Enrolment for Italian, European or non-EU students with Italian residence and a foreign diploma

AFTER you have applied on UNIVERSITALY to register for the admission test and BEFORE you start filling out the application for PRE-ENROLMENT:

1. Send an email to sass@unige.it in order to activate the filling of the application for pre-enrolment (otherwise you will be blocked). As stated in the call, you must send the email BY 15th April 2024.
   Title email > Resident - pre-enrolment course AP session May; body email > name: NAME, surname: SURNAME, date of birth (exactly as reported on the document, in case of multiple names and surnames, report all the complete data), course with programmed number for which you have applied on Universitaly, type of student (Italian or Community, non-EU regularly in Italy); email attachments > (mandatory) passport (or Italian identity card if in possession) and residence permit (mandatory, if non-EU student regularly in Italy); if already in possession also attaches the legalized diploma and the declaration of value or other document accepted by Unige (see section on "Enrolment documents").
2. Wait for an email from the Welcome Office with your UniGePass credentials (YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GENERATE your own credentials) that will allow you to start filling out the pre-enrolment application and save (the application will be "green" complete).
3. Read the instructions on filling in the pre-enrolment application reported below but IGNORE instructions other than those presented in 1) and 2) above. The other indications are addressed to the presentation of the application for the other courses or other sessions of courses with programmed number (SERVICE NOT ACTIVE at the moment, computer systems being updated). Later, you can then go to STEP 2 - Enrolment, always refer to this page for information, meanwhile collect all the necessary documents reported in the dedicated section "Documents for enrolment".

Register to obtain your UniGePass credentials (username and password) to access the Online Services. Be careful to fill in the fields with the data exactly as shown on your passport (or on your Italian ID, if in possession). In case of surname and/or compound name, enter all surnames and names on your passport (do not use dashes and dots). Be careful not to reverse the surname and first name fields. If one of the two fields is empty on your passport, fill in using an X. Filling in with an error can slow down the services offered. Please note that the fields filled during the registration phase cannot be modified by the user during the pre-enrolment application process.

Go to Online Services, enter your credentials to access and start pre-enrolment.

• Select the course/s of interest (consult course.unige.it first for more information on each course). In case of a bachelor’s degree, mark in the options of "preliminary test exemption" > no exemption. In the case of a master’s degree, mark in the options of "date of test" > select the first available date; "credit requirements" > to be verified; "preliminary test exemption" > no exemption.
• If you are a NON-EU student regularly resident in Italy, in the "Profile" section, once you have selected your nationality, remember to check the box that will appear with the following words: ‘I declare to be legally resident in Italy according to the current Immigration Law (as per D. Lgs. 286/98 and subsequent amendments)’. 
   
• In the section "Education": the fields that will be automatically filled in in the case of selection of foreign diploma (or Italian diploma obtained abroad) or foreign degree must not be changed, indicate that the qualification is obtain in a foreign institution. 
• Load the scan of your document (front/back). The document must be legible. One of the two pages must contain all your personal information with your photo. Also upload a photo.
• In the section "Documents" only upload any documents expressly required by the selected course of study, such as the certificate of knowledge of the language. The documents required to complete the enrolment that are listed in the section "Documents for enrolment" will then be provided in another way.

ATTENTION: the application for pre-enrolment cannot be confirmed (it will remain "yellow", application to be completed) until it is reviewed by the Welcome Office. See below the actions to follow to continue the process.

Once the application for pre-enrolment has been completed, in order to be able to save it definitively (the application will become "green"), prepare the documents listed in the section "Enrolment documents". At this level you may not yet have all the documents. If you have already collected everything you need, please provide all the documents and you can then speed up the registration process.

• You will have to present at least the following documents: passport; all documents on the title (also not legalized if not yet in possession) with any translations and on the stay in Italy (if required). If you do not have the declaration of value (DOV) or the CIMEA comparability certificate or the Diploma Supplement, you can provide them by December 2024.
• Prepare ONE email with all your documents. Documents must be saved in . pdf. 
  
