Study Medicine at University of Catania

Overview

The University of Catania offers a 6-year single-cycle Master's degree in Medicine and Surgery (degree class LM-41) taught entirely in English, launched in the 2023/24 academic year. The programme is run by the Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties and is based at the A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Rodolico - San Marco" teaching hospital in Catania. Admission is through the national numerus-clausus process (IMAT for international applicants), with a B2-level English certificate required; for 2025/2026 the university published 60 places reserved for non-EU candidates residing abroad. Teaching combines in-person and online delivery, elective activities, and integrated clinical internships.

At a glance

Seats: official MUR bando D.M. 599/2025 (Tabella B).

Degree

LM-41 (Medicine and Surgery / Medicina e Chirurgia)

Duration

6 years

Language

English (B2-level English certificate required for admission)

Campus

Catania, Sicily — teaching based at A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Rodolico - San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania. Delivered by the Dipartimento di Chirurgia generale e specialità medico-chirurgiche.

University founded

1434

Cut-off trend

How the IMAT admission threshold moved from 2023 to 2025 — EU-pool and non-EU shown separately, on the 0–90 score scale.

Tuition & fees

Italian public-university fees are income-linked (ISEE) for EU/resident students, with fixed bands for international applicants whose income is abroad.

Fees are ISEE-income-linked. The €156 fixed quota and the €22,000 no-tax-area ISEE threshold are confirmed on official University of Catania pages. The exact maximum comprehensive annual contribution for a.a. 2025-2026 is set by the annual 'Manifesto degli Studi e Regolamento sulla contribuzione studentesca' and was NOT confirmed from an official page in this research (secondary reporting cited ~€2,150). No differentiated non-EU/international tuition figure was found on official pages.

The programme

• Single-cycle Master's degree of 6 years, degree class LM-41, taught entirely in English
• Delivered by the Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties (Dipartimento di Chirurgia generale e specialità medico-chirurgiche)
• Blended teaching modality with in-person and online delivery (via Microsoft Teams) per the official course page
• Professional internship / clinical rotations (tirocinio) integrated into the programme at the Policlinico teaching hospital
• Elective Didactic Activities (ADE) offered to students
• Stated aim: train physicians with a clinical and technological orientation (understanding of medical technologies, collaboration with engineering, and emerging environmental/sustainability-related health challenges)

Teaching hospitals

How to get in

Admission to University of Catania's English-taught Medicine is through the IMAT — 60 questions in 100 minutes, scored +1.5 / −0.4 / 0 (max 90). You list University of Catania among your university preferences on Universitaly, and places are filled by a single national merit ranking against the 60 seats above.

Living in Catania

Catania is the second-largest city in Sicily, on the island's east coast at the foot of Mount Etna. It is a major university city with a large student population and a historic baroque centre.

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