About 

The University of Pisa is a public institution boasting twenty departments, with high level research centres in the sectors of agriculture, astrophysics, computer science, engineering, medicine and veterinary medicine.

Being a generalist University, it covers all disciplinary areas: from Humanities to Social Sciences, from Health Sciences to Natural – Mathematical – Physical Sciences, from Engineering to Agricultural Sciences, passing through Computer Science, Economics, Law and Medicine.

The University of Pisa offers 59 Bachelor’s, 72 Master’s, 9 Long single-cycle degrees, 36 PhD’s, 48 Specialisation schools, 70 One-year post-degree programmes. But it also offers:

• The Foundation Course: A one-year program taught exclusively in English, which bridges the gap between High School and University studies and it equips students with the appropriate academic grounding for an Italian degree at the University of Pisa.

This program is aimed at international students who have 11 or 10 years of schooling and have successfully completed High School and at American students who have not taken Advanced Placement (AP) courses during the last year of High School nor have attended 2 years of College.

• Summer/Winter Schools: Intensive academic courses for international students and also for graduates.
  They mostly last from 4 days to 6 weeks and take place in an international context, with students and lecturers coming from various parts of the world and all lectures delivered in English.

They are characterized by nonconventional teaching formats (workshops, tutorials, excursions, cultural events, business testimonials, etc.) and a multidisciplinary approach. Professors are experts in their areas and have a keen interest in what they do.

Summer/Winter Schools meet strict academic regulations: each one grants at least 3 ECTS credits and the participants who successfully pass the final exam will receive an official academic transcript.