ESN (Erasmus Student Network) is an association of volunteer students, that supports and welcomes international students, in the Erasmus spirit of international aggregation.
ESN provides incoming students with assistance in taking the first steps in Trieste for basic, practical and also administrative matters – including accommodation.
Italian courses for Erasmus students are free of charge. In order to have the credits included in the Transcript of Records, it is mandatory to indicate "Corso Italiano Erasmus" in the Learning Agreement and to pass the final test. The final test will give you the right to get 6 CFU. Since the courses are extracurricular, no marks will be awarded.
Please find the timetable at the following link.
The office receives students by appointment on the following days:
Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
You can book an appointment through the dedicated service available at the link: Easy Planning
The booking time corresponds to the opening hours of the service desks, and students will be received in the order in which appointments were booked.
Please remember that, to access the service desks, you must present the booking confirmation sent to you by email, along with a valid ID. If you are unable to come in person, you may appoint a third person, who must have a written authorization and a copy of your ID.
Important: You can book an appointment from 7 days before up to the day before your appointment.
Contact: incoming.students@amm.units.it
The nominations must be sent by email to incoming.students@amm.units.it
Nomination deadlines:
Applications must be online only.
The application deadline will be communicated via e-mail.
1st semester: Approximately Mid/End of September - End of January;
2nd semester: Approximately Mid February – End of June;
Examination periods: Approximately January-February, June-July, September.
Please, consider that every department has its own academic calendar.
No language certificates are required.
You must verify the language level agreed upon in the bilateral agreement between your home university and UniTS.
Classes are held in English or Italian. For information regarding recommended language levels, please contact incoming.students@amm.units.it
Dear student, in this section you can find some important information for your Erasmus+ Mobility at the University of Trieste. We are happy to have you among our students!
The University of Trieste has several campuses located around the cities of Trieste, Gorizia, Portogruaro and Pordenone. Remember to check with your coordinator where most of your courses will be, before finding accommodations.
You can find useful information on accommodation at the following links:
https://portale.units.it/en/services/living-trieste
https://www.welcomeoffice.fvg.it/practical-info/accommodation/
To study in Italy, you must have a health care insurance that covers you in case of sickness, accident etc.
Find out the best solution for you here
For the Eu and Non Eu students, please find more information concerning the Health-voluntary registration (Iscrizione volontaria) here
An official Tax Code must be requested to Revenue Agency office (Agenzia delle Entrate). You will need it for e.g. for a rental contract and university canteen.
Please follow the instructions on how to request your tax code here.
Universitaly is the tool foreign students should use to apply for a VISA https://www.universitaly.it/
The Italian Embassies abroad have direct access to the applications submitted through Universitaly.
ITALIAN ACADEMIC COORDINATOR
You can contact your Italian academic coordinator for information about:
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OFFICE
You can contact the International Mobility Office to incoming.students@amm.units.it for information about:
If you wish to have further information on the University of Trieste, the city of Trieste, and on the opportunities offered to you as a student you can visit the following websites:
In this section you'll find the information and documents for your Erasmus+ Study exchange.
The International Mobility Office provides support via email at the following address: incoming.students@amm.units.it
Learning Agreement for Studies
Further information:
The Bovec Summer University Courses, also known as Bovec Summer School or Bovec Poletna Šola, take place in the small alpine village of Bovec (Plezzo in Italian; Flitsch in German), in the upper Sava Valley in Slovenia, near the Italian and Austrian borders, and are aimed particularly at university students from the multinational Alpe-Adria area (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia).
The aim is to promote and deepen mutual knowledge of the languages, cultures, and historical, economic, and social events of the populations of the neighboring regions in the Alpe-Adria area.
The Summer School lasts two weeks and is organized by the University of Klagenfurt (Austria), in collaboration with the Universities of Trieste, Udine (Italy), Ljubljana, and Koper (Slovenia), under the patronage of the Austrian Ministry for Education, Science, and Culture.
The University of Trieste offers scholarships for periods of international mobility at European and non-European universities with which the University has signed an International Agreement.
The activities consist of attending courses and taking the related exams at the partner universities, in accordance with the provisions established by each individual agreement.
The University of Trieste promotes the internationalization of teaching through integrated study programs developed in collaboration with foreign partner universities. These programs require students to complete part of their curriculum abroad, according to study plans defined by individual agreements.
At the end of the program, selected students obtain an international academic qualification which, depending on the type of agreement, may be:
Key Action 1 is renewed in the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme thanks to the introduction of blended intensive programmes (BIPs). BIPs involve short periods of face-to-face activities combined with online learning and cooperation, in which joint groups of students, teaching staff and administrative staff from different countries can participate to collaborate on specific tasks collectively and simultaneously.
Main features of BIPs:
- short (5 to 30 days), intensive and innovative teaching programmes;
- composed of a virtual and a face-to-face component;
- worth at least 3 ECTS credits;
- participation of students and staff from different countries;
- collaborative working methods.