The School

Cultura Italiana is a top-level school specialised in the dissemination of the Italian language. The students at Cultura Italiana learn using the Italian language with Italians “Learning by Doing”. We speak authentic Italian, the language that is actually spoken in Italy. The lessons are interactive and engaging (Active Learning). After the lesson, each student naturally integrates the rules and new words in his or her memory. The grammar and vocabulary enable useful communication in Italian with Italian friends. To foster communication, Cultura Italiana organises events with Italian people to practice the language. We use the language used by Italian people, that’s untainted by English or by any other languages from tourists. Here, you can learn to communicate (speak, understand, read and write) in classes or by having lively conversations with Italians. Cultura Italiana is the first school recognised by the Italian State for Italian language teaching, for its guaranteed high quality of teaching and its recognised certificates for visas and university credits. Students of Cultura Italiana have chosen a professional school to rapidly learn our language. Some students learn Italian for the beauty of the language, others for business or university, or for other professional, cultural, artistic and aesthetic reasons. Bologna is the city where, according to statistics, the majority of Italians would like to live for the overall quality of life; its liveliness, cultural life, concerts, excellent cuisine. Cultura Italiana (1981) collaborates in educational research with the University of Bologna, the first university in Europe (1088), and with other 40 universities in Europe, America and Japan. We organize events (lectures, exihibitions, seminars) with Universities and Italian Culture Institutes.

Cultura Italiana was established in 1981 in Bologna as a school specialized in teaching Italian language and culture to adults and students (over 16 years) in the same context. 

cultura italiana bologna entrance from via castiglione
palazzo pepoli bologna external wall on via castiglione
Cultura Italiana bologna lobby with lantern on the ceiling
Cultura Italiana Bologna internal atrium

The school is located in Palazzo Pepoli, the residence of the first Lord of Bologna in the 14th century.

We organise intensive Italian courses in an authentic Italian-only environment in  a city not yet discovered by mass tourism. All the incentives in this environment bring about the language, Italian culture, life and the style of Italy.

teacher Marina Carbone teaches students in classroom at Cultura Italiana Bologna
asinelli tower seen from via castiglione
portico via Castiglione giusti clothing
entrance stairway of the italian culture bologna

The mission of Cultura Italiana is to diffuse the knowledge of Italian culture and language abroad. Cultura Italiana collaborates in research with the University of Bologna (founded in 1088) and with 40 other universities in Europe, America and Japan.

Cultura Italiana is the only school in Bologna that specialises in teaching how to communicate in Italian, without using English as a teaching medium. Cultura Italiana is the first school recognized by the Ministry of Education as an “Italian Language School for Foreigners” and as a training institution from the Emilia-Romagna region. At the end of the course students are awarded certificates which are valued in the professional field and for academic credits with affiliated universities.

director massimo maracci delivers italian language certificate to a student at the italian culture bologna
cultura italiana bologna teachers greet departing students after graduation
piazza maggiore bologna
arcades san luca bologna

Bologna is a magnificent medieval city, famous for high-tech mechanics (Maserati, Lamborghini, Ducati and Ferrari components, packaging), fashion production and fine cuisine. The majority of Italians would like to live in Bologna for the quality of life, the intense cultural offering, social life, the excellent restaurants, osterie, the theatre, musical productions, concerts, the nightlife and for the hundred thousands of students in the oldest university in Europe.

Why study Italian in Italy at Cultura Italiana Bologna?

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intensive Italian language lesson at Cultura Italiana Bologna with teacher Nazzarena Cozzi

Our courses

Cultura Italiana organizes many types of courses in Bologna to help students learn the Italian language in just a few weeks, having fun and living a real Italian experience!

The Staff

The staff assists the students using “the Italian language of Italians”, untainted by the use of other languages.

Photos and videos

You can see below photos from educational activities and other pleasant moments at Cultura Italiana. You can see videos from our students too!

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