Applicants with a non-Italian qualification - Master's degree programmes 2025/26

SELECT up to two different Master's degree programmes (in order of preference).

Applicants with a non-Italian qualification

In order to apply for admission to a Master's degree programme, you must:

• have a Bachelor's degree (level 6 EQF) or an equivalent academic qualification (after at least 15 years of previous education: primary and secondary plus university, see below) corresponding to the Italian qualification Laurea, awarded by an accredited foreign university and giving access to second-cycle courses (level EQF 7)
  • applicants with an “equivalent academic qualification” are students enrolled in a foreign university in a 5 or 6-year degree programme - i.e. single cycle degree combining Bachelor's and Master's programme - who have not graduated yet but meet the minimum requirement of 15 years of global schooling (minimum 3 years at University level) and have earned at least 180 ECTS credits or equivalent (pre-university or preparatory years are not counted in the number of credits or years)
• meet our curricular requirements and have an academic performance considered suitable for admission to the Master's degree programme you want to apply for. An Academic Commiteee will verify if your educational background is adequate and if the programmes you are applying for are consistent with your previous university path. Please check the REQUIREMENTS PER COURSE 25/26
• meet our language requirements (see paragraph below)

In case of any doubt regarding the above requirements please contact us through Ticketing Service. 

Please watch the tutorial: How to upload the language certificates 2025/26

Please note: if the evaluation of the language certificate is PENDING after you filled in the language skills section, don't worry, it will be verified during evaluation.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

CERTIFICATES

* For TOEFL/TOEIC certifications, it is necessary to indicate the code C285 to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino. For Cambridge certifications, it is necessary to select the option to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino and indicate the Candidate's ID number (see LINK)

CASES OF EXEMPTION

Certificates will be validated in the online application during evaluation

WARNING! If you need to apply for a Student Visa please also check the information on language certificates published in the pre-enrolment paragraph

Please watch the tutorial: How to apply for a Master's degree programme -applicants with non-Italian Degree 2025/26

After completing the procedure check the SAVE AND SUBMIT section. Please note that Politecnico di Torino will be able to process your application only if successfully submitted.

• You are allowed to submit only one application (selecting maximum 2 Master's degree programmes) in one of the 2 available Calls.
• In case you selected just one programme, you cannot add another programme after submitting your application.
• You are NOT allowed to modify your application in any way after it has been submitted. For this reason, if you don't have all the necessary documents, we suggest you apply in the 2nd Call, rather than submitting an incomplete application.
• Only complete applications with all the required documents, complying with the required format, can be considered for admission. It's your responsibility to submit a complete and accurate application.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected and you won't be able to apply for any Call in the same academic year.
• BE HONEST! If you give false, copied or incomplete information, you will be promptly rejected and lose any chance to get admitted. 

Enter your personal information exactly as presented in your passport. It may take you approximately 20 minutes to complete the application form. There is no time limit to fill it in and it can be completed in multiple sessions.

Log in to the application form with the username and password you received by email. If you don’t receive the email, please double-check in your junk folder

Please watch the tutorial: Documents needed for Master's Degree application 2025/26

• Passport *. Other I.D. are accepted only for EU nationals*
• Residence permit* (only for non-EU citizens living in Italy)
• Curriculum Vitae*
• Bachelor's degree (level 6 EQF) OR official university document stating provisional date of graduation* (if not graduated yet)
• Official Transcript of Records* 
• Syllabus/Course description (check REQUIREMENTS PER COURSE 25/26 and see documents format and samples below)
• Portfolio (check REQUIREMENTS PER COURSE 25/26 and see documents format below)
• English/Italian Language Certificate* (check the dedicated paragraph above and REQUIREMENTS PER COURSE 25/26 ) 
• Satement of Validity of Bachelor's degree or Statement of Comparability issued by the Italian ENIC-NARIC centre - CIMEA (if available, but compulsory for enrolment)
• Self-certificate of enrolment in another Italian university (if currently enrolled) with exams passed
• Other Document (max one)

_{(*): Compulsory document} 

DOCUMENTS FORMAT AND SAMPLES

Documents must be on letterheaded paper, stamped and signed by the issuing Institution. Electronic-signed documents may be accepted only if  they can be verified online through a QR code or verification link.

