The Foundation Year is a preparatory course lasting 10 or 11 months addressed to foreign students interested in enrolling in a course of study at the University of Parma or another Italian university or at a music Conservatory or higher institution of music studies (ISSM).
Deadlines
Registration from 12 January 2026
The number of available places for the 2026/2027 academic year has been filled
New applications are placed on a waiting list, and we can only guarantee
the evaluation of the application and placement on the waiting list
Registration until 15 July 2026 for “Early Birds”
students, 15 August 2026 for “Regular” and “Dante”
students, and 30 September for students not
admitted to the degree course in Medicine and
Surgery after taking the admission test
If you want to enroll, express your interest and fill in the online form
Please, fill in the document electronically, sign it, scan it
and send it by email together with all the requested documents listed here
https://foundation.clicom.it/en/the-university-of-parmas-foundation-year/how-to-apply/122/
to: foundationyear@unipr.it by 15 July 2026 for “Early Birds” students, 15 August 2026 for
“Regular” and “Dante” students, and 30 September for students not admitted to the degree
course in medicine and surgery after taking the admission test.
If you want all the information gathered together download the brochure and the flyer
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