foreign students admission

Enrollment Procedure

All foreign applicants -as well as Italian citizens holding foreign school leaving qualifications- have first to submit a sort of pre-enrollment application (domanda di pre-iscrizione), which is conditionally accepted by individual institutions.

With reference to all enrollment conditions (availability of study places, type of documentation, deadlines and place of delivery, stay permit, health assistance, etc.),

- citizens from EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) as well as from Switzerland enjoy the same treatment as EU nationals;

- non-EU candidates, once passed the entrance exam, are accepted within the limits of pre-determined quotas of available places; besides, depending on their places of residence, they may have to respect particular pre-enrollment procures and deadlines (see the items Delivery of pre-enrollment applications, and General conditions).

Only those candidates who have met all general and specific admission requirements are allowed to comply with final enrollment procedures.

1. Documents to be attached to pre-applications

a) school leaving qualification, in the original;

b) its official translation into Italian; offical translations are those performed by sworn translators or legalised- by Italian or foreign consular/diplomatic authorities;

c) the Dichiarazione di Valore, issued on the above qualification by the competent Italian diplomatic authority in the country of the education system of reference;

d) those applicants who have already completed a period of university studies outside Italy and wish a reduction in length of the chosen Italian CL, have also to submit:

- a transcript -or any other university official document- listing all the subject-courses already attended;

- the official translation into Italian of the univesity document mentioned here above;

- the syllabuses of the individual university subject courses they have already attended, along with their official translation into Italian.

All documents listed from letter a) to letter d) above must be legalised by the competent Italian diplomatic authorities abroad.

2. Delivery of pre-enrollment applications

a) Direct delivery to the chosen Italian university is allowed to the following categories:

- EU nationals, independently of their place of residence;

- non-EU nationals, if legally staying in Italy on a regular residence permit issued for study, work, or family reasons;

- Italians holding a foreign school leaving qualification obtained abroad or in one of the recognised foreign schools located in Italy.

b) Indirect delivery through the competent Italian diplomatic authorities abroad

Non-EU applicants living outside Italy have to submit their pre-enrollment applications to the competent Italian Embassies or Consulates which will then forward them to the Italian universities concerned.

Before delivering their pre-enrollment applications, all applicants, independently of their citizenship, must contact the competent Italian Embassies or Consulates abroad to have their documents legalised, as prescribed by law.

3. General conditions

The actual enrollment of foreign citizens in the chosen degree course may be subject to a few additional conditions mainly related to public order and social welfare, such as the holding of study visa, residence permits, health insurance, etc.

In particular:

* non-EU citizens

a) must get a study visa from the closest Italian Consulate in their countries;

b) must give evidence to be able to support themselves in Italy on the basis of their own financial means or through scholarships, grants or any other financial aid:
c) have to purchase a certain type of health insurance policy giving a right to the services of the Italian health system.

* EU citizens

a) do not need any visa; a Consular statement, issued by the competent Italian Consulates in their country is sufficient;

b) have a right to the same health services as in their home countries.

Other general conditions for admission to and enrollment in CLs (entrance examinations; tuition fees; additional contributions devised for student welfare services; etc.) are equally applied to Italian candidates and to foreigners of any nationality.

4. Entrance examinations (all applicants, independently of their citizenship)

Subsequently, candidates have to pass:

- the Italian language exam, compulsory for foreign citizens only (all categories),

- an admission examination, compulsory for all foreign citizens.

-The entrance exam seeks to determine whether the student has the technical-artistic requisites necessary to successfully complete the course of studies in question, as well as a knowledge of the Italian language.

The entrance exam for the PAINTING course comprises:
Preliminary oral exam to assess the student’s knowledge of the Italian language;
Colour sketch of a pictorial composition;
Drawing from life of a figure.

The entrance exam for the STAGE and SET DESIGN course comprises:
Preliminary oral exam to assess the student’s knowledge of the Italian language;
Colour sketch of a decorative composition in an architectural structure;
Colour sketch of a pictorial composition.

The entrance exam for the SCULPTURE course comprises:
Preliminary oral exam to assess the student’s knowledge of the Italian language;
Plastic sketch of an object in bas-relief;
Drawing from life of a figure.

The entrance exam for the DECORATION course comprises:
Preliminary oral exam to assess the student’s knowledge of the Italian language;
Colour sketch of a decorative composition.

The entrance exam for the ADVERTISING GRAPHICS course comprises:
Preliminary oral exam to assess the student's knowledge of the Italian language;
Drawing (in a graphic tecnique at free choice)
Colour sketch of a pictorial composition

The entrance exam for the ART of CINEMA and TELEVISION course comprises:
Preliminary oral exam to assess the student's knowledge of the Italian language;
Storyboard writing and drawing (in a graphic tecnique at free choice)
Critical and aesthetical analysis of a film

The above examinations will be held in a single session (two or three days) at the headquarter of the Academy, within the month of October.

Once the foreign student has passed the entrance exam he may submit the course application form.

Application forms