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Università degli Studi di Palermo Dipartimento di Ingegneria — UNIPA Dipartimento di Ingegneria — UNIPA
New Unipa program · Industrial and Information Engineering

A Bachelor's degree, taught 100% in English.

The new Bachelor's degree at the Department of Engineering, University of Palermo: the only English-taught interclass program (L-8/L-9) in Industrial and Information Engineering, with the flexibility to choose your track as you go.

3 yearsBachelor's degree — L-8/L-9 100% ENFully English-taught L-8⇄L-9Choose your track as you go PalermoDipartimento di Ingegneria UNIPA
The program's unique strength

Don't choose yet. You don't have to.

L-8Information Engineering track
L-9Industrial Engineering track
Change your track up to year 3

Industrial and Information Engineering is the only interclass Bachelor's degree at the Department of Engineering UNIPA: you enrol without having to fully commit to L-8 or L-9, and can change your track as your interests take shape — with direct, exam-free access to almost every Master's degree in the Department afterwards.

Programme

What you'll study

A multidisciplinary path across industrial and information engineering, built to prepare you for large international companies from day one.

Automation

Foundations and applications of automated systems and control.

ICT

Information and communication technologies across real-world systems.

Process management

Managing and optimising industrial and organisational processes.

Security

Principles of systems and information security.

Flexible track (L-8/L-9)

Choose your specialisation as you go, without losing time.

100% English-taught

Every course, from year one, delivered entirely in English.

The Department

Engineering in Palermo, a recognised excellence

The Department of Engineering UNIPA offers teaching excellence, recognised both nationally and across Europe. A hub where technological innovation meets an inclusive, liveable environment — in line with a city, Palermo, that is today among the top destinations for digital nomads and young people seeking a rich, high quality of life. And with one very concrete advantage: a cost of living among the most affordable in Italy, which makes studying here genuinely sustainable for Italian and international students alike — from rent to a coffee by the sea.

The result is a globally relevant education, delivered right here on the ground: Engineering at UNIPA prepares you here to work directly in the global market.

~100% of graduates employed within the first year
5 + 2 + 1

5 research areas ranked first in Italy, 2 ranked second and 1 third in the national research quality assessment (VQR): study where research leads the country.

Top 2%

A growing number of the Department's researchers feature in the World's Top 2% Scientists global ranking: your professors are among the best in the world.

33

33 degree programmes in a single Department: whichever engineering you choose, you'll find it in Palermo.

The Department's full offering

One department, 33 degree programmes

Industrial and Information Engineering is the newest entry, but it's just one of 33 possible paths: the Department of Engineering UNIPA offers 17 Bachelor's and 16 Master's degree programmes — from aerospace to robotics, from energy to biomedical engineering. Each programme links directly to its official page on the UniPA portal.

Open City

The meeting point

Palermo is a welcoming, accessible hub: close to home if you're Sicilian, one step from the Mediterranean if you're coming from abroad. One of the cities most chosen worldwide by tech digital nomads to live in.

Global Future

The runway

Not a stopover on the way to another university. Engineering at UNIPA prepares you here, with standards recognised nationally and across Europe, to work directly in the global market.

Next step

Full requirements, deadlines and how to apply

All official information on admission, the study plan and deadlines is available on the UNIPA programme portal.

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