Where, When, How, what to study in Italy. A short guide for US High School and college grads. Making the most of studying in Italy

1. Be Bold, Follow Your Heart…
Brought to You by The Consulate General of Italy and
The Italian Cultural Institute
San Francisco, May 18 2017

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Someone Who Followed Their Heart...
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Giada Camboni Giada Camboni is a 25 year old dual Italian American citizen. She was born
and raised in Fano, a small town in the Marche region, in Italy but she used to
spend her summers in San Francisco as her mom was born and raised here.
She graduated from the Liceo Classico.
She earned a Bachelor degree in International relations and diplomatic
affairs at the University in Bologna. She started applying to go on Erasmus
exchanges programs . She was in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she made so many
friends that she spent the following year meeting friends around Italy and
Europe or hosting them at her home in Fano which soon became like a hostel.
She earned her Master Degree in Human Rights and Multi-level governance from
the University of Padua taught in English. She wanted to graduate in English
and keep studying Russian. She applied for a 5-month intensive language
program at the University of Moscow, to become fluent in Russian.
Giada can’t stay put, she’s an avid learner and traveler: she’s now a super
appreciated and unanimoulsy loved staffer at the Consulate General of Italy.
When she took the job at the Consulate she was still cramming for her last
graduate school exams.
Now she spends her nights and weekends to complete her dissertation, while
still being a top performer during the day.
Isn’t she amazing?

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Taylor Luscutoff Taylor Luscutoff was born in San Francisco to two American parents with no Italian
background.
He got a start at a foreign language by speaking Spanish with his nanny as a child, and
began studying Italian in high school at the age of 13.
He took his first trip to Italy with his family in the summer of 2002, and it was during
this trip that Taylor realized he had a passion for Italy, its language, and its culture.
He continued his Italian studies at UC Davis and received a B.A. in Economics and
Italian in 2007. He spent his junior year abroad and studied at the Università di
Bologna in Bologna, Italy. Thanks to his roommates and friends who spoke only Italian,
Taylor was able to perfect his Italian language skills and became fully immersed in
Italian culture during his year in Italy. In early summer of 2007, Taylor was offered a
summer internship at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, and later was given
an opportunity to volunteer at the Italian Consulate General for the remainder of that
summer. The following year Taylor accepted a temporary job position at the Italian
Cultural Institute where he worked in the accounting department until the end of
2008. Although afterwards he pursued career opportunities in other fields, his passion
for Italy remained. A few years later, he applied for a job at the Consulate General of
Italy where he has held a full time position since April 2012
Some of Taylor’s responsibilities at the Consulate include being the head of the
elections office, assistant to the director of the Passport department, and was even
part of the Consular Delegation during former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s visit to
the San Francisco Bay Area in 2013.
When he’s not working, at the Consulate you’ll find him playing the piano, making
fresh pasta and Italian food at home, and tending to over 100 orchids and tropical
plants that he keeps in his tropical hobby greenhouse in his backyard.

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Antonio
Massimini
Born to an Italian father and a Nicaraguan mother in Puerto Ordaz,
Venezuela. Antonio was raised “half Venezuelan, half Italian” since, in the
summer months, his family would visit his paternal grandmother in Italy.
2004: He moved to Caracas. At Universidad Metropolitana he studied
politics, economy, and history.
2008: after graduating, Antonio opened his own catering company. A year
later he went back to grad school for an MBA at ESERP Business School in
Madrid.
2015: his passion for the culinary industry drives him to enroll in the Master
of Management in Food & Beverage program at SDA Bocconi in Milan.
At SDA Bocconi he met Henri, his business partner. There, along with other
like-minded entrepreneurs, they staged – visited internationally established
companies, such as Antinori, Ferrero, Starwood Hotels, among others. But it
was their time spent at Carpigiani, a leading producer of gelato machines
that had a profound effect on them both. Enamored by the craftsmanship
and science behind primo gelato, they decided to enroll in a month-long
intensive course at the Carpigiani Gelato University and, post-graduation,
launch a gelateria of their own.
They settled on San Francisco – a dynamic, creative, and progressive city
with a strong food scene. Together, they aim to bring a new kind of gelato to
the Bay Area, one that is so fresh it is “alive” and entirely handmade.
Now Antonio is the proud COO of:
Coletta Gelato
“We make fresh, hand-crafted, artisanal gelato every day “

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Italy and The Integration of the
European Higher Education Systems
Italy has played an important role in European higher
education: it is one of the four countries that first engaged to
create the "European Area of Higher Education” starting the so
called "Bologna Process” i.e: integration of university systems
in the EU.
Today Italy ranks among the 8 most industrialised countries in
the world. Alongside some big companies, both state-owned
and private, it has developed a sound network of small and
medium-sized undertakings, promoted scientific parks, and is
incentivating applied research in a great variety of STEM fields

