New students

If you reside permanently in italy, please follow the procedure below:

1. If you are not already registered click here.
2. Click here to register to the admission test.
3. If you are already registered but you forgot the password, click on the following link to retrieve it.
4. If you are abroad during the days of the test, please write to [email protected]
   

If you reside permanently abroad click here. For international students, applications are open.

The following categories of candidates may apply for the admissions test:

• Italian or EU nationals holding an Italian 5-year high school diploma or equivalent qualification;
• Italian or EU nationals holding a qualification equivalent to the Italian high school diploma obtained on completion of a period of schooling of no less than 12 years;
• non-EU nationals upon presentation of an application for admission in accordance with provisions in force regarding the entry, stay and enrolment of foreign/international students, as well as an evaluation of documentation and of each specific situation;
• Italian citizens attending the fourth year of an Italian high school – with the exception of the Bachelor’s degree course in Interpreting and Communication, for which attendance in at least the fifth year is compulsory;
• Italian citizens attending the fifth year of an Italian high school;
• EU or non-EU nationals attending the final year in a high school in their home country or a Foundation Year (a preparatory course for international students who have not completed a 12-year period of schooling), subsequent to evaluation of documentation and of each specific situation.

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Applicants for the admissions test for the Bachelor’s degree course in Corporate communication and Public Relations must have a knowledge of English equivalent to at least level B2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Applicants who are not in possession of the required language certification (or with certification that is no longer valid) must take the specific Assessment Test following the procedures described below.

Applicants who have completed their entire high school studies attending English-speaking schools in Italy or abroad will be exempt from the assessment test.

Click here to discover terms and procedures for admission to degree courses.

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The participation fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Failure to pay the participation fee or late payment of the participation fee after the deadlines for each session will preclude access to the test.

*In the event of potential over-subscription of available places, the deadlines for registration could be shortened so as to allow for the appropriate scrolling of the ranking list.

Tests for admission to the Bachelor’s degree courses for the academic year 2024/25 will take place on the following dates:

1st session: 4 to 15 December 2023
2nd session: 5 to 15 of March 2024
3rd session: 13 to 24 of May 2024
4th session: 12 to 19 of July 2024

Once all places have been filled for the ordinary sessions, the Academic Senate may authorise the organisation of further extraordinary sessions for courses with further availability of non-assigned places.

Please see point 3 of the Regulations for Admissions to Bachelor’s Degree Courses Academic Year 2024/2025 for more informations

Download here the summary of deadlines for the admission tests, dates, results and enrolment.

Download here the upcoming dates for the Assessment test for the Corporate Communication and Public Relations course.

Download here the dates for the preliminary data checks for the admission tests.

Download here the admission test dates for international students a.y. 2024/2025.

Please note: the indicated dates may be subject to possible changes. Always check the University portal.

The test is carried out online.

Online procedures:

• candidates must be in possession of a device equipped with webcam and microphone;
• convocation for the test will be exclusively via e-mail using the address provided during registration.
• each step is compulsory and binding for the validity of the test;
• the test must be carried out by logging in to the virtual rooms indicated in the e-mail, so that University staff can carry out the necessary invigilation.
• tests started prior to communication from the University staff and/or carried out without a connection to the virtual room will be considered null and void;

While taking the test, candidates must comply scrupulously with all Regulations specified in detail herein, and failure to do so will result in the test being declared null and void.

To access one of the courses in our University you will have to pass a test.

There are two types of tests: the evaluation one is aimed to the profilation of the candidate's knowledge and skills, while for the selective one the school curriculum and the test result both contribute to the final score.

Evaluation test with oral exam to follow:

• Interpreting ad communication
• Languages, Culture and Digital Communication

Selective test:

• Fashion and Creative Industries
• Communication, Media and Advertising
• Corporate Communication and Public Relations
• Corporate Communication and Public Relations (in English)
• Arts and Cultural Events
• Tourism, Management and Culture

Download here the document with all the details about the evaluation of the school curriculum, language requirements (when provided) and how the rankings will be articulated

For details of the tests for each individual degree course, please refer to the "Admissions test content" section at the following links:

• Bachelor’s degree course in Corporate Communication and Public Relations (in Italian)
• Bachelor’s degree course in Corporate Communication and Public Relations (in English)
• Bachelor’s degree course in Communication, Media and Advertising
• Bachelor’s degree course in Fashion and creative industries
• Bachelor’s degree course in Arts and Cultural Events
• Bachelor’s degree course in Interpreting and Communication 
• Bachelor's degree course in Languages, Culture and Digital Communication
• Bachelor’s degree course in Tourism, Management and Culture

Click here to download a sample admissions test in English for the course in Corporate Communication and Public Relations.

