International Student Guide
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Content:
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The Italian Education System in Brief
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Admission to Higher Education Degrees
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Funding your Studies
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Tuition Fees
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Student Visa
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Arrival in Rome
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Practical Information
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Life on Campus
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1. The Italian Education System in Brief 1.1 Organisation Italian Higher Education system is organised as follows: Laurea (L) ‐ 1st cycle university degree, characterized by both theoretical and applied studies. Access: by the Italian upper secondary degree, or a comparable foreign one. Workload: 180 ECTS credits Length: 3 years full time. Degree: Laurea di primo livello. In English: Bachelor, 1st cycle degree. It is the Italian bachelor ‐ level degree of the Bologna Declaration. Further university studies: access to LS and MU1 programmes. Laurea Magistrale (LM) ‐ 2nd cycle university degree, characterised by strong theoretical and in‐depth studies in a given subject field. Access: by a related L, or a similar foreign degree. Workload: 120 ECTS credits. Length: 2 years full time. Degree: Laurea Magistrale; in English: MA or MSc 2nd cycle degree. It is the Italian master‐level degree of the Bologna Declaration. Further university studies: access to PhD Laurea Specialistica a ciclo unico (LS a ciclo unico) ‐ 2nd cycle university degree, characterised by strong theoretical and in‐depth studies in a given subject field. Access: by the Italian upper secondary degree, or a comparable foreign one. Workload: 300 ECTS credits for the 5 years degree and 360 ECTS credits for the 6 years degree. Length: 5 or 6 academic years Degree: Laurea Specialistica a ciclo unico; in English: MA or MSc 2nd cycle degree. It is the Italian master‐level degree of the Bologna Declaration. Further university studies: access to PhD 3
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Dottorato di Ricerca (PhD) ‐ 3rd cycle university degree Access: by a related LM, or a similar foreign degree in a related subject area. Admission: by public competition, organised locally by individual universities. Length: min. 3 years, depending on subject fields. Course structure: PhD programmes mainly consist in independent high quality research projects. Postgraduates carry out their research activities under the supervision of a university professor who is appointed as tutor. In some cases attendance to seminars or subject courses is also required. Transition from one year to the next depends on the tutorʹs positive assessment of the doctoral studentʹs performance. Degree: Dottorato di Ricerca (Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy‐ PhD). Further university studies: participation in post‐doctoral (post‐doc) research projects. General website on Higher Education in Italy: http://www.study‐in‐italy.it/index.html 1.2 Grading system The Italian University grading system is based on a 30‐point grading scale, 18 being the passing grade. As far as the final dissertation is concerned, a 110‐point grading scale is used: 66 being the minimum grade for passing cum Laude is added to the maximum grade in order to praise outstanding results. Detailed grading scale for Sapienza’s faculties is published at the web page: http://www.uniroma1.it/europrog/erasmus/doc/moduliinc/ECTS_Grade_Conve
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1.3 Academic calendar The Academic calendar is issued by each single Italian University. It foresees the starting and duration of the academic lessons, the exam sessions as well as the vacation times, national and religious holidays. For academic year 2010‐2011 provisional dates will be (dates may vary according to faculties): First Semester: Lessons: end of September – mid‐December Exams: January‐February Second Semester: End of February – end of May Exams: June‐July 5
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2. Admission to Higher Education Degrees 2.1 Entry requirements All students having an upper secondary degree can apply to Sapienza University of Rome. Admission to Italian Universities is regulated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy (MAE) and by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR). Every year MAE and MIUR publish the deadlines for applications at the end of May. Please check: http://www.studiare‐in‐italia.it/studentistranieri/ and the web site of the Italian Embassy or Consulate in your home country for further details. Sapienza University of Rome will examine the applications received via the embassies and, in case of approval, will contact the student and/or Embassy or Consulate for the student visa ‐ if necessary. Minimum entry requirements: 1. First cycle degrees: • Upper secondary diploma • B2 level of Italian. For details on specific language requirements: http://www.miur.it/0002Univer/index_cf2.htm • Good command of English ( required level indicated by each course) ONLY IF your Degree at Sapienza Univerity of Rome is taught in English 2. Second cycle degrees: • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree • Upper secondary diploma • B2 level of Italian. For details on specific language requirements: http://www.miur.it/0002Univer/index_cf2.htm • Good command of English ( required level indicated by each course) ONLY IF your Degree at Sapienza Univerity of Rome is taught in English Enrolment Documents released by the Embassy or the Italian Consulate in your home country: First cycle students 1) an original copy and a certified translation in Italian of your upper secondary degree, certified and released by the competent territorial Italian Representation together with a declaration of value, called ʺdichiarazione di valoreʺ in Italian. 6
