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Studying in Aosta

One small, recent university: the Università della Valle d'Aosta (economics, political science, languages, psychology, education), with French as a second teaching language. Regional grants and contributions; no university residences. Many Valdôtains study in Turin.

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The university

The Università della Valle d'Aosta – Université de la Vallée d'Aoste was established in 2000 and is a non-state university recognised by the Ministry of University and Research. It has two departments (Economics and Political Sciences; Human and Social Sciences) and offers bachelor's and master's degrees in economics and management, political science and international relations, languages and communication for tourism, psychology and primary education, plus master's courses and doctorates. The main campus is the new university hub in the former Testafochi barracks, in the centre.

Bilingualism is a distinctive trait: some courses are taught in French and the university cooperates with universities in Savoy, French-speaking Switzerland and Québec. Classes are small and contact with lecturers direct. The town also hosts the Conservatoire de la Vallée d'Aoste and the Istituto musicale, and the Foundation for tourism vocational training.

Student support and housing

There is no separate student-support agency: the Region pays scholarships and allowances to university students resident in the Valley, including those studying outside the region, through annual calls on the regional portal; the university manages its own fee waivers and contributions. There are no public university residences in town; students from elsewhere find rooms through the university's housing notice board, mostly in the station area and the Quartiere Cogne. The canteen is under agreement.

Students who do not find their programme in Aosta mostly go to Turin (Politecnico and University, two hours by train or coach), more rarely to Milan or Grenoble.

Enrolled university students (city's universities)
City figurePeriod: academic year 2025/26Validsample unknown
Source: MUR – Ufficio di Statistica, Portale dei dati dell'istruzione superiore: dataset «Iscritti», risorsa «Iscritti per ateneo» (02_iscrittixateneo.csv), con anagrafica atenei (metadati, 01_atenei.csv) · Iscritti ai corsi di laurea, laurea magistrale e a ciclo unico dell'ateneo nel suo complesso: comprende anche gli studenti delle sedi decentrate fuori dal comune. Dataset MUR aggiornato l'8 settembre 2026.
1,160students

Missing: tuition_public_year

Data

Enrolled university students (city's universities)
City figurePeriod: academic year 2025/26Validsample unknown
Source: MUR – Ufficio di Statistica, Portale dei dati dell'istruzione superiore: dataset «Iscritti», risorsa «Iscritti per ateneo» (02_iscrittixateneo.csv), con anagrafica atenei (metadati, 01_atenei.csv) · Iscritti ai corsi di laurea, laurea magistrale e a ciclo unico dell'ateneo nel suo complesso: comprende anche gli studenti delle sedi decentrate fuori dal comune. Dataset MUR aggiornato l'8 settembre 2026.
1,160students

Sources

Università della Valle d'Aosta – Université de la Vallée d'Aoste· Univda

Updated: 2026-10-14

Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste – portale istituzionale (IT/FR)· Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Updated: 2026-10-14

MUR – Università non statali riconosciute· Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/20/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30

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