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The University of Pavia Language Centre organises Italian courses throughout the academic year, from October to June.

The offer includes:

Semester courses
(October-January and February-June)

• 50 hours
• evening lessons (twice a week, 7pm-9pm)
• held in the classroom

Online intensive courses
(November and March)

• 50 hours
• evening lessons (from Monday to Thursday, 7pm-9pm)

Italian courses are mainly addressed to Erasmus+ students, international exchange students and students enrolled in Pavia University, but are also open to anyone who is interested in learning Italian.

They are all taught by qualified teachers of Italian as a second or foreign language.

COURSE CALENDAR AND FEES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/23

DATES LEVELS ENROLMENT DEADLINE COURSE LENGTH FEES FOR INTERNALS FEES FOR EXTERNALS
From 5 OCTOBER 2022 to 31 JANUARY 2023

SEMESTER COURSE (IN CLASSROOM)		 • A1 (Monday and Wednesday)
• A2 (Tuesday and Thursday)
• B1 (Monday and Wednesday)
• B2 (Tuesday and Thursday)		 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 • 50 HOURS (plus 3 hours for the final exam)
• 2 lessons per week (evening lessons - 7pm-9pm)		 € 195 € 320
From 7 NOVEMBER to 21 DECEMBER 2022

ONLINE INTENSIVE COURSE		 • A1 (from Monday to Thursday)
• A2 (from Monday to Thursday)
• B1 (from Monday to Thursday)
• B2 (from Monday to Thursday)		 17 OCTOBER 2022 • 50 HOURS (plus 3 hours for the final exam)
• daily lessons (7pm-9pm)
 € 195 € 320
From 22 FEBRUARY
to 9 JUNE 2023

SEMESTER COURSE (IN CLASSROOM)		 • A1 (Monday and Wednesday)
• A2 (Tuesday and Thursday)
• B1 (Monday and Wednesday)
• B2 (Tuesday and Thursday)
 6 FEBRUARY 2023 (subject to availability of places) • 50 HOURS (plus 3 hours for the final exam)
• 2 lessons per week (evening lessons - 7pm-9pm)		 € 195 € 320
From 20 MARCH to 11 MAY 2023

ONLINE INTENSIVE COURSE		 • A1 (from Monday to Thursday)
• A2 (from Monday to Thursday)
• B1 (from Monday to Thursday)
• B2 (from Monday to Thursday)		 1 MARCH 2023 • 50 HOURS (plus 3 hours for the final exam)
• daily lessons (7pm-9pm)
 € 195 € 320

ELIGIBILITY

INTERNAL STUDENTS:

ERASMUS+ students with Pavia University
International exchange students with Pavia University
Students enrolled in Pavia University (Corsi di Laurea triennali, magistrali, PhD candidates, masters students, researchers, etc.)
Students enrolled at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Franco Vittadini”

EXTERNAL STUDENTS

Students who have attended at least 80% of the course (40 hours out of 50) will be allowed to take the final exam.
Students who have passed the final exam will receive a certificate of attendance reporting the final grade and the linguistic level achieved (according to the CEFR levels).
The final exam is not compulsory.

5 ECTS credits will be assigned to Erasmus+ students and other international exchange students with Pavia University passing the final exam.

• In case of student’s withdrawal from the course, no refunds will be made
• The Language Centre reserves the right to activate only the courses that reach the required minimum number of participants (students enrolled in courses that won’t be activated for this reason will be refunded in full).

ONLINE COURSES

• Students attending online courses are required to keep their webcams on. The teacher will not record the attendance if the student’s webcam is switched off.
• Lessons will be recorded by the teacher. The recording can be provided to the student only if technical issues occured during the lesson and such issues can be verified by the teacher.
In the above mentioned case, attendance will be considered valid.

• All foreign students studying at Pavia University are allowed to use the self-study facilities (media library and language lab) available in the ”Centro Linguistico Laboratori”
• The Centro Linguistico is an authorized centre for the CILS (Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera – i.e. Certificate of Italian as a Foreign Language). The CILS certificate can be used for academic or professional purposes and is recognised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

For further information please contact:

ITALIAN COURSES HELPDESK

c/o Centro Linguistico Laboratori – Cortile Sforzesco, Strada Nuova, 65 – 27100 Pavia
Opening times: from Monday to Friday, from 9 to 12 am and from 13 to 16 pm (by appointment only)
E-mail: helpdesk.italiancourses@unipv.it
Tel.: +39-0382-984236