University of Milan

Main Campus, Milan Italy

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7 % International students

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About University of Milan

Founded in 1924, the University of Milan is a research-intensive university, offering high quality teaching at all levels in a broad spectrum of fields. Over the years, it has succeeded in maintaining a skillful blend of tradition and innovation, adjusting to the requirements of a fast-growing society without putting aside its distinctive traits.

The university’s interdisciplinary vocation and connections between a wide range of fields result in a highly stimulating and rich offer of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and specialization courses with Italian being the main language of teaching. There is also a wide offering of degree programs available in English.

As one of the top international institutions in terms of scientific productivity, the University of Milan’s wide range of educational and research competencies and its relationships with the business world also make it an important resource for its socio-economic context.

The University of Milan is the top Italian university in most international rankings and is the only Italian university among the 21 prestigious institutions that belong to the League of European Research Universities (LERU).

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Available programmes

Cosmetic Industrial Science

Arts and Humanities (6)

Ancient Civilizations for the Contemporary World

Foreign Languages and Literature

History

Humanities

Italian language and culture for foreigners

Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication for business, law and community services

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Business and Management (6)

Economics and Management

Economics: behavior, data and policy

Management of Organization and Labour

Engineering and Technology (6)

Computer Science

Computer Science for New Media Communications

Computer Systems and Networks Security

Computer systems and network security - online

Informatics

Music Information Science

Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

Animal Production

Audiometric Techniques

Audioprosthetic Techniques

Biological Sciences

Biomedical Laboratory Techniques

Biotechnology

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Natural Sciences (6)

Artificial Intelligence

Chemical safety and Toxicological Environmental Sciences

Chemistry

Cultural Heritage: Sciences, Technologies and Diagnostics

Dairy Enterprise Technologies and Management (L-P02)

Development and Protection of Mountain Environment

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Social Sciences and Management (6)

Communication and Society

International Politics, Law and Economics (IPLE)

International Studies and European Institutions (SIE)

Italian Sign Language (LIS) and Tactile Italian Sign Language (LIST)

Law

Liberal Studies in Communication

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Arts and Humanities (6)

Archaeology

Cultural, Intellectual and Visual History

European and extra-European Languages and Literatures

Historical Sciences

History and Criticism of Art

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

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Business and Management (6)

Data Science for Economics (DSE)

Economics and Political Science (EPS)

Finance and Economics (MEF)

Management of Health Systems and Organisations

Management of Human Resources (MHR)

Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE)

Engineering and Technology (6)

Artificial Intelligence for Science and Technology

Computer Science

Informatics Security

Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

Animal Husbandry Sciences and Technologies

Applied Biology in Nutritional Sciences

Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology

Biogeosciences: Analysis of Ecosystemand Science Communication

Bioinformatics for Computational Genomics

Biology Applied to Research in Biomedicine

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Natural Sciences (6)

Agricultural Sciences for Sustainability

Analysis, Planning and Sustainable Management of Land and Territory

Chemistry

Cultural Heritage Conservation Science

Earth Sciences

Environmental Change and Global Sustainability (ECGS)

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Social Sciences and Management (6)

Administration and Public Policy (APP)

Global Politics and Society (GPS)

Individual and Team Sport Science

International Relations (REL)

Languages and Cultures for International Communication and Cooperation

Law and Sustainable Development

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Arts and Humanities (6)

Historical Studies

Image, Language, Figure: Forms and Modes of Mediation

Linguistic, Literary and Intercultural Studies in European and Extra-European Perspectives

Literature, Arts and Environmental Heritage

Philosophy and Human Sciences

The Human Mind and Its Explanations: Language, Brain and Reasoning

Business and Management (6)

Economic Sociology, Organization, and Labor - Esol

Economics

Engineering and Technology (6)

Computer Science

Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

Clinical Research

Exercise and Sport Sciences

Experimental Medicine

Intersectoral Innovation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

National Phd in Systems Medicine

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Natural Sciences (6)

Agriculture, Environment and Bioenergy

Chemistry

Earth Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Food Systems

Industrial Chemistry

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Social Sciences and Management (6)

Comparative, Private, Civil Procedural and Business Law

International and Public Law, Ethics and Economics for Sustainable Development - Lees

Legal Studies Cesare Beccaria

Political Studies

Public, International and European Union Law

Sociology and Methodology of Social Research

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University information

European citizens, non-EU citizens in Italy with a current, valid “permesso di soggiorno” (residence permit) and natives of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Lichtenstein can apply to the university.

