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Incoming Erasmus+ study and traineeship

Every year UniGe welcomes more than 500 Erasmus+ students from over 350 partner universities.
On this page you will find all useful information on the application procedure for the Erasmus+ Programme and on living and studying at the University of Genoa.

Programme duration

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

The duration ranges from a minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 12 months, depending on the interinstitutional agreement signed between your university of origin and UniGe.

Admission Criteria

All Erasmus+ students must be nominated by their university within the framework of a valid Erasmus+ agreement.

All students must be nominated by their university within the framework of a valid Erasmus+ agreement. Students can only be accepted for the ISCED codes/areas included in the interinstitutional agreement mentioned above.

List of UniGe partner universities and Erasmus+ agreements

N.B. If you do not find your field of study in the list or application form, please contact or check with your home university.

Recommended language skills

  • All subject areas: ITALIAN - B1, ENGLISH - B1
  • Medicine: ITALIAN - B1

Application procedure

The application form is available here: https://servizionline.unige.it/studenti/applicationform


In case of technical problems during the online procedure, please write to: help.applicationform@unige.it

Healthcare

EU citizens must carry the European Health Insurance Card issued in their country of residence.

EU citizens must carry the European Health Insurance Card issued in their country of residence.

Non-EU citizens can consult the health care page

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Upon arrival

Registration procedure

On arrival in Genoa you should contact the International Mobility Desk: sportellomobstud@unige.it 

You will be given your matriculation number and credentials to access UniGe web services and officially start your mobility.

Living and studying at UniGe

For information on accommodation, canteens, transport, other services and leisure, visit the dedicated page: https://unige.it/vivere-e-studiare-unige

Seeking Accommodation UniGe

The University of Genoa's Cerco Alloggio service offers furnished flats located in the city, close to the university sites, for off-campus, Erasmus and international students and for the entire university community.

For more information read: How the service works

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For assistance, the UniGe Contact Person for Accommodation Seekers is available:

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  • In person: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 13:00 and Wednesdays from 14:30 to 17:00
  • at the counter in Palazzo Belimbau, ground floor, Piazza della Nunziata 9r
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  • via email: genova@cercoalloggio.com
  • By phone or WhatsApp: +39 388 722 4403
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  • On social: Facebook and Instagram

Note: there may be a charge for this service.

Student activities

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

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

GEG contacts - genova@esn.it

CUS

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

Italian language courses

UniGe organises, with the support of the EU, Italian language courses for international students, completely free of charge.
. The courses are divided into levels, according to the criteria established by the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
You can enrol directly in one of these courses by filling in the appropriate section of the application form.

Extend your Erasmus+

If you wish to extend the duration of your Erasmus stay, you will need to obtain authorisation from both your home institution and the teacher responsible for the exchange at UniGe.

The request for an extension must be sent at least 15 days before the end of the registered Erasmus period. The extension request must be sent to the International Mobility Office at least 15 days before the end of the registered Erasmus period.
. After receiving both authorisations, the Office will issue a confirmation of acceptance.

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Contatti

How to apply

How to fill in the online application form

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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Attach a draft of your Learning agreement

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.

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After confirmation

  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.
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Before you leave

Ask for the Attendance Certificate

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.

Pick up your transcript of records

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