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1. Italian test for pre-registrants and those enrolled for the first time in the academic year 2025/2026

International students with a foreign qualification (i.e. with a high school diploma not obtained in Italy) and pre-registered for Bachelor's or Master's degree courses at the University of Genoa delivered in Italian, must take a Test of knowledge of the Italian language to ascertain their level of knowledge of Italian.
This provision is established by the Ministry of University and Research of the Italian Republic, which expressly states: "Each institution independently organises a test of knowledge of the Italian language, identifying the required level, at least equal to B2, which is compulsory for all degree courses and single-cycle Master's degree courses" 
(institutional source: Circular_2025-2026_international_students.pdf - Universitaly)

All students pre-registered in the a.y. 2025/2026 must pass an A2-level test in order to complete their matriculation.

For students pre-registered for a Bachelor or Combined Bachelor and Master of Science degree course, the A2-level test takes place on the same dates as the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO: for information and registration, see the page https://unige.it/studenti/telemaco where the subjects that can be exempted from the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO. test are also indicated.

Students pre-enrolled in a Master's degree course delivered in Italian do not take the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO. and will take both the A2 and B2 level Italian language test on the dates indicated in the session  Calendar of Italian language tests a.y. 2025/2026.

Italian test for pre-registrants and those enrolled for the first time in the 2025/2026 academic year

International pre-registered students must take the Italian test on the same day and, only if they pass it, the further tests of the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO.: those who do not pass the Italian A2 test will not be able to take the further tests of the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO.

  • Those who pass the Italian A2 test will continue with the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO., will be able to complete the enrolment process and, in the following weeks, will receive an email from the SSCL (clat@unige.it) with information on how to take the Italian B2 test.
  • Those who do not obtain the A2 level in the test will not be able to enrol in any degree course offered in Italian at the University of Genoa.

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Italian A2 and B2 test scores and demos

  • To pass the A2 level Italian test you need to obtain a score of 18/25 or higher.
    To take the A2 test go to the
    Course page: DEMO Italian Language Test | CLA
    and click on Test ITA demo A2 25-26
  • To take the Italian language test atlevel B2 you must obtain a score of 20/25 or higher.
    To take a B2 test, go to the
    Course page: DEMO Test of Italian language | CLA
    and click on Test ITA demo B2 25-26

The DEMO tests can only be accessed using your Unige credentials (username and password provided by Unige when you pre-registered), so you must be pre-registered or matriculated at the University of Genoa in order to take them. The demos are only intended to show the structure of the test and the type of exercises: they do not provide the score obtained and give no indication either of the level of linguistic competence of those taking them or of the errors made.

A2 Test Exemption: Certifications Accepted

Students in possession of an A2 or B1 Italian language certificate issued by the University for Foreigners of Perugia, the University for Foreigners of Siena, the University for Foreigners "Dante Alighieri" of Reggio Calabria and - limited to the B1 level - by the Centro Studi Italiani of Urbania, will be exempted from the A2 level test and will be called by the SSCL to take the B2 level test only.

The A2 test can only be taken once by students pre-enrolled in the a.y. 2025/26: this means that the result of the A2 Italian test taken is final, the test cannot be retaken and any A2-B1 certification submitted later will not be accepted: the student will therefore not be able to enrol at the University of Genoa in the a.a. 2025/26 on degree courses taught in Italian.

OFA in Italian language

If the student meets the A2 level but does not meet the B2 level, he/she may enrol at the University of Genoa with an O.F.A., which must be passed by attending a free and compulsory Italian language course organised by the University of Genoa, at the end of which he/she will sit an exam to determine whether he/she has reached the B2 level.
For information on Italian courses, consult the DEDICATED PAGE

     Those who do not pass the exam at the end of the course will have to retake the Italian test until they do: if by the deadline for completing the second year's syllabus he has still not passed it, he may complete the first year's exams, but will not be able to complete the syllabus for the second year: he will then have to enrol again in the first year, as a repeater.
    All international students with O.F.A. in Italian in their study plan will have to take the Italian test until it is passed: until the O.F.A. is cleared, they will not be able to enrol in the second year of their degree course and will have to enrol in the first year as repeaters.
 

