Admission requirements
To be admitted to the programme, you must have a secondary school diploma from in Italy (“diploma di maturità”) or from abroad. If you get your secondary school diploma outside Italy, check whether it is valid for admission and which documents you need to submit on the page Admission requirements for students with international qualifications.
The course has a limited number of places: to be admitted, you must pass a selection process based on an admission test and be listed in the candidates admitted to the programme in the ranking list.
Admission call a.y. 2026/2027
The following categories are eligible to participate in the selection process:
- Italian citizens, European citizens and equivalent
- Non-European citizens residing outside Italy may only apply in the first session.
Courtesy transaltion. The only binding version is the Italian one
Dates and deadlines
First session
Open to European and non European candidates
- Admission application: from mid December 2025 to 6 March 2026 at 12:00
- Admission test: 23 March 2026 online (remotely)
- Ranking publication: by 2 April 2026
- Pre-enrolment UniTrento: by the deadline indicated in the rankings
- Educational qualification Confirmation: from 6 to 17 July 2026 at 12:00.
Second session
Open only to European and equivalent candidates
- Admission application: from 9 April 2025 to 4 May 2026 at 12:00
- Admission test: 14 May 2026 in person (physical presence)
- Ranking publication: by 20 May 2026
- Pre-enrolment UniTrento: by the deadline indicated in the rankings
- Educational qualification Confirmation: from 6 to 17 July 2026 at 12:00.
Admission application
In order to register for the admission test, you need to submit the admission application by the deadline set for the session you want to apply for:
- authenticate and create a profile on the UniTrento website by logging in using SPID, CIE or another way described on the log in website
- select the programme Comparative, European and International legal studies
- pay the application fee of €30,00.
You’ll receive a confirmation email as your request is sent.
Application form will open in mid-December 2025.
Admission test
The test will be held on the following dates:
- 23 March 2026 online remotely
- 14 May 2026 in person at University of Trento (trento, Italy).
Further information on how, when and where the test will take place will be sent to candidates by email.
How to prepare for the admission test
You can prepare for the admission test with the examples and practice tests from the previous years.
Rankings
Rankings are published on this webpage.
Further rankings will be published only in case of available seats.
If you are admitted in the ranking you must meet deadlines and procedures described on the ranking: if you miss it, you can not enrol.
Pre-enrollment and qualification confirmation
Enrollment occurs in multiple steps.
Pre-enrollment at UniTrento
- Complete the pre-enrollment process on the Esse3 website by the deadline set in the raking
- Receive an e-mail with the information to pay the pre-enrolment fee
- Pay the pre-enrolment fee of € 80,00.
If you don't complete the pre-enrollment process by the deadline, you can not enrol.
If you complete the pre-enrollment procedure for one programme, but then you are admitted to another degree programme and you want to switch your preference, please write an email with your data to the Admission office.
There is no additional fee if you change your programme within the same session.
Esse 3 - Administrative office - Enrollment
Educational qualification confirmation
By the deadlines provided in the Dates and deadlines paragraph, you have to confirm your educational qualification.
You are not required to confirm again your educational qualification, if you already provided the University of Trento with it in the past.
Esse3 - Administrative Office - Educational qualifications
Visa request for non Europeans
If you are a citizen of a country outside the European Union and you are a resident outside Italy, after the pre-enrolment at Unitrento, you must complete the procedure called “pre-immatricolazione” at the Italian diplomatic representation in your country in order to obtain the Visa: information and deadlines are on the website Procedures for entry, residency and enrolment of international students and the respective recognition of qualifications for higher education courses in Italy.
