Living in Bologna
If you get to Bologna by plane you can reach the Academy area by taxi or bus (called aerobus). If you get here by train the Academy is just ten minutes' walk from the railway station.
Students must go to the Erasmus Office as soon as they can, at 54, Via delle Belle Arti, 40126 BOLOGNA; tel.: +39-051-243064 o 244252, fax: +39-051-253032.
For registration you will need:
· Two passport-sized photographs· An identity document
You will be issued with:
· A declaration from the Academy to be handed in to the immigration office of the main Bologna Police Station (Foreigners' Office)· The Academy card
Before leaving Bologna, students must ask the Erasmus Office for a certificate regarding their studies in Bologna.
As concerns lodgings for Erasmus students, at the present time the Academy does not provide student halls nor does it provide a specific service like the university, so the exchange of lodgings between incoming and outgoing students is the best solution, and at times the only one. The Erasmus Office does however collaborate in searching for lodgings for foreign students, who have to advise us beforehand of their arrival and the length of their stay in Bologna.
In private household accommodation, a bed on a double or single room, with use of the kitchen and the bathroom, can cost between 300,000 and 600,000 lire per month (about 155 to 310 Euro), respectively; the cost varie sin relation to the distance of the accommodation from the historic centre and its quality.
Bologna is sitauted in the north of Italy and is the chief town of the Emilia-Romagna region; it is an important railway and road junction and has a modern international airport.
The International Airport "G. Marconi", 84, Via Triumvirato, Borgo Panigale, Bologna, (tel.: +39-051-6479615)
Throughout the week, the airport is connected to the city by a dedicated bus service (aerobus, runs every half an hour between 6,00 AM and 11:20 PM); the bus ticket costs 7,000 lire up to the terminus (the Railway Station), while it is 3,000 lire if you get off at an intermediate stop. The airport and the railway station are also linked by the no.91 bus, costing 1,800 lire. Journey time is about 30 minutes to the airport.
Main railway station F.S., Piazza Medaglie d'Oro, (tel.: +39-051-246490)
Young people aged below 26 can buy a Green card (40,000 lire, 22 ECU) that provides a 20% discount on all the Italian railway trains. For the Intercity (or Eurocity) trains and Eurostar you always have to pay the supplement. Always remember to punch your ticket before getting on the train.
Azienda Trasporti Consorziali ATC, 3, Via Saliceto, 40128; (tel.: +39-051-350301/350303)
The bus ticket costs 1,800 lire and lasts for one hour on all the urban routes; it must be punched at the start of the bus journey. Bus tickets cannot be purchased on board the bus but only at the newsagent's, tobacconist's and ATC customer service points. At the ATC points in Piazza Re Enzo, Piazza XX Settembre (bus station) and Piazza Medaglie d'oro (railway station) you can get a free map of the public transport in the province of Bologna. It is worth buying a 'citypass' (7 runs at 10,000 lire), and there are also monthly and annual season tickets at a reasonable price.
Taxi (tel.: +39-051-372727/534141)
In town calling a taxi costs 4,500 lire, and to this you have to add the kilometers covered at a rate of 1,500 lire/km (at night, on Sundays and on public holidays the cost is higher).
The students of the Academy can use the University catering service by showing the Academy card to the dining hall official. The student can freely choose the meal and the maximum cost is 8,900 lire.
The university restaurants reserved to students are:
Irnerio dining hall
1, Piazza Puntoni
Tuesday - Friday 12 PM - 3 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
Saturday - Sunday 7 PM - 10 PM
Poeti dining hall
12, Via Barberie
Monday - Saturday 12 PM - 3 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
'Bestial Market' dining hall
2, Via Berti
· Self-Service
Monday - Saturday 12 PM - 3 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
· Cafeteria
Monday - Saturday 8 PM - 10 PM
· Pizzeria
Monday - Saturday 12 PM - 3 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
ENGINEERING dining hall:
2, Viale Risorgimento
Monday - Friday
12 PM - 2 PM
Near the Academy you can find coffee shops, pizzerie, family-run restaurants (trattorie), pubs (osterie) where you can eat at a price ranging between 8,000 and 30,000 lire.
For the foreign students' linguistic preparation there are Italian language courses organised by several Institutes, some of which have agreements with the Fine Arts Academy (for the registration, refer to the Erasmus Office).
a) Centro Interfacoltà di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata "L. Heilmann", (CILTA), Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 4 - 40124; tel.: +39-051-6457750.
The preliminary entrance tests to establish the students' level for the Italian courses are held at the beginning of September (first semester) and at the beginning of February (second semester).· The first level courses last 60 hours subdivided into six weeks.
· The second level of the courses last about 50 hours subdivided into five weeks.
b) Società Dante Alighieri (1, Via de Pignattari; 40124; tel./fax.: +39-051-226658).
It organises courses in Italian language and culture for foreigners. The courses last 8 weeks, beginning from mid-October, mid-January and mid-April, with three levels (beginners, intermediate and advanced). There are 3 lessons a week each lasting one and a half hours.
Foreign students must have the following documents with them upon applying at the Questura di Bologna - Ufficio Stranieri - Piazza Galileo 7, 40100; tel.: +39-051-6401111 (opening times: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 11.30 AM, Sabato: 9 AM - 11 AM):
· A delaration from the Fine Arts Academy of Bologna;
· three passport-size photographs;
· photocopy of passport or identity card;
· form E111 (if members of EU) or copy of insurance for health care (if not a member of EU).
The Erasmus students can have free medical care by presenting form E111 to the local health authority office (ASL) which issues a health card with which you can have a doctor, medicines and hospital assistance. For further information: Azienda USL Città di Bologna, Via Castiglione 29; tel.: +39-051-6225897.
Hospitals:
Sant'Orsola, Via Massarenti 9; tel.: +39-051-6363111
Bellaria, Via Altura 3; tel.: +39-051-6225111
Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1; tel.: +39-051-6366111
Maggiore, Largo Nigrisoli 2; tel.: +39-051-6478111
Malpighi, Via Albertoni 15; tel.: +39-051-6362111
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