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The
University of Messina Faculties contact us
WELCOME
THE TOWN
A SHORT HISTORICAL OUTLINE
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MESSINA
UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA AND ITS LOCATION
ACADEMIC SERVICES AND
STUDENT FACILITIES
HOW YOU CAN APPLY
ACCOMODATION
UNIVERSITY CANTEENS
HOW TO GET TO MESSINA
USEFUL INFORMATION (HEALTH CARE,
EMERGENCY ETC.)
WELCOME
Dear International Student,
We are sure that you have chosen our
University aware that mobility is one of the keys to improving the quality
of European competitiveness. It contributes to the building up of a society
which is based more and more on the principles of knowledge and whose
awareness of the existence of different cultures and traditions is an
incentive, rather than an obstacle, to innovation and to the creation of a
concrete and functional European system for international cooperation.
Your time at University will be both challenging and exciting if you are
away from home for the first time. This international student Handbook is
designed to assist you with your preparations for studying in Messina and gives you
advice on how to organize your stay.
International
Relations Office
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THE TOWN
Many times destroyed, many times rebuilt, the
ancient Zancle later called Messanion,
was stubbornly reconstructed always there in the same natural "arm of
land" where wars, earthquakes and destructions changed its look but not
its inhabitants’determination.
Historians tell us that the city of the Strait was
always enriched by some elegant buildings.
Among them was the courtly Palazzata
along the port. The first terrible 1783 earthquake reduced it to bust and the
same happened in 1908 when there were more than hundred thousand victims.
After this earthquake the new Messina
was rebuilt using some anti-seismic systems and a modern urban design. Messina is in a strategical position:ferries leave Messina harbour to go to
Reggio Calabria and Villa San Giovanni, in Calabria.
Nowadays, even if only a few things are left of its
ancient heritage, the enchanting restored Cathedral ( Duomo) can still be admired in its original form
dating back to the 12th century. Close by the Norman Church, you can
admire one of the Montorsoli’s masterpieces: the
Fountain of Orion. The Cathedral square is the heart of the historical
centre. A few meters away, there are the Church of the Catalans in arab-style and the 19th century Vittorio Emanuele Gallery. The
most impressive testimony of Messina’s
faith and tradition, is the statue of the Virgin of
the Letter. It is placed on a tall column at the mouth of the port. She
blesses Messina
and all foreign people arriving to or departing from the City of the Strait.
In front of the religious statue is the Fountain of Neptune. The synthesis of
the historical-artistic patrimony of Messina
is held in the Regional
Museum where it is
possible to see two magnificent Caravaggio’s paintings.
A SHORT HISTORICAL OUTLINE ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA
The University
of Messina has an old
dated cultural and educational tradition. At the end of XIII century was
founded a school of law, in the XV century a famous Greek school and the
local "Studiorum Universitas"
of the Pontefice Paolo III was
founded in November 1598. But the regular functioning of the University was
palsied by the controversy in that time with the Jesuits, which wouldn’t
renounce of the control of the institution as well with Catania which rivendicated
her monopoly position of the stages, functioned. After a very short period of
existence in 1678 the University was closed again because of the revolution
against the Spaniards. During these years the University, which belong very
strong to the city, represented the political-cultural expression of the
time. In this
period at the University taught
famous professors like: Giovanni Alfonso Borelli,
Pietro Castelli, Giovan Battista Cortesi, Carlo
Fracassati, Giacomo Gallo, Mario Giurba, Marcello Malpighi, Francesco Maurolico.
After
a long period of silence, during which the studies have taken place in the
"Academia Carolina", the University was refunded in 1838 from King Ferdinando II.
In 1847 as result of the antiborbonic revolution of
the city, the University was again closed and reopened after two years, with
restrictions to students from regions other than Sicily.
The earthquake in 1908 destroyed a great part of the University including its
famous library and the scientific equipment. But only a year later in 1909
the Faculty of Law was reopened. The Faculties of Science, Pharmacy and
Medicine reopened in the years 1914/15.
UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA AND ITS LOCATION
The University
of Messina is organised into eleven Faculties covering the widest range
of subject areas.
The University occupies four main sites in Messina, its central Administration
Buildings with three Faculties
( Economics, Political Science, Law) that stands to the heart of Messina
Centre.
The Campus Policlinico
(http://poli.unime.it/)
situated in the South of Messina, houses the Faculty of Medicine, while in
the Campus Papardo
(Northern zone) are located the Faculties of Science and Engineering
overlooking the famous Strait of Messina and the three newly created natural
reserves (one of them is Capo Peloro).
A further northern University location is represented by Annunziata academic buildings with
the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy and Humanities are situated in
Annunziata zone (contrada Citola)
not far from the City centre.
ACADEMIC SERVICES
AND STUDENT FACILITIES
Regarding academic services and student facilities
offered by the University, each Faculty has its own Main Library,
there are also specialised libraries in the single
Institutes and Departments. From the University network (www.unime.it) it is possible to consult the various on-line data
banks and the last updated information on the teaching activities, research
and services offered to students.
