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Dear Student,

Welcome to the University of ! We are glad you have chosen to study with us and we hope this handbook will help you learn more about life at our campus.

Please read it carefully before you ar- rive and keep it ready at hand for future reference during your stay.

Our aim is to provide you with practical information about life as a new interna- tional/exchange student and as a new member of Pavia’s academic commu- nity. Please note this booklet is for infor- mation purposes only. We make ev- ery effort to ensure that it is accurate at press time. However, the university shall not be responsible for any errors or omissions.

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CAR AND BIKE SHARING Users can borrow one of the 6 environ- How to reach Pavia mental-friendly cars to move freely in the and move around the city city centre (even in the restricted areas), park for free all over the city and also use the lanes. Pavia is located 30 km south of , ORIO AL SERIO AIRPORT (BGY) Learn more: www.e-vai.com to which is connected by trains every Several connect this airport to 20 minutes. The University has two Milan central railway station (around 5 €). “Pavia in Bici” is the bike sharing service main campuses: and Social From Milan Central railway station it is provided by the City of Pavia. It is possible sciences in the city center, the scientific then possible to take a train to Pavia (4 €). to borrow a bike in one of the different bike campus in the western part of Pavia, near parks at a price of €20 per year. the main hospital. BY TRAIN Most European cities are connected to Learn more: www..pv.it/site/ BY PLANE Milan’s central railway station by direct home/articolo12361.html Students can fly to one of Milan’s three trains. From Milan railway station to Pavia airports: Linate (50 km from Pavia), Mal- there are regional trains (4 €) and intercity pensa (90 km from Pavia), or Orio al Serio trains (9 €). Other Milan railway stations, (70 km from Pavia). such as Milan , Milan , Mi- lan are connected to Pavia LINATE AIRPORT (LIN) through regional trains, as well. Regular bus services connect Linate to downtown Milan (Line 73 - 1,50 €) and to URBAN BUS Milan central railway station (5 €). From Pavia local bus company is called Auto- Milan central railway station it is possible guidovie. You can buy tickets on board, at to take a train to Pavia (4 €). news stand or directly on the app “Auto- A bus service connects directly Linate to guidovie”. The app is free and available Pavia (15 €) five times a day. in several languages. On the app you can plan your journey and check the bus sche- Learn more: dule for each bus stop. www.trenitalia.com/en.html UNIPV and Autoguidovie offer all students www.autoservizibotti.com/i-nostri-servizi a bus pass for the whole academic year at roughly 15 €. MALPENSA AIRPORT (MXP) Several buses connect this airport to Learn more: pavia.autoguidovie.it/it/uni- Milan Central railway station (around 10 pass €). From Milan Central railway station it is possible to take a train to Pavia (4 €). Another option is to take the Malpensa express train directly from the airport to Milan Bovisa railway station (14 €) and then take a train to Pavia (4 €).

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Visa and Permit of Stay always be checked on the website of Portale Immigrazione (use the username and password that can be found on post office receipt). BEFORE ARRIVAL Contacts: EU citizens do not need a VISA to enter Police Station - Questura di Pavia Please check: . Via Rismondo 68 www.portaleimmigrazione.it/ELI2Immi- NON-EU citizens residing abroad need to Office Hours: grazioneWEB/Pagine/StartPage.aspx do a pre-enrolment via Italian Consulate Tuesdays 9:00 - 12:00 and start the visa procedures; official -ad Thursdays 10:00 - 12:00 Remember to carry with you a photocopy mission at the will be of your postal receipt of your permit of possible only after the pre-enrolment. Make sure you hand in the following stay application - this receipt has the va- Get in contact with the Italian authority in documents: lue of a permit of stay until the document your country. • Photocopy of all the pages of your pas- is ready. sport (including blank pages); Learn more about VISA application: • Photocopy of an insurance policy (public Contacts: vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en or private); Post Office • Proof of enrolment at the University of Piazza della Posta, 1 - 27100 Pavia and about pre enrollment procedure: Pavia - this document must be requested www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranie- and issued by the students administrative The TAX CODE ri/# office; The Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) is a perso- • Proof of accomodation: photocopy of nal document used for the identification If you want to enrol in a degree program your house lease or, if guest in one of the of citizens in their relations with the public at the University of Pavia and you have colleges, a letter signed by the or institutions. The code lists 16 alphanume- obtained your diploma outside of Italy, the bursar of the college; rical digits (representing name, surname, you should provide a declaration of its • Proof of economic support: photocopy gender, date and place of birth). It is also value (Dichiarazione di Valore in Loco), of scholarship or bank account details or essential to open a bank account, to issued by the Italian authorities (usually front and back of your credit card; sign a rental agreement, to buy an Italian Italian Embassy or Consulate) in the coun- • A 16 € revenue stamp (“marca da bollo”). SIM card. In order to get a fiscal code, try where the qualification was awarded. applicants need to go to the local office of Please note that the mentioned document After the KIT has been filled in, you should the Agenzia delle Entrate (Tax Office), with should state that the student has com- take it to the post office in order to send it Passport and a photocopy of the pages pleted at least 12 years of pre-university to the immigration authorities. Postal and with the personal information and study education. shipping fees will cost about 140 €. visa. The office will give you a form which You will receive a text with your appoint- has to be filled and handed back to them. ONCE IN PAVIA ment at the immigration office at the Non-EU citizens: request your Permit of Questura of Pavia in order to take your fin- Contacts: Stay within eight days from your arrival gerprints. When going to the appointment, Agenzia delle Entrate in Italy by filling in the KIT for the permit do not forget to bring 4 passport photos Corso Mazzini, 18 of stay at the International Students Help and your passport. +39 0382 375711 - www.agenziaentrate.it Desk located at the Police Station. The status of your permit of stay can Mon to Fri 8:30 - 12:30 Tue - Thu 14:00 - 16:00 6 7 International Students Handbook www.unipv.eu

