English summary

AI rules at Italian universities: theses, exams, disclosure

As of 22 September 2026, 49 of the 98 Italian universities have a public, institution-wide document on the use of artificial intelligence. What they say about theses, exams and disclosure, with the verbatim source for every answer.

As of 22 September 2026, 49 of Italy’s 98 universities have adopted a public, institution-wide document on the use of artificial intelligence. 14 more have rules only at department or degree-programme level. Only 2 of the 11 online universities have one. This site catalogues those documents in Italian; this page is the English summary.

Can students use AI to write their thesis? Among the 49 universities with a document: 16 allow it with conditions, 8 forbid it unless the supervisor authorises it, 7 leave it to the individual supervisor, 1 forbid it unless the supervisor says otherwise, 1 forbid it outright, and 16 do not address the point. No Italian university allows it without conditions.

Every answer on this site is an editorial classification of a passage in an official document, and every classification is published next to the verbatim quotation, the reference, the document URL and the verification date, so that readers can check the reading rather than trust it. Data are open (CC BY 4.0): atenei.csv, atenei.json, codebook, llms-full.txt. Method: /metodo/ (Italian).

University by university

UniversityAI in the thesis DisclosureAdopted
Bocconi University
Università commerciale Luigi Bocconi
left to the individual supervisornot addressed2025-10-29
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
allowed, with conditionsmandatory
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Libera Università di Bolzano
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itmandatory
Humanitas University
Humanitas University
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itnot addressed2024-02-22
IULM University
Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM
allowed, with conditionsmandatory
IUSS School for Advanced Studies Pavia
Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
allowed, with conditionsmandatory
Iuav University of Venice
Università Iuav di Venezia
not addressed by the documentnot addressed2026-05-20
LUISS Guido Carli University
LUISS Guido Carli
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itmandatory2026-05-25
LUMSA University
Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta
not addressed by the documentmandatory for substantial use2026-02-19
Leonardo da Vinci Online University
Università telematica Leonardo da Vinci
allowed, with conditionsnot addressed2025-09-29
Polytechnic University of Milan
Politecnico di Milano
not addressed by the documentnot addressed2026-05-26
Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza Università di Roma
allowed, with conditionsmandatory2026-01-07
Scuola Normale Superiore
Scuola Normale Superiore
not addressed by the documentmandatory2025-10-28
Universitas Mercatorum
Universitas Mercatorum
not addressed by the documentnot addressed2025-03-07
University for Foreigners of Perugia
Università per Stranieri di Perugia
allowed, with conditionsmandatory2025-04-04
University for Foreigners of Siena
Università per Stranieri di Siena
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itmandatory2024-11-07
University of Aosta Valley
Università della Valle d'Aosta
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itmandatory2026-04-29
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
not addressed by the documentmandatory2026-03-25
University of Basilicata
Università degli Studi della Basilicata
not addressed by the documentmandatory2025-11-25
University of Bergamo
Università degli Studi di Bergamo
left to the individual supervisornot addressed2026-02-02
University of Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
left to the individual supervisormandatory for substantial use
University of Brescia
Università degli Studi di Brescia
left to the individual supervisormandatory2026-07-23
University of Camerino
Università degli Studi di Camerino
allowed, with conditionsmandatory2026-01-30
University of Catania
Università degli Studi di Catania
left to the individual supervisorleft to the supervisor2026-06-23
University of Chieti-Pescara
Università degli Studi «Gabriele d'Annunzio» Chieti-Pescara
not addressed by the documentmandatory
University of Eastern Piedmont
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale
allowed, with conditionsmandatory2025-02-06
University of Florence
Università degli Studi di Firenze
forbidden unless the supervisor says otherwisenot addressed2025-03-26
University of Foggia
Università degli Studi di Foggia
not addressed by the documentnot addressed
University of Gastronomic Sciences
Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche
forbiddennot addressed2024-07-18
University of Genoa
Università degli Studi di Genova
allowed, with conditionsmandatory2025-09-12
University of Insubria
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
not addressed by the documentmandatory2026-05-29
University of International Studies of Rome
Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itmandatory2024-09-25
University of Macerata
Università degli Studi di Macerata
not addressed by the documentrecommended, not mandatory
University of Milan
Università degli Studi di Milano
not addressed by the documentmandatory2024-12-17
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itmandatory2026-07-31
University of Naples "L'Orientale"
Università degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale
allowed, with conditionsmandatory for substantial use2026-03-01
University of Naples Federico II
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
forbidden unless the supervisor authorises itmandatory2026-01-16
University of Padua
Università degli Studi di Padova
left to the individual supervisormandatory2026-04-07
University of Parma
Università degli Studi di Parma
not addressed by the documentmandatory2025-04-29
University of Pavia
Università degli Studi di Pavia
allowed, with conditionsmandatory2026-05-22
University of Perugia
Università degli Studi di Perugia
allowed, with conditionsmandatory for substantial use
University of Sannio
Università degli Studi del Sannio
allowed, with conditionsrecommended, not mandatory
University of Siena
Università degli Studi di Siena
not addressed by the documentmandatory
University of Teramo
Università degli Studi di Teramo
left to the individual supervisorleft to the supervisor2025-03-25
University of Trento
Università degli Studi di Trento
not addressed by the documentrecommended, not mandatory
University of Trieste
Università degli Studi di Trieste
allowed, with conditionsnot addressed2025-07-02
University of Tuscia
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
allowed, with conditionsmandatory
University of Udine
Università degli Studi di Udine
not addressed by the documentmandatory for substantial use
University of Verona
Università degli Studi di Verona
allowed, with conditionsmandatory

Each university page (in Italian) carries the quotations and the source documents. The other 49 universities have a page too, explaining what we searched and what we found: coverage.

Regole ufficiali sull'intelligenza artificiale, ateneo per ateneo, con la fonte sempre accanto.