If you are or will be an international exchange or degree seeking student or an international guest of the University of Bologna, you can take advantage of some opportunities to improve your Italian. Choose one or more courses and carry out the specific registration procedures provided for each of them.
Important!
If you are a non-EU student residing abroad and you need to meet the Italian requirement to enrol in a first, single or second cycle degree programme offered in Italian, read the information on the Italian language requirement and effects on admission to degree programmes page.
If you are an international student enrolled in an international degree programme taught in English, and you are required to meet the Italian requirement, read the information on the Italian Language for international students page (in English).
L2 ITALIAN COURSES at the University Language Centre (CLA)
- teaching mode: in presence and online
- levels: A2, B1, B2
- duration: 50 hours, intensive or extensive courses for each semester
- available for: current international exchange and degree seeking students of any cycle, all international guests in any capacity
- fees: generally the first course is free of charge, only some categories of participants have to pay a fee
- final certificates: course certificate
- useful for: personal training, only exchange students obtain 5 ECTS
- not useful for: meeting the Italian requirement for non-EU students residing abroad who enrol in first, second and single cycle degree programmes, meeting the Italian requirement for the recognition of foreign qualifications
- how to register: CLA placement test according to a predefined schedule
- more information: CLA Italian for international learners
L2 Italian MOOC on Unibook (UniBO Open Knowledge)
- teaching mode: online, self-study
- levels: beginner
- duration: 8-10 hours per week for 4-5 weeks per part (2 parts in total), courses start according to a predefined schedule
- available for: everyone
- fees: free of charge
- final certificates: certificate of completion
- useful for: personal training, meeting the Italian requirement for asylum-seeking students who register for single learning activities (Unibo for Refugees)
- not useful for: meeting Italian requirement for non-EU students residing abroad who enrol in first, second and single cycle degree programmes, meeting the Italian requirement for the recognition of foreign qualifications, meeting the Italian requirement for international students enrolled in international programmes taught in English (where applicable)
- how to register: registration on the Unibook portal
- more information: Unibook (select course: Benvenuti in Italia! Orientarsi con l’italiano)
See also
- Procedures for degree programmes Published