Directory on Universities, Colleges, Graduate Business Schools, Medical and Law colleges in Italy

Colleges, universities and graduate schools in Italy that offer graduate programs in the areas of engineering and applied sciences, computer science, business management, bio-chemistry, bio-medicine, medicine, law, education, chemical engineering, mechanical and fine arts leading to an MS, MBA or a Ph.D.

The vast majority of universities in Italy are public, and are usually named after the city or region in which they are located. There are also a small number of privately funded universities, accredited by the state and given the power to confer academic degrees. Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore are examples of such private universities.

Italian universities follow generally two types of programs: the "Laurea" (3 years), roughly equivalent to a bachelor's degree and the "Laurea Specialistica" o "Laurea Magistrale" (3+2 years) roughly equivalent to a master's degree.

A typical academic year in an Italian university is divided into two semesters. Examinations are held at the beginning of the academic year (September), the middle of the year (mid January to the end of February) and at the end of the year (mid May to mid July).

1. Study in Italy - Italian Higher Education for International Students
   Hosted by MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research), "Study in Italy" is a valuable information tool for students wishing to attend higher education (H.Ed.) programmes in Italy, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. This website provides the information on types of H.Ed. institutions (university and non-university sector), admission procedures, study programmes, university degrees, non-university H.Ed. qualifications (academic diplomas), tuition language, student life and welfare services.
   
   
2. Accademia Italiana
   Offers Fashion Design school, Interior and furniture design, Textile design, Graphic design and visual comunication, Windows display, Drawing and painting, Fashion Design school, Interior and product design, Fashion Photography
   
   
3. American University of Rome
   The American University of Rome is committed to excellence in education and the promotion of cross-cultural exchange. AUR is dedicated to encouraging academic achievement in its students and offers a curriculum designed to complement our high academic standards and ensure an active-learning environment with small student:faculty ratio.
   
   
4. Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4)
   CRS4 (Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia) is an interdisciplinary research center developing advanced simulation techniques and applying them, by means of High Performance Computing, to the solution of large scale computational problems, and developing innovative applications in the field of the Information and Communications Technology.
   
   
5. European University Institute
   It carries out research in a European perspective (fundamental research, comparative research and Community research) in history, law, economics, political and social science.Its full-time teaching staff and 330 research students come from all countries of the European Union and further afield. I
   
   
6. Istituto Europeo Study Abroad Program
   All courses offered at the Institute are taught by a highly qualified international faculty. The Italian courses are taught exclusively in Italian by professors specialized in teaching Italian to foreigners. All other semester courses offered at ISTITUTO EUROPEO are taught in English
   
   
7. Istituto Giordano
   A history covering half a century, 20.000 clients and wide international recognition make Istituto Giordano a prestigious partner for companies and their products.
   
   
8. Istituto Guglielmo Tagliacarne
   It is one of the famous institute in Italy offers various graduate courses in Arts and science, economics etc.,
   
   
9. Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia
   Offers Practical theories and of the limbs and the industrial design, department of construction of the architecture, planning department, planning of the architecture
   
   
10. John Cabot University
    JCU is unique in Italy. Accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association and with American degrees authorized by the State of Delaware and European degrees validated by the University of Wales, the university focuses on student success.
    
    
11. Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
    The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center, is a full-time graduate school that offers the only international relations program in Europe under the American system. offers an interdisciplinary program of studies, with an emphasis on European studies, international economics, politics and history.
    
    
12. Lorenzo de'Medici School
    The Lorenzo de Medici school, which opened its doors in 1973, was one of the very first in Florence to specialize in the teaching of Italian as a foreign language. The school-whose students come from all age groups and from all over the world- guarantees a high quality in teaching and in the services provided.
    
    
13. MIB School of Management
    MIB School of Management is a business school with a strong international orientation. It is committed to creating added value in the development of a modern managerial culture from a multidisciplinary perspective.The Executive MBA programme has been specifically developed for managers who need to improve their career opportunities while continuing to work.
    
    
14. NETwork Teledidattico per l'Università Ovunque
    NETTUNO is today the first and the unique Telematic and Television University using two satellite television channels RAI NETTUNO SAT 1 and RAI NETTUNO SAT 2 and Internet to broadcast its courses and to carry out didactic activities.
    
    
15. Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum
    Offers courses such as Philosohy, Theology, Bioethics, Religious Sciences
    
    
16. Pontifical University of Saint Bonaventure
    The Papal Theological Faculty S. Bonaventura in Rome confers the academic degrees in Theology: To BACHELOR'S DEGREE (Iº quinquennial cycle of studies: Philosophical biennium and Institutional Three years); B. LICENCE with Specialization in Cristologia, Spiritualità Franciscan Cristocentrica and Francescanesimo (IIº cycle of studies of the duration of two years); C. DOCTORATE (IIIº cycle of the duration of two years).
    
    
17. Scuola Internazionale di Grafica
    The Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia, founded in 1969, is an independent center for the Visual Arts in the heart of Venice. The Scuola’s programs focus on Printmaking and Book-Arts, to Painting and Drawing.
    
    
18. Umbra Institute
    providing an increasingly diversified curriculum that applies the educational resources of the local region (Perugia, Umbria, Tuscany) and Italy and allows students of many disciplines to participate in the program
    
    
19. Università Cà Foscari di Venezia
    Offers education through Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Science
    
    
20. Università Commerciale L. Bocconi
    The University dedicates therefore continues attention to the productive and civil life, in order to support with one knits intellectual and professional formation the innovation and the development of the enterprises and all the Country, placing the culture and science like fundamental base for the renewal and the economic and moral increase of Italy.
    
    
21. Università di Cagliari
    Offers courses such as Architecture, Animal Biology and Ecology, Biology Experiences Them, Inorganic chemistry and Analytics, Surgical, Maternal, Infantile and of sciences of the Images, Citomorfologia, Straight Public and of Social Studies, Economy
    
    
22. Università di Camerino
    The Faculty organizes, program, coordinates and verification the development of the didactic and formative activities; to it they make head the university professors and the investigators.Offers the following faculties such as Architecture, Pharmacy, Jurisprudence, Medicine Veterinary, Sciences and Technologies
    
    
23. Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
    Offers education through the following faculties such as Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Medicine,Faculty of Science
    
    
24. Università degli Studi di Ancona
    Offers the following course such as Agriculture, Engineering, Economics, Medicine, Sciences.
    
    
25. Università degli Studi di Torino
    Offers courses through the following faculties Agrarian, Economy, Pharmacy, Jurisprudence, Letters and Philosophy, Foreign languages and Literatures, Medicine and Surgery, Medicine Veterinary, Psycology, Sciences of the Formation, Sciences MFN and Political Sciences
    
    

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