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Highlights

• • A thriving and ancient university city with few tourists
• • Full immersion in Italy and the Italian language
• • Italian courses taught at the intermediate and advanced levels at the Boston University Center for Italian and European Studies (CIES)
• • Homestays for greater linguistic and cultural immersion
• • Cultural reimbursement program pays for the admission costs to approved cultural sites and activities
• • Direct enrollment in one or two courses at the University of Padova

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Office & Housing

Boston University's Center for Italian and European Studies (CIES) is located in the historic center of Padova and within walking distance of most university departments.

Students live in Italian households. Housholds selected for program participants represent a wide range of incomes and situations, from a grandmother living alone to a couple living in the city to a suburban family with young children. Students are given a monthly stipend toward the cost of local transportation and meals. They are encouraged to eat at the university cafeterias, called "mense," where meals are available at nominal cost. Students eat breakfast every day and three evening meals a week with their hosts. Students are given an ID from the University of Padova, which allows them to access department libraries and mense, and to have discounts in cinemas and stores in Padova, as well as in a number of musems.

Università degli Studi di Padova
Founded in 1222, the Università degli Studi di Padova is organized in schools (called Facoltâ) scattered across town. The Facoltâ are separated according to the various disciplines. The Università degli Studi di Padova is particularly strong in medicine, archaeology, art history, Italian literature, political science, classical studies, history, sociology, law, and philosophy. The fall semester in Italian universities starts at the beginning of October and concludes in January; the spring semester starts at the beginning of March and concludes in June.

For more information about the University of Padova, please visit their website: www.unipd.it

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On-Site Staff

Academic Coordinator
Elisabetta Convento, PhD

Program Coordinator
Maria Pia Cingolani

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