REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday 19 October 2026 at 12:00
COURSE ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES
The University Language Centre of the Politecnico di Bari offers foreign language courses reserved for:
- students of the Politecnico di Bari duly enrolled in the current academic year
- graduates of the Politecnico di Bari for less than one year (as of the date of enrolment)
- students enrolled in PhD courses at the Politecnico di Bari
- teaching, managerial, technical, administrative and library staff employed at the Politecnico di Bari
The courses are free of charge.
DIDACTIC REGULATIONS CLA
Information about the organisation of the courses is set out in the Teaching Regulations of the University Language Centre. Students are required to read them and comply with their provisions.
CALENDAR
COURSES BEGIN: Monday 26 October 2026
COURSES END: Friday 15 January 2027
BREAK: from Thursday 24 December 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027
IN-PERSON COURSES at the Teaching Room of the University Language Centre:
- ENGLISH B1 (40h) → Monday and Thursday 08:30-10:30
- ENGLISH B2 (40h)* → Monday and Thursday 10:30-12:30
- SPANISH BEGINNERS (20h)* → Wednesday 14:00-16:00
- SPANISH POST-BEGINNERS (20h) → Wednesday 16:10-18:10
ONLINE COURSES on Microsoft Teams:
- ENGLISH B2 online (20h)* → Tuesday 8:30-10:30
- ENGLISH C1 online (20h) → Thursday 8:30-10:30
- ENGLISH FIRST online (40h) → Tuesday and Thursday 10:30-12:30 (preparation for the Cambridge FIRST certification - level B2)
- SPANISH BEGINNERS online (20h)* → Monday h 16:10-18:10
- BEGINNER GERMAN online (40h) → Monday and Thursday 18:00-20:00
*Simultaneous enrolment in the following courses is not permitted:
- INGLESE B2 in presenza e INGLESE B2 online
- SPAGNOLO PRINCIPIANTI in presenza e SPAGNOLO PRINCIPIANTI online
20h courses → one lesson per week
40h courses → two lessons per week
COURSE ENROLLMENT
Enrollment open
from 12:00 on Thursday 24 September 2026
until 12:00 on Monday 19 October 2026
Placement in the IN-PERSON COURSES will be based on the chronological order of enrollment requests until the maximum number of 24 participants is reached.
Placement in the ONLINE COURSES will be based on the chronological order of enrollment requests until the maximum number of 50 participants is reached.
Enrollment requests must be submitted through the links provided below and will be accepted through placement in the respective Teams until all available places are filled. Any requests exceeding the available places will be placed on a waiting list, which will be used in the event of withdrawals or an increase in available places, following the order in which the request was received.
Any withdrawal by students who have already enrolled must be communicated in the Team before the courses begin. Students absent without justification from the first lesson will be replaced starting from the second lesson: those entitled to take their place on the course will be notified directly via Microsoft Teams.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PLACEMENT TEST
BEFORE ENROLLING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES, IT IS MANDATORY TO TAKE THE PLACEMENT TEST!
You will not need to take the placement test if:
- you have already taken it to enrol in a course in one of the previous sessions
- you have passed the B2 assessment test for enrolment in a Master's degree programme
- you hold a certification.
Enrolment requests without a placement test will not be accepted. Students are required to enrol in one of the English courses indicated by the test results.
To take the English placement test, carefully follow the steps below:
- click here: https://e-learning.poliba.it/iindex.php
- log in via Federated Authentication using your Esse3 credentials
- click on University Language Centre
- click on Language Courses
- click on Enrol me in this course in the “Administration” box
- click on Enrol me (on the e-learning platform, this step does not register you for the language courses, but only for the placement test!)
- click on Placement Test
- take the placement test
- enroll in the English course indicated by the test, using the links below. Having taken the placement test is not sufficient!
- ENGLISH B1 ENROLLMENT, in person (40h) → Monday and Thursday, 08:30-10:30
- ENGLISH B2 ENROLLMENT, in person (40h) → Monday and Thursday, 10:30-12:30
- ENROLLMENT ENGLISH B2 online (20h) → Tuesday, 8:30-10:30
- ENROLLMENT ENGLISH FIRST online (40h) → Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30-12:30
- ENROLLMENT ENGLISH C1 online (20h) → Thursday, 8:30-10:30
- ENROLLMENT SPANISH BEGINNERS online (20h) → Monday h 16:10-18:10
- ENROLLMENT SPANISH BEGINNERS in person (20h) → Wednesday h 14:00-16:00
- ENROLLMENT SPANISH POST-BEGINNERS in person (20h) → Wednesday h 16:10-18:10
- ENROLLMENT GERMAN BEGINNERS online (40h) → Monday and Thursday, 18:00-20:00
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE CENTRE
POLYTECHNIC OF BARI - academic year 2026/2027
Pursuant to Article 1 of the Regulations of the University Language Centre, these Regulations govern the teaching activities of the University Language Centre of the Politecnico di Bari.
