Non EU students

For more information about the following subjects, you can follow our webinars conducted by your tutors as per the following schedule:

WEBINARS  DATES

WEBINAR 1 

Title: Universitaly portal “registration and pre-enrollment validation”   

• When: July 27th at 2.00 p.m. (CEST), conducted in Italian language 

• When: July 28th at 3.00 p.m., conducted in English language 

WEBINAR 2 

Title: University of Parma “registration and enrollment on the Esse3 University system”

• When: August 2nd at 2.00 p.m. (CEST), conducted in Italian language  
• When: September 7th at 2.00 p.m. (CEST), conducted in English language  
  •  Link to access Passcode: 291307

WEBINAR 3 

Titolo: The University city of Parma

• When: September 27th at 2.00 p.m. (CEST), conducted in Italian language  
  • Link to access: (it will be published here soon)
• When: September 28th at 2.00 p.m. (CEST), conducted in English language  
  •  Link to access: (it will be published here soon)

• If you have chosen a degree course taught in Italian and you do not possess any document certifying that you have B2 level competency in the Italian language, you must take the Italian language competency test before you can enrol or take any admission tests.

• If you do not have 12 years of previous schooling, you are not eligible to apply for pre-enrolment. If you are missing one year of schooling, you have the option to attend our Foundation Year program and then enrol.

• Admission to each degree course for non-EU nationals is limited to quotas, that are approved each year by Degree Course Committees.

• In compliance with the relevant bylaws and regulations, students attending a degree course taught in English are also required to pass an Italian language competency test before the completion of the degree course.

• Non-EU citizens holding a type of residence permit other than a residence permit for study purposes are equated to EU nationals. They must therefore follow the application procedures required for students who are EU nationals (art. 26 - L. 189/2002).

• Admission quotas for Chinese students are reserved exclusively for Chinese students participating in the Marco Polo project.

Bylaws and regulations governing international student access to Italian higher education degree courses for the Academic Year 2023/2024 can be found at the address www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri.

For any further information please write to admissions@unipr.it. 

From a.y. 2023-2024 academic year, access to first-cycle degree courses and to the single-cycle degree courses in Law, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology taught in Italian, is regulated by a pre-admission notice in the following two calls:

• From 11th  April 2023 to 12th  May 2023
• From 22nd May to 30th June 2023

Before starting the pre-evaluation procedure, students must register on the University Online Registry Service (ESSE3) in order to obtain the necessary credentials. Procedure details are available in the Guide for Registration.

Information to access the single-cycle degree courses with national admission test of Medicine and Surgery (in Italian), School of Dental Medicine are published in this page.

For the single-cycle degree course with national admission test of Veterinary Medicine information is available at this page.

Students enrolling in a second-cycle degree course taught in Italian must: 

• carefully read access modalities on the degree course website
• fill in this form where any documents in possession of international students relating to their high school studies and level of knowledge of the Italian language can be attached.

If the documentation is complete, the University will carry out a preliminary assessment of the qualifications and, if the level of Italian is not sufficient, language courses will be organised in preparation for the compulsory test.

The first-cycle degree course in Dental Hygiene will be active from a.y. 2023-2024. You can express your interest in the course by accessing the format and indicating your reasons.

The expression of interest is not binding and you can cancel it later if you wish.

For further information please write to: dentalhygiene@unipr.it

For the single-cycle degree course in Medicine and Surgery it is necessary to wait for publication of the related ministerial decree.

Pre-evaluation of candidates is mandatory to determine eligibility for admission into a second-cycle degree course taught in English.

Students enrolling in an English-language second cycle degree course

• Engineering for the food industry,
• Food Safety and Food Risk Management, 
• International Business and Development 
• Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs

must ask for the pre-evaluation of their previous study career by using the appropriate form. Applications for pre-evaluation are organised in two calls:

- From February 14th to April 30th, 2023 (first call)
- From May 16th to June 30th, 2023 (second call)

If the documentation is complete, the University will send the acceptance letter to the student who must upload it when registering on the Universitaly portal in order to be authorized to proceed with the enrolment upon verification of correct activation of the application for a.y. 2023-2024.