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Second cycle students 1) an original copy and an certified translation in Italian of your secondary school diploma, certified and released by the competent territorial Italian Representation together with a declaration of value, called ʺdichiarazione di valoreʺ in Italian. 2) an original copy and an certified translation in Italian of your University Degree certified and released by the competent territorial Italian Consulate together with a declaration of value, called ʺdichiarazione di valoreʺ in Italian. PhD students 1) an original copy and a certified translation in Italian of your secondary school diploma, certified and released by the competent territorial Italian Representation together with a declaration of value, called ʺdichiarazione di valoreʺ in Italian; 2) an original copy and a certified translation in Italian, of your University degree, certified and released by the competent territorial Italian Representation together with a declaration of value, called ʺdichiarazione di valoreʺ in Italian. Important: Students wishing to enrol for a PhD should consult the PhD database for updates: http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/laureati/dottorati/eng/corsi_e.php 2.2 Applying to Sapienza University of Rome In order to apply to Sapienza Univerity of Rome you must contact the Italian Embassy or Italian Consulate in your home country. For information about enrolment in Italy go to: http://www.study‐in‐italy.it/index.html For information about enrolment at Sapienza University of Rome go to: http://www.uniroma1.it/eng/InternationalStudents.php You can apply for every graduate or postgraduate course you are interested in provided you meet the elegibility requirements established by each course. We strongly advise you to get in touch with the Faculty you are interested in before applying. 7
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2.3 Before your arrival to Sapienza University of Rome: Make sure your have all the necessary information for: • Italian language examination OR the exemption from it • All degrees have entrance tests. Foreign Degree Office ‐ Segreteria Studenti titoli stranieri‐ will inform and help you book the exam. Non‐EU students are exempted from payment of an enrolment fee. For details on this particular procedure please go to: http://www.uniroma1.it/eng/InternationalStudents.php http://www.orientamentoinrete.it/ 8
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3. Funding Your Studies 3.1 Student Welfare (LazioDisu) International students, as well as Italian students, can apply for scholarships and accomodation at student welfare service ‐ LazioDisu. Applications are on line from August until the end of September every year. Please check well in advance the deadline and the documents required for application. You may apply for: scholarships, accommodation, fee waivers, study abroad periods‐ if already enrolled, public transport facilities. The amount of the scholarship depends on your student status. Please read carefully the call for candidates for Sapienza University of Rome at: http://www.laziodisu.it/default.asp?id=480 Besides the general information concerning your graduate or postgraduate programme, you have to provide LazioDisu with information about your residence in Rome, your tax identification code (codice fiscale) and other general issues. The most important document to provide is ISEE (Indicatore di Situazione Economica Equivalente). ISEE stands for the index of your economic situation. If your parents live and work in Italy, you should bring their income tax return form of the last year to one of the Tax Assistance Centres run by trade unions or employers : (http://www.agenziaentrate.it/ilwwcm/connect/Nsi/Contatti/CAF/Dipendenti), or to qualified professionals (accountants, work consultants). They will help you calculate this index and release you the certification. If your parents live and work outside Italy, you should get the certification of your family’s income tax return and of any real estate legalized by an Italian Consulate. After arrival, the staff of the CAF offices and the Orientation Centre of our University (CIAO), at the Rectorate building, will help you calculate it. In case one of you parents works in Italy and the other works in a foreign country, you should bring the income tax return form released in Italy and the legalized form released in a foreign state to CAF, procedures are the same. The ranking of awarded scholaships is published two months after the closing of the call for candidates. During this period, you can integrate any documents that might be useful for you application. For further information: http://www.laziodisu.it/default.asp?id=480 9
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3.2 MAE Scholarships The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published an annual call for application. For specific information please go to: http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Ministero/Servizi/Stranieri/Opportunita/default.h
