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Each postgraduate programme sets its own admission requirements regarding educational qualifications and technical and project-related skills, as specified below.

If your background differs from the description under your program of choice below, you will still be considered if your motivation and research interest in the field are strong.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

NABA Programmes are taught in Italian or English. Students are required to submit evidence of the knowledge of the language according to the chosen programme. The language certificate shall be submitted within one month before the beginning of the programme and should not be older than 2 years.

The requested level for Italian is an intermediate level (complete B1 - according to CEFR).

Student can also take CILS, CELI, CERT.IT, PLIDA provided that the final result is equivalent to complete B1.

 

Certificate Level
   
IELTS 5.0 Academic/General

all Cambridge Tests are accepted:

FCE, PET, CAE, CPE, BEC V and BEC P

The overall result should reach 159 or above

LINGUASKILL From 159
TOEFL IBT Min. 45
Trinity College Certificate Integrated Skills in English (ISE level II - all 4 skills)
PTE Academic 36 - 42
BIEB B1- Level B2 Certificate in ESOL International (Level1)
ESB Esol International B1 - Entry 3 (all modes)
TEEP Min 5
TOEFL Internet 59 - 64
Trinity College Certificate Integrated Skills in English (ISE level I – all 4 skills)
PTE Academic 36 – 42
Linguaskill da 155
BIEB Level B1/ Level B2
ESB ESOL International B1 - Entry 3 (all modes)
TEEP 5
TOEIC (provided that student passes all parts)

Listening and Reading: score 680;

Speaking and Writing score 280

 

The following cases are exempt from the language testing:

  • Mother tongue students
  • English Speaking Countries (prior check with the admission office)
  • Bachelor Degree programmes run in English:
    - in non-English speaking countries (prior check with the admission office)
    - in English speaking countries (prior check with the admission office)
FOR NON-EUROPEAN STUDENTS ONLY: APPLICATION FOR A STUDENT VISA TO ITALY/CONSULAR PROCEDURES

1) Start the pre-enrolment process through the UniversItaly platform.

UniversItaly is a website developed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) with the aim of supporting students thorough their study experience in Italy.

The pre-enrolment will give you the possibility to study at NABA and allow you to obtain the study VISA from the Italian authorities. Students are asked to pre-enrol and submit a copy of the passport, High School Diploma, transcripts, Language Certificate on the UniversItaly platform at https://www.universitaly.it/index.php 

Pre-enrolment applications are usually submitted between March and November of each year. This procedure is MANDATORY.

Usually it takes 90 days to get the study visa, so we suggest you to start the procedure as soon as possible. Make sure you do not miss this deadline or your study visa request will be refused for enrollment to Italian Universities/Academies.

2) Application for a Study Visa to Italy

In order to enrol to NABA, students are requested to have an entry visa for enrolment to Italian Universities/Academies, called STUDIO per Immatricolazione Università - tipo D nazionale.

For a complete list of Italian diplomatic authorities worldwide, please visit: http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it 

WHEN: VISAS are released once the Pre-enrolment process through the UniversItaly platform has been completed and received positive feedback from the Italian Diplomatic-Consular Representatives.