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The following are exempt from the Italian test

  • those who enrol on degree courses taught in English
  • those who pass the admission test for a degree course with a programmed number of places taught in Italian
  • those who are in possession of a certification of competence in Italian of at least level B2 among those indicated by the Ministry of University and Research of the Italian Republic (see circular for the a.a. 2025/2026)
    The certifications of level at least B2 accepted by the University of Genoa must have been attained on or after 1 January 2023 and must be issued by the University for Foreigners of Perugia; by the University for Foreigners of Siena; by the University for Foreigners "Dante Alighieri" of Reggio Calabria; by the University "Roma Tre"; by the "Dante Alighieri" Society and by the Centro Studi Italiani of Urbania by virtue of the agreement in force with the University.

If the student takes the B2 certification or sends it after the date on which he/she took the test, the result of the test will be valid: this means that those who took the B2 test, did not pass and subsequently send a B2 certification, will have the O.F.A. in the study plan for the whole of the academic year 2025/26 and will have to attend the Italian course in which they will be placed.

Pre-enrolled students exempt from the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO.

Pre-enrolled students exempt from the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO. (see the page https://unige.it/studenti/telemaco) will take the entire Italian language test (level A2 + B2) on the dates indicated (see the Calendar of Italian language tests a.y. 2025/2026): they will receive an email from the SSCL (clat@unige.it) with the information to take this test.

2. Tests for those enrolled in the years prior to the 2025/2026 academic year with Italian O.F.A.

International students enrolled for the first time at the University of Genoa in years prior to 2025/26 and with an O.F.A. in Italian must repeat the Italian test until it is passed. Until their Italian O.F.A. is cleared they must enrol in the first year as repeat students and may not be placed on any Italian courses.

Only those who enrolled for the first time in the 2025/26 academic year may participate in Italian courses for international students with O.F.A. or request the activation of a self-study online course.

Depending on the year of first enrolment, students will find below information regarding the Italian test they will have to take (score and demo).

Enrolled for the first time in the years prior to AY 2023/2024

To pass the Italian language test you need to obtain a score of 27/34 or higher.

To take a test for those enrolled for the first time in the years prior to 23/24 go to the page
Course: DEMO Italian language test | CLA
and click on Test ITA demo AP enrolled before 23-24

Enrolled for the first time in the academic year 2023/2024

To pass the Italian B2 test you must obtain a score of 17/21 or higher
To take the B2 test for those enrolled for the first time in the 23/24 academic year, go to the
Course page: DEMO Italian Language Test | CLA
and click on Test ITA demo B2 enrolled 23-24

Enrolled for the first time in the 2024/2025 academic year

To pass the B2 Italian language test you needto obtain a score of 20/25 or higher.
To take the B2 test for those enrolled for the first time in the a.y. 24/25 go to the page
Course: DEMO Test of Italian language | CLA
and click on Test ITA demo B2 enrolled 24-25

For the dates of the Italian test consult the dedicated session: CALENDAR OF ITALIAN TEST FOR THE YEAR 2025/2026. 

Calendar of Italian tests for the academic year 2025/2026

I semester

Students pre-registered in the academic year 2025/2026 who must also take the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO.

  • Test A2: the test takes place exclusively in person and on the same dates as the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO. (see the page https://unige.it/studenti/telemaco)
  • Test B2:
    • 16 October 2025 only in person (in the morning at a time to be decided)
    • 27 November 2025 only in person (time to be decided)

Students pre-registered in the academic year 2025/2026 who DO NOT have to take the TEST TE.L.E.MA.CO. as well.

  • 16 October 2025 exclusively in presence (in the morning at a time to be determined)
  • 27 November 2025 exclusively in presence (in the morning at a time to be determined)

Students enrolled for the first time in the years prior to the a.y. 2025/2026

  • 25 September 2025 exclusively in presence (in the morning at a time to be determined)
  • 27 November 2025 exclusively in presence (in the morning at a time to be determined)

II semester

Dates will be announced in December 2025.

Outcome of a.a. tests 2024/2025

Last update 06/08/2025