Non-EU students residing abroad who intend to enrol in the first year of a first cycle (bachelor) degree (laurea triennale, L) or single cycle degree (laurea magistrale a ciclo unico, LM c.u.) must:
Non-EU students who intend to enrol in a second cycle (master's degree) (laurea magistrale, LM) program:
Prospective first-year students need to follow the guidelines contained in the master’s degrees page (laurea magistrale) which concern pre-requisites, evaluation requests and matriculation applications.
Non-EU citizens have to apply for pre-enrollment via the Universitaly platform - already open for the 2023/2024 academic year, by the deadline published on the dedicated website of the Ministry.
Important information: The validation of the pre-enrollment application by the University does not grant:
Any right to obtain the entry visa, since the issuance of visas falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Italian diplomatic missions abroad
Any right to be enrolled in one’s intended degree program. Before completing the prospective students enrollment, the University has to verify the validity and authenticity of the entry qualification through the dichiarazione di valore or CIMEA certificates of comparability and verification sent by the prospects.
It is highly recommended that prospective students request the dichiarazione di valore to the competent Italian diplomatic mission or CIMEA certificates of comparability and verification via Diplome well in advance of the beginning of 2023/24 a.y. classes (11th September 2023).
Non-EU citizens residing abroad, who intend to enroll in a three-year degree, single-cycle master's degree or master's degree taught in Italian, must take an Italian language knowledge test, except the cases of exemption.
For a.y. 2023/2024 to enroll in any bachelor, master and combined cycle degree programmes, you need to register with the Online student services first and then complete the online application starting from 13 July 2023 up to 8 November 2023.
At the end of the registration, the system will calculate the matriculation tuition and fees bill which must be paid within the aforementioned deadlines - 8 November 2023 (see fees and charges or the Manifesto degli studi, section 13 for all fees and charges information).
Only when enrolling in unrestricted access courses is it possible to fill in the online enrolment application or pay the fees calculated by the system even beyond the deadline and until 15 December 2023. However please note that the late payment will incur an additional administrative charge of € 100.
Students who have passed the Italian knowledge test and, for courses with restricted access, also the required admission test, must complete the online application and upload the following documentation:
At the end of the procedure, the student must send an email to the International desk - internationaldesk(AT)unifi.it - to communicate its completion.
Reallocation to a degree program with restricted access at the University of Florence. Information in 'Domanda di riassegnazione' (Italian website).
The amount of tuition fees vary depending on the overall financial situation of the student family and on other criteria related to the merit. Partial and total fee waivers are also possible under certain conditions. More information are available in Fees and Charges.
International Students Guide (pdf)
Read also Iscrizione contemporanea a due corsi di formazione superiore (in Italian).