Health care & Safety

International students at the University of hospital: make sure to check all the con- Pavia are strongly recommended to get tract conditions if you choose this option. a health insurance covering the length of their studies. Contacts: Moreover, in order to apply to a permit to ATS Pavia stay, students coming from non-EU coun- Viale Indipendenza 3 tries must have a Health Insurance for the Mon to Fri 8:30 - 12:00 entire duration of their stay in Italy. GETTING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? & SERVICES 1. Use your European Health Card (option If you find yourself in any kind of medical only for students from EU countries, Ice- emergency call 118 (toll free). land, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzer- You can also go to the emergency room land), which gives access to immediate directly. It is open 24/7. Take with you necessary care under the same condi- your personal documents and proof of tions as nationals of that country. your health insurance (i.e. European Heal- th Card or proof of payment if you applied Learn more: ec.europa.eu/social/main. for a private insurance). jsp?catId=559#navItem-1 Contacts: 2. Register with the Italian NHS, get a Emergency Room Pavia - Pronto Soccorso “Tessera Sanitaria” and rely on Public Str. Privata Campeggi, 27100 Pavia PV Healthcare as if you were an Italian. It co- sts around 150€ and it will be valid from SAFETY January to December of the same year. Pavia provides a safe environment to its Italian public health care will give you ac- population but in case you feel unsafe for cess to a general practitioner and reduced any reason here some useful numbers, prices for and/or treatments. just dial: 112: Single emergency number for all Learn more at the ATS offices in Pavia EU member states, a reply service in a and on: www.ats-pavia.it/sito.nsf/News. number of languages is provided for calls xsp/Assistenza-sanitaria-agli-stranieri- to this number. 113: National number for all kinds of 3. Purchase private health insurance for emergencies: to report theft, robbery or students or extend your family insurance assault, or accidents and health emergen- plan to cover you while abroad. Please cies. Available 24/7. note that private insurances mainly cover 115: Fire Service in the event of fire, only expenses for Emergency Room at the smoke or gas leaks. 8 9 International Students Handbook www.unipv.eu

Housing & Bank account The Centro Assistenza Studenti finds accommodation for incoming students prior to their arrival both in private flats Each of Pavia’s 20 halls of residence, that, EDiSU manages 11 residences and 1.500 and in the halls of residences for free (for in total, host approximately 2.000 studen- seats. Find the complete list of residences Erasmus and exchange students only). ts, has its own particular history. Residen- and more information at ces range from the two oldest institutions, www.edisu.pv.it/index.php?page=colle- Contacts: Borromeo and Ghislieri, founded at the ges-and-university-residences Centro Assistenza Studenti end of the 16th century, to the more Corso Mazzini 9 recent ones managed by EDiSU (Ente per Contacs: www.centroassistenzastudenti.it il Diritto allo Studio Universitario). EDiSU Pavia [email protected] Residence life is not only accommodation Via Calatafimi 11 Mon to Thu 9:30 - 12:00 / 15:00 - 18:00 and study but also an opportunity to ac- Mon - Fri 9:30 - 12:00 / 14:00 - 15:00 Fri 9:30 - 12:00 quire a sense of belonging to a commu- www.edisu.pv.it nity, one where academic achievements, BANK ACCOUNT traditional events, parties and sporting Additionally, there are four private residen- Many banks have special student account rivalries play a key role. ces in the city: offers with very low service fees. Moreover, in the residences students Collegio Don Bosco (male) To open a bank account, you will need: can build their first professional network. www.salesianipavia.it • Passport or valid ID Anyone can access the residences thanks Collegio Maria Ausiliatrice (female) • Tax Code (Codice fiscale) to a parental-income based fee system, www.collegiofemminile.pavia.it • Italian mobile phone number payment by instalments and educational Collegio Marianum (female) • Receipt of permit of stay (non-EU merit entry criteria. www.collegiosantacaterina.it only) The cost of a room in a hall of residence Collegio Sant’Agostino (male) • can range from 190 € to 360 € per month. collegiosantagostinopv.wordpress.com Before being able to make any transaction, it is necessary to make an initial deposit Pavia boasts four traditional, merit-based If you are unable to find a place in halls of on your bank account. The procedures to halls of residence. These offer internal residence or if you prefer not to go there, open the bank account and transfer the university courses where research is parti- you can look for a room privately. Many funds will take up to 15 days. So make cularly valued: flats are rented out to students and rooms sure you have enough money on arrival. Almo are usually available. You can find adverti- Banca Popolare di Sondrio is the treasury www.collegioborromeo.it sements on university notice boards and management bank of the University which Collegio Ghislieri in many websites. The cost of a single offers the possibility to open a bank ac- www.ghislieri.it room in a flat can range from 200 until 350 count at special conditions. Collegio Nuovo (female) euro per month. colnuovo.unipv.it Contacts: Collegio Santa Caterina (female) Banca Popolare di Sondrio santacaterina.unipv.it Piazzale Ponte Coperto 11 Mon to Fri 8:20 - 13:20 /14:50 - 15:50 10 11 International Students Handbook www.unipv.eu

