Accredited academic programs architecture, business, Italian, studio art and more. Custom program specialists. The Institute was established in 2001 as a private non-profit institute registered with the Italian Ministry of Education and recognized as an American center for higher education in Florence, Italy. ISI Florence is one of the founding institutions of the Consortium for Public Universities established in 2005, comprised of Pennsylvania State University, University of Connecticut, University of Virginia, Arizona State University, and University of Melbourne (Australia). The Institute also maintains academic affiliations with other colleges and universities including Roger Williams University, Rutgers University, Connecticut College, Marywood University, University of Maryland, and the University of Florence. ISI Florence’s sister program is the Umbra Institute in Perugia. The Institute welcomes new institutional partners whose students will make a positive contribution to the ISI Florence student body by exhibiting the maturity, enthusiasm, and commitment to gain the most from the study abroad experience.
