International Students

International Students

Useful Information

Medical assistance

International students are obliged to have a personal insurance coverage before arriving to Italy and during their whole permanence. It is requested also for issuing the Study Visa in the case fo Non EU Citizens.
We reccommend the AON Student Insurance  but any international insurance will do provided it is in your name and that you have all the necessary details should you need it.

We reccommend registering to the Italian National Health Service upon arriving as it guarantees a Family Practitioner and access to all the National Health Services.

Incoming mobility Students and Accidents in the workplace: Insurance cover may be provided by the Sending Institution or taken out with a private insurance company.

European Citizens staying for less than 3 months should travel with their EHIC (European Health Insurance Card)   in order to qualify for the services provided by the Italian Health Service. The EHIC card must be requested to the home country’s health service before the departure. This card will entitle students to free medical assistance, i.e. day hospital care, hospital treatment and prescriptions.

All UniSR Students can access the private services of the San Raffaele Hospital with discounted costs. An International service is available as well for non Italian speaking patients.

Italian Language Lessons

UniSR offers an Italian Language course for all foreign students enrolled to its degree programs. Students are divided into classes according to their level and learn basic Italian which they will need for their daily life in Milan and in the University!

Mobile Networks

In order to activate a SIM card (mobile phone card) and get an Italian phone number you must give proof of residence in Italy, an Identity Card and your Italian Codice Fiscale.

There are many suppliers from which to choose offering competitive options and all providers offer rechargeable or long-term contracts.

Just to name a few and so you can compare the offers and choose your preferred one, you may find:  TIM, Vodafone, Iliad, Kena, etc.

Emergency numbers

Milan is a safe city but you should always take care when walking in certain areas at dark.

We advise you not to walk around with all your money and documents at the same time and keep a watch for pick pockets on public transport.

Should you ever be in any kind of emergency and are in need of police, ambulance or firemen, dial 112 ! 

Theft and Lost Items

If you are victim of a crime or a theft, the first thing to do is to file a police report. To report stolen items or crimes, you can go to the main police station of Milan (Questura), located at Via Fatebenefratelli 11, or any nearby Carabinieri or Polizia station (the nearest one is in Via Maniago - MM2 green line stop Udine). You can also file a report online by using denuncia via web at www.carabinieri.it/multilingua/en or www.poliziadistato.it.

The Italian law enforcement is divided into two general categories: Polizia and Carabinieri. Polizia is the state police force and Carabinieri is Italy’s national military police.

Both Polizia and Carabinieri can be approached for general crime, such as theft or assault. There are also in-country organizations, which provide counselling, medical, and legal assistance to certain crime victims. In your police report (denuncia) you are asked for a listing of the stolen items. This report can be used for insurance claims and to obtain passport and traveler’s check replacements. Filing a police report is your personal responsibility. You should take your passport and any other identification you possess with you when you file the report.

If you lose your credit card, report it immediately to the emergency numbers you have been given!

National Holidays

Here are Italy’s National Holidays when University offices are closed  and no lessons are held.

  • New Year’s day: 1st January
  • Epiphany: 6th January
  • Easter Monday: Monday after Easter
  • Liberation Day: 25th April
  • Labour Day: 1st May
  • Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic: 2nd June
  • Assumption (Ferragosto): 15th August
  • All Saints’ Day: 1st November
  • Feast of the Immaculate Conception: 8th December
  • Christmas: 25th December
  • St. Stephen’s Day (Boxing Day): 26th December
  • St. Ambrogio (Patron of Milan):7th December

Once you have enrolled you will receive a calender and timetable where you will find all these holidays and breaks you have during the year.

Where to Worship

Being a multicultural city, in Milan you will easily find where to go for Worshipping.
Here a just a  few indications to facilitate your research.

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