Click here to download a sample admissions test for all other Bachelor’s degree courses.

Summary Table with Test Details 

**55 minutes (30 knowledge +25 English placement) if the candidate declares themselves to be at a “beginner’s” level in the second foreign language

Publication of Admission Test results

Download here the summary of dates and deadlines for receipt of results and the deadline for enrolment in the event of a successful admissions test. For unsuccessful candidates, further details can be found in point 8 of the Admission Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Courses for the Academic Year 2024/2025.

The results will normally be communicated by e-mail to the address provided by the candidate during registration. For this reason, you should also regularly monitor your SPAM folder.

Confirmation of enrolment and registration

This short video describes the procedure for enrolment, which will be confirmed only upon receipt by IULM University of payment of the first instalment.

In the event of potential over-subscription, the deadlines for registration could be shortened so as to allow for the appropriate scrolling of the ranking list.
Further details can be found under point 9 of the Admission Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Courses for the Academic Year 2024/2025.

For each session, the admitted candidate who fails to confirm registration by the deadline specified in the e-mail will lose any priority deriving from their position in the ranking for that session (and their place may be assigned to another candidate).

Subsequently the candidates may apply:

to be included in the first appropriate ranking, following the instructions provided by the Registrar's Office, maintaining the previously obtained score (subject to the availability of places);

or to repeat the test, by submitting an application through the online procedure, at no extra cost. In this case the score previously obtained for that course of studies will automatically be annulled.

The enrolment of students awaiting the results of their school-leaving examination (the “Maturità”) will be considered conditional until confirmation of having passed the exam is provided through the online procedure. Students must provide the date of passing the exam and the mark obtained by 18 July 2024. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of the enrolment without the right to a refund of the first instalment paid. A request for reimbursement of the first instalment paid can only be made if documented proof is provided of failure to pass the ‘Maturità’ examination.

Should candidates attending the penultimate year of high school pass the admission test, they will be able to keep the score obtained and access a dedicated registration window (November 2024) to have priority enrolment for the academic year 2025/26, procedures for which will be communicated as from November 2024.

Scrolling the ranking list

If the number of students admitted exceeds the number of places available, the number of students in excess will be placed on a waiting list while maintaining their position in the ranking.
See the Admission procedures for details of the scrolling procedures.

Transfers from other Universities

As a rule, first-year transfers, specifically for Bachelor’s degree courses for which a selective test is required for admission, are not permitted. For further information write to [email protected]
Transfers into second and third years are always possible. They do not require students to take the test and will depend solely on the students’ studies carried out thus far as assessed by the Registrar’s Office.
It is possible for students withdrawing from other universities to be admitted to the first year, with the possibility (to be assessed on a case-by-case basis) of validating exams already taken.

Candidates with disabilities, in possession of a certificate of civil disability and/or recognition of disabled status in accordance with Law 104/92, and candidates with Specific Learning Disorder (DSA), in possession of DSA certification in accordance with Law 170/2010 will be able to upload the documentation in PDF format during the online procedure for test enrolment.

This documentation shall be valid and issued in accordance with the law. In order to request the compensatory measures/dispensations it must be submitted at least 7 days before the test by sending an email to the diversaMENTE service at [email protected].

If you are an international applicant living abroad and having achieved (or about to achieve) a foreign upper secondary school qualification, you should submit your application on the portal apply.iulm.it

Please note: Taking the admission test is possible on the test date after confirmation of the eligibility and validity of the qualification from the Registrar’s Office.   

Admission test dates and deadlines for international students a.y. 2024/2025  

Click here to download the Admission Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Courses.

Click here to download the recognition of prior knowledge of English for exemption from the Professional English III /Professional English IV exams.

Click here to download the notice on English and second language exemptions a.y. 2023-2024