
Living and Learning in Tuscany
While studying in Prato students will learn, visit, explore, taste and experience new and exciting things everyday.
At the University of New Haven, the health and safety of all members of our community remain our top priority. We have reimagined life at the University to help deliver high-quality education in as safe an environment as possible.
This website provides updated information about our response to the pandemic and our ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and is being continually updated throughout the Spring 2021 semester.
Spring 2021 InfoIt appears that with widespread availability of several highly effective COVID-19 vaccines, we can now see a light at the end of the tunnel. To that end, we have spent considerable time planning for the Fall 2021 semester. We are looking forward to being able to return to many of our pre-pandemic norms in terms of class formats, student life, and other staples of the University of New Haven experience.
Fall 2021 Planning'Live the Life' in Prato, Italy
The University of New Haven opened its first international satellite campus in Prato, Italy in the fall of 2012. The historic city of Prato offers University of New Haven students an authentic Italian cultural experience. Prato, the second largest city in the region, is just 25 minutes from Florence and less than two hours from Rome by train.
While experiencing life abroad, students will have the opportunity to enroll in five classes taught by both University of New Haven and Italian faculty. All University of New Haven tuition and fees remain the same as if students were attending our main campus in West Haven, Connecticut - the only difference in price is the cost of airfare!
While studying in Prato students will learn, visit, explore, taste and experience new and exciting things everyday.
Spending a semester at the University’s campus in Tuscany, Italy, can greatly enhance our students’ educational experience.
Spend your first semester as a first year student in Prato, Italy, the second largest city in Tuscany and just 25 minutes from Florence.
Applications are accepted and approved on a rolling basis meaning that the sooner you turn complete and submit the application, the sooner you’ll be able to finalize your plans for your time abroad.
You will be billed University of New Haven tuition, room, board, and fees, as if on campus. Your University of New Haven scholarships and aid will be virtually unchanged. Students will cover the cost of the Italian visa. Students will be billed the cost of airfare. In order to ensure that all students arrive in Milan as a group, we shall purchase group tickets.
Learn MoreFor questions specific to the Tuscany Study Abroad program, please see our Tuscany Campus FAQ.
FAQ About Tuscany CampusThe Charger Blog
Catherine Avery '20, a dental hygiene major who spent the summer studying at the University of New Haven's campus in Prato, Italy, discovered a community with a passion for caring for patients – and for enjoying life.
I have memories, friends, lessons, and experiences that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
This experience was externally beneficial.
I was able to branch out of my comfort zone.