Individual recognition of examinations

Qualifications obtained abroad can be recognised through the individual recognition of examinations.

Italian universities are responsible for the procedure. After graduation you should contact a university in Italy that offers a course of study with a similar curriculum. After applying, the faculty or study course council will evaluate the course of study. Rarely, the whole course is recognized. If the recognition is limited to a portion of the exams, you must register at the university and take the missing exams.

Rarely do you need a fully recognised qualification in Italy, e.g. for participation in the state examinations that entitle you to practice a profession. But in some cases, the state exam (and therefore also recognition through the equivalence procedure) can be avoided with the recognition of a professional title.

The Free University of Bozen/Bolzano also offers the possibility of degree recognition for study courses that correspond to those offered by the University. All relevant information is available here.

Procedure:

1. Search an Italian university that offers a course of study similar to what taken abroad.

2. Request equivalence

3. Translate all the exams into Italian

4. Request recognition for each individual examination

5. Take any additional examinations