6. University degrees in Italy
Accrediting Body: MIUR – Ministry of Education University and Research
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Higher Education Entities in Italy
Polytechnical Schools
Examples
Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Torino
Politecnico di Bari
Public Universities
Examples
University of Trento
University of Bologna
University of Milano Bicocca
University of Bolzano
University of Venezia Ca’ Foscari
University of PadovaPrivate Universities
Examples
University Luigi Bocconi Milan
LUISS Guido Carli University Rome
University of Gastronomic Sciences
Cattolica University
LUMSA University
Public Arts & Music AFAM
Academies
Examples
Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory
Brera Academy of Fine Arts
Private AFAM Academies
Examples
NABA – Fashion and Design
Domus Academy Milan

8. Where do I find Accredited Italian Universities ?
How do I learn the annual
quota of non-EU seats available?
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Drop Down List of MIUR Database
A.Y. 2017 2018
Drop Down List of MIUR Database
A.Y. 2017 2018 – AFAM Programs
Everything on studying Medicine in Italy

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Italian Higher Education System vs the American System
DEGREE PROGRAMS
UNITED STATES
• High number of private universities/colleges.
• Students can personalize their degree program choosing majors,
minors, double majors, double minor etc.
• Students can opt for independent study courses.
ITALY
• High number of public institutions
• Stricter and deeper curriculum requirements
• Earlier specialization
• Limited number of interdepartmental degrees.
• Fewer courses but pretty academically rigorous and challenging
(STEM especially).
Tia Taylor studying in Italy talks about the differences between the two systems.

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Italian Higher Education System vs the American System
TEACHING AND EXAMS
UNITED STATES
• Universities are more centred on students’ learning experience.
• Lectures are followed by discussion groups
• Studying is based on project works and research
• Exams are usually written.
• Students’ final grades reflect all of their work throughout the whole
semester.
• college work is measured in credits and units (different in Italy and EU)
ITALY
• Universities are more centred on students’ learning outcomes
• Lectures are more common than cooperative group work
• Seminars are usually reserved for juniors or seniors.
• Exams are more often oral and based on a comprehensive final
evaluation of the students’ learning.
• College work is measured in university educational credits (CFU = crediti
formativi universitari). (1 CFU = 25 hours of work)
• Credits earned in an Italian university can be transferred to another EU
university thanks to the ECTS credit system.

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Italian Higher Education System vs the American System
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
UNITED STATES
• Based on multiple criteria: standardized test scores, high school GPA,
extracurricular activities, motivation letter and reference letters.
• This because there is no exit baccalaureat-like exam at the end of high
school in the USA.
ITALY
• US High School Diploma + 3 APs
• Admission is usually open but quotas are established every year for
non-EU applicants.
• Central regulations establish quotas
• Medicine, Health-related programs, dentistry, architecture, psychology,
veterinary medicine, early education have limited seats every year.
Entrance exams are required.
• Studying Medicine in English in Italy

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CAREER SERVICES & CAMPUS LIFE
UNITED STATES
• The office of Career services is crucial and extremely active in
American universities, students are able to do as many interships as
they please.
• Students usually live on campus (the US has lots of land!) and engage
in clubs and associations.
• Community service projects are sometimes a curriculum requirement
by certain universities.
ITALY
• Career services are becoming an integral part of the services offered.
Internships are offered in large online platforms.
• Students commute every day to take classes. No time to engage in
univ. clubs and association.
• University dorms do not have structured residential life programs.
• But due to the urban geography of Italian universities there’s a lot of
community life to enjoy.

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How do I go to get started?
1. Have a look around & Choose a Program
1. Contact the University’s International admissions and check for entry
requirements.
1. Verify your eligibility for enrollment. (minimum requirements for US HS Grads is
HSD & 3 AP Exams)
1. Pre-enroll with the Education Office of the Consulate of Italy (from March thru July
every year)
1. Get your education credentials legalized i.e. secure a Dichiarazione di Valore
(statement of value) for your degrees/diplomas )
6. Get a formal provisional acceptance letter from the University
After you have secured a provisional acceptance letter from the University,
you may proceed to apply for a long stay National study visa.

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Steps to Apply for and Receive a Study Visa
7. Read important information on visas.
 Follow Instructions to apply for a Study Visa
 Download and fill out the Long Stay Visa Application form
 Download and fill out the Declaration for mailing passports
 Register with the appointment booking system and Book an appointment
8. Fly out to Italy after you have received your passport with the Visa and the university letter
of acceptance with the Consular stamp.
9. Once in Italy, finalize ASAP your enrollment at the university’s registrar Office.
10. Within 8 days of your arrival in Italy:
 Ask the International Student Office of your University where to file for a Permit of Stay.
 When applying for a Permit of Stay bring: 1. Passport with your stamped visa, 2. original
certificate of enrollment stamped by the Consulate.
10. Start classes.

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