tm?LANG=EN 3.3 Student‐helpers Scholarship Sapienza University of Rome offers student‐helper scholarships, amounting to € 1.090, to students (BA, BSc and MA, MSc). The calls for application are published by different Offices or Departments. Students will work for the University for 150 hours. Tasks differ from office to office. General requirements for application for BA, BSc and MA, MSc students: • You must be attending the second year of your degree (BA, BSc, MA or MSc) • You must have passed 2/5 of the exams for the first year of your course • You must have paid the tuition fees and have never declared a false ISEE • You must have not won another collaboration scholarship within Sapienza for the same academic year. Please visit the following web site for updated list of available calls for candidates and details: http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/borse/collaborazione/default.php 3.4 Don’t miss your chance Sapienza offers 20 scholarships of 4.340€ each, to foreign students enrolling to second cycle degrees at Sapienza. The deadline for application is 22nd December 2010. The call for application is published at this web page: http://www.uniroma1.it/home/eng/dmyc.php For information please contact: [email protected] 3.5 Invest your talent in Italy The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade offers scholarships for Turkish, Brazilian and Indian students. http://www.postgradinitaly.esteri.it/postgradinitaly/menu/theproject/ 10
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4. Tuition Fees Tuition fees are different for each faculty and is linked to the income of students. ISEE (Indicatore di Situazione Economica Equivalente – page 8 of the International Students Guide) will help you calculate your tuition fee. The tuition fee is divided into two instalments, the first one to be paid by 5th November, and the second by 30th March of every academic year. A letter requesting the payment is sent to each student, OR it can be printed from INFOSTUD website http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/infostud/ Fees can be paid for at one of the branches of Unicredit Banca di Roma, or on‐
line at: https://pagamenti.bancaroma.it/ibx/web/public/universityTaxes.jsp?url=confirm
&univ=sapienza&action=pag. The first instalment amounts to € 300,00 + € 118,08 (welfare services fee) for every Faculty and for every income level. With regards to your tuition fee please check the following links for details: http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/tasse/secondarata.php. http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/tasse/gruppi.php PhD students should consult the relevant web page: http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/tasse/tasse.php?gruppo=07 The holders LazioDisu scholarship or Italian government scholarships are exempt from payment of tuition fees and welfare services tax. Important: Please get in touch with LazioDisu Office (Via Cesare de Lollis, 22, Roma‐ next to the main campus) or your Grant provider for details or further information. 11
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5. Student Visa Italy is a Schengen country, when you get the visa for Italy you are allowed to travel through all the 25 Schengen countries in Europe. 5.1. Visa and customs EU citizens do not have to get a Visa to enter Italy. If your stay is longer than three months you need to register at the municipality of your city of residence. Non EU citizens have to apply for a Student Visa at the Italian Embassy or Consulate in their home country. Student Visa is free of charge. Please keep in mind that you can apply for your Visa only after having received the confirmation of your admission at the Italian Language examination and/or degree entrance examination. The following documents are requied: • Visa Application Form • ID photo • A valid passport with at least three months validity • Proof of economic sustenance in Italy. It must be of at least € 350,57 per month for the academic year. Such proof could be personal o familiar properties or certificate of economic guarantee by Italian institutions, local government, or foreign institutions recognised by Italian diplomatic representations • Statement of a suitable accommodation in Italy For some countries you also need a medical insurance. Please check the information available on the official web site of MAE for Visa details: http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp. 5.2. Custom control in Rome For EU nationals there is no passport control at the airport as according to Schengen agreement. If you are a Non‐EU national you have to pass through the passport and Visa control check. Please pay attention to the required documents and carry with you the admission letter from Sapienza University of Rome. 12
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6. Arrival in Rome 6.1. Documents you should have at your arrival • Visa (if necessary) • Invitation/admission letter from Sapienza University of Rome • medical insurance • proof of accommodation 6.2 Entry tests International students, enrolling to Italian‐taught courses only, must pass an Italian language exam before enrolment. It takes place at the beginning of September each year. Please get in touch with Foreign Degree Office (Secretary Building, stair C, II floor‐ main campus [email protected]) for details. The same office will help you for the enrolment: http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/stranieri/default.php In the academic year 2009‐2010 an admission test was introduced for the first time and from now on it will be compulsory for admission to all programmes. Negative results do not cause non‐enrolment, but the compulsory attendance to