University of Bologna Language Centre

The University of Bologna Language Centre, or CLA, runs Italian courses for international learners at its Bologna campus. Incoming exchange students can take a concentrated course at the start of the academic year or study across a semester. The Bologna programme has its own timetable. Students assigned to another university campus should use the information for that campus when organising their classes.

Intensive study or Italian alongside a degree

For the intensive option, the centre describes ten days combining classroom instruction with guided independent work. The semester option spreads study over a longer period, making it possible to use the language in seminars and daily university life between lessons. The university also distinguishes general Italian for international learners from academic Italian and specialist communication. Availability and the requirements for those subjects can differ.

Placement involves more than choosing a level on an application. Candidates complete an online test and register for an oral assessment, with places at each level limited. An exchange student planning around a teaching timetable should therefore check the assessment window as well as the first day of class. The CLA uses several teaching spaces in Bologna, so the room assigned to a group is the address to follow for lessons.