Documents issued by the official Institution in Italian, English, French, Spanish are accepted. If your documents are issued in other languages, please merge together both the original version AND the official translation in Italian or English and attach the merged document.

• Passport or other I.D.: I.D. is acceptable only in Latin alphabet, if not please provide official Italian/English translation 
• Curriculum Vitae: any format you have is fine
• Bachelor's degree certificate (level 6 EQF), if you have not graduated yet, please attach an official document issued by your current university stating provisional date of graduation or an updated version of your Transcript of Records
• Transcript of records scanned front and back: it’s a document issued by your current university listing all the exams you have taken. It MUST also include info on the grading system (minimum and maximum grade, final grade, GPA/CGPA) and credit system.If your Transcript does not include such information, please attach an official declaration of your current university (Registrar Office) providing the required info. If you have not graduated yet, attach the most updated version.
• Syllabus/Course description: it’s a document issued by the university that you have attended that describes in details the content of each subject you studied.  PDF-FORMAT syllabus downloadable from the official university website can be also accepted: in this case please make sure that the link works properly. Please note that we cannot accept links or documents downloaded directly from the website of the agency/ public authority in charge of accrediting courses and syllabuses (i.e. HEC in Pakistan).
• Portfolio: it’s a document including samples of work from your Bachelor's degree. Please check specific requirements: 

ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION CITY

ARCHITECTURE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

ARCHITECTURE FOR HERITAGE

ARCHITETTURA DEL PAESAGGIO

SYSTEMIC DESIGN

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

• English/Italian Language Certificate (check specific requirements for each programme ) or, in case of valid exemption, official statement issued by the school/university in which it is stated that the Medium of instruction is English. For TOEFL/TOEIC certifications, it is necessary to indicate the code C285 to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino. For Cambridge certifications, it is necessary to select the option to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino and indicate the Candidate's ID number (see LINK)
• Statement of Validity or CIMEA's Statement of Comparability (see dedicated paragraph)
• Other Document: any additional document that you think could help the Academic Committee to fully evaluate your profile as a potential student (recommendation or motivation letter, relevant training/ internship certificate or relevant work experience report, etc.)

NB: we don't require hard copies at this stage: you can directly upload the documents' files (pdf - recommended or jpeg, png) to your online application. You don't have to send any document by post. 

In case of any doubt regarding the above documents format please contact us through Ticketing Service. 

PAY online the non-refundable application fee (€ 50) by credit card (VISA, MasterCard)

WARNING: To ensure you have ample time to submit the application after payment, we recommend making the payment well in advance of the deadline, avoiding last-minute actions

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CONFIRM the SUBMISSION of your application by clicking the CONTINUE button.

CONFIRMATION

After clicking the SUBMIT button of your online application, check the SAVE AND SUBMIT section to see that it is properly submitted and then wait for the evaluation

EVALUATION

You can check your evaluation outcome under the  EVALUATION section of your APPLY personal page (the section will appear ONLY once the evaluation has been made). The Academic Commitee evaluates your application and your academic qualifications to verify if you meet our entry requirements in terms of academic performance and curricular requirements for the specific programme you have chosen.  Evaluation is done in two phases:

1. Recruitment and Admissions Unit verifies if you meet the admission requirements and if you have attached all the required documents 
2. the Academic Committee evaluates your academic performance and curricular requirements

SELECTION

At the end of the evaluation process, your application will be marked as:

• Eligible: You have been admitted to the programme you have chosen. Do not forget that you must present all the required academic documents in original upon enrolment.
• Conditional offer of admission: You are eligible for admission to the programme you have chosen, but you still have to earn your Bachelor's degree.
• Not eligible - you don't meet the admission requirements: your application didn't pass the 1st step of the evaluation process. Please note that you will not have the possibility to upload new documents or change the uploaded ones at this stage of the evaluation or in the next call during the same academic year. You can apply again next year.
• Not eligible - you don't meet the curricular and/or academic requirements: the Academic Committee decided that you are not suitable for the academic programme you have chosen. Therefore, you cannot be admitted to  any Master's degree programme for this academic year. You can apply again next year.