additional courses at the chosen faculty within the first year http://servizi.uniroma1.it/corsidilaurea/bandi.do. Non‐EU students do not pay the admission exam fee: http://www.uniroma1.it/eng/InternationalStudents.php Once you are admitted and enrolled at Sapienza you will be assigned to a tutor. A tutor is a professor or researcher that will guide you through your studies at Sapienza with: • general orientation for International Students • advice on your Study Plan (Syllabus) • advice on changes you might want to make within your Study Plan (Syllabus) 6.3 Ciao Information and counselling centre for students (CIAO) on campus. They can assist you with: • enrolment at Sapienza University of Rome • orientation for schedules of Sapienza’s Offices • use of online student services • compilation of the form for the ISEE • promotion of services, activities and cultural initiatives of the University 13
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Contacts: University city Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Portico del Palazzo del Rettorato Monday‐Friday: 09.30 ‐ 17.00 E‐mail: [email protected] Fax (+39) 06 4991 0032 6.4 Foreign Degree Office Students who have a foreign University degree or upper secondary foreign diploma should complete their registration at the Foreign Degree Office at their arrival. Administrative Offices perform all administrative procedures related to the student’s career from enrolment to graduation in compliance with the rules set out in the “Manifesto degli Studi”. Contacts: Foreign Degree Office Main Campus Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, ‐ 00185 – Roma Palazzo delle Segreterie – Scala C – II Piano Monday‐Wednesday‐Friday: 08:30‐12:00 Tuesday‐Thursday: 14:30‐16:30 Phone: (+39) 06 4991 2707 (+39) 06 4991 0651 Fax: (+39) 06 4991 2984 email: [email protected] 14
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7. Practical Information 7.1 Residence Permit Within 8 working days of your arrival in Italy you must apply for your residence permit. You can collect the residence permit KIT at the Post Office (inside the main campus, close to entrance of Viale Regina Elena or you can go at Piazza San Silvestro). Instructions on how to fill it are enclosed in this International Student Guide, otherwise you can ask for our assistance at our Welcome Office. The filled application form should be sent through the same post office adding the following documents: • copy of all pages of your passport; • invitation letter by Sapienza University of Rome; • copy of medical insurance certificate ; • a tax revenue stamp (ask for marca da bollo of € 14,62 on sale at all tobacconist shops); You will have to pay € 27,50 with a pre‐filled form you will find inside the kit’s envelope for your residence permit’s application processing and € 30 for mailing it. You will be given a receipt of your mail which you will have to safely keep as proof of having applied for your residence permit. In the following days you will also receive a registered letter from the Immigration Office fixing an appointment, and to complete application for your residence permit. Upon this first convocation, you have to present 4 passport‐sized ID photos with a white background, one of which will be attached to your residence permit. POLICE STATION
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If you still have any kind of problems regarding your Residence Permit you can contact the following institutes for help: CSI ‐ Centri servizi per l’immigrazione della provincia di Roma Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 12.30 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday also 2.45 p.m. – 4.45 p.m. • ROMA CINECITTÀ ‐ c/o Centro per lʹImpiego di Roma Cinecittà, Viale Rolando Vignali, 14 ‐ 00173 Roma Tel. 06.72.90.17.20 • FIUMICINO ‐ c/o Centro per lʹImpiego di Fiumicino, Via del Canale, 16 ‐ 00054 Fiumicino, Tel. 06.65.04.02 • TIVOLI ‐ c/o Centro per lʹImpiego di Tivoli Viale Rolando Vignali, 14, Via Empolitana, 234/236 ‐ 00019 Tivoli Tel. 0774.33.30.24 • ROMA DRAGONCELLO ‐ c/o Centro per lʹImpiego di Roma Dragoncello Polifunzionale di Palidoro, Via Ottone Fattiboni, 77 ‐ 00126 Dragoncello, Tel. 06.52.16.97.45 • PALIDORO ‐ c/o Comune di Fiumicino Sportello Polifunzionale di Palidoro, Piazza Santi Filippo e Giacomo, 19, 00050 Fiumicino, Tel. 06.616.971.24 CELSI (CGIL) ‐ Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 12.30 a.m.; Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Via Buonarroti 12, Roma, Tel. 06.492051 UIL ‐ Unione Italiana del Lavoro ‐ Ufficio multietnico Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Via Cavour 108 ‐ 00184 Roma, Tel: 06 48166341 or 06 48166343 Patronato Acli ‐ Sportello Immigrati Piazza Sallustio 3, 00187 Roma, Tel: 064817040, Fax: 064818242, [email protected] Sportello Stranieri Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday 3.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Via della Bufalotta, 13 B, Roma, Tel. 06 87185093, [email protected] ARCI (associazione ricreativa e culturale italiana) ‐ Sportello di Orientamento per gli immigrati Tuesday 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Viale Stefanini,15, Roma, Tel. 06.41734712 (call between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.) 16
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Caritas Roma Centro Ascolto Monday – Friday 8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m., Thursday 2 p.m. – 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Via delle Zoccolette 19 Roma, [email protected] , Tel: 06.6875228 / 06.6861554, Fax: 06.6833295 Helpful: http://www.portaleimmigrazione.it/ 17
