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1) The Medicine Course of the University of Padua will move to Venice from the academic year 2025/2026
2) IMAT Exam Date – 17th of September
3) IMAT 2025 Registration and exam centers
4) IMAT 2025 Exam Format and Syllabus
5)MUR Guidelines for Candidates with Disabilities, Impairments & SLD
- Sapienza
- The deadline for the pre-enrollment of the academic year 2025/2026 is the 21st of August.
Students planning to take the exam in Italy and selecting Sapienza as their first choice must register on Infostud between 8 August and 9 September.
- Milan
- The deadline for the pre-enrollment of the academic year 2025/2026 is the 31st of July.
- Download the List of documents for pre-enrollment.
- Bicocca
- The deadline for the pre-enrollment of the academic year 2025/2026 is the 17th of September.
- Candidates with foreign qualifications must submit their documents via the University Portal by 9 September 2025.
- Students should send their English certificates to the University by the 9th of September.
- Pavia
- The deadline for the pre-enrollment of the academic year 2025/2026 is the 31st of August
- Pre-evaluation: If you have already completed your pre-enrollment on Universitaly, it is for the Medicine course taught in English, please be advised that you will soon receive detailed instructions regarding the next steps required for Non-EU applicants.
- Padova
- Pre-enrollment deadline for medicine and surgery has not been announced yet (the deadline of July 15, 2025, does not apply to candidates applying for Medicine and Surgery.)
- Parma
- The deadline for the pre-enrollment of the academic year 2025/2026 is the 31st of July.
- To complete the pre-enrollment process, students must upload all required documents. However, the DOV and English language certificates are not mandatory at this stage and can be submitted later during the enrollment phase.
- Parma University does not accept non-EU students who study a foundation year in Italy.
- Bologna
- For Non-EU candidates, there are additional mandatory steps to be completed between September 12, 2025, and September 22, 2025, at 13:00 Italian Time. This process is carried out on the Studenti Online platform.
- Non-EU citizens with EU-equivalent status must log in, select their status, and provide documents proving their eligibility. If they do not meet the EU-equivalence requirement by the deadline, they will be considered “non-EU citizens residing abroad” and placed on the local ranking list. Non-EU citizens residing abroad must also use Studenti Online, select their specific status, and pre-enroll at the Italian Representation in their country of residence.
Event Dates Admission test registration on www.universitaly.it from 26 August 2025 to 9 September 2025 (15:00h Italian Time) Requests for arrangements or aids for candidates with disabilities/special needs from 26 August 2025 to 9 September 2025 (15:00h Italian Time) Additional steps for all non-EU candidates (both non-EU citizens with EU equivalent status and with residency abroad) from 12 September 2025 to 22 September 2025 (13:00h Italian Time) Admission test 17 September 2025 Publication of the test score paired with the barcode sticker number 25 September 2025 Publication of answer sheets, scores, and data sheets 6 October 2025 Publication of national rankings and start of enrolment procedures 13 October 2025
- Tor Vergata
- University of Tor Vergata has not been announced the deadline yet.
Non-EU citizens enrolled in single courses at an Italian university and holding a valid residence permit for study purposes must submit a certificate of successful completion of at least one single course by the enrollment deadline. This certificate must be issued by the Italian university where the course was taken. This requirement is specific to this group and aligns with the broader enrollment procedures for non-EU candidates, as outlined in the main call document and this supplementary instruction.
- Turin
Non-EU candidates residing abroad and requiring a visa must complete the pre-enrollment application on the ministerial Universitaly platform for the university at which they intend to enroll and where they will take the admission test, in order to start the procedure for obtaining a study visa, by the final date for registration for the admission test.
- Caliagri
- All useful information (documents, enrollment, deadlines, location, and date) will be published in the Admission Call as soon as we receive the ministerial guidelines.
- Siena
- The deadline for the pre-enrollment of the academic year 2025/2026 is the 1st of August.
- Non-EU students who hold an Italian residence permit for study purposes and have come to Italy specifically to enroll in an Italian university are considered non-EU candidates.
