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.
Don't choose yet. You don't have to.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 degree programmes in a single Department: whichever engineering you choose, you'll find it in Palermo.
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.
Bachelor's degrees
- Industrial and Information EngineeringL-8/L-9
- Aerospace EngineeringL-9
- Automation and Systems EngineeringL-8
- Biomedical EngineeringL-9
- Building Engineering, Innovation and RetrofittingL-23
- Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringL-9
- Civil EngineeringL-7
- Computer EngineeringL-8
- Digital Enterprise Innovation EngineeringL-8
- Electrical EngineeringL-9
- Electronics EngineeringL-8
- Energy EngineeringL-9
- Environmental Engineering for Sustainable DevelopmentL-7
- Management EngineeringL-9
- Marine Technologies Engineering · TrapaniL-9
- Mechanical EngineeringL-9
- Robotics EngineeringL-8
Master's degrees
- Building and Architectural Engineering NEWLM-4
- Aerospace EngineeringLM-20
- Automation and Systems EngineeringLM-25
- Biomedical EngineeringLM-21
- Building EngineeringLM-24
- Chemical EngineeringLM-22
- Civil EngineeringLM-23
- Computer EngineeringLM-32
- Electrical Energy EngineeringLM-28
- Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering · OnlineLM-27/29
- Electronics EngineeringLM-29
- Energy and Nuclear EngineeringLM-30
- Engineering and Innovative Technologies for the EnvironmentLM-35
- Management EngineeringLM-31
- Management Engineering · OnlineLM-31
- Mechanical EngineeringLM-33
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.
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.
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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