Pursuant to Italian Ministry of University and Research provisions, candidates coming from non-EU countries and wishing to enroll in any study programmes taught in Italian should prove knowledge of the Italian language at least at B2 CEFR level. If the degree programme is entirely taught in English, they are exempted from the requirement.
Candidates have two opportunities to demonstrate their proficiency in Italian language:
present a B2 CEFR level certificate or higher issued (alternatively)
- under the CLIQ (Italian Language Quality Certification) quality system, that includes University for foreigners of Perugia, University for foreigners of Siena, University Roma Tre and Società "Dante Alighieri"
- by the University for foreigners "Dante Alighieri" of Reggio Calabria
- take the online Italian Language Test organized by the university and get a score of 55/72 or higher.
In the event that you are unable to prove Italian language proficiency at B2 CEFR level, you won't be admitted to the selected study programme and your applictaion for visa in Universitaly portral won't be approved by our office.
Suitable Italian language certifications
Study programmes with selective admission
Candidates who aim at enrolling in study programmes with restricted access (corsi di laurea / laurea magistrale / laurea magistrale a ciclo unico) must prove their Italian language proficiency at B2 CEFR level according to the provisions indicated in the call for admission.
Italian language examination 2026/2027 a.y.
Our university joined for the 2026/2027 a.y. the Italian language examination offered online by CISIA: TEST-ITALIANO-L2 held as @CASA.
Applicants may take part in the online examination from home or from any other place they choose
- connecting to the CISIA portal by their portable personal computer
- accessing the virtual room in WEBEX application via their smartphone.
The registration fee is euros 25.
Those who score 55/72 or higher will pass the Test.
Candidates with lower scores may reapply only once by registering for one of the subsequent editions.
On CISIA portal the following topics are available:
- General provisions
- Practice placement area
- Indications to prepare, start and carry out the examination
- Technical provisions concerning network requirements, electronic devices and room set up
Test editions
Only those candidates that have already submitted their visa request (pre-enrollment request) in Universitaly portal and selected one among University of Brescia study programs will be admitted to the test.
The appointed office will contact them directly via email to complete the registration to the test and pay the fee of euros 25.
40 places are available in any of the editions.
If the admitted candidates are less than the available places, we will accept non-EU citizens that applied for visa for other universities.
Our University scheduled the following dates for the 2026/27 a.y.:
- Thursday 30 April 2026 - 2.15 p.m.
- Thursday 28 May 2026 - 2.15 p.m.
- Thursday 11 June 2026 - 2.15 p.m.
- Thursday 25 June 2026 - 2.15 p.m.
- Thursday 16 July 2026 - 2.15 p.m.
- Thursday 27 August 2026 - 2.15 p.m.
- Thursday 8 October 2026 - 2.15 p.m.
Candidates with disabilities and SLD
Candidates with disabilities and SLD can indicate their special needs via email: [email protected]
To receive further information, they can contact via email the office appointed for inclusion: [email protected]