Programs designed for foreigners

Where to get information:
Here are some useful addresses of organizations and associations that welcome and inform foreign students in the principle university cities.

UCSEI- Ufficio centrale studenti esteri
Lungotevere dei Vallati, 14
00186 ROMA
06/68804062

Centro internazionale studenti Giorgio La Pira
Via de' Pescioni, 3
50123 FIRENZE
055/213557

Manitese
Via Cavenaghi, 4
20149 MILANO
02/48008617

Coordinamento studenti immigrati, Unione degli universitari
Via Goito, 39
00195 ROMA
06/8476516

Programs :
There are two universities for foreign students that prepare the students for a diploma in Italian language and culture: the University of Perugia in Ombrie (the centre of Italy) and the University of Siena in Tuscany (about an hour from Florence).

Università per stranieri
Segreteria studenti
Via Pantaneto, 45 - 53100 Siena / Italia
Tel: +39 0577240347-345-343 Fax: +39 0577283163
site web : www.unistrasi.it
Italian language classes for foreigners

diploma:
The CILS: Certificato d'italiano come lingua straniera. This is a required diploma for all subsequent applications for an Italian university.
Cost: 220,000 lira = US$ 90 = 112 Euros

Università per stranieri perugia
Palazzo Gallenga - Piazza Fortebraccio, 4 -
06122 Perugia (Italia) -
Tel +39/075/57461 - Fax +39/075/5732014
site web : www.unistrapg.it

The courses are open to all foreign citizens and Italians living in another country. The courses are divided into 5 levels:
(1) Elementary level- lasts 3 months
(2) Lower level - lasts 3 months
(3) Intermediate level - lasts 3 months
(4) Advanced level - lasts 3 months
(5)High level - lasts 6 months

Admission for each level:
The first level is for students who do not have any knowledge of the Italian language.
The enrollment for the second, third, fourth ,and fifth levels depends on the results of an evaluation exam taken when the student first applies. For the students who have already participated in the courses and have successfully passed the final exam, they are then admitted to a higher level.

Certificates and diplomas:
When an exam has been passed the following certificates and diplomas are awarded:
-Certificate for Italian language for the First, Second, and Third levels. The certificate states the level and grade obtained.
-Certificate for Italian language and culture. This certificate states the level, the direction followed in the program of the studies and the final grade obtained at the Fourth level course.
-The diploma of Italian language and culture (CELI). This certificate states the level, the direction followed in program of the studies and the grade obtained at the Fifth level. This diploma is required for entrance to an Italian university.
Cost: 450,000 lira per month (US$ 180 = 232 Euros)

Additional courses: for students in European exchange programs
Admission - Calendar
These monthly courses are reserved for students of the European exchange programs (Socrates/Erasmus/Tempus...). There are three course levels: elementary, intermediate and advanced. There have to be at least 15 students registered for a course in order for it to take place. In the case in which there are few registered students, the students then take a language and culture course that is more adapted to their linguistic demand.
These courses offer the students a competent linguistic knowledge that would allow them to have an easy intergration into the Italian universities. To apply to a course you must present a document that declares the participation in one of the European exchange programs. To evaluate the linguistic level of the students, a test is given before commencement of the course.
The courses consist of 21 hours of lessons per week, concentrating on:
- Italian language
- practical work on the Italian language and culture
- practical work in the language laboratory
- subjet-related language lessons (only for the intermediate and advanced levels)
At the end of the course a certificate of attendance will be awarded.