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Those who are planning to study in Italy and are interested in Biomedical Engineering as their major should know some facts considering this subject. It was 1968 when biomedical engineering became taught in Italian higher institutions. The University of Padova taught Biomedical Electronics; the University of Naples – Bio-energetic; the Polytechnic of Milan started the course of Biological Electronics. Time passed, there were many changes, developments and innovations, and today educational courses and programs are various and numerous. Many Italian universities offer Biomedical Engineering as a major.

For the first time post-graduate courses were established in Italy in 1971-1972, the University of Naples taught Biomedical instrumentation for post-graduates then. The first time Italian students could earn the degree of Bioengineering PhD was in 1982. Various Italian universities made a consortium. Its administrative headquarters were situated in Bologna and Milan.

Since the year of 2000 about 19 Italian Universities teach Biomedical Engineering. The number of courses for undergraduates is 150. They are available in many universities throughout the country: Ancona, Brescia, Firenze, Milano, Napoli, Pavia, Roma, Torino, Sassari, Bologna, Genova, Padova, Pisa, Siena and others.

Post-graduate and PhD courses in Bioengineering are not that numerous. They are available in only 9 Italian universities.

In 2001 the European Higher Education faced the reform. Italy adopted new educational system. Today getting the first level degree would take Italian students 3 years; then goes specialist degree (the second level) – the course lasts 2 years; then go Masters and the PhD degrees.

If you are planning to get the Italian degree of the first level in Biomedical Engineering you should search universities in Bologna, Milano, Padova, Pisa, Roma, Torino, Ancona, Genova, Napoli, Pavia and Trieste.