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7.2 Public transport How to get to Rome from Fiumicino Airport By train Rome Fiumicino Airport Leonardo da Vinci (FCO) is connected to the city centre during day‐time by a direct train, Leonardo Express, and slower trains of the FR1 line. Leonardo Express trains brings you directly to the city main train station Termini every 30 minutes from 6.36 a.m. to 11.36 p.m. in 31 minutes time, the ticket costs 14,00/15,00 €. The FR1 trains (destination Orte ‐ Fara Sabina) stops at several downtowns stations, the ticket costs € 5,50 and the journey lasts around 45 minutes depending on which station you are getting off. The stations are: Roma Trastevere (26 min.), Roma Ostiense (30 min., connection with Metro B‐
Piramide station), Roma Tuscolana (38 min.), Roma Tiburtina (45 min. connection with Metro B‐Tiburtina station), Roma Nomentana (53 min.), Roma Nuovo Salario (57 min.). The service is available from 5.57 a.m. to 11.27 p.m. with a train departing every 15 minutes, except on Sunday, the first two trains of weekdays and after 9.27 p.m. when the departure is every 30 minutes. To reach the Airport train station, please follow the signs for FS outside the International arrival gate. Train tickets are sold at the station counters and the automatic machines, you can pay in cash and with credit cards. By bus “Sit Bus Shuttle”‐service offers transportation from Fiumicino to the centre of Rome. Termini/Piazza Cavour from/to Fiumicino Airport – 8,00€. For further information: http://www.sitbusshuttle.it/index.php?lang=en The night bus line 40N (€ 4,50) connects the Airport with the train stations of Roma Tiburtina, via Roma Termini. The bus departs at 1.15 a.m., 2.15 a.m., 3.30 a.m. and 5.00 a.m. Tickets are sold on board. For further information: www.adr.it By Taxi The price for a journey from Fiumicino Airport to the city center (within the Aurelian Walls) is Euro 40,00. 18
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How to get to Rome from Ciampino Airport To get to downtown Rome from Ciampino Airport G.B. Pastine (CIA) you can go by bus (Cotral Company) from the Airport to Metro Line A station Anagnina, then take the underground to Termini station (it takes about 30 minutes). The bus ticket costs € 1,20 and the Metro ticket is € 1,00. Buses leave every 40 minutes from 6.00 a.m. to 10.40 p.m. Otherwise you can get the bus (€ 1,00) taking to Ciampino railway station, then take a train (€ 1,30) to get to Termini station in 15 minutes. For details: http://www.cotralspa.it/ACCESSIBILE/collegamenti_Aeroporti.asp?tipo=acc, www.adr.it. For those arriving with the following companies there is a direct bus service from Ciampino to Termini station (€ 6,00): Ryanair, EasyJet, Blue Air, Myair etc. For further information: http://www.terravision.eu/italiano/rome_ciampino.html. By taxi The price for a journey from Ciampino Airport to the city center (within th Aurelian Walls) is Euro 30,00. Bus, Underground, Urban Train and Tram Metrebus is Rome’s public transport system, which incorporates different types of transport service: underground/ tube (metro), urban trains (treno metropolitano), buses and trams. Metrebus tickets are available for journeys on all these means of transport. There are different types of tickets: BIT ‐ Integrated Time Ticket: it costs € 1, and lasts 75 minutes from the initial validation. You can buy it at: ticket offices, newsagent, tobacconist and automatic machines in the stations and bus stops. Please remember that in order for it to be valid, you must always validate your ticket at the beginning of your journey and when transferring onto the metro (your ticket must be re‐stamped within 75 minutes of the first validation stamp and is then valid until the end of your journey in metro). You must keep your ticket with you whilst travelling on public transport and when passing through metro and be ready to show it, on request, to ticket 19
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inspectors. Monthly Pass – Ordinary Personal: it costs € 30.00, and lasts for the calendar month as printed on the pass, for an unrestricted number of journeys. Until the fifth day of each calendar month, you can buy the pass from any of the tobacconists and newsagents shops. After the sixth day of the month, the pass can only be bought from ticket offices and Atac sales points. The holder must complete the pass with the personal details required. Holders must be ready to show their pass along with some form of ID on request of ticket inspectors. Annual Pass: it costs € 230,00 and is available for 365 days from the date stamped on the pass. It can be purchased at one of the Atac ticket offices by filling in the self‐certification forms and attaching a passport photograph. For under‐26 students it is possible to buy reduced Monthly Pass – Ordinary Personal for € 18.00. For this discount, please apply for the Non EU Exchange Student Certification at the Welcome Office. You can also buy the reduced Annual Pass for € 150.00 if you are resident in Rome and have a low income. For more details: www.atac.roma.it You can calculate the desired route on Rome’s public transport system webpage: http://infopoint.atac.roma.it/bw.asp?lingua=ENG Taxi Taxis in Rome are white, they have an identification name and number on the front door and show a taximeter inside. They can be easily found in every part of the city at special taxi ranks, or you can call one of the numerous Radio Taxi companies like 06 3570, 06 6645, 06 8822, 06 4157, 06 4994 or 06 5551 For further information please visit: http://www.comune.roma.it/mobilità 20
