WELCOME TO UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO

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1 WELCOME TO UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO Dear International Student, The University offers support in helping foreign students to apply for residence permit, find accommodation and subscribe a health insurance policy. Please refer to the office in charge (below) for asking information about enrolment at the University of Bergamo. The Staff will be pleased to arrange an appointment upon arrival. FOREIGN STUDENTS for Enrolment please contact [email protected] PhD STUDENTS please contact [email protected] ERASMUS/EXCHANGE STUDENTS please contact [email protected] POSTGRADUATE STUDENT (Enrolment to Master Programmes) please contact [email protected] We look forward to meeting you at the University of Bergamo!

2 HOW TO REACH BERGAMO A) Your best option is to fly directly to Bergamo. The ORIO AL SERIO Airport is apprx 5 km from the city centre (website: ). A Shuttle Bus Service (AIRPORT BUS is available every 15 minutes and tickets can be bought at the airport ( 2,10 for a single ticket into town). You can also get a taxi (Radio TAXI 035/ ) for approx B) If you arrive to Milan MALPENSA AIRPORT ( There is no direct bus from Malpensa airport to Bergamo. You should go to Milan central railway station and then take a bus or a train to reach Bergamo. Malpensa Milan Central Railway Station Bergamo Railway Station 1) From Malpensa Airport to Milano Central Railway Station by bus Bus companies: Malpensa Shuttle ( 10,00 one way) MALPENSA SHUTTLE Infoline: ) From Malpensa Airport to Milano Central Railway Station by train ( 10,00 one way) 3) Otherwise you can get a taxi to Milan Central Railway Station (about ). 4) From Milan Central Railway Station to Bergamo by train it costs 5,25 and it takes about 1 hour ( From Milan Central Railway Station to Bergamo by bus Nordesttrasporti line z301- As to Bergamo Bus Station (near Bergamo Railway Station ). The last bus to Bergamo Bus Station is at C) If you arrive to Milan LINATE AIRPORT 1) From Linate Airport (Milan) to Central Railway Station (Milan)

3 You can catch, out of the arrival floor, the STARFLY BUS (Tel.: ) It brings you directly at Central Station of Milan. ( 4,00 one way) - Otherwise you can get a taxi to Milan Central Railway Station (about ). 2) From Milan Central Railway Station to Bergamo by train it costs 5,25 and it takes about 1 hour ( 3) From Milan Central Railway Station to Bergamo by bus Nordesttrasporti line z301 to Bergamo Bus Station (near Bergamo Railway Station ). The last bus to Bergamo Bus Station is at To download the timetable, please see link the web page : In order to organize your transfer from airport in Lombardia to University of Bergamo check the following website: HOW TO REACH THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE AND THE STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO The International Office is located in Via S. Bernardino n 72/e, instead you find the University of Bergamo in via dei Caniana n 2. From the Railway Station BY BUS: you can reach the buildings catching the bus n. 5 and get off at the bus stop in Via dei Caniana in front of the University of Bergamo (mainbuilding) ( If you pass the street at the traffic light on your left, you can reach on foot Via S. Bernardino n (near the public Library TIRABOSCHI) ON FOOT: from the railway station of Bergamo (Piazza Guglielmo Marconi), turn left in Via Geremia Bonomelli ; then continue in Via Costantino Simoncini for 250 m. Continue in Via S. Giorgio and then turn right in Via Evaristo Baschenis. At the crossroads turn left in Via S. Bernardino. The International Office is halfway the street on your left (It takes about 15 minutes). If you want to reach the University of Bergamo in via dei Caniana, arrive at the end of Via S. Bernardino, turn right and cross the street at the traffic light. The University entrance is on your right. (see the map below)

4 University of Bergamo Students Office Faculty of Economics International Office

5 PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT Dear student, in order to spend your study period in Italy, you need to request some documents for your stay. The fist document you have to apply for is the Tax Code : The Tax Code (codice fiscale) is needed for any payment, to sign a contract, to open a bank account, to get a SIM card for your mobile phone etc, and it is issued by: Agenzia delle Entrate: Largo Belotti, 3, BERGAMO Tel: 035/ /113 ( in the city centre ) Via Bonomelli, 1/ BERGAMO Tel 035/ (near the railway station) Office Hours : Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to p.m. Tuesday and Thursday from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Students have to go to the Agenzia delle Entrate with the copy of the passport included the page with the VISA and a copy of a self-certification printed from the website www. unibg.it SPORTELLO STUDENTI( PLEASE NOTE : you can print it only after you have passed the admission interview and paid the first installment) For further information about application for check the following website edited in different languages: iscale+e+tessera+sanitaria/richiesta+ts_cf/schedai/

6 HOW TO REACH UFFICIO DELLE ENTRATE FROM THE RAILWAY STATION: turn left in Via Bonomelli. The Office is on your right, at the beginning of the street (see the map below). Non EU students must apply for the PERMIT OF RESIDENCE within 8 days of arrival in Italy. Non EU students must go to Authorised Post Offices (see below) and require the residence permit kit, complete it and return to the post office to submit the kit. After having handed out the necessary papers, students immediately receive a receipt that must be kept and always shown together with the passport, indicating the date of the appointment at the (Questura) to be identified and have to hand out the original documents. Authorized Post Office in BERGAMO Ufficio Indirizzo CAP Telefono Fax Ufficio PT VIA BRIGATA BERGAMO, Ufficio PT VIA CORRIDONI, SN Ufficio PT VIA MALI TABAJANI, Ufficio PT VIA ZANICA, 10/D Ufficio PT VIALE GIULIO CESARE, Ufficio PT VIA LOCATELLI, 11 (HEAD OFFICE) / /

