Incoming Erasmus+ study and traineeship

The Erasmus+ programme offers foreign students the opportunity to study at UniGe.
Each year UniGe welcomes more than 500 Erasmus+ students from over 350 partner universities.

On this page you can find all the useful information about the application procedure for the Erasmus+ Programme and about living and studying at the University of Genoa.

The length of stay varies depending on the course of study attended at your university and the one you choose to attend during your stay in Genoa.

The length of stay ranges from a minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 12 months.

Your home institution, by agreement with UniGe, is responsible for providing you with support for the recommended language skills prior to your departure for Genoa:

• All subject areas ITALIAN - B1, ENGLISH - B1
• Medicine ITALIAN - B1
• Economics ITALIAN - B1, ENGLISH - B1 (1st cycle students) - B2 (2nd cycle students)
• Architecture ITALIAN - A2 (compulsory), ENGLISH - B2

Your home institution and UniGe will assist you in obtaining insurance, in accordance with the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.

UniGe will inform you of cases in which insurance cover is not automatically provided.

Information and assistance can be provided by UNIPOL-SAI, div. La Fondiaria (liability insurance no. 151189675, expiring 30/06/2020)

This is the first office you should visit (don't forget to bring a valid ID with you).

Here you will be able to:

• register and complete the enrollment
• receive your matriculation number and the necessary documents
• you will receive the badge
• required for access to laboratories, libraries and student canteens.

After enrolment you will be able to access all the facilities and services to which you are entitled as a UniGe student.

You will also receive all useful information about the professor responsible for your Erasmus exchange at UniGe. If necessary, ask for his or her counselling hours and other contacts directly at the Erasmus Office of the UniGe department you are directed to.

This office can help you

• find the best accommodation for your needs
• apply for a tax code
• apply for a residence permit (only for non-EU citizens)

Contact the professor in charge of the exchange, listed in the Erasmus+ stay details section of the application form.

He/she will support you in matters concerning your study/training plan (learning agreement) and course units.

Contact the International Office of the UniGe Department to which you are directed: they will provide you with all useful information about our organisation, academic calendar and course units.

Once registered at UniGe by the International Mobility Office, you will be given a UniGePASS account to access all online services, such as:

• wifi internet access
• student webmail
• e-learning and classroom web
• use of university computers
• library services
• etc.

For information on accommodation, canteens, transport, other services and leisure, visit the dedicated page.

The GEG (Gruppo Erasmus Genova) is a non-profit student organisation, part of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). Its objective is to promote student mobility within the framework of university exchange projects, according to the "students helping students" principle.

The GEG is run by volunteers and organises many activities to help foreign students feel welcome in Genoa. GEG also organises a pick-up service on request.

GEG contact
Hotel dei poveri
Piazzale E. Brignole, 2
genova@esn.it

If you are interested in sports, you can contact the CUS (University Sports Centre).

UniGe organises, with the support of the EU, courses in Italian for international students, completely free of charge.

The courses are divided into levels, from A1 (basic level) to C2 (proficiency), according to the criteria established by the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Modern Languages.

For further information contact the Language Competence Development Department (formerly CLAT).

You must fill in your Learning Agreement and its amendments in agreement with your home institution and the professor responsible for the exchange at UniGe (following the rules of your UniGe Department).

If the document needs the approval of the Erasmus Institutional Coordinator, you will have to go to the International Mobility Office after obtaining the signature of the professor responsible for the exchange.

• Erasmus+ coordinator: Maria Traino
• International mobility office (Erasmus students): coopint@unige.it
• International activities for didactics office: relint@unige.it

Welcome Office - Reception of international students and users

Please do not use smartphones or tablets to fill the Application form, since it may cause errors. If technical problems occur during the Online procedure, please mail to help.applicationform@unige.it.

Checklist of what to do:

1. Fill in the form completely and carefully
2. Indicate all your names and surnames (as they are printed in your identity documents).
   When you enter names and addresses , please use the English or Italian alphabet and do not use special characters. If names or addresses contain special characters, please use the following characters in place of them:
   
   
   • a instead of °á,â,ã,ä,å,ă,ą
   • e instead of è,é,ê,ë,ę,ě
   • i instead of ì,í,î,ï,ĩ,ī,ĭ
   • o instead of ò,ó,õ,ō,ŏ,ő,ǿ
   • u instead of ù,ú,û,ũ,ū,ŭ,ů
   • c instead of ç,ĉ,ċ,č
   • n instead of ñ,ňň,ń
   • l instead of ł
   • oe instead of ö
   • ss instead of ß
   • ue instead of ü
     
     

If in the list included in the Application form, you don't find the name of your place of birth, select the option "Others, as indicated in the copy of my identity documents" and send the copy of a valid identity document (Passport or identity card), attached to the complete Application Form.

3. Check the correctness of the e-mail address you indicate in your Application Form, since all official communications will be sent to you by e-mail.

At the end of data entry, two options are available:

1. Data Confirmation
   if you select this option, you create the definitive version of your Application Form and your data are registered in the Erasmus + Incoming database of UniGe. No more changes can be done through the Online procedure, if changes occur, you have to contact directly the International Mobility Office
2. Cancel
   if you select this option, all data you inserted will be deleted and a new online procedure has to be started.

N.B.If you don't confirm the application, your data won't be registered in the UniGe Erasmus + Incoming database.

Please also attach to the Application form a draft of Learning Agreement. It will be forwarded to the School member in charge of the exchange.

1. After confirmation, two options are available:
   
   • save: if you want to save a PDF version of your application form on your computer
   • print: if you want to print the application form
     
     
2. Once saved or printed, the application form has to be signed and stamped by your home University
   
   
3. The signed and stamped application form has to be sent only via email to the address erasmusapplicationform@unige.it directly by the International Office of your home University.
   N.B. Email sent by unofficial email addresses or students' addresses (@gmail.com, @yahoo.com...) won't be considered
   
   
4. The complete Application Form sent by email by your home University, has to be received by the International Mobility Office.

Before leaving, you have to contact the Professor responsible for the exchange or the Erasmus office of your UniGe Department, in order to get your confirmation of attendance duly signed and stamped.

At the end of your Erasmus exchange, you have to go your UniGe Students' registrar Office (secretary's office) in order to get the document stating your didactic activies during the Erasmus exchange.

School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicine and Surgery - Pharmacy)
Viale Benedetto XV, 7
Tel: 0039-010 353 38190
Fax: 0039-010 353 38190
studenti.medfar@unige.it