Non-EU citizens who are residents abroad must submit a pre-application request through the UniversItaly portal in order to get a study Visa.

Graduates who wish to apply for a doctoral program or a medical specialization school must follow the instructions in the competitive examination announcements.

For more information about applying to the University of Milan, click here.

Special funding and scholarships

The University of Milan believes in getting the best out of young talent, and offers special incentive programs aimed at supporting highly gifted students.

The Excellence Scholarships program is particularly aimed at international students. The program offers 100 incentive grants to the newly enrolled best international students at master’s level. The incentives include 50 scholarships of 6, 000€ plus enrollment fee exemption.

To find out more about, visit the university’s website.

The University of Milan’s main campus is located in the old “Ca’ Granda”, a striking historical complex in the heart of Milan. The university’s other campuses are located in historic buildings and modern structures that are situated in both the city center and in the university district which was built in the 1920’s and is known as “Città Studi”.

The university is home to ten faculties, including:

Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Exercise and Sports Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Political, Economic and Social Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
School of Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The University of Milan possesses an important artistic and scientific heritage which is housed in various museums, libraries and archives. In addition, there are 33 research departments, 17 libraries, and one digital library containing 70, 000 e-journals, 520, 000 e-books and 200 databases.

Student support services

The University of Milan offers a guidance service to help future students with their study options through group presentations and individual interviews.

Current students are provided with individual psychological support services as well as careers advice and support.

Total students

46,827

UG students

53%

PG students

47%

International students

3,344

UG students

37%

PG students

63%

Total faculty staff

3,004

Domestic staff

95%

Int'l staff

Student life

Student life in Milan

Studying at the University of Milan and living in Milan is an exciting experience. Milan – which hosted the Expo 2015 – is known throughout the world for science, finance, fashion, design, publishing, theatre, music, food and its international trade fairs.

It is also an extremely lively city, which offers great cultural opportunities as well as the best in sports and leisure. Due to its central position in the northern part of Italy, it is a good point of access for many world-renowned localities. The most famous Italian lakes are just one hour away, while just a little more time is needed to reach the Alps, the Ligurian Sea, Venice and Florence by car or train, and all the major European cities by plane.

Milan is the capital of Lombardy region, known for its economic, cultural and scientific relevance. Moreover Milan, plays host, amongst other things, to more than 300 events attended by tens of thousands of people every year.

Student life on campus

The University of Milan itself is home to approximately 64, 000 students – with almost seven percent of students being international students, representing 196 different countries around the world.

It promotes sporting and cultural activities for both students and staff, through its University Sport Centre and through collaborations and special arrangements with the city’s main gymnasiums, cinemas, dance/music agents and theatres.

Students can also take part in music and theatre initiatives organized by the university’s resident cultural institutions, which include the Orchestra, the Choir and the University Theatre Centre. The University of Milan Orchestra offers students the possibility to audition for a classical music ensemble that is both young and prestigious, thanks to its close collaboration with the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory of Milan.

Find out more about student life at the University of Milan here.

Student accommodation

The University of Milan has its very own student accommodation right on campus. For more information about this, please visit the university’s website.

The University of Milan offers a guidance service to help future students with their study choices and to provide graduates with career advice. Future students can obtain information about courses and study programs through group presentations and individual interviews.

The university also helps students approach the job market by offering internships, interviews with companies, as well as advertising job vacancies on the online noticeboard. The university has over 1, 500 partnerships which offer worldwide mobility opportunities for its graduate and undergraduate students.

Within a year of graduating, 53 percent of bachelor’s graduates are in employment, 64. 1 percent of master’s graduates are in employment, and 55. 4 percent of single-cycle graduates are in employment.

The University of Milan’s University Study and Career Guidance Service offers individual guidance sessions on how to:

Organize your CV,
Compile your University CV online,
Browse and apply to job vacancies that are posted on the university’s online noticeboard,
View and obtain useful materials, such as the Catalogue of Professions.