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7.2 Tax Identification Code (codice fiscale) The Welcome office can provide you with your fiscal code before your arrival, in case you get your visa well before your travel date. As soon as you receive your visa, send a scanned copy of your passport and visa to: [email protected] We will then send you the application form for your fiscal code and instructions. Alternatively, after your arrival in Rome, you will have to go to the “Agenzia delle Entrate” in Via Ippolito Nievo, 36 Opening Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 08.45‐12.45 08.45‐12.45 08.45‐12.45 14.15‐15.35 14.15‐15.35 14.15‐15.35 08.45‐12.45 Friday 08.45‐
12.45 The office is located about 500m from the Trastevere train station and can be reached by tram lines 3 and 8 , or bus line 780, stopping at Piazza Ippolito Nievo. The Tax Indentification Code is compulsory for opening your bank account in Italy. If your non‐EU exchange period is greater than 6 months you will need the Codice Fiscale for enrolment: 21
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7.3 Health care Your health insurance should cover your health care for the entire period of your stay in Italy. You can have a private or a national health insurance. You can choose any hospital and/or doctor (public or private) for your medical services. With regards to registration to the Italian National Health Service‐ NHS (SSN, Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) you should go to the Local Sanitary Unit‐ LSU (ASL, Azienda Sanitaria Locale) of your residence area (or to any Local Sanitary Unit) with your health insurance and residence permit. Otherwise, you can go to the Medical Guard or to the First Aid center of the nearest hospital and they will check up on you. If your private insurance covers medical care for a 3 months period only, from the 91° day on it is possible to make the voluntary registration to the National Health Service (NHS). The NHS gives you the same status as any Italian national from the medical services point of view: • you can make reference to a general practitioner (whose services will be free) • you will have free access to first aid hospital services • day‐hospital permanence • surgical procedures in all public structures • for blood and other analysis, examinations and specialistic visits you must pay a reduced tax (ticket). Registration to the NHS requires an annual tax reported to a solar year (1st January ‐ 31st December). The amount you have to pay is about € 149,77. You can make this payment in any Postal Office and it must be headed to the ʺ Amministrazione P.T. – contributo Servizio Sanitario Nazionale ʺ, C/C number 370007. You also must specify the reason of the payment: ʺ iscrizione volontaria al Servizio Sanitario Nazionaleʺ. For access to NHS go to the Local Sanitary Unit (ASL, Azienda Sanitaria Locale) of your residence area (complete list available at our Welcome office) with the payment of the NHS tax and choose your general practitioner from the list you will be provided with by the LSU. Documents requested for the registration: 1. Certificate of residence or the application receipt from the municipality or a self‐certification of it; 2. Valid Identity Card and/or Passport; 23
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3. Tax identification code (codice fiscale) or a self‐certification of it; 4. Nominative of the selected general practitioner; 5. Payment of about € 149,77 to the Postal Office on c/c n. 370007; 6. Certificate of enrolment in a legally recognized university or a self‐
certification of it; What to do in case of health problems: For emergencies: •
call First aid (Pronto soccorso) service toll free number 118. •
Go to the hospital First aid service: There they will assign you a colour code (white, yellow, green, red) according to the gravity of your situation. Patients will be taken care of in order of the gravity and not of arrival. If the First aid service personnel attribute you a white code, you could have to wait more than 1h before being visited by a doctor. If you show your sanitary card or the certificate released by the Sanitary unit (the receipt of the payment form is not enough) all examinations in day hospital are free. You also have to bring with you the residence permit. If you have a medical emergency in the evening: •
call First aid service toll free number 118 •
Go to the hospital First aid service •
you can go to the medical guard, open 24 hours a day. Bring with you your residence permit and sanitary card. For minor health problems (for example influence, cold, etc.) ask your general practitioner. Visits in ambulatory are free. Bring your residence permit and sanitary card with you. For specialist visits (gynecological, dental visits, etc.) ask your general practitioner for a ticket with which you can call the CUP (Booking Centre – further information could be provided by our Welcome Office) for an appointment with an expert with facilitated taxes (payment of the ticket). Bring your residence permit and sanitary card with you. 24
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7.4
