
Video Incoming students' experience at IULM
Click here to download the official Factsheet for the academic year 2025-2026.
IULM University has Erasmus+ and Exchange agreements with numerous international universities worldwide. To spend one or two semesters at IULM, students from partner universities must first be nominated (Nomination process) by their home university coordinator/contact person through a Nomination Form sent to partner universities by email. After the nomination, students will receive instructions by email to complete the application (Application process).
The official teaching language in IULM is Italian, therefore most of courses and exams are given in Italian. IULM University also offers a wide interdisciplinary selection of courses in English. To be admitted and attend courses held in Italian and/or in English, an official certification attesting the actual language level possessed by the student is required:
- B2 is the minimum level required for the English language, in order to be admitted to and be able to attend courses taught in English;
- B2 is the minimum level required for the Italian language, in order to be admitted to and be able to attend courses taught in Italian.
The following certificates are accepted:
- International language certifications
- Official declarations signed by a home university language teacher
Please note that they must explicitly certify the exact level possessed by the student (B2 or higher).
Students may have both language certifications (English and Italian) or just one of them, depending on the courses they plan to attend in IULM.
The language certification must be uploaded during the student's nomination process. If the student wishes to attend courses in both languages, both certificates must be uploaded.
NOMINATIONS
Partner universities must fill out our Nomination Form in the periods indicated below:
- (Fall) First-semester/Full-year students: April 14th, 2025 (9:00 a.m. CET) – May 9th, 2025 (5:00 p.m. CET)
- (Spring) Second-semester students: September 15th, 2025 (9:00 a.m. CET) – October 10th, 2025 (5:00 p.m. CET)
APPLICATIONS
Students nominated by their home university must complete their application by following the instructions received by email after nomination, during the periods indicated below:
- (Fall) First-semester/Full-year students: May 12th, 2025 (9:00 a.m. CET) – May 30th, 2025 (5:00 p.m. CET)
- (Spring) Second-semester students: October 13th, 2025 (9:00 a.m. CET) – October 31st, 2025 (5:00 p.m. CET)
Before starting filling in the Application form, students will have to prepare and then upload the following documents:
- Jpeg photo (ID/Passport format)
- PDF of Passport (for non-EU students) or ID card (for EU students); please document front and back in one page
- PDF of Academic records in English (Official Transcript of Records) with all the exams passed until now
- PDF of European Health Card (for EU students) or a private health insurance (for non-EU students, to stipulate before arriving in Italy)
AGREEMENT WITH AON: Students who do not have private insurance, upon arrival in Italy can contact the insurance company AON with which IULM has a special agreement.
For further information, please write to: [email protected].
The Visiting Student Program is dedicated to students from international universities, with whom there is no bilateral agreement, intending to spend a semester or a full academic year at IULM University. In addition, partner universities wishing to send more students than the number agreed on in our bilateral agreements can send them as visiting students.
IULM University accepts a limited number of applications per semester; students who apply for the second semester (February-July) are more likely to be admitted. For the academic year 2025/2026, the enrollment in the program costs €1,800 per semester and € 3,400 for the entire academic year. The student must submit the payment after receiving the confirmation of acceptance to the program and before the beginning of the semester, following the instructions received from the Study Abroad Office.
The official teaching language in IULM is Italian, therefore most of courses and exams are given in Italian. IULM University also offers a wide interdisciplinary selection of courses in English. To be admitted and attend courses held in Italian and/or in English, an official certification attesting the actual language level possessed by the student is required:
- B2 is the minimum level required for the English language, in order to be admitted to and be able to attend courses taught in English;
- B2 is the minimum level required for the Italian language, in order to be admitted to and be able to attend courses taught in Italian.
The following certificates are accepted:
- International language certifications
- Official declarations signed by a home university language teacher
Please note that they must explicitly certify the exact level possessed by the student (B2 or higher).
Students may have both language certifications (English and Italian) or just one of them, depending on the courses they plan to attend in IULM.
APPLICATIONS
Interested students can contact us by email at [email protected] to request information and receive the Pre-Application Form. After receiving the completed and signed document, we will send instructions on how to complete the payment.
Once we receive the payment receipt, students will be able to complete the Application Form on our online portal by following the instructions we will send by email, during the periods indicated below:
- (Fall) First-semester/Full-year students: May 12th, 2025 (9:00 a.m. CET) – May 30th, 2025 (5:00 p.m. CET)
- (Spring) Second-semester students: October 13th, 2024 (9:00 a.m. CET) – October 31th, 2025 (5:00 p.m. CET)
Before starting filling in the Application form, students will have to prepare and then upload the following documents:
- Jpeg photo (ID/Passport format)
- PDF of Passport (for non-EU students) or ID card (for EU students); please document front and back in one page
- PDF of Academic records in English (Official Transcript of Records) with all the exams passed until now
- PDF of European Health Card (for EU students) or a private health insurance (for non-EU students, to stipulate before arriving in Italy)
AGREEMENT WITH AON: Students who do not have private insurance, upon arrival in Italy can contact the insurance company AON with which IULM has a special agreement.
For further information, please write to: [email protected].
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
1st / Fall semester — fullyear
Welcome Day
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Classes
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Winter exam session
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September 19th, 2025
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September 22nd — December 19th, 2025
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January 8th — February 14th, 2026
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2nd / Spring semester
Welcome Day
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Classes
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Summer exam session
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February 13th, 2026
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February 16th — May 23rd, 2026 |
May 25th — July 2nd, 2026
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ACADEMIC OFFER
Incoming students can select courses from different degrees and different years of study, according to the language certification they possess, their semester of mobility and restrictions listed below. Students can attend courses for up to 30 credits per semester.
Restrictions
- To attend some specific 2-year Master's degree courses, capped courses (with limited places available) or courses with special prerequisites, students need first a confirmation from the Study Abroad Office.
- Undergraduate incoming students are admitted to Master’s courses only upon acceptance by the Study Abroad Office, except for 1-year courses from English-taught Master's degrees.
- The language laboratories from the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees of the Faculty of Interpreting and Translation can be selected only by students attending a degree course in foreign languages and translation in their home university.
Language courses taught by the International Language Center (ILC) follow specific rules. For more information on these courses and corresponding requirements, please email [email protected].
COURSE CATALOGUE & PROGRAMS
The Course Catalogue 2024-25 is available at this link. Course programs may be found through the links available within the catalogue.
The Course Catalogue 2025-2026 will be published once available.
Please filter the file by semester of mobility and teaching language, and then pay attention to the column "Restrictions".
COURSE REGISTRATION FORM & TOR
All incoming students will need to fill out our Course Registration Form, in order to officially select and enrol to IULM courses they want to attend to during the semester. Modalities and instructions will be provided before the start of the semester, during the online webinars.
At the end of the study period all students will receive the Transcript of Records attesting the exams taken and the relative credits acquired.
Here you can download the Statement of Italian Grading System.