Studying without barriers
If you are a prospective student with disabilities (including learning disabilities), you can rely on support from our Student Support throughout your time at our university.
Studying without barriers
At unibz there are no architectural barriers in any of its three campuses, nor in its student halls and canteens.
The services offered to students with disabilities (including learning disabilities), which are aimed at guaranteeing equal opportunities during their university learning, are based on the following laws and guidelines currently in force in Italy and in the Province of Bozen-Bolzano:
- Law 104/92 'Framework law for the assistance, integration and the rights of people with disabilities'
- Law 17/99 'Addition and update to the framework law of 5th February 1992, n. 104 for the assistance, integration and the rights of people with disabilities'
- Law 170/2010 'New norms regarding specific learning disabilities in an educational context'
- Guidelines for the right to education of all students including those with specific learning disabilities
- Bozen-Bolzano Province Law of 30th November 2004 n. 9 (Right to Higher Education)
- CNUDD Guidelines (National University Conference of Delegates for Disability)
Students with Disabilities
Support before you start university
During the language and admission tests, you will be able to benefit from compensatory and/or exemptive measures: e.g., you will be given extra time for tests and you will be allowed to use extra IT tools.
Please inform us about your needs and send in your disability certificate to our Student Support at least one month before the date of your tests and by the application deadline. You will be able to discuss with our staff at the Student Support office which supporting tools you need and the compensatory or exemptive measures that are most suitable to your needs.
Support while you study
Please contact our Student Support office to discuss compensatory and exemptive measures to take your exams and classes during your degree course.
Tuition fees
If you have a certified disability rating of 66% or higher, you are entirely exempt from the payment of tuition fees. In this case, you need to hand in to our Student Secretariat the disability certificate issued by a local healthcare authority when you submit your documents for registration.
The Right to Education Department of the Bozen-Bolzano Province provides for some special allowances for students with disabilities, among which: funding of domestic care services, refund of travel expenses and mobility support. Depending on your family income, you will be able to request a refund of your expenses.
Students with learning disabilities
If you have been diagnosed with dyslexia and you hand in your certificate (law n.170/2010), you will be able to benefit from compensatory and exemptive measures applicable to your study programme, such as extra time for tests and permission to use special IT tools.
Support before you start university
Please hand in your dyslexia certificate to our Student Support in person or via fax. This certificate must be dated no longer than three years ago and must be issued by an official government healthcare unit. It has to be submitted at least one month before your language or admission tests. If you follow these instructions, we can guarantee that you will receive the support you need to take your exams.
Support while you study
Please contact our Student Support office to discuss and obtain compensatory and exemptive measures to take your exams and attend classes during your degree course.
Service Charter and Cockpit
Service Charter
Approved by the University Council on 29/06/2018
Guide for Students with Disabilities and/or Learning Disabilities
More information on the services
Representatives for Disability and Learning Disorders
Delegate of the Rector for Inclusion Services
Laura Levaggi (Rectoral Decree no. 1748/2024)
Representatives for each Faculty for Disability and Learning Disorders
Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences
Camilla Wellstein
Faculty of Design and Art
Hans Höger
Faculty of Economics and Management
Michael Nippa
Faculty of Education
Silvia Dell'Anna, Vanessa Macchia
Faculty of Engineering
Xiaofeng Wang, Martina Aurora Costa Angeli