CAFETERIAS FACILITIES FOR DISABLED STUDENTS A number of canteens located at both S.A.I.S.D takes care of the facilities for stu- campuses. The price of a complete meal dents with special needs coordinating and Services & Facilities (including two courses, a side dish, bread, monitoring all the initiatives relating to the a dessert or fruit and water) is € 7.50. integration of students with special needs in all aspects of university life, making it ONLINE SERVICES LIBRARIES Opening hours: possible for them to attend classes, labo- Area Riservata The University offers 35 libraries run by Mensa Centrale ratory sessions. By entering fiscal code and password (pro- different faculties and departments. All Mon to Fri lunch 12.00-14.15 vided upon registration) on the Area riser- material owned by the different academic Mensa Fraccaro Contacts: vata, at the website studentionline.unipv. libraries is listed in an electronic catalogue, Mon to Fri lunch 12.00-14.15 S.A.I.S.D. it, students can check their account and called OPAC (On-line Public Access Cata- Mensa Castiglioni Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, 16 access the various files related to their uni- logue). By consulting this source, it is pos- Mon to Sun lunch 12.00-14.00 - dinner saisd.unipv.it/ [email protected] versity career. sible to find information about book offer, 19.00-21.00 Registration for exam sessions through and availability. A special section of the Mensa Cravino STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS the Area Riservata is compulsory. Unless catalogue is provided for periodicals. Each Mon to Sun lunch 12.00-14.30 - dinner A number of student associations orga- registration is carried out correctly it will library has its own opening hours and rules: 19.00-21.00 nize both cultural, sports and social activi- not be possible to record the examination libraries can be open from a minimum of Mensa Markas ties open to all students. results in the academic career or insert 16 to a maximum of 50 hours per week, Mon to Sat lunch 12.00-14.30 Learn more at: them in the transcript of records. generally from Monday to Friday. www.unipv.eu/site/home/naviga-per/stu- From the Area Riservata students can also denti/acersat.html print self-certificates regarding enrolment, Contacts: SPORTS CENTRE (C.U.S.) career, exams passed and so on. Servizio Biblioteche The University of Pavia Sports Centre STEP ESN Pavia is a volunteering asso- biblioteche.unipv.it/ (C.U.S.) carries out sports activities both ciation supporting international students MyUniPV app opac.unipv.it in the university circuit (participation in the arriving in Pavia. Through MyUniPV app (available for iOS University National Championships and in and Android), you will have everything you LEARNING national and international activities) and in Contacts: need to know about your University life on The University of Pavia Language Centre the circuit of the National Sports Federa- STEP ESN Pavia your mobile device: campus maps, infor- offers Italian language courses throughout tions. Facilities consist of three multi-pur- Via Sant’Agostino, 1 - www.esnpavia.org mation about fees, academic offer, study the academic year, from September to pose gyms, a weight room, a fencing room, [email protected] - facebook.com/esnpavia plan, exams manager, average grade cal- June. Italian courses are mainly addres- a rugby field, a football/archery field, a field culator. You will be also able to access sed to Erasmus+ and exchange students for 5-man football, two beach volley courts BUDDY your area riservata through the app. and international students enrolled in the and an exercise trail with gymnastic equip- Unipv offers to international students the University of Pavia, but are also open to ment and a canoeing-rowing facility on the opportunity to be matched with a Buddy! E-mail anyone who is interested in learning Italian. left bank of the Ticino River. Buddies are local students who will All students are given an institutional They are all taught by qualified teachers of All university students - including interna- support you before your arrival and during email account where they will receive all Italian as a second or foreign language. tional students - can join the C.U.S. your first days in Pavia. They will answer official information from the University. to your questions and doubts, will help Contacts: you to get settled in, and will give you E-mail addresses are as follows: name. COURSE COSTS WHAT WHEN TYPE for UNIPAVIA- Centro Universitario Sportivo (C.U.S.) valuable opportunities to meet fellow [email protected]. For ex- students Via Bassi, 9/A - +39 0382 526209 students. ample, “” would be as- One-month Daily classes Sept and Feb 195 € signed alessandro.volta01@universitadi- intensive 50 hours www.cuspavia.org pavia.it. Semester 3 days per Oct-Jan Learn more at courses week Feb-Jun 240 € web.unipv.it/internazionale/internation- 6pm-8pm 74 hours al-students/buddy-programme/ For doubts or support, contact buddy@ unipv.it 12 International Students Handbook

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