Studying medicine in Italy is one thing, but how about Italy as a country and what every city and region has to offer? Learn more about Italian culture and beautiful cities.
Getting around Bologna is one of the easiest things in the world. Compared to other Italian cities, it’s pretty small and public transport works really well. The company Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia Romagna (TPER for short) does an excellent job providing transport in and outside Bologna, connecting the city with the entire region of Emilia Romagna. […]
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Even though your entire course will be in English, and most universities will not even require you to learn Italian for your rotations (unlike some, for example Milano Statale that requires to pass an Italian language exam to start internships), you will seriously be hindering yourself by not learning the language. You might be thinking
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Napoli currently has two medical schools with English programmes offering many international students who want to study medicine in Italy a choice. One of the Italian medical schools is the historic Federico II, and the other is the modern Luigi Vanvitelli. Napoli is a vibrant, historic city with many areas to see and pick up
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In this article you will find an overview of how healthcare in Italy works and what you will need to be able to access the services offered. Your healthcare will be covered by your government if you are an EU student. If you are non-EU with a study permit, signing up for public insurance is
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For people planning to live in Italy to practice medicine the following information on permits and citizenship would be extremely helpful. Non-EU students who wish to work in Europe might also find that it would be easier in the long run to obtain EU citizenship, but also those of us who end up falling in
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Rome is a massive city, and home to five of the medical schools in Italy that offer medicine in English. Three of these are Private Medical Schools: UniCamillus, Biomedico, and Cattolica, and two of them are public medical schools: La Sapienza and Tor Vergata. Of course depending on the university of your choice popular neighbourhoods
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I love the public transport system in Rome. It’s pretty cheap and well connected, you just have to make sure to give yourself plenty of travel time. Whether you’re a student in La Sapienza and living in the city centre, or a student of Tor Vergata living on the outskirts, you can easily zip around
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By Emna When I was trying to pick a place to sit the Imat, my first choice wasn’t Bari (even though it was my first choice university). I wanted to sit the exam in another place to discover a little more of the country, but in the end thought that maybe I should sit it
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Milan is a well connected city, and the municipal administration does an excellent job providing various modes of transport thanks to the Azienda Trasporti Milanesi, or ATM for short. Please note that if you want to ask for a place to withdraw money, and you ask for an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine), you’ll be sent
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Who wants to deal with paperwork? No-one, but you might want to be aware of these things beforehand, just to make the most of your years here. In this article you will find a brief collection of things that require Italian bureaucracy that you may encounter throughout your life in Italy. The first and most important
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