Studying in English in Florence

The University of Florence's educational offering is also characterized by its international scope: there are 18 degree programmes taught entirely or partially in English in various scientific and disciplinary fields.

There are 10 degree programmes taught entirely in English, aimed at those who want to tackle the crucial challenges of the contemporary world with competence, from sustainability in its various meanings to life sciences, from digital transition to automation.

Alongside the First Cycle programme in Sustainable Business for Societal Challenges (Economics), which focuses on sustainability in the business world, there are nine Second Cycle programmes.

Mechanical Engineering for Sustainability (Engineering) studies new production and organisational paradigms to support social and industrial transition; Management Engineering (Engineering) trains management engineers with advanced skills in data analysis. Geoengineering (Engineering) is the only course in Italy that offers an interdisciplinary approach to natural risk mitigation; Advanced Molecular Sciences (Chemistry) explores research in life sciences and materials chemistry; Design of Sustainable Tourism Systems (Statistics) provides skills for the sustainable management and organisation of tourism activities.

Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (Agriculture) aims to improve food security and support capacity building and empowerment of local communities, while Economics and Development (Economics) offers innovative training in the field of development economics through interdisciplinarity, and Finance and Risk Management (Economics) provides advanced tools for assessing and managing risk in financial, economic and insurance contexts.

The collaboration with Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca offers a programme in Software: Science and Technology (Computer Science), taylored to those who want to become professionals in the design and development of complex software systems.

In addition to these, 8 other Second Cycle programmes include part of the course or a specialisation in English. These are: Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Sustainable Agriculture (Agriculture); Planning and Design for Sustainability (Architecture); Economics Institutions Sustainability (Economics); Geography Spatial Management, Heritage for International Cooperation (Geography); Physical and Astrophysical Sciences (Physics); Energy Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Robotics, Automation and Electrical Engineering (all three in Engineering).