• those who enrol on degree programmes taught in English
• those who pass the entrance examination for a degree programme with restricted enrolment taught in Italian
• those who hold a certificate of proficiency in the Italian language at level B2 or above from among those specified by the Ministry of Universities and Research of the Italian Republic (see circular for the 2025/2026 academic year)
  Certificates of at least B2 level accepted by the University of Genoa must have been obtained on or after 1 January 2024 and must be issued by the University for Foreigners of Perugia; the University for Foreigners of Siena; the ‘Dante Alighieri’ University for Foreigners in Reggio Calabria; ‘Roma Tre’ University; the ‘Dante Alighieri’ Society; and the Centre for Italian Studies in Urbania and its affiliated centres, pursuant to the agreement in force with the University.

If a student obtains the B2 certificate or submits it after the date on which they took the test, the test result will remain valid: this means that anyone who took the B2 test, did not pass, and subsequently submits a B2 certificate, this will not be accepted and the student will not be able to enrol at UniGe on any degree programme taught in Italian in the 2026/2027 academic year 

Prospective students exempt from the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test.

Prospective students exempt from the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test (see the page https://unige.it/studenti/telemaco) will sit the B2-level Italian test on the dates indicated (see the Italian language test calendar for the 2026/2027 academic year): they will receive an email from the Language Skills Development Unit containing information on how to sit the test.

The B2 Italian language test must be taken both by prospective international students wishing to enrol on three-year or master’s degree programmes taught in Italian in the 2026/2027 academic year, as well as by international students with an OFA in Italian who enrolled for the first time in academic years prior to 2026/2027.

Scores and demo of the B2 Italian test

B2 eligibility is achieved by obtaining a score of at least 25/35 in the B2 Italian test. The demo of the Italian B2 test is available online.

The test DEMOS can only be accessed using UniGe credentials (username and password provided by UniGe upon acceptance via UnigeApply). The demos are intended solely to illustrate the test structure and the types of exercises; they do not provide a score and give no indication of the test-taker’s language proficiency level or the errors made.

International students who enrolled for the first time at the University of Genoa in academic years prior to 2026/2027 and who have an OFA in Italian must retake the Italian test until they pass it. Until the Italian language OFA requirement has been met, they must enrol in the first year as repeat students.

The University of Genoa does not organise any Italian language courses for international students with an Italian language OFA requirement.

All international students with an Italian language OFA will sit the B2 Italian language test in accordance with the procedure set out for the 2026/2027 academic year and must achieve a score of 25/35 (corresponding to B2 proficiency) to fulfil the OFA requirement.

Those who do not pass the B2 test may request – within one month of sitting the test – to view their test paper by writing to clat@unige.it and requesting an appointment to visit the office. Access to the test paper is available exclusively by visiting the offices of the Language Skills Development Unit after securing an appointment. 

Students who have withdrawn will be treated as new applicants for enrolment and will sit the test as per point 3.2 (Italian language test for students intending to enrol for the first time in the 2026/2027 academic year on degree programmes taught in Italian). If they do not meet the B2 Italian language requirement, they will NOT be able to enrol on any course at the University of Genoa taught in Italian.

International students with a foreign qualification (i.e. with a high school diploma not obtained in Italy) who intend to enrol in three-year degree or master's degree courses at the University of Genoa granted in Italian must take a test of knowledge of the Italian language to ascertain their level of proficiency in Italian. 
This provision is laid down 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 B2, which is compulsory for all degree courses and single-cycle master's degree courses": the updated circular will be published at www.universitaly.it/studenti-stranieri

According to ministerial regulations, therefore, in the academic year 2026/2027 it will be compulsory to have a B2 level knowledge of Italian at the time of enrolment.

For students intending to enrol in a three-year or single-cycle degree course, the Italian B2 test will take place on the same dates as the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test: for information and enrolment, see the https://unige.it/studenti/telemaco page where the subjects that may be exempt from the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test are also indicated. These students must first take the Italian test on the same day and, only if they pass it, the further tests of the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test: those who do not pass the Italian B2 test will not be able to take the further tests of the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test.

Students who intend to enrol on a Master's degree course taught in Italian will not take the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test and will take the B2 Italian language test on the dates indicated in the session Calendar of Italian language tests a.y. 2026/2027.

Those who do not obtain a B2 level on the test will not be able to enrol in any degree course offered in Italian at the University of Genoa.

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I semester

Students intending to enrol for the first time in the academic year 2026/2027 who do NOT have to take the TE.L.E.MA.CO. test and students with O.F.A. enrolled for the first time in years prior to 2026/2027:

• 17 September 2026 in-person only (in the morning at a time to be determined)
• 15 October 2026 in-person only (in the morning at a time to be determined)
• 19 November 2026 face-to-face only (in the morning at a time to be determined)

II semester

Dates will be announced in December 2026.

To find out the results of the tests held in the 2025/2026 academic year, please visit the dedicated page.