Study in Italy -- For Beginners --FAQs
An Old guide but good for basic queries..
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I did lot of research during search for fully funded PhD .
I hope this works for you.
This article is only for itlay.
The only good thing about Italy is that it gives scholarship in Masters Level.
Q1. Which university should I apply for?
These are the universities:
1. Politecnico di Milano (Polimi) http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/what/prospective-students/
2. Politecnico di Torino (Polito) http://apply.polito.it/index_en.html
3. University of Trento http://international.unitn.it/engineering
4. University of Venice http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=10497
5. University of Bergamo http://www.unibg.it/struttura/en_struttura.asp?cerca=en_didattica_internazionalizzazione_02
6. University of Rome http://web.uniroma2.it/home-en.php?newlang=english University of Rome, Tor Vergata
7. University of Siena
8. University of Milan, Torino, Padova etc etc.
Further you should try Google and http://www.universitaly.com/index.php/
Q2. Can I get scholarship?
In the Politecnicos and Trento, the scholarships are assigned automatically and randomly, there is no other separate form to be filled. No one can tell if u will get scholarship if u have 75% or 100% marks. It is random, its Italy!
In Polimi and Polito another need based scholarship is available, in Polimi it is DSU and Polito it is EDISU. For DSU you can apply online the application opens in July. The procedure of DSU and EDISU is explained in another document in the group documents. You can find it in “files section” of the group. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/197164200312640/files/)
EDISU you will have to arrive to Italy to get.
If assigned DSU or EDISU or Uni scholarship, all your living expenses are covered including fees.
There are other similar scholarships in other universities with different names like OPERA etc. I have no personal experience of that.
Q3. Living Expenses:
Initially after arrival, the expenses are like this:
1. 260 euro stay permit fees
2. 400 euro normally house security fees, refunded when you leave the house
3. Rent of first month normally 200 - 300
4. University fees
5. Other food and transport expenses depend on you but around 150
6. Then the expenses come down to 300 - 350 per month.
7. In some cases it can be 250 per month if you are living with many people, but it depends.
Q4. Jobs: (Side jobs / Post education jobs)
No side jobs unless you know Italian language, even in that case it is not assured. It is not like UK or Australia. So if you are coming here relying on getting a side job DON’T COME.
After completion of education there are chances of getting jobs. It is luck, also Italy is not EUROPE EUROPE, it is like OK you can call yourself Europe. It is more like Pakistan of Europe. So you might be jobless for long time(I had been), and you might find a great job(some have got them) immediately. But still there is no security that yes now you will be rich.
Jobs normally pay 1200 euros a month, internships 600 and side job if you can get pays between 600 and 1200.
In Polimi you can apply for a 150 hours paid on campus job, there is a selection based on CV etc, and then you can work on campus, it is assigned once in a year. But the probability of assignation is less, so don't count on it.
Q5. Whether or not you should come:
If you are assigned scholarship then come, if not, then look at you financial condition and decide, in case of no scholarship, no job, the worst case scenario, you will need around 350 euros per month for yourself plus your university fees so it is not that cheap. In that case if you can go to Canada or Germany that will be better.
Here is a list of countries you should go to, in descending order:
Switzeland > Australia > Canada > Germany > Norway > Sweden > Denamrk > Netherlands > Austria > Italy.
The only good thing about Italy is that it gives scholarship in Masters Level.
Advice: Don’t care about ranking of university, don’t select a university, select a country. It’s the country that will provide good future, job security etc. Otherwise you can graduate from Polimi ranked 27 in the world but since you are in Italy, either remain jobless or if you are lucky earn the minimum scale of Europe.
