Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Economics and Business

About the course

A three-year, 180-credit degree taught entirely in English in Ancona, combining economics, business, quantitative methods and digital skills. It is a joint degree in the Italian classes L-18 (Business Administration) and L-33 (Economics), aimed at data-driven work in consulting, finance, the public sector and research.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• UNIVPM asks for a secondary school qualification after at least 12 years of schooling, which the Leaving Certificate normally meets under Italy’s national rules. International applicants go through the university’s pre-evaluation of their qualification. UNIVPM publishes no specific rule on Leaving Cert subjects, levels or grades (some Italian universities expect Irish minimum university entry, for example 6 subjects with 2 at Higher Level H5 or better), so confirm with the International Students Admission Office.
• There is no selective entrance exam. All new bachelor’s students take a non-selective multiple-choice Knowledge Assessment Test; failing it does not stop you enrolling and it can be retaken during first year. No maths subject or level requirement was published.
• English: for English-taught programmes you must show English through a recognised certificate or, where offered, a language test run by the degree programme. The level and exemption cases are on the university’s English requirement page, which we could not load, so ask whether Irish students or Leaving Cert English are exempt.

How to apply

1. Pre-evaluation (from about December 2026)Submit your school record and Leaving Cert details on UNIVPM’s international pre-evaluation platform. The 2026-27 platform opened on 16 December 2025, so expect a similar date for 2027 entry. Leaving Cert results follow in August.
2. English evidenceCheck the English requirement page and ask admissions whether Irish students are exempt; otherwise get a recognised English certificate or sit the programme’s own test if offered.
3. Enrol on ESSE3 (summer 2027)Once your qualification is approved, register and enrol online on the ESSE3 portal (foreign citizens use portal credentials) and upload your documents. For 2025-26, enrolment opened on 15 July.
4. Knowledge test and feesTake the non-selective Knowledge Assessment Test, pay the €156 first instalment by early November, and get an ISEE parificato through a CAF so you are not charged the maximum fee.

Costs

• Public university fees depend on family income. Everyone pays a first instalment of €156 (regional tax €140 plus €16 stamp duty; due by 5 November 2026 for 2026/27). The rest is paid in two further instalments (due 14 December 2026 and 31 May 2027) and is worked out from the family’s ISEE; families with income abroad must get an ‘ISEE parificato’ through an Italian CAF tax-assistance centre. With ISEE up to €28,000 (and meeting study-progress rules) the second and third instalments are waived. Students without an ISEE or ISEE parificato pay the maximum: the 2026/27 maximum contribution for Economics degrees is €2,035, which we understand is on top of the €156, giving about €2,191 a year. No application or entrance test fee was found.

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