EU students (or non-EU students who already hold a study visa)

Selection for pre-admission: Not required / Not applicable.

Application for visa: Not required / Not applicable.

Final Enrolment (in person at the Student Office in Naples): From July to the end of October (possibly extended to December).

Start of classes: First term: starting in early September. Second term: starting in early March.

Non-EU students who require a study visa for Italy

Selection for pre-admission: Expected start: January 2026. Expected closing date: 31 May 2026.

Application for visa: As soon as the pre-enrolment letter is issued.

Final Enrolment (in person at the Student Office in Naples): From July to the end of October (possibly extended to December).

Start of classes: First term: starting in early September. Second term: starting in early March.

Both non-EU and EU candidate students need language requisites. Candidate students should provide evidence of English language proficiency at B2 or higher (CEFR level).

Non-EU candidate students who do not already have a visa for studying in Italy must apply to be selected for pre-admission though the Universitaly web portal.
The Bachelor’s Degree Coordinator assesses the pre-admission applications on the basis of the documents uploaded by the students. 

Documents needed for applying to the selection for pre-admission are:

• Passport;
• High School degree Certificate (prospective students should have obtained the High School Diploma after at least 12 years of pre-university education);
• DOV (Declaration of Value) by embassies or consulates or through CIMEA – Academic Equivalence Mobility Information Center
• Language certificate (proficiency in the English Language – at least level B2);
• English TOLC-I with minimum score (10 out of 50).

The candidate students who have applied will be notified on the Universitaly portal.

By obtaining the pre-admission letter, the candidate students do not assume the status of actual students at the University of Naples Federico II. The student status will be attained only at the time of final enrolment in person at the students’ office in Naples.

To apply for visa the non-EU candidate student must register on the UniversItaly Portal and upload there all the required documents.
The portal is the only gateway for applying for a visa to study in Italy. In 2025, it opens on April 1st  and closes in May 31st. Applicants must indicate the University of Naples Federico II and choose the Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. They must also specify the Embassy/Consulate where they will apply for the visa for Italy.

If the candidate is entitled for a pre-enrollment letter, this is forwarded to the Embassy/Consulate to start the visa-issuing process. The student applicant must take care of the visa issuing. The University of Naples Federico II is not responsible for managing the visa appointments. The University cannot interact with the Embassy/Consulate.

The University of Naples Federico II encourages and supports international non-EU students with very affordable (almost null) tuition fees: €140/year regional tax (compulsory) + €16,00 legal stamp (compulsory).

For EU non-Italian students, the tuition fees are €200/year (university fees) + €140/year regional tax (compulsory) + €16,00 legal stamp (compulsory).

Tuition fees have to be checked by contacting the specific Secretariat Office for Engineering study program: segreteria studenti Area didattica Ingegneria, Piazzale Tecchio, 80 - 80125 - Napoli (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Ms. Antonietta Telese, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Ms. Francesca Candida, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The University of Naples Federico II does not offer direct accommodation to students or candidate students. We strongly suggest contacting the International Welcome Desk before you arrive in Naples; it offers free “Codice Fiscale” (Tax Code) and limited accommodation support through the International Students’ Union (ISU) - International Welcome Desk - Largo Santa Maria La Nova, 12 - 1st floor on the left- 80138 Napoli.
ISU is open Mon/Fri: 9.00/19.00 (phone: +39 324 5947719, WhatsApp: +39 327 6778291, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Early contact is crucial for maximizing the chance to access accommodation services.

Another support for accommodation is the Regional Office for the Support to Studies (ADISURC). It is a regional public body offering accommodation support to students. Students must be enrolled and are supported according to the ADISURC ranking list.

Every year, the ADISURC (Azienda per il Diritto allo Studio della Regione Campania) launches a call for applications for scholarships (services and money) for students attending university courses. Access to scholarships requires having fully attained student status (final in presence enrollment has to be carried out).

Moreover, the University of Naples generally (not all years) offers scholarships to international students. Future calls be published in this website as soon as they are made available.

Further enrolment guidance for all Degree Programmes at the University of Naples Federico II is available through the following resources: Study in Italy (by Ministry of the University), Admission Regulation, Guide Univ. of Naples.

Note that in all cases, the pre-admission letter by the University of Naples is directly sent to the embassies/consulates via the UniversItaly platform.

Admission to the Bachelor’s Degree Programme requires possession of an upper secondary school diploma or another qualification obtained abroad that is recognised as suitable.

For successful participation in the programme, a sound knowledge of the fundamentals of Mathematics and Sciences is required, together with adequate skills in synthesis and verbal comprehension.

A preliminary orientation test in English is provided prior to enrolment. If the assessment of the applicant’s knowledge is not satisfactory, enrolled students will be assigned specific Additional Educational Requirements (Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi, OFA), which must be fulfilled within the first year of study.

The CEnT-S test is the compulsory selective test, required for admission to the Degree Program and is administred by the CISIA Consortium.  

The structure of the CEnT-S for the year 2025-2026 includes 5 sections, for a total of 55 questions:

Mathematics: 15 questions (30 minutes)
Reasoning on texts and data: 15 questions (30 minutes)
Biology: 10 questions (20 minutes)
Chemistry: 10 questions (20 minutes)
Physics: 5 questions (10 minutes).

However, to enroll to the Degree Programme, the answers to the Biology section are not considered!

For the purposes of enrolment, the candidate must reach the minimum threshold of 20% of the maximum score for the test  (i.e. 9/45) (note that the answers in the Biology section are not considered in the score).

Admitted candidates who did not score more than 50% of the marks available for the Mathematics section of the test (i.e. 8/15) and at least 23/45 marks overall will be assigned an Additional Formative Obligation (OFA) that requires them to acquire at least 6 University Credits (CFU) in the MATH-03/A or MATH-02/B subject areas before being able to sit any other examinations. In any case, the educational debt must be cleared within the first year of the course.

1. The Programme Teaching Committee normally defines the admission criteria and any enrolment limits, without prejudice to any different provisions established by law.        
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