Primary email for information and support: international.advisor-dd@unicatt.it Note: Both you and your students may receive emails from other email addresses within Cattolica offices.
Opening of the Nomination Period:
You will receive an email with instructions and deadlines from international.advisor-dd@unicatt.it in the second half of February. Note: Please always update us if the contact details of the student advisor responsible for nominating students on your end change.
Nomination of Students:
When: First half of March (approximately from March 1 to March 15).
Nomination Instructions: Detailed instructions will be sent via email before the opening by international.advisor-dd@unicatt.it. Note: Once you have completed the nomination of your students and associated the programme plan for the nominated student, their account will remain INACTIVE until Cattolica sends the application to the student.
Data Required for Each Student for Nomination:
First Name (all names indicated in their passport)
Last Name (all names indicated in their passport)
Date of birth
City and country of birth
Email address (preferably personal if their institutional email might be cancelled at some point)
Student’s phone number
Data to Add in the PROGRAMME PLAN Section:
Mobility period
Programme type: Double degree (DIRECT)
Campus: Remember that Cattolica has 5 campuses (Milan, Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona, and Rome), so it is essential to know where your students will be enrolled.
Academic year
Invoicing: Payment due to applicant / Pagamento studente
Sending Instructions for Completing the Application to Students:
When: From mid-March, students will receive information to complete their online application. The deadline to complete the application is approximately April 15.
First, they will receive an automatic email from iam_noreply@unicatt.it when their application has been activated.
The next day, they will receive detailed instructions from international.advisor-dd@unicatt.it on how to complete the application. The document with all instructions, "INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION", is available within the Cattolica Partners’ Hub.
Payment of the first installment/deposit:
Once the application is completed, students receive an email with instructions to complete the payment of the first installment/deposit (if indicated in the financial agreement signed between Cattolica and your institution).
The application will be considered complete only when students have paid the first installment/deposit.
Upon reception of the first installment/deposit, Cattolica will enroll the student. This process should be completed approximately by mid-May.
Italian Language Course (only for the Milan campus):
Students enrolling in programmes offered in Milan can select the Italian language course not through the application itself but via a survey.
Costs: €400 for one Italian language course (either intensive or semester course) or €600 for both intensive and semester Italian language courses. The payment will be required upon enrollment.
Confirmation of Enrollment:
Upon enrollment, students receive their confirmation email and can download the Admission Letter from the Portal.
They also receive an email with instructions on how to pre-enroll on Universitaly, a mandatory step to obtain the visa.
Visa Application:
Cattolica validates the pre-enrollment on Universitaly, and the student receives a confirmation and can start the visa application process.
