2  Who we are

The Centro Studi Italiani, Polo Universitario Internazionale (Center of Italian Studies, International University Hub) is not an Italian university. The Centro Studi Italiani is an "international university hub" (registered trademark and name), in the sense that foreign universities hold courses at the Centro Studi Italiani, but also in the sense that the Centro Studi Italiani courses are known and acknowledged by foreign universities (refer to international collaborations in this website). Our school - the first center of Italian language and Culture in the Marches and on the Adriatic coast - started its first courses in 1986, with its own original framework and remains unique in its kind, in spite of the fact that many other schools have tried to imitate us.

From the very beginning we have been an authorised educationall center both for international students as well as for Italian citizens. Students from over 90 different countries throughout the world have attended our courses. 70% of our students come because the school has been recommended to them by ex-course members. They appreciate not only the professionalism of the Centro Studi Italiani but also our flexibility. Students learn quickly and well, thanks to the friendly atmosphere. Our study program can also serve as a framework for foreign universities and we are able to develop programs which will meet the needs of their university. Right from the beginning, and continually more and more so, we enjoy prestigious international collaborations with universities and conservatories throughout the world.

Furthermore, the Centro has been acknowledged and assigned the patronage of the Marches region and, with regard to the Festival (the Centro Studi Italiani Opera Festival), the patronage of the Marches region and also that of the Pesaro and Urbino province. Since being established, the Centro Studi Italiani has been included in the publication "Courses of Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners in Italy" which, up until a few years ago, was edited yearly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moreover, it is a center where an international student, who benefits from a Ministry of Foreign Affairs scholarship, is able to attend a course of Italian language and culture.