In the academic year 2026/2027, the University Language Center will activate foreign language courses reserved for:
- students of the Politecnico di Bari duly enrolled in the current academic year
- graduates of the Politecnico di Bari for less than one year
- students enrolled in PhD courses at the Politecnico di Bari
- teaching, managerial, technical, administrative and library staff employed at the Politecnico di Bari
The courses are held in two annual sessions, corresponding to the two semesters of the academic year. The duration of the courses is normally ten weeks. Each course consists of weekly lessons, each lasting one hundred and twenty minutes. The timetable and lesson times are established at the beginning of each session.
Access to the courses is regulated according to the enrolment procedures established by the University Language Centre and published at the start of each session. Please refer to these procedures for the steps that enrolled students are required to follow within the specified timeframes and methods.
The University Language Centre reserves the right not to activate some of the proposed courses for justified organizational and teaching needs.
Once enrolled, students are required to promptly notify any withdrawal from participation in the courses. The University Language Centre reserves the right to fill any places thus vacated. However, lessons missed by students admitted under this procedure shall be considered absences in all respects.
Attendance at the courses is mandatory. At the beginning of each lesson, attendance will be verified for each individual participant.
For courses lasting 40 hours, no more than 5 absences per course are permitted.
For courses lasting 20 hours, no more than 3 absences per course are permitted.
In case of absence, recovery is mandatory as per the methods outlined in the table below.
| Absences | Make-up methods – 40-hour courses | Recovery methods – 20-hour courses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 absence | no make-up requirement | no make-up requirement |
| 2 absences | no make-up requirement | no make-up requirement |
| 3 absences | requirement to make up one lesson (120 minutes) | requirement to make up one lesson (120 minutes) |
| 4 absences | requirement to make up two lessons (240 minutes) | more than 3 lessons: no entitlement to the attendance certificate |
| 5 absences | requirement to make up three lessons (360 minutes) | |
| More than 5 lessons | no right to the certificate of attendance |
Recovery must be completed during the hours communicated by the teacher and by the end of the session. The schedules for recovery activities are communicated by the teacher and published on the course Team.
Students who have been absent from more lessons or who do not recover the absences as established will not have the right to the certificate of attendance. Students who have adhered to the aforementioned attendance obligations and any required recovery will be entitled to a certificate of attendance that will indicate the number of hours attended out of the total course hours, as well as the result of the final assessment, which is generally optional.
Code of conduct: Course participants are required to comply with the course schedule. After the first 15 minutes from the start of the lesson, no “latecomer” will be admitted to attend. In-person participants are required to respect the facilities and equipment available at the University Language Center. Online participants, for the entire duration of the lesson, are required to keep their webcam switched on, for attendance verification, and to ensure the proper functioning of their microphone.
Bari, September 11, 2026
Language Courses - October 2026 – January 2027 session
SCHEDULE FOR LANGUAGE COURSES
- ENGLISH B1, in person (40h) → Monday and Thursday, 08:30-10:30
- ENGLISH B2, in person (40h) → Monday and Thursday, 10:30-12:30
- ENGLISH B2, online (20h) → Tuesday, 8:30-10:30
- ENGLISH FIRST online (40h) → Tuesday and Thursday 10:30-12:30 (preparation for the Cambridge FIRST certification - level B2)
- ENGLISH C1 online (20h) → Thursday 8:30-10:30
- SPANISH BEGINNER, in person (20h) → Wednesday, 14:00-16:00
- SPANISH POST-BEGINNER, in person (20h) → Wednesday, 16:10-18:10
- SPANISH BEGINNER, online (20h) → Monday, 16:10-18:10
- BEGINNER GERMAN online (40h) → Monday and Thursday 18:00-20:00
20h courses → one lesson per week
40h courses → two lessons per week
Absences can be made up in the hours communicated by the teacher and by the end of the session. The schedules for recovery activities are communicated by the teacher and published on the course Team.
For courses lasting 40 hours, no more than 5 absences are allowed per course. For courses lasting 20 hours, no more than 3 absences are allowed per course. In case of absence, recovery is mandatory as per the methods outlined in the table below.
| Absences | Make-up methods – 40-hour courses | Recovery methods – 20-hour courses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 absence | no make-up requirement | no make-up requirement |
| 2 absences | no make-up requirement | no make-up requirement |
| 3 absences | requirement to make up one lesson (120 minutes) | requirement to make up one lesson (120 minutes) |
| 4 absences | requirement to make up two lessons (240 minutes) | more than 3 lessons: no entitlement to the attendance certificate |
| 5 absences | requirement to make up three lessons (360 minutes) | |
| More than 5 lessons | no right to the certificate of attendance |
Attendance certificates are sent to participants on Microsoft Teams at the end of the courses