Before starting the pre-evaluation procedure, students must register on the University Online Registry Service (ESSE3) in order to obtain the necessary credentials. Procedure details are available in the Guide for Registration.

For the degree course in Communication Engineering the pre-evaluation can also be submitted trough the related page .

For the degree course MUNER - Electronic Engineering for intelligent vehicles, as specified in the call for applications, all necessary documentation must be submitted by the student at the time of application, and will be evaluated by the Committee. The student will be admitted to the interview only if in possession of all required documentation and can enrol on Esse3 Unipr and Universitaly if ADMITTED in the ranking. Further information is available on the course website.

The master’s degree in Architecture and city sustainability is taught both in English and Italian language.
More informations are available on the course website.

In order to enrol and obtain an entry VISA students must register for pre-enrolment on the Universitaly portal .

After completing the registration on the portal, you will be able to access your pre-enrolment form. When filling the pre-enrolment form, remember to select the University of Parma, choose the degree course you want to apply for and follow the procedure.

While filling the form, you will be asked to specify the Embassy or Consulate where you will apply for the entry VISA. This pre-enrolment form will be evaluated by the University and the result will be automatically sent to you and to the selected Embassy or Consulate.

Remember that the Universitaly pre-application procedure does not guarantee your final admission: enrolment is subordinated to the verification of the admission requirements and the access procedures for the degree course chosen.

After the acceptance of the pre-enrolment application, please remember to contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence to apply for the entry VISA.

Important

• In case you wish to apply for admission to one of the degree courses with national admission test (Medicine and Surgery; School of Dental Medicine; Veterinary Medicine; Architecture; Midwifery; Nursing; Audioprothesic Techniques; Orthoptic and Opthalmologic Assistance; Physiotherapy; Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques; Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques; Speech and Language Therapy; Biomedical Laboratory Techniques), please remember to finalize your pre-registration on the Universitaly portal before taking the admission tests. Since the admission tests usually take place in September, late registrations on Universitaly may prevent the possibility to enter Italy on time, despite successfully passing the tests. 
   
• Applicants wishing to enrol to the Foundation Year must submit their pre-registration trough the Universitaly portal, choosing "Corso Propedeutico" in the dedicated menu.

Once the outcome of your Universitaly pre-application has been confirmed, please check the requirements and the access procedures for the chosen degree course, register on our website and proceed to matriculate/enroll online.

Procedures for final registration can be completed only after receiving the following documents at our offices:

• Copy of VISA
• Copy of Tax Identification number (It is issued by the Italian Revenue Agency  - Agenzia delle Entrate - or by the Italian Embassy/Consulate competent for your territory. Self-produced tax codes using Internet simulators are not allowed)
• Copy of Passport
• Copy of the postal receipt of request for issue of residence permit (once obtained)
• Original Declaration of Value (issued by the competent Italian Embassy/Consulate) or Certificate of Equivalency (issued by the Italuab ENIC-NARIC center “Cimea”)
• Original high-school diploma officially translated in Italian or English and duly legalized by the Italian Embassy of the country where the degree was obtained  or apostilled by the competent administrative authority;
• Transcript of records of the last three years of High school translated into Italian or English
• Original Italian Language Certificate (CELI/PLIDA etc.) or date on which the Italian language test was passed at the University (Certificate of Italian language level B2 for courses taught in Italian language).

Contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate to find out the requirements for obtaining the Tax Code and the entry VISA. Find all the information on the procedures in the "Studiare in Italia" portal.

Tax Identification number (Codice fiscale)
Among the compulsory documents to be provided for the final matriculation/enrolment, applicants are asked to provide copy of the codice fiscale (Tax Identification Number). The Tax Identification Number is officially issued by the national Agenzia delle Entrate or by the Italian Embassy/Consulate. Any Tax Identification Number obtained through the use of simulators available on the Internet will be not accepted.