7 For further information check the website: PATRONATI There are also offices which help students to fill in the residence permit kit called Patronato. (The service of the office is free of charge). We suggest you to contact personally one of these two offices, to make an appointment: CGL BERGAMO, Via Garibaldi, n 3 Tel Office Hours: Monday to Friday ( except Thursday) : from 8.30 a.m. to a.m Monday to Friday : from 2.30 p.m to 6.00 p.m PATRONATO UIL IMMIGRAZIONE BERGAMO Via San Bernardino, 72/ e Tel/ Fax Office Hours : Monday to Friday : 8.30 a.m. to 12 a.m. Monday to Thursday: 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Friday : 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. PATRONATO ACLI BERGAMO SPORTELLO IMMIGRAZIONE Via San Bernardino, 70/a tel. 035/ Monday to Tuesday 8.30 a.m. to p.m. / 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. In order to fill in the permit kit you have to bring with you the following documents: - all your documents and cards, also a copy of your passport ( the first pages and only the stamped pages). - a special stamp (called MARCA DA BOLLO ), which formalizes official documents. It costs 16,00. You can buy it at the tobacconist. Once you have completed the kit, you immediately have to go to the Post Office to send all the papers to the Authority. The clerks will give you the receipt of payment, that you always have to

8 bring with you, indicating the date of the appointment at the local police authority (in Italian QUESTURA ). The sending costs about HOW TO REACH THE POLICE STATION (QUESTURA) The police station is in via Noli 26 in Bergamo. To reach it, from the city center (Porta Nuova) catch the bus 11 E or 11 F and get off at the 5 th bus stop, at the beginning of via Suardi. You will find the police station ( Questura) in front of you (see the map below). Bus stop of via Suardi Police station City center Porta Nuova- NATIONAL INSURANCE SERVICE For students coming from abroad there is the opportunity to register with the National Insurance Service (S.S.N. Servizio Sanitario Nazionale), that allows to use of medical care, obtain prescriptions to buy medicines /drugs or reserve particular examinations in hospitals. The length of the policy is of a calendar year ( from January to December 2013).

9 In order to join the S.S.N. you need the following documents: Copy of Permit of residence and the Permit of Residence Tax code, issued by Agenzia delle Entrate; Receipt of postal payment of 149,77 ( current postal account: ; addressed to : AMMINISTRAZIONE P.T. REGIONE LOMBARDIA ; reason for payment : ISCRIZIONE VOLONTARIA AL S.S.N ). DICHIARAZIONE DI OSPITALITÀ Document stating the address where you live (ask the document to the owner of the apartment) students with residence residenza in Bergamo) can submit the self- certification of residence In order to obtain the Insurance policy you have to address to A.S.L. ( Azienda Sanitaria Locale ) of Bergamo or to the A.S.L of the city of your residence, at desk Scelta e revoca del medico. Asl (Bergamo) Via Borgo Palazzo 130 Building 6D Bergamo Tel. 035/ /

10 HOW TO REACH THE ASL OF BERGAMO From the Railway Station catch the bus n 7 to Celadina or bus n 8 to Seriate. Get off the bus at the 5 th bus stop, in front of the ASL of Bergamo. BUS STOP AT THE STATION ASL OF BERGAMO ACCOMODATION SERVICE University residence: Every year starting from the beginning of July to the end of August/beginning of September students who will register at the university as degree courses or doctorates can apply for the accommodation at the University Residence even if not yet enrolled at the University. For further information please visit the web page of the office in charge Servizio Diritto allo Studio linking tel fax [email protected]

11 Address: Servizio Diritto allo Studio Via Caniana, Bergamo, Italia Opening hours Student s Help Desk : from Monday to Friday 9.30 to 12.00; Monday and Wednesday p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Private Apartment accommodation: If you are interested in booking an apartment accommodation (shared with other students) you can contact the University s accommodation service: tel Fax: E- mail: [email protected] The cost for the accommodation in private apartments is between 250 and 350 per month Check the website Address: Accommodation Service Via dei Caniana Bergamo - Italia Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 19 p.m. (in August: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) HOTELS IN BERGAMO Please check the following webpage: Itemid=369&lang=en. For the first few days, if you need a temporary cheap accommodation, please contact: Hotels in Bergamo: For the first few days, if you need a temporary cheap accommodation, please contact Bergamo Youth Hostel Via G. Ferraris, Bergamo Telefono: Fax: [email protected] Central Hostelbg

12 Address: Central Hostel BG, Via Ghislanzoni 30, Bergamo Phone number (08:30 AM - 01:00 AM): (+39) Fax: (+39) City Hostel Bergamo Address: City Hostel Bergamo Parco di Colognola ai Colli, Bergamo Phone [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: The International Office will arrange a meeting in September for all the International Students who passed the admission interview.