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NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti

NABA’s Semester Abroad Programmes are designed for international undergraduate students who wish to spend a semester studying in Milan or in Rome.

Semester Abroad students will spend a term at the NABA campus in Milan or Rome together with students coming from all over the world and will have the opportunity of taking part in courses in different fields of interest, such as communication and graphic design, design, fashion design, visual arts, media design, new technologies, set design.

Through hands-on project work, you will enhance your independent critical thinking skills. NABA faculty members will guide you to develop your creative identity and clarify some personal and professional goals.

Country

  • Italy

Top choice for

Fashion and design!

City

  • Milan
  • Rome

Campus location

Main campus

Other campuses

Language prerequisites

English

CEFR level

B2

Accepted certificates

TOEFL iBT, IELTS, FCE, PET, CAE, CPE, BEC V-P.

Additional notes

Minimum scores:

  • TOEFL iBT 45
  • TOEIC 680, Speaking and Writing score 280
  • IELTS 5.0
  • FCE 159

We also accept language certificates issued by the student’s home university.

Some useful info

Number of students

5000

Founding year

1980

Acceptance rate

35%

Semester fees

EU students: 5000 €
Non-EU students: 7500 €

Accommodation

University partnership/sponsorship

Accommodation details

Please contact NABA Housing Office for support in finding an accommodation:

Fall semester application deadline

June 15, 2025

Spring semester application deadline

November 15, 2024

Cost of living

1200 €/month

Major expenses

Accommodation

Visa and immigration

FOR NON-EU STUDENTS ONLY:

A passport with a validity that exceeds intended stay by at least 3 months and a student visa are necessary upon departure and in order to be enroled at NABA.

Start the pre-enrolment process through the universitaly platform. UniversItaly is a website developed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) with the aim of supporting students thorough their study experience in Italy.

The MUR established that all International non-European students willing to study in an Italian Academy or University should undertake the pre-enrolment procedures (a-bis) through UniversItaly. The pre-enrolment will give you the possibility to study at NABA and allow you to obtain the study VISA from the Italian authorities.

Students are asked to pre-enrol and submit a copy of the passport, High school diploma and transcripts on the UniversItaly platform at https://www.universitaly.it/index.php/

This procedure is MANDATORY. Usually it takes 90 days to get the study visa, that’s why we suggest you to start the procedure as soon as possible. Make sure you do not miss this deadline or your study visa request will be refused for enrolment to Italian Universities/Academies. be refused for enrollment to Italian Universities/Academies.

Social and extracurricular activities

Unfortunately, there is no information on social and extracurricular activities at this institution

Financial support

None

Unfortunately, there is no financial support offered at this institution

Why choose NABA?

• Practice base learning

• Internationalization

• Faculty of professionals from the field

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Subjects available

  • 🎨 Art & Design
  • 🎭 Performing Arts