ESN Bologna - Survival Guide 2023/2024

SURVIVAL

EDITORIAL ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK BOLOGNA

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Design: Ludovica Bello

Content: Alessandro Stocco, Andrew Temu, Ludovica Bello, Miriana Fricano

July 2023

BOLOGNA

USEFUL PHRASES

HOW TO MOVE

HEALTHCARE

EMERGENCY

NUMBERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ITALY

FINANCE

SIM CARD

HISTORY

HOW TO MOVE

SUPERMARKETS

TYPICAL FOOD

GARBAGE

MUNICIPALITY

#1 ITALY

WELCOME TO ITALY

HERE YOU HAVE SOME USEFUL PHRASES

Buongiorno (good morning)

Buona notte (good night)

Per favore (please)

Grazie (thank you)

Scusa (excuse me)

Come ti chiami? (what's your name?)

Piacere (nice to meet you)

Mi chiamo... (my name is...)

Mi sono perso (I'm lost)

Dov'è il bagno? (where is the bathroom?)

HOW TO MOVE

BY TRAIN

In Italy you can take National lines and Regional lines. The main companies are Trenitalia and Italo. You can get the tickets online or in the train stations.

BY BUS

If you want to visit Italy by bus, there are a lot of companies you can travel with. The most famous ones are Flixbus and Itabus. Remember to use your ESN discounts!

BY CAR

By

you can rent a seat on asomebody else's car and share the cost of the journey. Remember that in Italy the highway must be paid for!

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BY PLANE

Bologna has one of the most important airports in Italy. You can choose among a lot of different companies and routes!

HEALTHCARE

THE ITALIAN TAX CODE

The tax code is necessary to carry out various activities in Italy, for example: opening a bank account, entering into a rental contract, registering with the National Health Service, receiving payments or reimbursements from the University of Bologna, activating a mobile phone number, activating an internet key.

How to obtain it in Bologna?

After arriving in Italy, you can ask for the tax code to be issued by the Revenue Agency by going to either Bologna Territorial Office 1 (Via Marco Polo, 60) or Bologna Territorial Office 2 (Via Larga, 35) during opening hours and by booking an appointment through the Revenue Agency website.

If you have some health problem you can go tho the Pronto soccorso in any hospital (like Maggiore o Sant'Orsola) but it could take a lot of time depending on your problem.

By night you can go to the Guardia medica.

Bring with you your passport, the fiscal code and residence permit or its receipt, or your Health Insurance Card if you are an EU citizien.

You can find it in via Montebello, 6 Phone 051 3131

PHARMACY

To know the opening hours of the pharmacies, click here

NUMBERS

112 113 115 118 1522

HELP FOR WOMEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

What's the difference between CARABINIERI and POLICE?

Carabinieri and police are both, in their intent and purpose, police forces. But one way they differ is that the Carabinieri belong to the armed forces and, therefore, respond to the Ministry of Defense. The Police, on the other hand, is a civilian structure that is working under the Ministry of the Interior.

FINANCE

In Italy we use the Euro €

If you come from a country that uses €, payments can be made without commission using VISA or MASTERCARD. You can also withdraw money from ATMs paying a commission according to the agreements between banks.

If you come from a country that doesn'tuse €, payments by card can be made applying the necessary commission. In this case we advise you to open an account with an international online bank, with which you can also (once you have requested the physical card) withdraw cash from all ATMs converting your currency directly from the banks app and paying in € without being subject to additional commissions.

SIM CARD

Italian area code is +39

The main network operators in Italy which have their own network systems are Vodafone, TIM, WindTre e Iliad. The other operators are virtual, they function utilizing the network systems of the operators above.

WELCOME TO BOLOGNA

BOLOGNA

Bologna is the capital and largest city of the EmiliaRomagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants.

It is known as the Fat, the Red, and the Erudite due to its rich cuisine, red Spanish tiled rooftops, left-wing politics.

The city has been one of the most important urban centres for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it Felsina), then under the Celts as Bona, later under the Romans (Bonōnia), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and signoria, when it was among the largest European cities by population.

Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved historical centre, thanks to a careful restoration and conservation policy which began at the end of the 1970s.

In 2000 it was declared European capital of culture and in 2006, a UNESCO "City of Music" and became part of the Creative Cities Network. In 2021 UNESCO recognized the lengthy arcades of the city as a World Heritage Site.

HOW TO MOVE

BY BIKE

In Bologna, most people use the bike as the city centre is very little. You can buy it or use bike sharing like ridemovi or mobike.

BY BUS

In Bologna, you can take Tper buses.

Exchange students doing their Erasmus at the University of Bologna during their study period, can pay a special price of €154 and obtain a pass valid for the whole year. For more information you can check here!

BY TAXI

Taxicat 051 4590

Cotabo 051.372727

App: taxiclick easy

How to reach the city centre from the airport

With the Marconi Express, you reach the Bologna airport from Bologna Central Railway Station in 7.5 minutes, on an elevated track over the road traffic with a shuttle. You can also take the taxi outside the airport. The nearest bus stop to the airport is called "Birra".

Here you can take the public bus Tper. This is the cheapest solution.

