Università degli Studi di Milano - Practical Information
Orientation
Accommodation
Cost of Living
Health Insurance
Student Visa
Facilities
Orientation
Every incoming student will be supervised by a tutor in the relevant field of study, who will also help them to integrate in the University and social environment.
Accommodation
All students registered for a degree or diploma programme can apply for accommodation by ISU (a regional Institute in charge of scholarships, accommodations and other student services). For the EUROScho0lars programme, accommodation will be arranged by through the EUROScholars coordinator.
Double rooms in halls of residence or hotels are available.
For further information: http://www.isu.unimi.it (website available only in Italian language).
Cost of Living
Approximately 400-500 € per month, in addition to the programme fee.
Health Insurance
Information is available at http://www.study-in-italy.it/studying/info-10.html
Student Visa
Non-EU citizens intending to study in Italy need to apply for a study visa at the Italian Diplomatic Offices (Embassy or Consulate) in the country of residence. Further information and the list of standard document you should provide are available at http://www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp.
Within 8 days from arrival, all non-EU citizens, holding a study visa for Italy must apply for a residence permit for study purposes. The residence permit is issued by the local police station (Questura - Ufficio Stranieri) of the applicant's place of residence in Italy .
Facilities
Study Facilities
Departments are described in the Research Project Formats. Faculties provide computer facilities.
Students restaurants and canteens are on the University campus, providing reasonable priced meals.
A Catholic Chapel is also available in the campus.
Regarding student organisations, Erasmus Student Network must be mentioned, which works in the interest of exchange students in the field of higher education in Europe. Further information available at http://www.esnmilanostatale.it/new/?q=home
Student Support
Psychological care is offered by COSP (University Center for Student Counselling on Courses and Professions).
Medical and Dental care are covered by the National Health Service. No ambulatory service is available in the University campus.
EU Training Programmes Office
Via S.Antonio 12
20122 Milano
e-mail raffaella.cinquanta@unimi.it
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Ufficio stranieri – Segreterie studenti
Via Mercalli 21
20122 Milano
e-mail pietro.iuliano@unimi.it
Student ID card
Every incoming student will receive a student- ID Card
Computer Access
Every incoming student will receive an e-mail account. Computer access is available in the University computer rooms and the University libraries.
Libraries
The Università degli Studi di Milano has 144 libraries ranging from broad interfaculty and departmental libraries to small collections located in institutes, with a total of 1,700,000 volumes available to students.
The Libraries offer the following services: information retrieval and photocopying, on-line catalogues, interlibrary loan, lending services, document delivery, on-line data bases and CD-roms.
Student Services
The I.S.U and the Università degli Studi di Milano organise the following cultural activities, conferences and meetings about topical issues:
- movies, exhibitions and meetings about cinematography
- • chamber and symphony concerts, featuring university student musicians
- • theatre productions featuring university groups
- • guided tours of artistic cities, exhibitions and museums in Italy and abroad
• student discounts for theatrical, musical and cultural events
Sport Facilities
Sports activities for University students in Milan are planned, managed and organised by CUS Milano. Most CUS activities take place in the Multisport Centre at the Idroscalo in Segrate, a man-made lake built for flying-boats and presently the city's main open green space.
Here you will find such sports facilities as two tennis courts, five-a-side soccer and beach volley courts, a multi-purpose indoor hall for five-a-side soccer, basketball, volleyball and tennis and a hall for aerobics and bodybuilding. There is canoeing and rowing training on the Idroscalo itself. The CUS also shares eleven sports centres in Milan, where you can do aerobics, athletics, aqua gym, martial arts, basketball, five-a-side soccer, canoeing, rowing, free climbing, rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, body-gym, swimming, synchronised swimming, volleyball, pre-ski training, fencing, stretch & tone, diving, tennis, sailing and windsurfing.
There are also inter-faculty contests, international university meetings and summer and winter camps.
Università degli Studi di Milano - General Information
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