Accademia del Lusso Moda Okulu

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Transcript and/or diploma (in English or Italian)
• CV
• Motivation letter
• Certificate of Italian or English language proficiency
• Letters of reference
• A portfolio or an exam may be required depending on the program. 

In Italy, a country with countless opportunities that will develop students culturally throughout their university life, you can visit world-famous historic structures such as the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain, as well as museums and buildings with unique architecture, and do so at a very affordable price. You can visit more than 150 museums in Italy, which bears the traces of turning points in history such as Ancient Rome, the Renaissance and the Baroque period, at student-friendly rates, and see 12 sites that are among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

In Italy, transportation is mostly provided by bus, tram, taxi and bicycle. There is a tram line touring the country’s tourist sites that runs between 05:30 and midnight. Taxis operate at taxi stands; hailing a taxi on the street is not as common a practice as it is in our country. On the other hand, Italy is a very suitable place for getting around by bicycle and on foot. Since distances are not very long, you can reach many places by bicycle or on foot. 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Recognition (YÖK Equivalence) of Italian Universities

The equivalence in Turkey of diplomas from Italy is the procedure of determining that the associate, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree you received from a foreign higher education institution recognized by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), from your university and any of your programs, is equivalent, in terms of learning outcomes at the relevant education level, to the associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees awarded by higher education institutions in Turkey.

Essentially, what is meant depends on whether the compulsory courses and their content that you took during your education are consistent with the compulsory courses, content and workload of the same department in Turkey. If this consistency and suitability are sufficient, equivalence is granted to the diploma or university you received. If this consistency is lacking, you may be asked to take the courses seen as missing at a university in Turkey or to sit an equivalence exam. If you score 50 out of 100 in the equivalence exam, equivalence is granted to your diploma.

Recently, important developments have taken place regarding equivalence, particularly within the scope of the European Union process and the Bologna Agreement, and YÖK’s stance on this issue has progressed in a very positive direction. In particular, no problem remains regarding recognition or equivalence for diplomas obtained in European Union countries and in countries that are members of the Union. There is also no significant obstacle left regarding the recognition and equivalence of diplomas in countries that are not members of the Union but are within the scope of the Bologna Process (e.g., Russia, Ukraine).