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🇮🇹 Duolingo English Test for Italy — from South Africa
Italian universities including Bologna and Politecnico di Milano accept the DET for English-taught programs, and the list is expanding.
What Italy asks for
Scores run on the 10–160 scale; English-taught programs generally want 100–115.
Admission is not the same as the visa
For English-taught Italian programs, English proof ties to admission. Italian-taught programs need Italian proof separately. Confirm current Italian student-visa rules.
From South Africa — the essentials
- Costs in
- South African Rand (R)
- Credentials
- SAQA — South African Qualifications Authority
- Funding to search
- Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Rhodes Scholarship (Oxford), Commonwealth Scholarships, Fulbright South Africa
- Where students go
- United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Netherlands, Germany
- Apply from
- Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria
South Africa is largely English-medium, so Duolingo English Test is often waived where prior study was in English; NSFAS funds domestic study only, so overseas study uses external scholarships. At about $70 the DET is taken online from South Africa — no test-centre travel, and far cheaper than IELTS.
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Practice on the real 10–160 scale
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AlmiDET is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Duolingo. All practice material is original and never copied from the Duolingo English Test. Acceptance figures and score bands change — always confirm the current requirement on the official university or government page before you rely on it.