Obtaining the Tax Identification Number is very simple:

• if already in Italy, the applicant may request the Tax Identification Number (Codice Fiscale) to the local Agenzia delle Entrate agency, whose copy must be provided jointly with the request for the Residence Permit;
• if still in the home Country,  the applicant may request the Codice Fiscale to the competent Italian Embassy/Consulate and send copy of the retrieved document to the University Student Secretariat, jointly with the other compulsory documents.

All relevant information related the Codice Fiscale (Tax Identification Number) can be found here.

If this documentation is received by 30th November 2023, the student will definitely be enrolled, and they will have access to the exams planned for the First Semester of the current academic year.

Important
Payments may be made through international bank transfer. The indicated payment must correctly contain:

• student’s name and surname
• invoice ref. number

The bank details for the transfer are the following:

• Account holder’s name: Università di Parma
• Bank address:  Crédit Agricole Italia S.p.A. – Agenzia di Parma – Via Università, 1 – 43121 Parma
• IBAN: IT 25 L 06230 12700 000038436533
• BIC/SWIFT: CRPPIT2P

Please note: A copy of the international bank transfer receipt may be attached to the enrolment application sent to the Student Registry Office of the chosen course.

If you have chosen a degree course taught in Italian and you do not have any certification proving Italian language competence at least of level B2, you must take the Italian language test.

In order to take the test, it is necessary to register on the Online Registry Service (ESSE3) and ask for the @unipr credentials with a GUEST profile. Credentials are always necessary to access the online student registry services. The procedure for completing the registration as a "Guest User" is available in the appropriate guide at the end of this section.

The exam is held online (synchronous modality). Candidates can take the test only once.

Each session has 200 available places.

The Italian language test of the University of Parma  is administered in the following dates:

• 10 - 11 - 12 July 2023 (BOOKING CLOSED; the link to the virtual classroom and the exact time of the test are sent via email 2 days before the exam)
• 23 - 24 - 25 August 2023 (BOOKING OPEN ONLY TO "ARCHITECTURE, REGENERATION, SUSTAINABILITY" AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS (NURSERY, MIDWIFERY, PHYSITHERAPY ETC.) registration closing date: 14 August 2023; the link to the virtual classroom and the exact time of the test are sent via email 2 days before the exam)
• 4 - 5 October 2023 (registration closing date: 25 September 2023; the link to the virtual classroom and the exact time of the test are sent via email 2 days before the exam)

Before starting the test, students must register on the University Online Registry Service (ESSE3) in order to obtain the necessary credentials. Procedure details are available in the Guide for Registration also attached below.

With reference to the above dates, candidates who want to access:

• Medicine and Surgery,
• Dentistry
• Veterinary Medicine

must take the test on July 10 - 11 - 12

Candidates who want to access the other national fixed-quota degree courses in:

• Architecture, Regeneration, Sustainability
• degree courses in healthcare professions (Nursery, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Speech therapy, Orthotics and ophthalmologic care, Audioprosthetic techniques, Biomedical Laboratory Techniques, Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques, Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques, Professional Education)

must take the test on July 10, 11, and 12 or August 23 - 24 -25

In order to take the test candidates must must register at the following web page.

Please, note that you can take the test only once, therefore you are allowed to reserve just one place. Candidates who do not register for the Italian language test through the web page mentioned above will be are excluded from the test.

On the same web page candidates will can find an online preparatory course as well as a mock test, relevant information and other useful materials.

In order to complete the registration process it is necessary to create an institutional account (@unipr) for GUEST: you will receive a personal username and password that will allow you to access the online services and web pages of the University of Parma. The procedure for completing the registration as a "Guest User" is available in the appropriate guide you may find below.

Upon registration on the University of Parma’s web page, candidates must upload their identity document and a recent selfie in the appropriate section.

The document and the selfie must be named as follows: Named_Surname (for example, John_Fynnamore). Candidates who do not upload their document and their picture and/or do not name them correctly are excluded from the test.

Warning!

