Pontificia Università Gregoriana
University, Graduate school in Rome, Italy
The Pontificia Università Gregoriana (Pontifical Gregorian University) is a pontifical university of ecclesiastical studies in Rome, entrusted by the Holy See to the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Its origins go back to 1551, when Saint Ignatius of Loyola founded a school that was known for centuries as the Roman College; it took its present name in 1873. Since 1930 its main building has stood in Piazza della Pilotta, near the Quirinal Hill.
The university is organised in three missions: the Collegium Maximum, the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute. Its academic units include:
- Faculties of Theology, Canon Law and Philosophy
- Faculties of History and Cultural Heritage of the Church, Missiology and Social Sciences
- Biblical, Ancient Near Eastern and Eastern Christian Studies, and Eastern Canon Law
- Institutes of Spirituality, Psychology and Anthropology
Degrees are awarded at Baccalaureate, Licentiate and Doctoral level. Enrolment is annual and starts with an online pre-registration. Students who are not Italian must show a certificate of an Italian language course of at least five weeks (100 hours), non-EU students need a study or religious visa, and lay students need a letter of presentation from an ecclesiastical authority. The university also offers intensive courses in Italian and modern languages.
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Admission
New students pre-register online and upload, in PDF format, a passport photo and the following documents:
- Identity document or passport (passport compulsory for students from outside the Schengen Area)
- Original certificate or diploma of pre-university studies (not required for visiting students)
- For non-EU students: a study visa (lay students) or religious visa (seminarians and religious) issued by the Italian consulate
- For religious and seminarians: authorisation from their Rector or Superior
- For lay students: a letter of presentation from an ecclesiastical authority
Enrolment becomes effective after authorisation by the Dean or Director and payment of the academic fees.
Language requirements
Students who are not Italian must submit a certificate of attendance of an Italian language course lasting at least five weeks (100 hours), issued by the institution where they took it. Italian test results are recorded in the student's online services, and the university runs intensive courses in Italian and modern languages.
Subjects taught
- Humanities
- Philosophy
- Theology
- Sciences
- Psychology
- Sociology