ISI Florence requires all students to have the COVID vaccine to participate in the program.

Summer I & Summer II sessions available.

The International Studies Institute (ISI Florence) was established in 2001 as an independent private educational organization serving as an American center for higher education in Florence, Italy.

At ISI Florence, students flourish in a safe, stimulating environment, enjoying a unique educational experience in a truly exceptional city. Students make full use of Florence as a living laboratory during their semester, summer, or academic year abroad. They walk the same medieval cobblestones as Dante, gaze upon the stunning masterpieces of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, and practice their Italian in the shadow of Brunelleschi’s dome. The Institute offers academic programs rooted in the liberal arts tradition—a fitting tribute to the birthplace of the Renaissance—and boasts a distinguished faculty and world-class student services team.

Participants take courses while immersed in the artistic and cultural riches of a unique urban complex and experiencing the city-as-campus. The Institute is comprised of three facilities.

Two floors of the famous Renaissance residence (Palazzo Rucellai) have been refurbished for use as an educational center with classrooms, computer labs, library, student lounge, administrative offices, and a large student services center. The entire facility has wireless internet access. The classrooms are large, ornately decorated rooms with their original 18th century frescoes and furnishings.