Link Campus University is an International University initially constituted as the Italian branch of the University of Malta. Founded in 1999, Link has been the first foreign university authorized to operate in Italy (D.M. 27.11.1999)
On the 4th July 2007, the Ministry of University and Research (MIUR), released the decree following the Lisbon Convention of 1997 and the laws and acts of the Italian Government which recognises also in Italy the degree qualifications of the Link Campus University.
The education model of the university is based on the Anglo-Saxon system which includes an entire study cycle of undergraduate and graduate programmes. Afterwards students can complement their studies with specific postgraduate courses.

Link Campus University is based in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. It has 16 cabled classrooms and wireless connection; 2 multimedia classrooms equipped for videoconferences, a 700 seat auditorium, language laboratories and a library with more than 8000 books dealing with economics, sociology and politics.

Bachelor of Arts (three-year-degree)

The Bachelor of Arts, which corresponds to the Italian three-year degree, is the first cycle of the Anglo-Saxon university system. The Bachelors of Arts is divided in two semesters, 17 weeks each: 14 weeks of the lectures and tutorage, 1 week of review and 2 weeks of the examinations. During the three years students will have the opportunity to go through a stage in private or public companies in convention with Link Campus.
The Bachelors of Arts activated at the Link Campus University:

• BA in Communications Management
• BA in International Legal Affairs
• BA in International Management
• BA in International Studies
• BA in Performing Arts
• BA in Public Administration
• BA in European Integration: Tourism, Environment and Quality of life

Master of Arts

The Master of Arts is the second cycle of the Anglo-Saxon university system. Only students in possession of a three-year Italian academic degree or an equivalent degree achieved abroad can apply to the MA Degree.
The Master of Arts activated at the Link Campus University:

• MA in International Legal Affairs
• MA in International Management
• MA in International Studies
• MA in Diplomatic Studies
• MA in Cross-Media Communications & Management
• MA in Journalism Studies
• MA in Urban & Environmental Planning

From 2007/2008 a new education rule has allowed to activate an entire study cycle of five years for International Legal Affairs.

Master's Programmes

The Master programmes of the Link Campus University have an international profile and are proposed in Full time and Part time modules.
The Full time programmes last one academic year or 12 months with a full time study schedule, including 4 units each of 12 weeks. The first three units are dedicated to formal didactics and study; the fourth unit encompasses a professional working experience, an internship.
The part-time programmes are carried out on Saturdays and Sundays alternative weekends so that working students are able to attend lessons without overlap with working activities. There are 16 study hours scheduled for alternative weekends. The part-time programme lasts 18–20 months. Each unit lasts 14–16 weeks. The students have 3 or for modules in each unit.

First Cycle Master:

• Master in Analysis of Strategic Intelligence

Second Cycle Master:

• Master in Business Administration (MBA Executive e MBA Full Time)
• Master of Arts in International Legal Affairs
• Master in International Litigation & Arbitration
• Master of Arts in Complex Organisations
• Master of Arts in Urban & Environment Planning
• Master of Arts in Tax Planning & Financial Strategies
• Master in Intelligence & Security
• Master of Arts in Cultural Tourism
• Master in Management and Promotion of Quality of life in the EU – Chemical, Economic and Legal Protection
• MBA in Management of Energy and Environment

Link Academy

Link Academy – European Academy of Dramatic Art – is the department of Performing Arts of the Link Campus University which trains excellent international actors ready to export their knowledge and art abroad in Italian and English. Link Academy offers acting directing and script-writing programmes. Student’s requirements for admission are basic English understanding and perfect Italian knowledge. Moreover all students of the Link Academy are required to take the LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) exams to certify their levels of knowledge and to be qualified once they start working on international level, especially as bilingual actors.

Link TV

Link TV is the TV-laboratory of the Link Campus that acts like a university TV and as an instrument for the students to interact with the world of work, to comprehend the new communication forms and the new media. Through Link TV, the Link Campus students go through the functioning of TV station in its various aspects from inside. They are active protagonists of realization and production of the work, and contribute to diverse communicative, economic, juridical and operative aspects of television.

Summer@Link

Link Campus University offers a range of study tours opened to foreign students of all ages. Through LCU Summer School's programmes it is possible to study and live in Italy, immersed in locations unique for their beauty and history. The LCU summer courses are held from June to September in the following locations: Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 - Lazio, Città della Pieve

Città della Pieve

Città della Pieve is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about southeast of Perugia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,366 and an area of ....

 - Umbria

Umbria

Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...

, Montescaglioso

Montescaglioso

Montescaglioso is a town and comune in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy.The economy is mostly based on agriculture, including production of renowned oil and wine, as well as traditional food....

 - Basilicata

Basilicata

Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...

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Associazione Studenti della Link

Associazione Studenti della Link was founded on 16 November 2006 and has immediately started to work on the improvement of the study and the leisure conditions inside the University. The organizational chart of the association includes two main bodies, the Executive Council and the Members Assembly. Both bodies cooperate with the Academic Authorities on the initiatives developed by the Association in the field of Global Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, International Relations, Political Science, Sports, Art and Culture, Science and Technology.

Link MBA Alumni Association

The Link MBA Alumni Association, founded in May 2007, was created to strengthen the relationships between our MBA graduate students with the possibility to improve the interaction between the academic and business world. The association can be considered as a meeting point for universities, institutions and companies, establishing relationships and idea’s exchange. The organizational chart of the association includes two main bodies, the Executive Council and the Members Assembly. The Executive Council discusses and develops the plan of action to fulfil the association’s aims and objectives.

External links

• Link Campus University
• Link Academy
• Summer@Link