Economics and Science for Environmental Sustainability

About the course

This is an interdisciplinary degree taught entirely in English. It combines economics and statistics with environmental and earth sciences. It is run by the Economics department with the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Milano-Bicocca’s call does not mention the Irish Leaving Certificate by name. It accepts a foreign school-leaving qualification if it follows at least 12 years of schooling. No specific subjects or H grades are set. If you have not finished school yet, you can apply with a certificate of attendance and your last two years of school reports. You then send the final documents by 31 October 2026 and show the originals to the International Admissions office by 28 February 2027 (2026 cycle dates). Enrolment is conditional until these checks are complete. Confirm with admissions how August Leaving Cert results fit these dates.
• Admission is by the CISIA entrance test, and you choose one of three options. With CEnT-S you need at least 28 overall across the two sections, including at least 13.5 in Mathematics. With TOLC-E or English TOLC-E you need at least 13 overall across the three sections, including at least 4 in Mathematics. Tests taken from 1 January 2024 onwards are accepted.
• English at B2 level is required. The call accepts a passport from an English-speaking country and names Ireland, so an Irish passport counts as proof. Otherwise you need a recognised B2 certificate from the last 5 years. The university’s own English test is only for holders of Italian school qualifications. Foreign-qualification applicants without proof can be admitted on condition they get a certificate by 31 July (2026 cycle).

How to apply

1. Sit the CISIA testBook and sit CEnT-S, TOLC-E or English TOLC-E on the CISIA website, online from home or at a university. Meet the minimum score before the deadline of the round you apply in. For 2026 entry, the rounds closed on 31 March, 6 July and 7 September.
2. Apply on apply.unimib.itIn an open round, upload your passport, your Leaving Cert results or a certificate of attendance, school reports for your last two years, your CISIA result and proof of English (your Irish passport).
3. Check the ranking and enrolRankings came out by 30 April, 31 July and 22 September in the 2026 cycle. If you are admitted, enrol on Segreterie OnLine and pay the €146 first instalment by the deadline given with the ranking, or you lose your place.
4. Complete document checks and feesSend your final Leaving Cert documents by 31 October and book a check of your original documents by 28 February (2026 cycle dates). Pay the later instalments in January and May. Ireland is in the Group 3 fixed-fee band.

Costs

• Milano-Bicocca is a public university. For 2026/27, a student who is not an Italian citizen, holds a foreign school qualification and lives abroad pays a fixed contribution based on their country. Ireland is in Group 3, and this degree is in Area A (Economics and Statistics). The charge is €146 at enrolment (stamp duty and regional tax advance), then €897 by 15 January 2027 and €2,093 by 14 May 2027, about €3,136 in total. Students on the Italian income-based (ISEE) system pay from €146 up to €3,429 plus €146, with a no-tax band up to €30,000 ISEE for students who meet the merit conditions. The fee guide does not say whether an EU student living abroad can use ISEE instead, so check with the fees office. No application fee is mentioned in the call. The CISIA test (CEnT-S or TOLC-E) has its own booking fee.

At a glance