📚 General Information
Academic Year 2025–2026
The CLICI – Center for Italian Language and Culture of University of Rome Tor Vergata offers Italian Language and Culture Courses for foreign students enrolled at the University as well as for external participants.
📅 Course Schedule
• 1st semester: October 13 – December 19, 2025
• 2nd semester: mid-March – May 2026
🧑🏫 Course Delivery Methods
Courses are held in person and/or online, depending on classroom availability and the number of enrolled students.
Course structure:
• 40 hours of classroom lessons (2 lessons per week, 2 hours each, either via Zoom or in person in the classroom)
• 20 hours of asynchronous online activities
🔢 Total: 60 hours
📧 A few days before the start of the lessons, enrolled students will receive via email:
• Confirmation of course activation
• Mode of attendance (online/in person)
• Days and times of the lessons
💰 Costs and Reductions (60-hour course)
| Category | Cost | Notes |
| “Tor Vergata” Students | Free | All foreign students enrolled in any program at the University of “Tor Vergata” (Erasmus students, PhD candidates, Bachelor’s or Master’s students, etc.) |
|
Professors, Researchers, TAB Staff of “Tor Vergata” |
Free | Professors, researchers, and TAB staff with an active contract with the University |
|
External Participants |
€300 | Participants not affiliated with the University |
📝 Registration – 1st Semester
🗓 You can register for 1st semester courses from July 21, 2025, to September 8, 2025
To register, choose your category:
🎓 Internal international students (enrolled at Tor Vergata) (Erasmus students, PhD candidates, Bachelor’s/Master’s students, etc.)
👉 Go to the guide for internal students
Professors/Researchers/TAB staff of Tor Vergata University
👉 Go to the guide
(After registration, send a copy of the documentation proving your affiliation with Tor Vergata to: info.linguaitaliana@uniroma2.it)
🌍 External students (not enrolled at Tor Vergata)
👉 Go to the guide for external participants
🔍 Placement Test:
| Category | Requirements | Procedure |
| Absolute Beginners | No knowledge of the Italian language | Register on Delphi by selecting “Absolute beginner” (without taking the placement test). You will be automatically assigned to the “Absolute Beginners” class with no possibility of level change. |
| Students who passed the CLICI exam (60-hour or 30-hour courses) in the 2nd semester 2024–25 |
Written exam passed in May 2025 and oral exam in June 2025 (60-hour course). Final oral exam passed in May 2025 (30-hour course) |
Register on Delphi by selecting “I passed the final CLICI exam last semester. No placement test required |
| Other students (non-beginners) |
Prior knowledge of Italian language and/or did not pass or take the CLICI exam last semester |
Placement test required: online written test (Moodle) + oral test (Zoom) |
Placement Test Details
Online written test: takes place on the CLICI Moodle platform
- Instructions will be sent via email at least 3 days before the oral test.
- The test must be completed at least 2 days before the oral test.
Online oral test (via Zoom):
During registration, students must select one of the following non-changeable dates by September 8, 2025:
📆 Available dates for the oral test (Zoom):
| September 12 | 2:00 PM CET |
| September 15 | 4:30 PM CET |
| September 17 | 4:30 PM CET |
| September 18 | 4:30 PM CET |
| September 22 | 4:30 PM CET |
| September 24 | 4:00 PM CET |
| September 26 | 2:00 PM CET |
Important: You will not be allowed to take the online oral test unless the written test has been completed at least two days before. We recommend selecting your oral test date as soon as possible, as each session has a maximum capacity of 36 students.
💳 Payment for External Participants
After the first two weeks from the start of the courses, external participants must:
- Access the Delphi platform
- Download the PagoPA payment slip
- Complete the payment of the registration fee
🔔 Payment is required in order to continue attending the course and to receive the final certificate.
📚 Final Exam and Certificates
To obtain the certificate of attendance or take the final exam and to obtain the certificate of merit, the following requirements must be met:
🎓 Requirements and Certificate of Attendance
Students must:
• Attend at least 70% of online/in-class lessons
• Complete at least 70% of asynchronous activities
✅ Those who meet both requirements will be able to:
• Download the certificate of attendance directly from the Delphi platform.
🏅 Exam and Certificate of Merit
Students who attend at least 70% of online/in-class lessons and complete at least 70% of asynchronous activities will be eligible to take the final exam, which consists of:
o Written exam (in person, during the last lesson of each course)
o Oral exam (online, from January 13 to 15, 2026)
Students who pass the final exam can download the Certificate of Merit directly from the Delphi platform.
ECTS
Italian language courses erogated by CLICI are extracurricular, thus they do not include the automatic acquisition of credits. It will be the responsibility of each student’s Home University or Course Coordinator/Director to decide whether to award credits against the certificate issued by CLICI.
🕒 Class Schedule
Information regarding:
- Class times
• Classrooms (for in-person courses)
• Zoom links (for online courses)
will be communicated via email a few days before the start of the courses.
Class changes will not be allowed unless decided by the teacher for strictly academic reasons.
📩 Contact and Support
For more information, please visit our official website or contact us via email:
📧 info.linguaitaliana@uniroma2.it
