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Bachelor in Sustainable Building Engineering

Sapienza University of Rome (Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Rieti campus) · Rieti, Italy

100% taught in EnglishApply direct to the university, not the CAOEntrance examEnglish-taughtEntrance testPublic university
Duration3 years
StartsAutumn 2027
EntryEntrance exam
Deadline (EU)29 Oct 2026 (2026 cycle)Passed: check the university for the next intake
Fee for families with income abroad 2025/26€1,500 / yr

About the course

A three-year engineering degree (class L-23) taught in English, covering the design of sustainable buildings with a grounding in maths, physics, structural design and environmental engineering. Teaching is in person at Sapienza’s Rieti campus (Palazzo Aluffi).

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • Italy accepts a foreign school-leaving qualification that follows 12 years of schooling and gives university access in its home country; the Leaving Certificate normally meets this. Sapienza publishes no Leaving Cert subject, level or H-grade rule for this course, so send your documents to the International Students’ Office (studentistranieri@uniroma1.it) and confirm eligibility; a CIMEA statement of comparability may be asked for.
  • Compulsory entrance test: CEnT-S or SAT. A CEnT-S score below 18 or SAT below 800/1600 gives a maths OFA (extra learning requirement) that must be passed in first year. Strong Higher Level Maths is advisable.
  • English at B2 is required: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80, Cambridge B2 or Trinity ISE II, or an exemption such as being a native speaker or holding a qualification from an English-medium institution. Irish students will probably qualify for an exemption, but confirm with the university.

How to apply

  1. Register on InfostudCreate a Sapienza Infostud account, register for the test and pay the €10 fee (2 July to 29 October in 2026).
  2. Sit the CEnT-S or SATBook a CEnT-S session with CISIA or send official SAT scores; in 2026 both had to be done by 29 October.
  3. Send foreign qualification documentsEmail your Leaving Cert results and the required documents to the International Students’ Office once results come out in August.
  4. Enrol and payEnrol on Infostud and pay the first instalment; in 2026 the window was 1 September to 5 November.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: 2026/27 cycle: register on Infostud and pay the €10 fee between 2 July and 29 October 2026; the CEnT-S (CISIA English Test – Sciences, taken from November 2025 onwards) or SAT must be completed, and SAT score reports sent, by 29 October 2026; enrol and pay the first instalment between 1 September and 5 November 2026. 2027/28 dates not yet published; expect a similar timetable..

Costs

  • Sapienza fees depend on family income. Families whose income is earned outside Italy pay a fixed amount set by country band: Ireland is in Band C, €1,500 a year in 2025/26 (paid in three instalments), plus the €140 regional tax and €16 stamp duty. The top ISEE-based fee for engineering programmes (Group 2) was €2,924. Sapienza charges a €10 non-refundable test registration fee, plus any CISIA fee for the CEnT-S or College Board fee for the SAT. 2026/27 fee figures were not yet on the fee page when checked.
The course is taught at Sapienza’s Rieti campus, not on the main Rome campus. Irish families pay a fixed band fee (€1,500 plus €156 taxes in 2025/26) because income earned abroad cannot be used for an Italian ISEE.

At a glance

CountryItaly
CityRieti
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaUniversity online portal (Infostud)
PlacesNot published
EntryEntrance exam
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Checked against the official Sapienza website: September 2026. Details are from the 2026/27 cycle and fees are 2025/26; 2027 entry dates and fees were not yet published, so confirm before applying. Always confirm details with the university before applying.