INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

ü You wish to enrol for an entire course of study

Please refer to English Presentation at http://www.medicina.unige.it for general information about Genoa, our University and its Medical Faculty. Most foreign students get to register at our University through the Italian Cultural Center (Istituto Italiano di Cultura, IIC) in their home Country. Please note that the IIC is the main organization administering scholarships to study in Italy and of issuing visa. You are strongly advised to contact the IIC nearest to your before contacting Italian universities if you wish to study in our Country. A list of IICs with their local sites is available at http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Ministero/Rappresentanze/Istituti_Cultura/default.htm?LANG=EN. Information on visas is also available from SASS (see list of contacts below)

Access to our courses is by competitive examination (numerus clausus). The admission test for the Academic Year starting in November is usually held the first week of September. There are separate quotas allotted for Italian/EU applicants and for applicants from Countries outside the EU. In some courses, special quotas are reserved for nationals of China. Foreign applicants are requested to pass a test of Italian language (also held the first week of September).

Additional information is available from the Registration office of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty Delegate for International Exchanges (see list of contacts below)
Please also read Additional Information for All Foreign Students (below)

ü You are an exchange/temporary student (Erasmus, CINDA, etc)

Pre-Registration from Abroad

Before leaving your Country, you must pre-register at our University. In order to register, you have to complete an application form, which can be downloaded from
http://www.studenti.unige.it/areaint/foreignstudents/erasmus/english/

The application includes your personal information and the list of courses you are planning to take in Genoa. You can select courses given in different academic years only in selected cases, and only if the lecture schedule is compatible. For additional information and preapproval, please contact the professor in charge of the exchange. Please refer to our Faculty website for detailed information (in Italian) on our courses and their contents

http://www.medicina.unige.it (option manifesto degli studi > [your prospective course of study] > guida allo studente).

· A copy of the application should be forwarded, before the relevant deadline, to Mobilità Internazionale (see list of contacts below).

If you need a visa, please contact SASS at this time (see list of contacts below).

· Another copy of the application, with the details of the courses you wish to take and the prospective dates of your stay, should be sent also to the Faculty Delegate for International Exchanges (by e-mail or fax) (see list of contacts below)

Please note the following deadlines for application submission:

Full academic year/first semester only: 15 July

Second semester only: 30 November

Arriving in Genoa

Please have the following documents ready when you arrive in Genoa, because immediately upon arrival you are supposed to report at Mobilità Internazionale (see list of contacts below) with them

· Your national identity card or passport (and a photocopy of its first pages)
four passport-size photos

· An official certificate issued by your home university containing all data concerning your grant and its duration

· Proof of health insurance: European Health Insurance Card or written statement of insurance cover

· Visa, if necessary

Leaving from Genoa

Before leaving, you should claim your Transcript of Records from Mobilità Internazionale. This document specifies all the courses you have taken with your official evaluation. Please note that after taking your last exam, there is a delay of approximately 2-3 weeks before the transcript of records is ready.

Training practice certificates are issued by the Faculty Delegate.

Do not leave Genoa without all the documents you will need at home!

Additional Information for all Foreign Students

Accommodation

On arrival in Genoa, exchange students are offered temporary accommodation at the International Youth Hostel. Four nights are free of charge for all students who request this service at pre-registration. If you wish to stay at the International Youth Hostel longer, the current cost for B&B accommodation is 17,50 €/day.

Foreign students are offered an accommodation search service, free-of-charge. Please request this service in your pre-registration. The Office responsible for accommodation and support is SASS (see list of contacts below)

Italian courses

A good knowledge of Italian is essential to study at the University of Genoa. Our Italian courses are free of charge and divided into levels from A1 (beginners) to C2 (advanced). Applicants are requested to sit for an entrance test before enrollment. Additional details at

http://www.studenti.unige.it/areaint/foreignstudents/erasmus/english/

http://www.unige.it/sass

Academic and Examination calendar

Academic Year:
second week of October – first week of June
First semester: Until Christmas

Second semester: Starting in February

Examinations are held in

January-February/June-July/September

List of Contacts

Mobilità Internazionale

(this is the University main office for exchange students—registration, documents, etc)

Università di Genova
Mobilità Internazionale
Via Bensa, 1
16124 Genova
Tel. +39 010209 9545
Fax +39 010209 5012
E-mail: coopint@unige.it

SASS

(for practical issues: accommodation, visas, counselling, etc.)

Università di Genova

Servizio Accoglienza Studenti Stranieri (SASS)

Via Balbi 22, int 15

16126 Genova, Italy

tel +39 01020951349

fax +39 01020951355

sass@unige.it

Registration Office of the Faculty of Medicine

Segreteria Studenti di Medicina

Via Bensa 1

16124 Genova

tel +39 010 2095661

fax +39 0102099621

studenti.blu@unige.it

Faculty Delegate for International Exchanges

Prof. Carlo Pesce

Università di Genova/DISTBIMO

Largo Benzi 10, Pad 4, piano terra

16132 Genova, Italy

tel +39 0103537400

fax +39 0103537584

pesce@unige.it