International Student

The educational offering of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria for the 2025-2026 academic year is provided in 5 Departments and is divided into 10 macro-disciplinary areas :

• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Design
• Economy
• Jurisprudence
• Engineering
• Nursing Sciences
• Sports Sciences
• Human Sciences
• Biological Sciences for the Environment

For the 2025-2026 academic year, 28 study courses will be active , divided into:

• 14 three-year degree courses,
• 11 two-year Master's Degree Courses
• 3 five-year single-cycle Master's Degree courses .

In addition to these courses of study, at the postgraduate level there is the School of Specialization for Legal Professions, as well as Masters and PhDs.

In addition to these, there are training and advanced training courses, leisure activities, off-site activities, and experiences both nationally and internationally.

Course Catalog

Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental, and Materials Engineering (DICEAM)

Bachelor's Degree in CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (L-7)

Curriculum: Civil Engineering

The University of Reggio Calabria, with the support of CISIA (Interuniversity Consortium for Integrated Access Systems), offers the  ITA L2 TEST | Cisia online (abbreviated as  TEST ITA-L2 (Bravo!) ) to assess Italian language proficiency at level B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This test is intended for students from non-EU countries who wish to enroll in one of the university's Italian-taught degree programs and who require a study visa.

The test will be delivered in  TEST ITA-L2@HOME mode

The  ITA-L2 TEST  is computer-based and administered online through CISIA's proprietary platform. The test structure, syllabus, and assessment are available on the  ITA-L2 TEST Structure and Topics page.

The following information is available on the CISIA website:

•  Technical requirements of the equipment needed to perform the test Before OTHER TESTS | Cisia Guides ;
• Room Configuration | Cisia Guides
• How to start the test | How to start other tests | Cisia guides

The  ITA-L2 TEST , required for enrollment in degree programs, is for self-assessment only. The assessment of Italian language proficiency is based on the following criteria.

The test is considered passed when a minimum score of 49 is achieved. 

For the year 2026, the  expected dates  for the  ITA-L2 TEST  are:

• 25/06/2026
• 17/07/2026
• 18/09/2026

To register for the test, students must send an email to  [email protected]  with the following information:

1. Surname
2. Name
3. Tax ID code
4. Type
5. Date of birth
6. Place of birth
7. E-mail address
8. Mobile phone
9. Selected session
10. Scan of an identification document (passport, visa, residence permit).
11. University and Course of Study in which they intend to enroll

International students on undergraduate and graduate courses also contribute to the costs of teaching, scientific, and administrative services through an Annual Comprehensive Contribution (COA).

From the 2026/2027 academic year:

for non-EU students with a visa, the determination of the Annual Comprehensive Contribution (COA) will be based on the country of origin;

GROUP - A Foreign countries with particularly poor incomes (Source: Ministerial Decree 176/2026)
Afghanistan – Angola – Bangladesh – Benin – Burkina Faso – Burundi – Cambodia – Central African Republic – Chad – Comoros – Democratic People's Republic of Korea – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Djibouti – Eritrea – Ethiopia – Gambia – Guinea– Guinea– Bissau – Haiti – Kiribati – Lao People's Democratic Republic – Lesotho – Liberia – Madagascar – Malawi – Mali – Mauritania – Mozambique – Myanmar – Nepal – Niger – Rwanda – Senegal – Sierra Leone – Solomon Islands – Somalia – South Sudan – Sudan – Syrian Arab Republic – Tanzania – Timor– Leste – Togo – Tuvalu – Uganda – Yemen – Zambia
GROUP B - Foreign countries with lower average incomes (Source: World Bank)
Bhutan – Bolivia – Cameroon – Congo, Rep. – Côte d'Ivoire – Egypt, Arab Rep. – Eswatini – Ghana – Honduras – India – Jordan – Kenya – Kyrgyz Republic – Lebanon – Micronesia, Fed. Sts. – Morocco – Nicaragua – Nigeria – Pakistan – Papua New Guinea – Philippines – São Tomé and Príncipe – Samoa – Sri Lanka – Tajikistan – Tunisia – Uzbekistan – Vanuatu – Vietnam – West Bank and Gaza – Zimbabwe
GROUP C – Foreign countries with upper middle income (World Bank Source)
Albania – Algeria – Argentina – Armenia – Azerbaijan – Belarus – Belize – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Botswana – Brazil – China –Colombia – Cuba – Dominica – Dominican Republic – Ecuador – El Salvador – Equatorial Guinea – Fiji – Gabon – Georgia – Grenada – Guatemala – Indonesia – Iran, Islamic Rep. – Iraq – Jamaica – Kazakhstan – Kosovo – Libya – Malaysia – Maldives – Marshall
Islands – Mauritius – Mexico – Moldova – Mongolia – Montenegro – Namibia – North Macedonia – Paraguay – Peru – Samoa –Serbia – South Africa – St. Lucia – St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Suriname – Thailand – Tonga – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Tuvalu – Venezuela* – Ukraine
GROUP D – Foreign countries with high income (Source World Bank)
American Samoa – Andorra – Antigua and Barbuda – Aruba – Australia – Bahamas, The – Bahrain – Barbados – Bermuda – British Virgin Islands – Brunei Darussalam – Canada – Cayman Islands – Channel Islands – Chile – Costa Rica – Curaçao – Faroe Islands – French Polynesia – Gibraltar – Greenland – Guam – Guyana – Hong Kong SAR, China – Hungary – Iceland – Isle of Man – Israel
– Japan – Korea, Rep. – Kuwait – Liechtenstein – Macau SAR, China – Monaco – Nauru – New Caledonia – New Zealand –Northern Mariana Islands – Norway – Oman – Palau – Panama – Puerto Rico (US) – Qatar – Russian Federation – San Marino – Saudi Arabia – Seychelles – Singapore – Sint Maarten (Dutch part) – St. Kitts and Nevis – St. Martin (French part) – Switzerland –
Trinidad and Tobago – Turks and Caicos Islands – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom – United States – Virgin Islands (US)

Students with refugee status or other types of international protection are placed in the first bracket for the regional tax and are exempt from the COA, therefore, they only pay the regional tax and the stamp duty at the time of enrolment / enrolment renewal,

Students are subject to the same tuition fees as students with Italian citizenship and income in Italy. They can request a reduction in tuition fees from the maximum amounts based on their family's financial situation by submitting the Ordinary ISEE (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) applicable to subsidized benefits for the right to university education for their tax code.

Students with European citizenship residing in Italy are subject to the same social security contributions as students with Italian citizenship and income in Italy; therefore, they must have an Ordinary ISEE ( Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) applicable to subsidized benefits for the right to university education for their tax code.
Students with European citizenship not residing in Italy or students residing in Italy who are not self-employed must submit an ISEE Parificato (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator). To obtain an ISEE Parificato , official certificates (translated and legalized) of the income and assets (real/movable property) of the foreign family unit are required.