International opportunities for students

Language proficiency can be proved as follows:

a. holding a secondary school leaving qualifications (A-levels, Abitur, Maturità , etc) where the main teaching language of the final year was English (evaluated as level C1); or

b. holding an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in which the medium of instruction was English (evaluated as level C1); or

c. submitting an internationally language certification (see accepted certificates); or

d. having passed a language examination at the level required during the previous university career, provided all four linguistic abilities were tested; 

e. or, only for EU candidates and non-EU candidates living in Italy at the moment of application: having passed a language test organised by the Language Centres of the University of Trento or Bolzano (CLA) within the deadline for enrolment. 

RECOGNISED LANGUAGE CERTIFICATIONS

Students may prove knowlege of the required languages by uploading one of the internationally recognised certificates reported on the page Do you have a certificate. Please be aware that:

  • all certificates must include the evaluation of all four linguistic skills 
  • certificates are considered valid for 5 years after the date of issue

LANGUAGE TEST

EU citizens and non EU citizens resident in Italy, who do not fulfill the language requirement, can also sit an English language test offered by the University of Trento.

The tests will be held on the following dates:

  • 20th May 2024 (written test) and 31st May 2024 (oral test) – Deadline for the enrollments by Friday 10th May 2024 at 12.00 (noon)
  • 8th July 2024 (written test) and 19th July 2024 (oral test) – Enrollments from 13th May 2024 to 28th June 2024 at 12.00 (noon)
  • 2nd September 2024 (written test) and 13th September 2024 (oral test) – Enrollments from 1st July 2024 to 23rd August 2024 at 12.00 (noon)
  • 15th October 2024 (written test) and 25th October 2024 (oral test) – Enrollments from 26th August 2024 to 4th October 2024 at 12.00 (noon)

The enrollment must be done online by filling in the application form “Application for English language test required for the admission to master's degree a.y. 2024/25” available at the webpage “Modulistica online studenti”. 
The written tests will be held in presence at the University Language Centre (CLA), while the oral tests will be online.

For information on language tests held at the University of Bolzano-Bozen please visit the unibz webpage.