OFFER

If you are Eligible:

• please download your Confirmation of Eligibility letter (available in the next weeks) directly from the MAIN section  of your Apply personal page. Please be aware that this offer is valid only for enrolment in the academic year you applied for; therefore it is not possible to defer your admission. 
• if you are a Non-EU applicant living outside Italy, you can upload the Confirmation of Eligibility letter in your pre-enrolment application (see dedicated paragraph)
• please confirm your intention to enrol in the programme you have chosen directly on your Apply personal page, under the MAIN section (available in the next weeks)
• you don't have to send any document by post.

Further info about your admission will be published under the MAIN section of your APPLY personal page

Further details are being finalized. Please wait for updates on this page.

COMPULSORY ENROLMENT DOCUMENTS

1. Passport (or I.D. for EU students)
2. Residence permit for NON-EU citizens living in Italy
3. Study visa – type D for NON-EU citizens not living in Italy
4. Fiscal code certificate issued by Agenzia delle Entrate or by the Italian Embassies (certificate issued by Agenzia delle Entrate or by the Italian Embassies (only for citizens not living in Italy)
5. Bachelor Degree (level 6 EQF) with official translation into Italian (translation is not necessary in case original certificates are in English, French, Spanish or if you hold the Diploma Supplement). If you were enrolled in a single cycle Laurea magistrale course (5 or 6 years degree program) and you have not graduated yet: Transcript of Records at least of the first 3 academic years (in case of high school diploma got after 11 years, Transcript of Records of the first 4 academic years)
6. Transcript of Records with official translation into Italian (translation is not necessary in case original certificates are in English, French, Spanish)
7. Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di Valore, see paragraph below) of Bachelor Degree issued by the Italian Embassy in the country that issued your degree or Statement of Comparability issued by CIMEA centre or others ENIC-NARIC centers (this applies only in the absence of services provided by CIMEA), or Diploma Supplement. The so called “Attestato di Corrispondenza” (Certificate of Correspondence) obtained on the ARDI platform substitutes the Statement of Comparability issued by CIMEA. In any case, please note that the correspondence assessment reported in ARDI is based on the foreign qualification as a whole and not on individual cases. For this reason, Politecnico reserves itself the right to ask the applicant additional documents for the verification of his/her non-Italian qualification (such as the CIMEA Statement of Verification). For this reason, applicants are encouraged to present the CIMEA Statement of Verification in order to speed up the evaluation process
8. Italian and/or English Language certificate already uploaded during the application process (see Language Requirements section)

We remind you that Politecnico di Torino is entitled to request students to show their original documents to the office front desk at any time.

DOCUMENTS TRANSLATION AND LEGALIZATION

"Official translation" means a translation that bears the stamp and original signature of an officially recognized translator.

Translations into Italian must be:

• Certified by the Italian Embassy in the country of issue
• Sworn by a Court in Italy

For information on the legalization of documents, you can consult the following page: CIMEA GLOSSARY

Enrolment 2024/25, see Past years enrolment

PRE-ENROLLMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - A.Y. 2025/26

If you are an international student applying for a visa and residing abroad, you must submit the pre-enrollment application to obtain a study visa and enroll at the Politecnico di Torino exclusively through the UNIVERSITALY portal.

Check here if you fall into this category.

When to submit the pre-enrollment application?

You must submit the application by:

• April 30, 2025, if you submitted the application in the first call
• June 30, 2025, if you submitted the application in the second call

Tip: submit the application as soon as you know you have been admitted!

How to submit the pre-enrollment application?

1. Register on UNIVERSITALYand enter:
   1. Your personal data exactly as indicated in the passport
   2. In step B "Account at the institution", your Apply username (FXXXXXX)
   3. The course to which you have been admitted (note that you may not find the course in English in the Universitaly menu. The language of the course is confirmed by the "eligibility confirmation" issued by the Politecnico and the course catalog)
   4. The "confirmation of eligibility” letter (available in the "MAIN" section of your Politecnico application)
   5. The other required documents listed in the "Enrollment" section
2. Check with the relevant diplomatic-consular representation for any additional documents. The embassy may require additional documents beyond those of the Politecnico, such as:
   1. Declaration of Value / Certificate of Comparability and CIMEA Verification Certificate
   2. Language certificates
   3. Other specific documents for visa issuance

Note: The Declaration of Value / Certificate of Comparability and CIMEA Verification Certificate are not mandatory at this stage, but it is advisable to attach them to facilitate visa issuance. You can request them from the relevant diplomatic-consular representation or directly from CIMEA.