SUPERMARKETS

The main supermarkets that you can find in Bologna are

LOCAL DISHES

Bologna is really famous for its traditional food. Here you have a list of the main local dishes you have to taste

Tagliatelle al ragù

Mortadella

Tigelle

Lasagna

Tortellini (mainly "al brodo")

Crescentine

Cotoletta alla bolognese

Gramigna con la salsiccia

Certosino

Friggione

If you are a good resident, you would definitely make a separate collection of garbage

Here you have the official guide made by the municipality of Bologna

PLASTIC (yellow)

CARTA E CARTONE (blue)

RIFIUTI ORGANICI (brown)

VETRO E

LATTINE (green)

In the city center, you need the "carta smeraldo" to throw the undifferentiated. Ask for it from your landlord!

If you need to throw away bulky waste or electronic devices, leave them outside the main entrance and the Hera service will collect them at your home. For more information, click here.

REGISTRATION TO THE MUNICIPALITY

Non-European citizens must apply for the study visa (for +90 days) and they can do it throught this link.

For European citizens not required to have a visa:: when you arrive you have to do the Dichiarazione di Presenza (no more than 8 days after arrival). All info on this link.

If the Embassy/Consulate offers this service, ask for the issue of an official Italian fiscal code.

Health check

Sant'Orsola Hospital in via Giuseppe

Massarenti, 9 offers the possibility to check for the sexually transmitted diseases for free

You can just go at the hospital with or without reservation, everyday, from 8am (to take your line number)

Here you find all the information:

Centro Malattie a Trasmissione Sessuale

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM

The University of Bologna is a research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (hence studiorum), it is the oldest university in continuous operation in the world, and the first university in the sense of a higherlearning and degree-awarding institute, as the word universitas was coined at its foundation.

The university's emblem carries the motto Alma Mater Studiorum ("Nourishing mother of studies") and the date A.D. 1088, and it has about 86,500 students in its 11 schools. It has campuses in Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini and a branch center abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The 2022 QS World University Rankings ranked the University of Bologna 166th in the world and 71st (first in Italy) with reference to academic reputation. In another measurement by the same company, it was positioned among the world's top 100 universities for graduate employability (84th).

MAP

UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS

HOLIDAYS

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:

Capodanno: 1 January

Epifania: 6 January

Pasqua: 31 March

Pasquetta: 1 April

Festa della liberazione: 25 April

Festa dei lavoratori: 1 May

Festa della Repubblica: 2 June

Ferragosto: 15 August

Giorno dei santi: 1 November

Immacolata: 8 December

Natale: 25 December

Santo Stefano: 26 December

San Silvestro: 31 December

BOLOGNESE HOLIDAYS

San Petronio: 4 October

PLACES TO STUDY

You can study in silent places such as the library of your own district or in - Palazzo Paleotti

- Archiginasio

- Sala Borsa

- Unione

- Bigiavi

You can check the opening time of each place on internet

Or, if you want to study in group, a lot of bars in the center give the possibility to study, as well as free Wi-fi and electrical outlets for laptops.

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B E N V E N U T I I N E S N

WELCOME TO ESN

ABOUT US

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a non-profit international student organisation.

Our mission is to represent international students, thus provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of Students

Helping Students.

ESN Members

Michele

Grenoble

Paolo

Cracovia

the storyteller thelatinlover

Sevilla

Stefania

Lisbona

one Negronimore the stickerman

Madrid

Luca

Braga

Giuseppe

Maddalena

the kingofkaraok e the sportylady

Almeria

Andrew

Gijon

Glasgow

Barcelona

Santiago

Massimiliano

Zagabria

thepolyglot the Partybag

Bologna

ESNcard

The ESNcard is the membership card of ESN. With it you get:

European Valid card accepted by any ESN Section

The possibility to attend all our activities, parties, trips, and so on...

Discounts with our partners in Bologna Discounts with the partners of any ESN Section

To save time at the Esn Office we suggest you to fill in the registration module here

For more information click here

Weekly Events:

Monday Italian lessons + Pratello Night

Tuesday Tandem Night

Wednesday @Qubo party night

Thursday Karaoke Night + @Habanero + @Millenium Party Night

Friday @Millenium Party Night

Saturday Sport Day

*having the ESNcard of Bologna section is mandatory to join our events

TRIPS

Did you know that ESN Bologna is famous for its trips? We organize on average one excursion per week.

Some of our last trips:

Beach Trip Cinque Terre Napoli Roma

Toscana DreamTrip Marche Spring Break

DISCOUNTS

With you ESNcard you can enjoy local and international discounts Bar, Gym, Gelaterie, Academies, Restaurants, Hostels, Transportation

You can find all the information here

BOLOGNESE CHECK LIST

Now you know everything you need, so just enjoy Bologna!

ESN Bologna tries to organize all type of events for you, but there are some experiences you can do just by yourself. Here we recommend you some activities, try to do all of them during your Erasmus!

Andare a piedi a San Luca

Fare un pic-nic ai Giardini Margherita

Vedere l'alba da san Michele in bosco

Vedere il tramonto ai 300 scalini

Mangiare un gelato in piazza S. Stefano

Bere una birra in piazza Verdi

Trovare la finestrella di via Piella

Visitare la Rocchetta Mattei

Vedere le stelle sui colli

Fare shopping in via Indipendenza

Andare a vedere il Bologna allo stadio

Trovare i 7 segreti di Bologna

Fare aperitivo in via del Pratello