FACULTY-LED PROGRAMMES · PAST PARTNERS AND TESTIMONIALS
Our past partners and what they say about us.
A representative selection of the faculty-led programmes we have delivered with U.S. partner institutions, together with feedback from visiting faculty directors and study-abroad office leads. The names of individual institutions and direct references are available on request, under the usual confidentiality terms.
Past partners and representative programmes
The faculty-led programmes we have delivered with U.S. partner institutions span the disciplines and programme types listed below. The names of individual institutions and references are shared during partnership development, on a confidential basis: contact the Partner Desk for a reference list aligned with your discipline.
Florence - Renaissance Studies semester. A 14-week semester programme for a Mid-Atlantic liberal-arts college, 22 students. Renaissance art history taught by the faculty + Italian at A2/B1 levels + weekly curatorial visits (Uffizi, Bargello, Palazzo Pitti) + regional excursions to Siena, San Gimignano, Arezzo. Milan - Business & Fashion executive programme. A 3-week executive programme for a graduate business school, 18 participants. Luxury and fashion management taught by the faculty + sessions with Milan-based industry professionals + company visits in the design and fashion districts (Brera, Tortona). Mantua - "Deep Italy" semester. A 13-week semester for a small Midwest college, 16 students. Italian civilisation course taught by the faculty + intensive Italian from A1 to B1 + conversation partners + community engagement with Mantua's cultural institutions, trips to Verona, Cremona, Sabbioneta. Turin - Slow Food and sustainability programme. A 4-week summer programme for a West Coast university, 24 students. Food studies taught by the faculty + Slow Food outings in the Langhe + winery study + service learning with a local food cooperative. Florence - pre-semester language intensive. A 3-week Italian intensive before the semester for a cohort of 20 students from an East Coast university, who then continued with their home university's semester programme in another Italian city. Concluded with a documented A2-level certificate. Multi-city rotation. A 10-week hybrid programme for a graduate school of design: 4 weeks in Florence (historical heritage), 3 weeks in Milan (contemporary design), 3 weeks in Turin (Slow Food). A cohort of 12 students with their visiting faculty director in tow.
The programmes above are representative and anonymised. References, detailed descriptions of partnership scope and direct contacts at past partner institutions are available under the usual confidentiality terms: request them through the Partner Desk.
What our partners say about us
Visiting faculty director, Renaissance Studies semester, Florence
"The Partner Desk structure made the programme straightforward to run. The pre-departure documentation was already aligned with what our study-abroad office expected: we did not have to invent any process. On site, the language instruction integrated seamlessly with my course, and the active 24-hour contact gave me genuine peace of mind."
Study-Abroad Director, partner institution, multi-year semester relationship
"What surprised us was the operational depth. We had already run faculty-led programmes in Italy with other providers, and what made Accademia di Italiano different was the single-point-of-contact model. One named Partner Desk contact, from scoping to end-of-programme report: no fragmented chain of suppliers."
Visiting faculty, Italian Civilisation semester, Mantua
"My students made significant linguistic progress over 14 weeks: measurable, documented and visible in their final presentations in Italian. The conversation-partner programme with Italian university students was a quiet element, but one capable of transforming the experience."
Associate Provost, partner liberal-arts college, semester programme
"The Academic Approval Pack made our university's curriculum-committee review unusually smooth. The documentation was already phrased in the language our reviewers needed: risk management, learning outcomes, credit alignment. We approved the partnership in a single committee cycle."
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