university belongs to the oldest educational institutions of the country, has a good academic reputation and is considered one of the most prestigious Italian educational institutions. Sapienza University of Rome is among the hundreds of the best universities in the world in terms of the quality of teaching.
University of Genoa = from $1000/year for programs in Italian
The State University of Genoa is one of the most prestigious places of education in Italy.
Popular faculties of the university, where students receive bachelor's degrees:
- Engineering
- Medicine
- Science
- Faculty of Physics.
Other universities in Italy popular with foreign students
- Sapienza University of Rome — 2307$
- Polytechnic Institute of Milan — 1846$
- University of Bologna — 3114$
- University of Milan — 2768$
- University of Padua — 2999$
- University of Pisa — 2307$
- University of Florence — 1730$
- University of Turin — 1153$
- Federico II University of Naples — 1038$
- University of Rome - Tor Vergata — 4037$
- Polytechnic of Turin — 2999$
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart — 7000$
- University of Trento — 1000$
- University of Pavia — 3000$.