  Title email > Resident - doc pre-enrolment FIRST NAME SURNAME MATRICULA; if you have applied for a course with programmed access, also enter the words "AP" in the title of the email (example: Resident - AP doc pre-enrolment Mario Rossi 1234567); body of the email > your FIRST NAME SURNAME MATRICOLA (the name and surname as filled in during registration), the course/s for which you applied for pre-enrolment and the type of student (Italian or Community with foreign title/ NON-EU regularly in Italy with foreign title); email attachments > documents previously reported (mandatory) or all the necessary documents (see “Enrolment Documents” section). Send the email to sass@unige.it. Given the large number of candidates, it will take time to take care of your application. Please do not contact the office, the applications will be viewed in chronological order.

To complete the process, then confirm pre-enrollment and enroll, you must have submitted the documents on the title (for all students) and in the case of NON-EU students regularly in Italy also the documents on the stay in Italy. Wait for more updates on this page.

• In case of BRIDGE CAREER (one or more exams to be taken before being eligible to enrol) to access a Master’s Degree: you will not be able to enrol until you have passed the bridge career (the examinations required by the course of study). We always invite you to consult the page of your course for further details, starting from corsi.unige.it

• Passport; 
• Title (Diploma) legalized by the Embassy or Consulate;
• Declaration of Value (DOV), alternatively: certificate of comparability issued by CIMEA or Diploma Supplement;
• The certificate attesting the passing of any test of academic competence, if required for admission to the University of the country of origin;
• Document of knowledge of Italian or English language (depending on the chosen course, if taught in Italian or English). Please note: to enrol in the Italian language courses it is mandatory to submit a certification recognized by Unige or pass the Italian language test, otherwise you will not be able to enrol. See all the details in the next session dedicated to the knowledge of the language.
• If the original documents are not in Italian, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, remember to also submit an official translation. The translation of the title in Italian can be done by the Embassy or Consulate, or performed by the official translator and confirmed by the Embassy or validated by the Italian Court.  

If you have earned your degree at the end of a school period of less than 12 years, you must also submit one of the following documents:

• academic certification attesting the passing of all the exams for the first or first two years of university studies;
• an official Italian or foreign post-secondary degree obtained in a non-university higher education institution of a subject similar to the chosen course lasting one or two years;
• certifications issued by Italian Universities for the completion of preparatory courses (foundation courses). The University of Genoa does not organize foundation courses.
  The supplementary documentation must relate to studies of at least one or two years, depending on whether the school system of origin is 11 or 10 years.

• Passport; 
• Bachelor’s Degree legalized by the Embassy or Consulate;
• Transcript of records, that is the list of exams taken to obtain the title, legalized by the Embassy or the Consulate;
• (if UniGeApply is not required and you have not applied) syllabus, that is, the description of the program of the Bachelor’s Degree exams;
• Declaration of Value (DOV), alternatively: certificate of comparability issued by CIMEA or Diploma Supplement;
• Document of knowledge of Italian or English language (depending on the chosen course, if taught in Italian or English). Please note: to enrol in the Italian language courses it is mandatory to submit a certification recognized by Unige or pass the Italian language test, otherwise you will not be able to register. See all the details in the next session dedicated to the knowledge of the language.
• If the original documents are not in Italian, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, remember to also submit an official translation. The translation of the title in Italian can be written by the Embassy or Consulate, or performed by the official translator and confirmed by the Embassy or validated by the Italian Court.

• Residence permit - permesso di soggiorno (valid, if renewal is imminent, also renewal request of residence permit).

all students will have to take the Italian language test and get at least level A2 (minimum level required only to complete the enrolment). Unige requires level B2. You cannot take the language test only if you have provided a certificate of knowledge of the Italian language recognized by Unige. More information on the Recognized Certifications. You can also take a course independently, we point out the Centro Studi Italiani (with an office in Genoa) issuing a certificate recognized by Unige.
You can find all the information on the required requirements and the Italian language tests (which you should read carefully) at the following page: Test of Italian language

you do not have to demonstrate the knowledge of the Italian language, you can provide a certificate of English proficiency (at least level B2) recognized by Unige or submit a document stating that English has been the medium of instruction (MOI) of the degree you have obtained. In the case of access to a Master’s Degree in English, during the pre-selection on UniGeApply you will be able to provide the document of knowledge of the English language. If you get it later, you can provide it during the pre-enrolment phase or later you can contact the Secretarial Offices of your School of reference to provide the certificate (you can start from corsi.unige.it, search for your course and see the contacts, or see https://unige.it/servizi/segreterie).