Knowing Italian will make your stay as well as your daily life less difficult. You will have the opportunity to better experience the Italian culture and way of living and it will help you accomplish the administrative formalities.
Do you want to know more about Italian language and culture?
Do you want to learn Italian in your country?
Know more about Italian language and culture
Visit Italiana the portal for the promotion of Italian culture and language abroad by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Three sections dedicated to:
- Culture and creativity (projetcs, initiatoves to promote Italian culture);
- Language and education (online tools, and resourses);
- Opportunities (Public notices, awards and artist residencies, grants, scholarships).
Learn Italian in your country
All around the world Italian Cultural Institutes (in Italian istituti italiani di cultura) aim at promoting the Italian language and culture.
They regularly organise Italian language courses specifically designed for foreigners in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and promote events, exhibitions, academic exchange programmes, etc.
Dante Alighieri schools are recognised institutes of formal training and are qualified to issue certificates stating the knowledge and command of the Italian language. For further information click here.
ItaliAmo - A1 language and culture course APP
It is a free app to learn the Italian language and culture, divided into ten stages. The ap has been realised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the European Institute of Design (IED). Please download it on Google Play and the App Store.
StudiAMI - the app to improve your italian language
It requires a basic knowledge of italian language.
For further information click here.
To enroll to an undergraduate programme you must present an Italian language certification (at least level B2) or do a language test. Make sure that the language school you have chosen is recognised as institutes of formal training and qualified to issue these certificates CELI, CILS, PLIDA.
Click here to know about online courses and resourses to start learning Italian!
