Choosing your university path

Who can help me choose my university path?

The University of Palermo’s Guidance and Tutoring Center (COT) carries out and promotes guidance, counselling, and information activities both in-person and remotely for:

students in the last three years of high school, to offer them in-depth knowledge of the University’s educational offering.
students in the first two years of high school, to initiate a reflection on their personal interests.
international students, to support them, including with administrative procedures.
High school teachers and parents, to present the university, its educational offerings, and its services.

The center’s main objectives are:

to promote the university’s educational programs and services available to students.
to help students in the process of evaluating and choosing a degree program to enrol on.
to intensify collaboration between schools and the university.

The Guidance and Welcome Desk (SOA) provides information and clarification on the university’s educational offerings, orientation activities that facilitate the choice of a degree program, COT services, enrollment procedures, calls for applications, post-graduate educational opportunities, and career prospects. Through a dedicated desk, parents can find a space to explore, discuss, and reflect on topics related to university choice, so they can support their children in their future educational and professional decisions.

The International Student Guidance and Welcome Desk (SOAS) (both from EU and non-EU countries) serves as a first point of contact, offering a space for listening and providing support. This is especially helpful during the integration phase into a different cultural environment, where students may encounter difficulties related to adapting to university life.
The desk provides assistance with: procedures for the validation of foreign degrees, University enrollment and registration, obtaining/renewing residence permits, resolving any bureaucratic or administrative issues concerning foreign citizens.

How to Use the Service:

Meetings can be held in-person at the COT office or online through the Microsoft Teams platform.

How to Book a Meeting:

For remote meetings (Italian students):
Use the Booking system available at the link

For remote meetings (International students):
Send an email to: studentistranieri.cot@unipa.it

For in-person meetings (Italian students):
Contact the office at 091.23863206 or email orientamento@unipa.it

For in-person meetings (International students):
Use the Booking system available at the link

Contacts:

Student Guidance

International Student Guidance