Student Guide

Arrival information

Foreign students applying from abroad or holding foreign qualifications need to take specific steps.

In this dedicated web page we help our international students to learn more about enrollment procedures.

If you are a NEW or RETURNING student looking to travel to Rome/Italy, please review the following information

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Orientation and degree programme

Find out our international offer and choose our single courses, training courses,degree programme and master programme

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Admission requirements

In order to verify you’re eligible, you need to provide the following documents

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SINGLE COURSES

Certificate of Secondary School – In case you obtained the high school diploma after 10 or 11 years of schooling, be aware that the Italian system requires at least 12 years of previous education. In this case, the committee will evaluate your admission;
Declaration of Value or Statement of comparability and verification of Cimea of your high school diploma;

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TRAINING COURSES

Certificate of Secondary School – In case you obtained the high school diploma after 10 or 11 years of schooling, be aware that the Italian system requires at least 12 years of previous education. In this case, the committee will evaluate your admission;
Declaration of Value or Statement of comparability and verification of Cimea of your high school diploma;

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME (to apply you need to hold a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited Italian or foreign university. You must have completed a minimum of 3 years at the University by achieving at least 180 ECTS)

Certificate of Secondary School;
Copy of the Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (in English) – If not available in English, at least provide translation of the certificate into Italian;
Declaration of Value or Statement of comparability of CIMEA of your Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s Degree;
Otherwise,Diploma Supplement for students who graduated in EHEA countries’ universities;

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I LEVEL MASTER PROGRAMME (to apply you need to hold a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited Italian or foreign university. You must have completed a minimum of 3 years at the University by achieving at least 180 ECTS)

Certificate of Secondary School;
Copy of the Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (in English) – If not available in English, at least provide translation of the certificate into Italian;
Declaration of Value or Statement of comparability of CIMEA of your Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s Degree;
Otherwise,Diploma Supplement for students who graduated in EHEA countries’ universities;

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Submit your application by sending an email to internationalstudents@unitelmasapienza.it

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After receiving the Acceptance Letter from Unitelma Sapienza ( to be provided by IShd – international students help desk– submit your registration HERE (throughout the year with no time limit)

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Declaration of Value issued by the Italian Diplomatic Representation in the Country where the student obtained the academic qualification.
Statement of comparability and verification of Cimea (not mandatory but useful) appointed since 1986 by the Ministry of Public Education as the official Italian centre dealing with the NARIC – National Academic Recognition Information Centres network of the European Union and the ENIC – European National Information Centres network of the Council of Europe and UNESCO.
The University reserves the right to request at its discretion any additional document that may be necessary for evaluating your educational background.
Non-EU candidates residing abroad.
Apply for the student visa here (Universitaly NON-UE STUDENTS ONLY).

International Student Policy & Visa Regulations

Regulatory Compliance

UnitelmaSapienza operates in full compliance with Italy’s annual national guidelines: “The procedure for entry, residency and enrollment of international students and the respective recognition of qualification for higher education courses in Italy.”

Visa Issuance & Consular Jurisdiction

The power to grant or deny a study visa belongs exclusively to the relevant diplomatic-consular mission. Cleared conditional statuses, validated pre-enrollment applications, and official university documentation do not guarantee a consular appointment, nor do they imply automatic visa approval.

Instead, these documents function strictly as supporting evidence for the consulate’s independent assessment. In accordance with Article 4, paragraph 2 of Ministerial Decree 850/2011, consular missions are legally required to verify all standard visa/enrollment criteria and assess the absence of any migration risk.

Academic Degree Evaluation

While visas are handled by the consulate, the academic evaluation of foreign credentials for university admission is quite different. Pursuant to Article 2 of Law 148/2002, this authority falls solely under the jurisdiction of higher education institutions.

Procedures here