Before your arrival

Welcome to Bergamo

Info Event: Study abroad at the University of Bergamo

Are you going to study at our university? Then you are warmly invited to attend our online info event!

When: June 5th, 2025 at 11.30 am

Where: click here and join us on Microsoft Teams

Language: English

 

During the meeting you will meet:

  • the International Office staff who will guide you through some aspects of the University, such as the course catalogue;
  • the Italian Language Centre (CIS) explaining you the different Italian Courses offered at the University.

At the event you will find out more about student life and ask any questions you may have!

2024-2025 Academic Calendars

The 2025-2026 Academic Calendars for each Department will be published.

The 2024-2025 Academic Calendars for each Department available.

Academic Calendars at the University of Bergamo depend on the Department where you are going to study. 
Here you can find the Academic Calendars divided for each Department.

Start of the second/spring Semester 2024-2025:

  • Department of Engineering: February 24th, 2025
  • Department of Foreing Langauges, Human and Social Sciences, Economics, Magagement, Letters, Philosophy and Communication: February 17th, 2025

The lectures and exams of the bachelor’s, master’s and single-cycle master’s degree courses in the a.y. 2024-25  will take place exclusively in person at the University

Course Catalogue and Educational offer of the University of Bergamo

The Course catalogue is a web application which allows to search for all the Courses offered by the University.

The University of Bergamo offers to Incoming Erasmus/Exchange students a wide choice of courses at the Bachelor and Master level. The list of courses is updated once a year by each Department. 

Students can find the Course catalogue clicking here

Please check also our COURSE CATALOGUE GUIDE.

 

For a wider knowledge of the didactical offering at the University of Bergamo it is possible to find here all the active study plans:

N.B. : (limited enrollment program) it does not referr to Erasmus/Exchange students

Learning Agreement Before Mobility

LEARNING AGREEMENT BEFORE MOBILITY

After checking the Course cataloguefill in the before mobility Learning Agreement and make sure to enter the  correct course code, course title, semster and credits. 

The before mobility Learning Agreement need to be approved by the Erasmus/Exchange student, the Home University Coodinator and then send to the University of Bergamo International Office for final approval and signature according to the deadlines listed as follow:

  • August 30th (students who come for the 1st semester/full academic year
  • December 13th (students who come for the 2nd semester)

Table A and B are compulsory and must be completed in detail.

How can you submit your Learning Agreement?

The University of Bergamo will accept:

- A PDF version of your Learning Agreement, this must respect either your Home University format or the standard one that you can find below. Other format will not be accepted. The Learning Agreement should be typed and not handwritten.

- thanks to the Erasmus Without paper you can also fill out the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) through the online platform of your University. In case your home university does not use the OLA platform or a similar software, we kindly ask you to inform us and to use the Learning Agreement before the mobility form attached to this page via email ([email protected]).

Please contact your Internationa Office to know which is the correct procedure to follow for you. 

 

CREDITS

Students coming for full Academic Year need to sign up maximum 60 credits (minimun 36 CFU) and students coming for one semester maximum 30 credits (minimun 18 CFU).

Erasmus+ students are asked to choose 50% of the courses in the Department for which they have been selected.

Language requirements and Italian Language courses

Incoming students should have a minimum of knowledge of Italian to allow them to attend classes and exams. The minimum recommended level is A2 of the Common European Language  Framework -  CEFR

Before the beginning of each semester, Intensive preparatory Italian Language courses are offered. They last one/two weeks and they are free of charge. They are not mandatory but highly recommended. No credits will be assigned. 

During the semesters, General Italian Language Courses and special courses are organized at CIS (Centro di Italiano per Stranieri) to help students improve their language competencies.  The courses are free of charge and at the beginning of the semester, a Placement Test is held.
In this case credits will be assigned and registered in the final Transcript of Records. 

For further information, please check here our dedicated section or the webpage Centro Italiano per Stranieri by clicking here.

Housing/Accomodation

Apartment Accommodation

As Erasmus/Exchange student you will be given the chance to rent a flat through the Accommodation Service of the University of Bergamo.

Please check Cercoalloggio webpage,  login with id and pw given by University during the application procedure and check the list of available rooms.

Before you apply for accommodation, please make sure you have first completed the Erasmus Admission/Registration procedure  with the  International Office.

Housing applications are processed only by the Accommodation Office  and the International Office has no influence on that process.

 

ACCOMMODATION BOOKINGS will open:

After June 1st: Applicants nominated  for the 1st semester (Winter Semester) or Full Academic year

After November 1st: Applicants nominated for the 2nd Semester (Spring Semester)

Erasmus Students will be informed by email when the bookings will be available.

All students have to pay a deposit fee to be refunded at the end of tenancy.
Rents are to be paid to the owners at the beginning of each month.

The contract registration fee and withdraw fees are approximately 100 euros each.
At the end of your study period, you will be required to pay a final cleaning .

The Accommodation Service supports Erasmus (KA 103 and KA107)/Exchange Students in finding accommodation in private apartments and in signing related contracts.

For further information and details, please write to: [email protected]

Temporary Accommodation
If you need an accommodation for the first few days, you can easily find:

Tax Code

Non-resident individuals  need to obtain a tax code must get the ‘codice fiscale’ from AGENZIA DELLE ENTRATE once they are arrived in Italy

Students can also apply for the Italian codice fiscale at  he the Italian consular authority in their country before departing.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

-copy of your identity card  (non ue students: passport and visa)

-the AA4-8 form duly filled in and signed

(in attachment you will also find the instruction and an example in order to fill it in)

 Please be careful and indicate the complete name (or names) and surname, exactly as indicated in the Passport

In order to get the tax code, please send the filled and signed  (handwritten signature is required) (PDF SCAN FORMAT) and the identity document in attachment to the following e.mail address: 

(link sends e-mail)

In the reference of the e-mail please indicate: Erasmus Student_UNIBG_Name, Surname

Non EU students entry requirements and entry VISA

If you are a non-EU citizen and wish to study in Italy, please check our dedicated web section "Non EU students: VISA and Residence Permit" to learn about the entry requirements and entry VISA.