Before registering for the Italian language test, candidates must have completed:

• the pre-enrollment procedure at the Universitaly platform (please, follow the procedure indicated in the guide available below);
• the preliminary evaluation procedure outlined in the announcement available here (for first-cycle degree courses and for single-cycle degree courses in Law, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology taught in Italian).

Differently, candidates are excluded from the test.

Moreover, the day of the test, candidates must be equipped with two devices:

• a mobile phone (or another device) connected to Microsoft Teams platform; the mobile phone must be placed in such a way as to frame the candidate, the keyboard and the computer screen;
• a computer, equipped with camera, microphone, and speakers, connected to the University of Parma’s e-learning platform.

Differently, candidates are excluded from the test.

If a candidate has an ethically incorrect behavior and/or doesn’t respect the rules during the examination, his/her test is canceled.

Candidates receive the results via email through the University of Parma’s platform (Esse3). For further information you can contact the following email address: admission@unipr.it

For further information on the Italian language test of the University of Parma, please read carefully the information available on the following web page.

The successful completion of the pre-application through the Universitaly platform allows the applicant to start the process to obtain a study VISA type-D to enter Italy for enrolment in an Italian University.

The successful validation of your Universitaly pre-application by the University of Parma includes an automatic notification to the competent Embassy/Consulate. You also will be notified by e-mail of our validation.

The next required step is that you contact the competent Italian Embassy/Consulate to schedule your interview. During the interview, you may be tested on your proficiency of the English/Italian language (this depending on the language of instruction of your chosen degree course).

Please bear in mind that obtaining a VISA to enter Italy is not exclusively related to the admission to a University Degree, but also  to the evaluation of the applicant's personal, financial and organizational conditions by the relevant Embassy/Consulate.

Important information is the following:

• To enter Italy there is a minimum amount of Euros you have to declare as economic means for subsistence during the planned stay. These means are quantified as € 460,28 (euros) per month for each month of duration of the academic year, equal to € 5983,64 (euros) per year.  All VISA applications declaring below the minimum are automatically rejected. Official info available on the Ministry of foreign affairs website;
• The applicant must show proof of adequate accommodation in Italy, such as Campus accommodation, rental agreement, or a confirmed hotel booking of at least 30 days. In the case of accommodation in a private house, the owner must provide a declaration of hospitality signed in front of a notary public;
• Your knowledge of the Italian language (English language for courses delivered in English) must be certified with a level of at least B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Alternatively, you must provide a certificate from the institution that issued the high school diploma/ degree stating that the course taken was entirely in Italian (English language for courses delivered in English);
• You need a copy of a confirmed flight booking;
• The Italian Embassy or Consulate in your country may interview you. Please, carefully check the deadlines and all the required documents before attending the interview.
• You can check the requested documentation for your VISA by filling this official questionnaire.

Professional Master programmes

Candidates in possession of a foreign qualification must include, among the attachments in the IT procedure, the scan of the degree title with an official translation into Italian, with legalization and declaration of value by the Italian diplomatic representations in the country where the qualification has been achieved.

This is necessary to obtain the prior recognition of equivalence from the Admission Commission of the Master or the Executive Committee in case of absence of selection, only for the purpose of admission to the Professional Master programme.

The documents must be sent in original to the U.O. Formazione Post Lauream in the final enrollment phase for the Professional Master programme.

Finally, it should be remembered that, until the candidate has sent the original documents mentioned above, it will not be possible to proceed with the enrollment.

Alternatively you can attach the Diploma supplement issued by higher education institutions belonging to the EU or the certificate of comparability issued by the CIMEA Center (for more information Statements of Comparability and Verification - CIMEA). 
Non-EU citizens must also attach a copy of the residence permit.
Foreign students, in order to enroll at the University, must be in possession of the tax code. Information on how to issue is available on the Revenue Agency website: http://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it
 

Specialization school

Candidates in possession of a foreign qualification can apply for admission to competitions both in relation to medical and non-medical schools if in possession of a degree and professional qualification (where provided), obtained in a foreign universities.
The qualifications are considered equivalent only for the admission to the Specialization School.