International Honours Program (IHP) - Stanford Summer Session

Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. Luiss and Stanford University have a cooperation agreement in the field of Economics, Management, Business and Political Science. During the International Honours Program (IHP) 2025, Luiss students will take courses, held in English, earning credits for those courses in their Luiss study plan. The International Honours Program (IHP) program is a tuition-paying program (meaning that students will pay the tuition fee to Stanford, in addition to normal tuition fees at Luiss).

Luiss students are expected to attend Stanford for eight weeks, June 21, 2025 – August 17, 2025 and must pay all fees directly to Stanford University.

Application Process

The Call for Applications will contain further details regarding the prerequisites for: participation, the application procedure; the selection process, and deadlines.

Who can apply

Students enrolled in a.y. 2024-25 in the 2nd year of the Bachelor's Degree programs in

• Economics and Business;
• Economia e Management;
• Management and Computer Science;
• Business Administration;
• Scienze Politiche;
• Politics: Philosophy and Economics.

Requirements

Students interested in applying for this program should have the following requirements:

• A minimum of 38 credits within the extraordinary Winter examination session;
• Students enrolled in the Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Management, Economics and Business and Management and Computer Sciences are required to have passed the exam Mathematics 1;
• Students enrolled in the Bachelor’s Degrees in Economia e Management or Scienze Politiche are required to present one of the following English certificates :
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
    Minimum score of 100  
  • International English Language Testing System: Academic (IELTS: Academic)
    Minimum overall band score of 7.0
  • Cambridge Assessment English
    Minimum score of 180 on the Cambridge English Advanced, CEFR Level C1
  • Duolingo
    Minimum score of 120
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTEA)
    Minimum score of 70
  • SAT (Evidence Based Reading and Writing)
    Minimum score of 660
  • ACT (English)
    Minimum score of 29

The mentioned certificates should not be older than two years from the application deadline (January 2025).                   

Selection Criteria

Eligible candidates will be ranked after the analysis of their academic performance (credits and weighted average grade, each weighing 60% and 40%). The academic performance will be calculated on the basis of the data available to the Student Office by the end of the Winter Exams Session.

An additional motivational interview may be required.

Recap of the Deadlines (updated for the mobility year 2025-2026)

Disclaimer: dates might be subject to change; please refer to this webpage for the latest updates.

Additional information

For administrative issues, students should refer to the International Development Offiice (international@luiss.it).

For academic issues, students should refer to:

• Professor Gianfranco Pellegrino, email: gpellegrino@luiss.it (Scienze Politiche and PPE)
• Professor Sara Biagini, email: sbiagini@luiss.it (Economics and Business, Economia e Management, Business Administration, Management and Computer Science)

Grades' conversion in the Luiss' study plan

In order to have the courses taken at Stanford University recognized in the Luiss study plan, Luiss students will have to comply with Stanford’s rules and conditions regarding credits, attendance, deadlines, etc. Selected students can choose two to three courses at Stanford, reaching a total of eight Stanford Units. If they pass these units, they will be reflected in their Luiss study plan as a maximum of eight ECTS of elective courses, as well as additional credits for “Other activities,” in accordance with Luiss regulations.

Provisional list of Stanford courses

We invite you to take a look at the dedicated page on the Stanford University website for  Summer 2024 courses. The final list of courses will be available by February, 2025 (TBC).

Student Fees

For the Summer Session 2025, the tuition and fees are the following:

Please note that the above mentioned fees for the 2025 Term might be subject to change and will be confirmed in the next months.

Students are invited to calculate a first estimate of costs on the Tuition & Fees Calculator page of the International Honours Program (IHP) - Stanford Summer Session.

The students' experience

“This summer, I wanted to delve into the world of computer science and artificial intelligence, and I know that the best place to do so is Stanford University. I attended the HPC-AI Summer Seminar Series course and the AI for Social Good virtual workshops (in partnership with Microsoft and Google)...They presented not only the fundamentals of machine learning but also the latest technological developments, especially in the field of COVID-19 research. I learned so many things!” – Iris Patra, American College of Greece

“Even though we were not physically together, I felt like I always had someone to rely on. I think this is Stanford: if you need help, if you are motivated and you want to do something, you will never be alone because there are people there to help you achieve your goals.”– Fara Palomba, Luiss Guido Carli (Italy)

While every effort will be made to provide students with complete, accurate and timely information, Luiss reserves the right to change, amend, modify or revoke the aforementioned program.
Luiss is not responsible for any cancellation or modification due to events beyond its control. If the program is cancelled or modified for these reasons, Luiss will inform all interested students in a timely manner.