Italy is a country that is situated in the Southeast of Europe. It is one of the most beautiful counties in Europe and a famous tourist destination. Italian culture is all about food, language, architecture and art, and Italy is the country of origin of many famous artists.

Not only has Italy given world-famous brands such as Gucci, Versace and Armani, but Italy is also the country where Ferrari originated. But besides these well-known facts, Italy is the country that gave the world the piano, as well as one of the most basic necessities – eyeglasses.

Italy has played an important role in European higher education: it is one of the four countries that first engaged to create the “European Area of Higher Education”, thus starting the higher education reform known as the “Bologna Process” which is being implemented all over Europe. Today Italy is one of the top eight most industrialized nations in the world. Not only does it have big companies, both state-owned and private, several small and medium sized companies have also found sound footing. Together, they are incentivizing basic and applied research in a great variety of fields (Biology, ICT, Medicine, Physics, etc.).

Highlights

• Italy has many of the oldest operating universities in the world. The University of Bologna is believed to be established in 1088.
• Italy has 17 universities ranked among the world top 500 in the latest ranking list compiled by Webometrics.
• Polytechnic Di Milano and Polytechnic Di Torino are two of the world’s finest technical universities, and ranked 48 and 88 respectively for Engineering & Technology in the ranking list compiled by QS.
• Every year, 40,000 international students head for Italy to enjoy one of the most unique experiences international graduate education has to offer.
• Italian universities charge very minimal tuition fees from international students and offer master programmes exclusively taught in English.
• Italian universities grant fee waivers, free housing at student residences, refectory meal tickets, and additional money to cover living expenses, depending on the academic merits of the student.
• Italian universities have strong relationships with industries, and the programmes are designed in collaboration with companies operating in the same sector.
• Italian universities are very student-centric, offering career service support to international student to find part-time jobs, full-time jobs and internships.
• Career service support at Italian universities give students the chance to meet company managers and attend job fairs in which hundreds of companies take part.
• Many Italian universities exempt Indian students from attending IELTS/TOEFL.
• Almost every applicant succeeds in getting visas, provided that the submitted documents are authentic.

Popular Universities

1. Istituto Europeo di Design – IED, Milan
2. Accademia Riaci, Florence
3. Scuola Politecnica di Design – SPD, Milan
4. Accademia di Costume e di Moda, Rome
5. John Cabot University, Rome

Popular Courses

1. Master’s in interior design
2. Masters in Car and Transportation Design
3. Masters in Fashion Design
4. Master’s in hospitality management
5. Bachelor’s in culinary arts

Education Cost in Italy

The tuition fees in public universities in Italy cost between 850 to 1000 Euros. The tuition fees in private institutes range between 6000 Euros to 20,000 Euros per year. The cost of living in Italy also ranges from 650 to 1000 Euros per year.