Planning an Erasmus semester at the University of Siena in Tuscany? Find the international office contact, ESN Siena GES, Italian courses and student life here.
City: Siena
Country: Włochy
Erasmus code: I SIENA01
Students: 19000
Student union: Consiglio studentesco (University of Siena Student Council)
ESN section: ESN Siena
International office: International Mobility Office / Incoming Students (International Relations Division, International Mobility Desk)
Office e-mail: incoming@unisi.it
Office phone: +39 0577 235542
Teaching languages: Most degree courses are taught in Italian, with a smaller number of programmes taught fully in English. The university and the University for Foreigners of Siena run intensive and extensive Italian courses for exchange students at CEFR levels A1 to C2 for a 75 euro fee.
Accommodation: The university does not guarantee housing for most exchange students. A partner residence, Residenza Il Rifugio, is reserved mainly for refugee and special needs students at 400 euro per month for a shared double room, while other students use the free cercoalloggio.com private rental search service
Strong programmes: Law, Medicine and Surgery, Economics, Pharmacy, Engineering, Political Sciences, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, and Humanities and Philosophy, taught across the Siena campus and a satellite campus in Arezzo.