Accommodation Permanent Accommodation Important: DO NOT make any payments from abroad in advance. Make sure to meet with the person who is providing accommodation at your arrival in Rome. For assistance please contact our Welcome office. International students, same as Italian students, can apply for accomodation at student welfare service ‐ LazioDisu. Applications are on line from August until the end of September every year. Please check well in advance the deadline and required documents. You may apply for accommodation ‐ if already enrolled. Please read carefully the call for candidates for Sapienza University of Rome at: http://www.laziodisu.it/default.asp?id=480. For details please see section 1.2 Funding your studies > 1.2.1 Scholarships (LazioDisu) of this International Student Guide. The Regional Agency for University Student Support for Sapienza University of Rome is Laziodisu: agenziaaffitti.laziodisu.it Student’s Association Student Plus http://www.studentplus.it/en_default.htm Prices for a private room in a shared apartment range from € 350,00 to € 550,00 (or higher) per month (information based on a research on small ads published on newspapers and web sites; please pay attention that you will be required to pay a deposit of one to three months’ rent when renting a room). Other useful web sites: Interesting website where you can find room adverts are: www.easystanza.it www.baceka.it www.wantedinrome.com (in English) www.postoletto.com www.roma.bakeka.it www.kijiji.it www.affitti.com www.home4students.it/ Newspapers There are a lot of newspapers distributed free of charge near newstands, in front of bars, pubs, etc. which carry accommodation offers. Be aware that they only have adverts from real‐estate agencies that charge at least one 25
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month’s rent + VAT for their service and prefer renting apartments to long term students studying in Rome who have already studied here for a few years. A local newspaper for adverts, Estate Agents or the Local Tourist Offices is Porta Portese issued on Tuesday and Friday on paper. You can also check their website at: www.portaportese.it – click on Immobiliare and then Affitto‐
Subaffitto). Among other information sources we can mention: • Room Swapping: www.casaswap.it • Wanted in Rome: an advertising guide to Rome and Italy published every two weeks and on sale at news stands and international book shops www.wantedinrome.com • Più Case: www.piucase.it Room adverts on University Notice Boards/ Word of Mouth Wherever students usually go (faculties, departments, canteens, bar, streets on Campus area) you can see notices for accommodation offers. You can bring these adverts to the Welcome office and we will help you call to enquire if they are interested in an international student and if it is possible to arrange an appointment. Your personal relationships network may become an important source of information. Take every opportunity while getting to know people and making new friends to enquire if they know about anyone who may have a vacant accommodation for you. 7.5. Bank account You can open your bank account at any bank in Italy. Documents you need to provide to open a bank account : • Tax identification code (=codice fiscale) • passport and visa “UniCredit Banca di Roma” has a branch at the University campus. If you need assistance please contact our Welcome Office. 7.6. Phone Italy’s international phone code is 0039. Public phones are available on the street and in many public commercial places such as bars, restaurants, and malls. Phone cards can be purchased from 26
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tobacconists and newsstands. Your home country might have a pre‐paid Phone card that you could purchase before arrival to Italy for your first days in Rome. There are many cell phone service providers in Italy: Tim, Vodafone, Wind and 3. We advise you to compare their services before making your choice. ESN Rome recommends WIND for Erasmus students. Emergency numbers (toll free): 112 Carabinieri 113 Police 115 Fire Brigade 116 Car Rescue Service 118 Emergency Medical Care 7.7. Internet Nowadays in Italy a lot of families have Internet at home, you’d better ask for this detail when you rent a room or a house, usually the internet cost is included in the rent rate. Otherwise, you can subscribe to one of the Internet providers (Alice, Libero, Fastweb, Tiscali etc.)‐ in this case you need the lease of your flat. For details please visit their web sites or ask in one of their authorized representative. If you are not going to stay in Rome for a long time, it may be more convenient subscribing a mobile broadband internet access with one of the phone companies. In both cases you must have the Tax identification code and a valid ID. 27
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8. LIFE ON CAMPUS 8.1 Courses University courses begin in late September/ beginning of October for the first semester and in March for the second semester depending from the Faculty. Student Administrative Offices publish the course calendar for every Faculty more or less one month before the beginning of the courses. Professors can communicate the calendar on Faculty personal web pages or on their office boards. Usually it is not necessary to apply for attending a course. But we strongly advise you to get in touch with the Professor of the course by email or during their office hours before the beginning of classes in order to check if that is really the course that fits your Study Plan (Syllabus). Attendance is optional, but some professor might ask students to sigh the attendance sheet. 8.2. Assessment There are three assessment sessions for Sapienza University of Rome, autumn (from September to December), winter (February) and summer session (June and July). Faculties will publish the exam calendar as soon as possible, so please visit your Faculty’s web site or the Faculty board for the exact schedule. You must register to sit for the exam, usually at least one week before the exam date. Please ask your professor for details on how to register for the chosen course. Most of the exams are oral, usually professors will decide to divide registered students into groups, sometimes separate them into more than one day due to the number of students. If that will be the case for your exam, professors will communicate it the first day of exam or some days before. If you are not satisfied about the exam’s score, you can refuse it before your professor signs for the final grade. Exams are registered in a database. Please check with your Faculty Student Administrative Office on this particular procedure for the receipt that will be released to you. 8.3. Contact your Professor You can contact your professor by e‐mail, published on her/his Faculty board or online. Otherwise, you can meet your professor during her/his office hours, please check the course board or your Faculty web site for it. 8.4. The Study Plan 28
