Standard Italian courses

Placement Test

Before completing the application form, you must first take the placement test in order to check your Italian knowledge.

The test can be taken online at any moment and it is necessary to first register at ClaOnline, at the end of which you will receive login details in order to take the test. The level you are assigned is the level of the class you should enrol in.

Please read the guide below on how to register at ClaOnline and then take the placement test. For additional assistance you can email  cfsie@unive.it.

Registration at ClaOnline and the Placement Test

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Course Enrolment

Once you have completed the placement test, you can proceed with the course enrolment. The procedure for the 2018/2019 Academic Year is completely online and requires the following steps:

1. Registration on the University website;
2. Submission of the enrolment request form ("Questionario");
3. Payment of the enrolment fee once the course has been activated;
4. Complete enrolment with the administrative office of School for International Education

Currently you can register only for the Italian course Level A1 evening class (start date October 1st) not later than September 26th, 2018.

1. Registration on the Ca' Foscari website

In order to register for your courses you must first register at Ca' Foscari, where you will be asked to fill out your personal information. At the end of the registration process you will receive a username and a password with which you can sign up to your Italian language course.

NB: You do not need to do this step if you are already or have ever been a student at Ca' Foscari 

If you have forgotten your username and password you can recover them here [IT].

2. Submit your enrolment form

In order to enrol in your Italian language courses you need to sign in to your personal Area with the Username and Password you were given in the previous step.

The enrolment form requires you to upload a photograph (in passport form, frontal and clear) in .jpeg, and specify the following information:

• Type of student (which determines your course fee)
• Profession
• Native language and other languages known
• The placement test result
• Language level you want to enrol in

NB: This part of the enrolment prcoedure is in Italian: please read the "Guide to Enrolment" below carefully.

Guide to Enrolment online

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3. Payment

Once the course you wish to enrol in has been activated you will receive a confirmation email. You should only pay for your course once you have received this email - payment details can be found in the next section. Remember that course are only activated if a minimum number of participants is reached.

4. Completion of Enrolment

Filling out the enrolment form does not lead to automatic enrolment. Enrolment will only be confirmed once we have received your receipt of payment, which must be sent to  cfsie@unive.it.

Once you are officially enrolled you will receive the following: 

• Enrolment number ("Matricola"): you are required to have an individual enrolment number so your exams can be registered 
• User ID: you need this to log in to your Personal Area along with your password
• Password: your password is activated the same day it is issued. If you do not remember it you can go to the access page of your Personal Area to recover it. From your Personal Area you can access a number of services such as printing certificates, register for exams, update your data and so on. 
• Email address: your email address is free and allows you to be in contact with the University. You will receive all important information from us here, such as exam results, updates, opportunities, and other general information. It will  be active the day after you have been enrolled. 

Course withdrawal

If you wish to withdraw from the language courses, you are required to notify the School during the first week of classes (no later than following the first two lessons). Students who officially withdraw by this date will be eligible for partial reimbursement. The SIE reserves the right to withhold 50% of the admission fees.

Fee structure - 2018/2019 Academic Year

Fully reduced rate 75%

• All students enrolled at Ca’ Foscari who are up to date with their University fees
• Students from foreign institutions enrolled in exchange programmes with Ca’ Foscari (Erasmus, Overseas, Double/Joint Degree, Erasmus Mundus)

Partially reduced (A) 50%

• Other university students (e.g. IUAV, Accademia, IED, visiting students, etc)
• Ca’ Foscari scholarship and research fellows, professors, administrative personnel, CEL at Ca' Foscari
• Family member of a researcher, professor, administrative personnel, CEL, PhD, research fellow at Ca' Foscari

Partially reduced (B) 25%

• Teachers, researchers, visiting staff from other universities
• Returning CFSIE or CLA students (for who has previously taken classes at the CFSIE or the CLA)

NB: the full rate applies for all applicants who do not fall under one of the above categories.

Enrolling in more than one course

If you want to enrol in more than one session in any one year there is a 15% discount for the second course and a 20% discount for the third course depending on the level of enrolment and the respective fee structure.

How to pay

You will be required to confirm your place for italian language courses by sending through receipt of (full) payment to  cfsie@unive.it with “Enrolment Italian [LEVEL] - confirmation” in the email’s subject line by October 1st, 2018.
Please Note: You will be required to finalize your payment only after receiving our confirmation email.

Payment must be made by bank transfer/wire to the following account:

Account name: Ca’ Foscari School for International Education (CFSIE)
Account number: 46603825
Bank name/address: Banca Popolare FRIULADRIA, San Marco 4121 Salizada San Luca, 30124 VENEZIA
IBAN: IT 96 U 05336 02020 000046603825
Reference: "[NAME SURNAME] Standard Italian course"
SWIFT code: BPPNIT2P326

All transfer fees are to be covered by the student.