New selection A.Y. 2025/26 – UniGeApply: Pre-assessment procedure for students applying for a visa for access to Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering - Imperia | UniGe

ONLY for NON-EU students living abroad with foreign qualification

For further details on the course, please access the dedicated web page

International students applying for a visa with a foreign qualification
Access to the BACHELOR’s degree (laurea) in COMPUTER ENGINEERING - Imperia Campus - TAUGHT IN ENGLISH:
WHEN TO APPLY on the UniGeApply portal for A.Y. 2025/26:

OPENING: 23rd April 2025
CLOSING: 30th May 2025

Qualification required to access the pre-selection: secondary education diploma and at least 12 years' overall schooling.

Outcome of the assessment: wait a few weeks. Please do not contact the Admission Office or the course coordinator. The information will be sent by email to the address provided during the submission of the pre-assessment application.
Deadline by which all applicants will receive an evaluation: 13th June 2025.
For the computer engineering course – Imperia Campus - taught in English the pre-assessment is MANDATORY, only candidates with a positive evaluation will be able to apply for the visa application on Universitaly.
At least 12 years' schooling is required to submit a pre-assessment application. In the case of 11 years' schooling, an additional document must be submitted to fill the gap.
Remember: for courses in English, knowledge of the Italian language is not required.
Warning: pre-assessment is not required if you choose the Genoa Campus where the course is taught in Italian. However, you will need to provide a certificate of knowledge of the Italian language or pass the language test (if not provided with a certificate recognized by UniGe) otherwise you will not be able to finalize your enrollment.
All other Bachelor’s degree programs do not have a pre-selection phase.

Which fundamental documents should be prepared:

(mandatory) Valid passport (front/back, cover and inside page with personal data).
(mandatory) Curriculum vitae et studiorum: provide information about your studies, additional courses, work activities or internships that may be relevant for the selection phase.
(mandatory) Final diploma of secondary education. If you have not yet obtained your diploma, present the report card or certificate issued by the relevant secondary school attesting to the examinations passed (transcript of records) relating to the last year of studies. If you are completing your studies, the final qualification must be obtained by 15th August. If possible, also provide a statement from your institution with the expected date.
(optional) Report cards or certificate issued by the relevant secondary school attesting to the examinations passed (transcript of records) for the last three years. If you have not yet completed your studies, please report the provisional transcript.
(optional but recommended) Certificate of knowledge of English language at level B2: see the certificates accepted by UniGe. Alternatively present a certificate attesting that English was the medium of instruction during your diploma.
(optional but strongly recommended if you have) Assessment test: Test On Line Cisia (TOLC) or Scholastic Assessment test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT). Provide the result of one of these assessment tests for entry to university. A minimum score is not defined, if it is recommended to upload the document.
(optional) Motivation letter and recommendation letter.
(optional) Additional documents: if you have other qualifications, such as a bachelor’s degree or other university degrees, provide the documents related to your qualification. If you have other documents useful for the pre-selection such as additional courses, internships, certificates, upload in this field the documents that you consider appropriate. If you have less than 12 years of schooling, upload documents in this field to make up for your lack (example: one year of university studies, a foundation course).
Maximum size of uploaded documents: maximum 2 MB per document. Provide documents with .pdf format.
Translation of documents: if the documents provided are not in Italian, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, remember to also provide a translation.

Instructions for submitting the pre-assessment application on UniGeApply

Only for access to the Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering - Imperia

1. REGISTRATION

If you do NOT already have UniGePass credentials (student number, example S1234567, and password) to access UniGe Online Services, PROCEED with REGISTRATION.
Be sure to fill in all fields with the full data, exactly as shown on your passport.

2. ACCESS TO THE UNIGEAPPLY PORTAL

3. HOW TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION

Fill in all the mandatory sections and fields (marked with *) of the application and upload the required documents:

Choose the course/courses you want to apply for. N.B. You can apply for a maximum of TWO courses on UniGeApply. To see only courses taught in English, select the language filter when submitting your application in the "courses" section. For A.A. 2025/26 only a bachelor’s degree is available on UniGeApply, all other courses are master’s degrees.
Enter your personal information and your qualification. At least one secondary education diploma is required.
Upload your passport and photo.
Depending on the chosen course, upload the foundamental documents (mandatory) and those required by the course if in your possession (optional). Note: to make the list of required documents (mandatory and optional) appear, you must select the course of interest, the list will appear in the "documents" section only after your choice.
When you have finished your application, entering the required data and attaching the necessary documents, remember to save, by pressing on the "save" button.
Warning: it is not possible to save the application in draft.
Warning: if the application was completed and saved correctly, the green word "Complete, pending evaluation" will appear at the end. In this case the application has been sent correctly and is awaiting evaluation. You will also receive a confirmation email.
Always check to upload complete and readable documents. If one or more mandatory documents are not uploaded, it will not be possible to submit the application.

4. RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO YOUR APPLICATION

If the Admissions Office or the commission of the course of studies should apply for integration, you will be notified by email and can access your application to update the documents. Remember, once you receive your integration request, you’ll have three weeks to complete the task.
When your application reaches the end of the evaluation process, you will receive a notification email with the outcome of the evaluation. By logging on to the portal, you will see your application in one of the following states:
- Accepted. In this case you will see the green text "Complete (Accepted by commission)". You can also download a receipt indicating that you have passed the pre-selection and are eligible to enroll in the course. This receipt replaces the letter of acceptance no longer requested by the Embassy/Consulate;
- Conditionally accepted (yellow sentence). You have not yet finished your studies, acceptance is conditional on this event to take place by 15th August. Also in this case, you will be able to download a receipt stating your acceptance;
- Rejected (red sentence). You do not have the course entry requirements. Generally, no specific reasons for rejection will be provided. Please do not contact the Office, as you will not receive any reply.

NEXT STEP AFTER PRE-SELECTION (if successful): UNIVERSITALY

If your application has been accepted, or conditionally accepted, you can proceed to the pre-registration phase on the Universitaly website. Universitaly is used to submit the visa application procedure. The University will validate the application and send it to the Embassy/Consulate. The Universitaly portal is external to UniGe and you will have to upload all your documents again. If you are accepted for two courses, you will have to make a choice. At Universitaly you can apply for only one course of study. For more details on the documents to be uploaded, please see the receipt obtained during the pre-selection phase or our web page on pre-enrolment and enrolment of non-EU students (visa applicants) with a foreign qualification

WHEN TO APPLY on the UNIVERSITALY portal for the visa application procedure:
OPENING: 4th March 2025
CLOSING: 20th June 2025
Attention:

respect the opening and closing dates, applications submitted before opening and after closing will be rejected.
upload all your documents again (provide the most up-to-date version).

After your application has been approved on Universitaly.it, you can move on to the pre-enrollment phase on Online services of UniGe. The chosen course of studies must be the same as the one in the application submitted on Universitaly.it
Access the dedicated page with information on pre-enrolment and enrolment of non-EU students (visa applicants) with a foreign qualification