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Your Faculty will provide you with your Study Plan for your undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree called curriculum didattico. The curriculum lists all the exams you have to sit for during each academic year. Pay attention to the exams you have to take and to the assessment procedure as it may differ from exam to exam. You can change your Study Plan if: • you have changed your mind about an exam • you have changed faculty or degree, • you want an individual Study Plan. If this is your case, you must submit a request to your Board of Studies (Consiglio di Facoltà) which will approve it or not. N.B. Exam codes are very important. They indicate the examination area of the course. You have to follow your curriculum didattico when choosing your courses. If you are in your last year at Bachelor or Master level‐ be careful as the Study Plan has to be handed in together with your Degree request in the Degree Administrative Office of your Faculty. 8.5 Campus internet You can use the campus wi‐fi choosing sapienza from the available wireless network. When you open your Internet browser you have to identify yourself with a username and password. International students (undergraduate and postgraduate) have access with their enrolment identification number (matricola) as username, and the password for Infostud – the online student service of Sapienza‐ as password. If you do not have you password you can apply for it in the Student Administrative Office of your Faculty (Segreteria Studenti) with your ID or passport and proof of enrolment. http://sapienzawireless.uniroma1.it/ 8.6 Libraries International students have access to all libraries of Sapienza University of Rome with ID and student card. Every library has its internal regulations. Consult the library staff for details on how to borrow books. If you are resident in Rome for more than three months, you can apply for access at services of the libraries of Rome (Biblioteche di Roma). You should show your proof of residence in Rome, enrolment and ID. Books catalogue of all Italian libraries is available on the Italian Library Catalogue web site: http://www.sbn.it/opacsbn/opac/iccu/base.jsp;jsessionid=8677C069CE4AE3051D
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45A62DBF49542F.ha1 8.7 Canteens To eat at the university canteens you have to apply for a canteen card. Apart from information concerning you study at Sapienza University of Rome, you should have the Tax identification code and the ISEE to calculate your canteen rate which goes from €2 to €7 for a full meal. University canteens addresses and opening hours: 1. Central Canteen Via De Lollis 22 Monday‐Friday: 11.45 ‐15.00 and 18.45 – 21.00 Saturday : 11.45 – 15.00 1.
Faculty of Economics Via del Castro Laurenziano Monday‐ Saturday: 11.30 – 15.00 Sunday: 11.30 – 15.00 3. Casal Bertone Via De Dominicis Monday‐ Saturday: 11.45‐15.00 and 18.45 – 21.00 4. Civis Via Affari Esteri Monday‐Saturday: 11.45 – 15.00 and 18.45 – 21.00 5. Faculty of Engineering Via delle Sette Sale Monday‐Friday: 11.45 – 15.00 8.8. Psychological support Sapienza University of Rome provides a free psychological support service to all its students. For details please go to: http://www.uniroma1.it/studenti/serviziutilita/counseling.php (the page is available in Italian) and http://www.uniroma1.it/eng/ExchangeStudents.php . 8.9. Sports facilities The CUS (Centro Universitario Sportivo) organises sporting activities. All students enjoy access to their grounds and to the many other sporting facilities. There are countless sporting locations; swimming pools, gyms, football clubs 30
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and so on scattered throughout Rome. Some of these also offer discounts to members of the University and you should check with the CUS for details. E‐
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8.10. Public holidays Main Italian public holidays: January 1 ‐ New Year’s Day January 6 ‐ Epiphany March‐April‐ Easter Monday April 25 ‐ Liberation Day May 1 ‐ Labour Day June 2 ‐ Anniversary of the Republic August 15 ‐ Ferragosto November 1 ‐ All Saints’ Day December 8 ‐ Immaculate Conception December 25 ‐ Christmas Day December 26 ‐ St Stephen’s Day N.B. We highly recommend you to get in touch with our offices before July and August of every year due to reduced office hours. 32
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CONTACT US Welcome Office Sapienza University of Rome Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 244, 00186, Rome, Italy 2nd Floor Opening hours: Monday – Friday 10 am – 1 pm To schedule an appointment: E‐mail: [email protected] Phone: + 39 06 4991 0206 Fax: + 39 06 4991 008 33
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