University of Genoa (UniGe)

• University: University of Genoa (UniGe),
• Student community: more than 32,000 students, including more than 3,000 international students representing 110 nationalities.

• Graduates: more than 5,000 each year,
• Research community: more than 4,300 researchers, including more than 1,200 faculty members,
• Global standing: top 1.5% in an international ranking.

UniGe offers bachelor's, master's, and single-cycle programs, as well as doctoral, postgraduate, specialization, and other advanced training programs.

Courses are created automatically in hidden mode on AulaWeb, after which faculty members make them available.

The university designs, implements, monitors, and oversees its quality assurance processes, evaluates the results, and plans any necessary corrective action.

• Annual research funding totals 28 million euros,
• the university ranks third among large universities for internationalization,
• expanding participation in European research and innovation funding is one of the university's strategic goals.

• Palazzo dell'Ateneo was designed by Bartolomeo Bianco beginning in 1634 on a site associated with higher education since the era of the Jesuit colleges,
• Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo was already part of the Rolli palace system in 1588 and underwent a complete renovation beginning in 1776,
• Palazzo De Ferrari Chiavari Belimbau was donated to the university by the Belimbau heirs in 1999,
• Albergo dei Poveri was transferred to the University of Genoa in 2003 under a 50-year concession.

The university occupies several historic buildings. Palazzo Balbi Senarega, one of the 42 Rolli palaces on the UNESCO World Heritage List, houses departments of the School of Humanities. The restored Stradone di Sant'Agostino complex houses the Polytechnic School's Department of Architecture and Design. Villa Giustiniani Cambiaso has hosted engineering studies since 1921, while Villa Bonino has hosted engineering studies and offices since 1976.

The Botanical Garden in Genoa and the Hanbury Botanical Gardens in Ventimiglia are open to visitors. The School of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences is associated with museums of chemistry, physics and biology and the National Museum of Antarctica. The university's historic buildings are also open to the public, particularly during Rolli Days.

International students pay university charges after arriving in Italy. No payment is required before arrival.

International students who need a study visa must complete a preliminary assessment through UniGeApply before admission to any program if they hold a foreign diploma or an Italian diploma earned abroad.

One year after graduation, 87% of employed University of Genoa graduates are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs.

Admission to the University of Genoa (UniGe) is subject to the requirements of the selected program:

• Italian-language programs require Italian proficiency at B2 or above,
• English-language programs accept a university-recognized English language certificate at B2 or above or evidence that the applicant's previous education was taught in English,
• for Italian-language programs with limited enrollment, passing the admission test also serves as proof of language proficiency,
• conditional enrollment is permitted if the diploma has not been legalized or apostilled, or if a CIMEA verification statement, a Declaration of Value, a CIMEA comparability statement, or a Diploma Supplement is unavailable,
• medicine, surgery, and dentistry use a selective first semester instead of an admission test,
• preliminary approval by the university does not guarantee a study visa.

• International students may qualify for a full or partial tuition waiver if they meet the established requirements,
• the ALISEO Regione Liguria scholarship is available exclusively to international students,
• scholarship-funded study is available in Erasmus Mundus joint master's programs under Erasmus+.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision