Visiting students

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.

Click here to download the official Visiting Factsheet for the academic year 2026-2027.

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 2026/2027, the enrollment in the program costs € 2,000 per semester and € 3,800 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 (i.e. IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge, PLIDA, CILS, etc.)
• Official declarations signed by a home-university language teacher or academic coordinator
• Enrollment certificate for students who are attending an English-taught Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree

The following certificates are not accepted:

• OLS assessment certificates
• Duolingo tests and scoring

All certificates must be translated into English or Italian and explicitly certify the exact level possessed by the student (B2 or higher).
According to the courses they plan to attend, students may have both language certifications (English and Italian) or just one of them.

APPLICATIONS

Interested students should send an email to [email protected] and request the Pre-Application Form, then have to send the following documents:

• Jpeg photo (ID/Passport format);
• PDF of Passport (for non-EU students) or ID card (for EU students);
• 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 be stipulated before arriving in Italy);
• Language certification (English and/or Italian).

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.

IULM Study Abroad Office will confirm the acceptance or denial of the Pre-Application Form. Consequently, accepted students will receive instructions to submit the payment to confirm participation in the program. Lastly, they will have to complete their online Application Form according to the guidelines sent by e-mail.

DEADLINES

(Fall) First-semester/Full-year students

• Pre-Application Form: April 13^th, 2026 (9:00 a.m. CET) – May 8^th, 2026 (5:00 p.m. CET)
• Confirmation of Acceptance: May 11^th, 2026
• Payment: May 11^th — 15^th, 2026
• Application Form: May 18^th, 2026 (9:00 a.m. CET) – May 29^th, 2026 (5:00 p.m. CET)

(Spring) Second-semester students

• Pre-Application Form: September 14^th, 2026 (9:00 a.m. CET) – October 9^th, 2026 (5:00 p.m. CET)
• Confirmation of Acceptance: October 12^th, 2026
• Payment: October 12^th — 16^th, 2026
• Application Form: October 19^th, 2026 (9:00 a.m. CET) – October 30^th, 2026 (5:00 p.m. CET)

For further information, please write to:  [email protected].