Validation of the application

The Politecnico will validate the application only if:

• Your online application (Apply@PoliTO) has been considered ELIGIBLE
• You have obtained the first-level degree and attached the documentation proving it

The completeness of the information entered in the pre-enrollment application will allow the Politecnico to quickly validate the application on Universitaly, avoiding the need for additional requests.

Request for a study visa

After validating the application, you must apply for a study visa at the relevant diplomatic-consular representation.

If the visa is denied, you will not be able to enroll at the Politecnico di Torino.

Important:

• Pre-enrollment is mandatory to obtain a type D study visa.
• The confirmation of eligibility does NOT replace the procedure on UNIVERSITALY.
• Admission to the Politecnico does not automatically guarantee the issuance of the visa.

Our welcome program includes activities and initiatives aimed at facilitating your arrival and stay in Torino, providing necessary information, and foster a sense of belonging. By embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment, we encourage cultural exchange, enhance global perspectives, and enrich the overall educational experience for both international and national students.

STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2024/2025:

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING MISSING DOCUMENTS

STATEMENT OF VALIDITY

The Statement of Validity (SoV) is a document of transparency, written in Italian, that gives information on a specific qualification earned abroad and on its value in the issuing Country (the official character or otherwise of the issuing institution, requirements for admission to the relevant study course, duration of the porgramme, etc.). Such a Statement is produced by the foreign Italian diplomatic authorities (Embassies, Consulates) of territorial reference: territorial reference is defined as the Italian diplomatic authority closest to the city where the institution that awarded the qualification is located. All the documents to be presented in order to obtain the Statement of Validity must be requested at the relevant Italian diplomatic authority f(Embassies/Consulates).

CIMEA – "Diplome" service

Politecnico di Torino is partner of CIMEA - the official Italian ENIC-NARIC Centre. CIMEA uses the "Diplome" service to issue its Statement of Comparability and/or Statement of Verification making use of blockchain technology applied to the recognition of qualifications.

By Comparability we mean the identification of the level of the foreign degree with reference to the cycles of the Bologna Process and the levels of the European Qualifications Framework.

Through the Verification service CIMEA certifies that an Italian or foreign qualification of the Higher Education or secondary school system has actually been issued to the owner by an official body in the system of reference. In the case of positive feedback, CIMEA issued a Statement of Verification referring to the qualification which has been verified.

CIMEA's Statement of Comparability/Verification is uploaded to the digital "Wallet" of qualifications through the use of blockchain technology, thereby making this digital document transparent, transferable, certified and unchangeable. To learn about the details of the service and check https://cimea.diplo-me.eu.

In order to ensure optimal organization of the service and effective management of requests, we inform you that it will not be possible to request the CIMEA certification service during certain periods.
The scheduled dates for the interruption of the service in the coming months are the following:
• from April 17 to 27 (included)
• from August 10 to 20 (included)

The Certificate of Correspondence processed through the ARDI  database replaces the CIMEA Certificate of Comparability. However, it is important to remember that the correspondence evaluation reported in ARDI is based on the foreign qualification as a whole and not on individual and specific cases. The university reserves the right to request additional documentation to support the usual procedures for verifying foreign qualifications (e.g., CIMEA Statement of Verification). For this reason, the CIMEA Statement of Verification is strongly recommended to streamline the evaluation procedures

DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

European Countries that have adhered to the “Bologna Process” have also committed to produce, alongside their own higher education qualifications, an extra document known as Diploma Supplement (DS). The DS is not a further qualification, but a particular certification produced following a template which was agreed upon by the three principal international organizations of European breadth (The Council of Europe, UNESCO – Europe region, European Union). The European DS model envisages that it be drafted in two or more languages (the national language of the Country in question and at least one commonly-spoken foreign language, such as English). It provides a list of very detailed information. The information is grouped into 8 categories, which run from the personal details of the qualification holder, to the level of the qualification itself, the curriculum (list of subjects and, if possible, the main contents), the rights it bestows (utilization for further studies or in the workplace), to the type of issuing institution, and an abbreviated description of the higher education system it belongs to.