Recognition of foreign qualifications Foreign academic titles are not automatically valid, therefore they must be recognized in Italy according to current laws.
Two different procedures are available for the recognition of foreign academic titles:

Procedures	Validity
General procedure	valid for foreign qualifications which correspond to qualifications offered by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano	follow link
Special procedure	valid only for Austrian titles contained in the Exchange of Notes, the bilateral agreement between Italy and Austria	follow link