Erasmus Student

The School of Italian Language and Culture ITALSTRA, is pleased to offer to all Erasmus Incoming students Italian learning opportunities (free of any charge):

Italian Crash Courses (18 hours of lectures in Italian + 18 hours of laboratory activities)

No registration is required. During the Welcome Day, a placement test will be held to assign students to classes according to their language level. Students who attend at least 80% of the lessons and pass the final assessment with a satisfactory score will receive a certificate for the total number of training hours completed, equivalent to 3 ECTS credits (other educational activities/additional language skills).

Italian Language and Culture Course (54 hours of lectures in Italian + hours of laboratory activities) 

This course is  reserved exclusively for incoming Erasmus students who have requested it in their Learning Agreement, subject to a ranking established by the Scientific Committee of ITALSTRA. At the end of the course, a final exam is provided only fot students who have attended at least 80% of the lessons. Students who pass the exam with a satisfactory grade will receive a certificate of completion for the training activity, equivalent to 9 ECTS credits.

Welcome Day

The University of Catania is pleased to welcome the a.y. 2026-2027 Erasmus and International foreign students!
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Language testing day

During the Welcome Day
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