Case N. Description Admission category Need of a study visa 1 Individuals that hold citizenship from one of the European Union countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Hungary) EU citizens No 2 Individuals that hold citizenship from one of the following countries: Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Holy See and the Republic of San Marino EU-equated citizens No 3 Individuals that have dual citizenship, one of which is from any of the above countries EU citizens or EU-equated citizens No 4 Non-EU nationals who hold an EU long-term residence permit EU-equated citizens No 5 Non-EU nationals with an Italian residence permit for employment (both salaried and self-employed), family reasons, asylum, subsidiary protection, religious reasons, and those covered under Arts. 18, 18-bis, 20-bis, 22, par. 12-quater, and 42-bis of Legislative Decree No. 286/1998, as well as holders of a residence permit issued under Art. 32, par. 3 of Legislative Decree No. 25/2008. EU-equated citizens No 6 Non-EU nationals who have been legally residing in Italy for at least one year and have obtained a high school diploma in Italy EU-equated citizens No 7 Non-EU nationals, regardless of where they reside, who possess final diplomas from Italian schools abroad or from foreign/international schools operating in Italy or abroad, subject to bilateral agreements or special regulations for the recognition of educational qualifications, and who meet the general entry conditions for study purposes. EU-equated citizens Yes if residing abroad 8 Non-EU nationals holding an Italian residence permit for study purposes, who arrived in Italy to enroll in an Italian university Non-EU citizens To be verified (see comments below) 9 Non-EU nationals holding an Italian residence permit for study purposes, who came to Italy as part of an international student mobility program Non-EU citizens Yes 10 Non-EU nationals with an EU short-term residence permit of any kind Non-EU citizens Yes 11 Non-EU individuals not residing in Italy Non-EU citizens Yes COMMENTS
Non-EU nationals holding an Italian residence permit for study purposes, who entered Italy to enroll in an Italian university, are exempt from the requirement to obtain a new visa only if both of the following conditions are met:
- The requirements for the renewal of the residence permit for study purposes are fulfilled — for example, the student has passed at least one exam after having received the residence permit for the first time.
- The continuation of their academic studies can be clearly demonstrated, specifically in the following cases:
- The student is currently enrolled in an Italian university program and intends to transfer to a new program at the University of Siena. It is essential that the student does not formally withdraw from their studies at the university of origin before the transfer is completed; otherwise, the residence permit will immediately become invalid.
- The student has successfully passed the assessment for at least one individual university course. If the student intends to enroll in a second-cycle degree program (e.g., a Master’s degree), the individual course must be consistent with the academic focus of the intended program.
- The student has successfully completed a pre-academic program (Foundation Year) recognized in Italy.
- The student has obtained the academic qualification required for admission to the new degree program at the University of Siena.
In all other cases, the University of Siena will not allow enrollment in a degree program without a new visa.
NOTICE: Non-EU students holding a residence permit for study purposes are not considered EU-equated citizens. However, depending on their specific status (as outlined above), they may not be required to obtain a new visa in order to continue their studies.
- Bari
- DreamApply (Pre-evaluation) for non-EU citizens residing abroad is July 31.
- Pre-enrollment for open-access courses is September 9, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
- Federico II
- For Medicine and Surgery, we accept pre-enrollment applications until the IMAT registration deadline, which will be indicated in the specific call for applications. A direct response from the university.
- Luigi Vanvitelli
- Pre-enrollment deadline for medicine and surgery has not been announced yet
- Messina
- The Pre-evaluation Process starts from the 7th of June and will be closed on the 7th of July – read more here
- Pre-enrollment deadline for medicine and surgery has not been announced yet
- Catania
- The deadline for the pre-enrollment of the academic year 2025/2026 is the 31st of July.
- An English certificate is obligatory for the pre-enrollment. If you do not attach it, the pre-enrollment will remain conditional until you submit it (even if you pass the test).
- Marche
- The pre-enrollment application on the UNIVERSITALY portal must be completed by international students who require a visa by the date of the IMAT test, which will be held on September 17, 2025.
- Pre-evaluation process is necessary for the students and the deadline for the international students is the 1st of July – Click here to read more
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