University of Pisa

Overview

With around 50,000 students, the University of Pisa holds a strong science- and engineering-weighted profile; it also offers wide programmes in medicine, law, economics and the humanities. It is known above all for its depth in mathematics, physics and computer science.

The city is also home to select higher schools such as the Scuola Normale Superiore and Sant’Anna, making for a dense academic setting.

The city of Pisa and student life

Set in Tuscany, Pisa is a mid-sized and wholly student-focused city known for its famous leaning tower. The cost of living is more balanced than the big metropolises; its closeness to Florence by train is a further advantage.

Faculties and signature programmes

The fields Turkish students often turn to:

• Computer science and engineering (a strong tradition),
• The basic sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry),
• Engineering (aerospace, mechanical, electronic),
• Medicine and health sciences,
• Law, economics and the humanities.

The university’s English-taught master’s programmes open the door to apply without an Italian precondition.

Language of instruction and language conditions

Programmes are mainly Italian; some are English. Italian-taught programmes want a B2 language certificate (CILS/CELI) or the university exam, English-taught ones IELTS/TOEFL. Some programmes apply an entry assessment (e.g. TOLC).

Application for Turkish students

The application begins with the programme choice and the Universitaly pre-enrolment. A CIMEA or a Dichiarazione di Valore is needed for the degree recognition. The apostilled, sworn-Italian-translated form of your diploma and transcript must stand ready at this stage.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Fees are tiered by the ISEE, and low-income students can be largely exempted. The regional grant agency DSU Toscana (Tuscany DSU) provides housing, food and cash support; the application wants the sworn translation of your income documents and an ISEE Parificato. For detail see our scholarships section.

Which documents should you have sworn-translated for the University of Pisa?

Applying to the University of Pisa (or to a programme in the same city), most documents issued in Turkey need a sworn Italian translation. The most-translated documents in master’s, doctoral and bachelor’s applications:

• The diploma (bachelor’s/master’s) and, where applicable, the provisional graduation certificate,
• The transcript and the diploma supplement,
• The course contents (where a recognition/compatibility assessment is needed),
• The income and financial documents (for the DSU grant and the ISEE Parificato),
• The statement of intent, CV and references (in Italian or English, by the programme’s language).

The order generally runs: the document is apostilled first, then sworn-translated into Italian from the apostilled version, and where needed the degree recognition (a CIMEA report or the consulate Dichiarazione di Valore) is obtained. For detail see our apostille guide, CIMEA recognition, Dichiarazione di Valore and Universitaly application pages. For document-level detail, the diploma-transcript translation and university application translation pages help.

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