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## Free online Italian language courses for university students or workers with international or special protection - second edition

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| ## Training path: |
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| ## Participants will be placed in different classes based on their Italian language starting level. |
| ## 20 hours of lessons per week (10 hours in synchronous e-learning in the presence of the teacher and 10 hours in asynchronous self-learning) with tutoring and IT support. |
| Targeted lessons for PLIDA preparation and enrollment in certification exams. |

 

[Rules for partecipation](https://campagne.dante.global/hubfs/Regolamento%20-%20English%20version.pdf?hsLang=it)

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Società Dante Alighieri (SDA) and the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) are pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of **free online Italian language courses **aimed at university students or workers, teachers and researchers with international or special protection.

These free online courses are open to:

- students enrolled in Italian universities/conservatories/ academies of fine arts
- researchers at an Italian university or at a research centre recognized by the MUR and
- professors and visiting professors.

The courses teach language skills to improve academic careers and promote linguistic integration in Italian society.

Thanks to this initiative of SDA and MUR applicants can:

- attend a free online Italian course with content including civic education and academics

- take the PLIDA certification exam for free.

The Italian courses are held remotely on the Dante.global digital educational environment: students will be placed in different classes according to their starting level.

*In order to be able to participate in the courses, students must be equipped with a device that allows adequate use of the Dante.global digital educational environment and must have the possibility of connecting to the Internet at a speed appropriate to the services offered.*

**Applicants have until 31 March 2025 to complete registration, and the free online courses start from 5 May 2025.**