The Pontifical Lateran University prepares for the new Academic Year 2020-2021
Beginning of Lessons for the Academic Year 2020-2021: 5 October 2020
From 5 October , 2020, lessons will resume in a blended method (in presence and in remote) as to meet with the needs of students and ensure compliance with safety standards.
Lessons
Lessons will take place in three methods:
- Presence
Entrances of professors and students will be on quota and duly monitored; body temperature control including all verification systems will be provided. The sanitization of the classrooms between one lesson and another will also be ensured.
- Online
The courses will be in tele-presence (online) system, through a direct streaming for those who will not be able to attend lessons due to national and international mobility restrictions.
- Video recordings
For students who, due to the different time zone, will not be able to follow the live lesson, these will be videotaped and duly uploaded on a digital space (further technical informations will be provided before the beginning of the academic year).
Language courses and advanced training
Intensive course on Italian (24 August-18 September 2020) will take place online (the certification will be useful for enrolment purposes).
Italian language courses for foreigners, modern languages (English, French, Spanish and German) and classic languages (Greek and Latin) and advanced training courses will also be organized in a mixed modality.
Training offer
- Theology
- Philosophy
- Law
- Canon law
- Theology Institute
- Peace Sciences
- Language courses and advanced training
New training courses
With the new Academic Year, Licentiate Degree in Inter-confessional Theology, open to those in possession of Bachelor’s Degree in Theology or the Master’s Degree in Religious Sciences will start in October in an ecumenical and communional perspective. Furthermore, on the basis of the agreement signed with the State University of Perugia, the Lateran University will issue a double Degree: Masters/Licentiate in Philosophy, valid both in Italy and in the entire European University system.