Humanitas University Milan: medicine in English on the integrated campus with Humanitas Research Hospital
Humanitas University is a private medicine university entirely in English, based in Pieve Emanuele (Milan). Campus integrated with Humanitas Research Hospital — one of Italy's best private hospitals — with 35% international students, CENSIS 89/100 and an innovative fully bilingual medical degree programme.
Humanitas University: Italy's most innovative English-language medicine model, integrated with Humanitas IRCCS
The Humanitas University is a private university founded in 2014 in Pieve Emanuele, on the outskirts of Milan, entirely dedicated to medicine and health sciences. Unlike state universities, Humanitas' master's degree in Medicine and Surgery is conducted entirely in English, on an Anglo-Saxon teaching model with strong clinical integration from the first year. The CENSIS 2025-2026 score is 89/100.
Humanitas University's absolute strength is its integration with Humanitas Research Hospital — one of Italy's leading private IRCCS (Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare), with recognised excellence in oncology, rheumatology, gastroenterology and neurology — which serves as the clinical university hospital. Students have clinical ward access from their second year, with practical training that significantly anticipates that of traditional state universities.
35% of students are international — one of the highest proportions among Italian medical schools — attracted by the opportunity to study medicine in English in Milan. The graduate employment rate exceeds 90%. University fees are significantly higher than state universities (approximately €20,000/year), but merit scholarships and fee reductions are available.
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From 2014 to Milan: Humanitas and the revolution of English-language medicine in Italy
The Humanitas University was born in 2014 from the vision of the Humanitas Group — founded in 1996 by entrepreneur Giorgio Molinari — which wanted to create in Italy a medical school on the Anglo-Saxon model, entirely in English and integrated with a leading research hospital. The choice of Pieve Emanuele, on the outskirts of Milan, was driven by the presence of Humanitas Research Hospital, opened in 1996 and rapidly becoming one of Italy's best private IRCCS.
Humanitas University's teaching model is radically different from the Italian state university norm: clinical problem-based learning (PBL), early integration with hospital departments, international teaching teams and an English-language curriculum. This approach has attracted students from around the world and produced one of Italy's most international medical student communities.
In ten years of history, Humanitas University has built a solid reputation in the Italian and international medical university landscape, obtaining MIUR recognition and a CENSIS score of 89/100. Its graduates find positions at Italy's and the world's leading hospital facilities.
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