At the beginning of each semester, normally from October
to March, International students registered at the University of Messina,
may benefit an intensive Italian language course delivered by the Faculty of
Humanities. The aim of the course is to extend students’ vocabulary and, in
particular, develop the academic skills necessary for following lectures and
seminars in Italian.
Students are divided in two different groups
(elementary and intermediate): the level of each student is established by
means of an entry test at the beginning of the course. Applying for the
course is not automatic: you must clearly specify it on the application form.
Sports facilities available to students are mainly
but not exclusively offered by University Sports Centre – (CUS) (Information Office:V.le Regina Elena 125, Messina Tel. 090/ 42575),
you can enjoy: a gym for volley ball and basketball; 3 gyms for
body-building; 3 football pitches; a rugby field; 2 athletics tracks; tennis
courts, 2 of which are indoor; 2 indoor pitches for 5-aside football,
handball and volley ball; 3 outdoor pitches for 5-aside football; a field for
beach volley; a fencing hall; 2 swimming pools.
CUS also organizes preparatory courses for volley
ball, basketball, body-building, tennis, swimming, gymnastics, aerobics,
horse-riding, judo, karate, golf and pre-skiing.
Courses start in November: a health certificate and
an enrolment fee are required.
HOW YOU CAN APPLY
In order to send your Registration you have to:
- Fill in the Registration on
line composed by Application Form and Learning Agreement
- Print the Forms
- Send them by mail to the
following address:
Ufficio Relazioni
Internazionali
Università degli
Studi di Messina
Piazza Pugliatti, 1
98100 Messina
- Please remember, before
sending your Forms they must be duly signed by your own Institutional
Coordinator or Departmental Exchange Coordinator as we cannot accept
those without it
- We advise you to respect our
Deadlines that are:
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Full academic year
stay
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30 June
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First semester
stay
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30 June
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Second semester
stay
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1 November
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Important
Please, don’t forget to be sure that your Home Institution has just provided to send to
our International Relations Office (email:relint@unime.it)
your candidature, otherwise we cannot accept your
Registration.
We ask you kindly to communicate to the
International Relation Office your date of arrival by email as
soon as you can. After having sorted out matters
concerning your accommodation, come and see us at the International Relations
Office as you have to fill in a form contaning your
personal details.
After having
completed the registration procedures, you will meet your University
Coordinator who will help you to choose the courses you would like to attend and
will help you to face academic problems that may occur during your stay here
at the University of Messina: s/he will assist you in your studies and considers your request to prolong your stay
in Messina.
On the other hand, International Relations Office will be a constant
reference point concerning any practical, administrative and logistic
problems that may arise during a long stay abroad.
EU citizens
With the entry into force of the
Decree nr. 30 dated February 6th 2007 regarding the "Application of the
Directive 2004/38/CE about the right of EU citizens and their relatives to
freely circulate and stay in the Member States” you are allowed to move
without restrictions throughout Italy without applying for a stay permit.
During your first 3 months of
stay you have no requirements to fulfil, provided you have a valid identity
document.
After 90 days of uninterrupted
stay in Italy,
you have to register at the Municipality of the town where you have your
domicile (Comune di Messina -
"Ufficio Anagrafe").
Documents required:
- valid -identity card;
- some
passport-size photographs (at least 4)
- Health
card
- certificate of enrolment at the University available at
International Relations Office
Non EU citizens need to apply for a
study VISA before leaving their home country. Application should be
submitted at the nearest Italian Embassy or Consulate in your home Country.
Health card for Healthcare.
Healthcare is very important: it may happen that you will need medical
assistance and, if you are not in possession of any appropriate documents,
medical assistance can be very expensive. Health card is issued by the
official body responsible for healthcare in your Country (AOK, etc.).
ACCOMODATION
Living in a hall of residence will provide you with
a good home base for establishing yourself in your new environment. You will
also be close to other students, as well as being near to your price of
study.
 The University Residences in Messina are:
Casa dello Studente: Via Cesare Battisti. The Student House temporarily is closed for renovation.
Campus Papardo ( Faculty of Engineering) Contrada
Di Dio tel +
39090-3977800.
Foresteria:Via Pietro Castelli Tel: +39 090 6014401
The average monthly
rate per unit is 170,00 Euro including bed linen and blankets. The
Residences don’t offer any laundry service. Access to your room cannot be
arranged if you will arrive on Saturday or Sunday.
However, due to the growing incoming trend of
Erasmus students at our University, the availability of the rooms for all
Erasmus students is not guaranteed.
 Private Accommodation
At the present for
those students who cannot be lodged in the University Residence, the International Relations Office helps
foreign students to find accommodation in private shared flats by putting
them in contact with ESN (email: esn_messina@hotmail.it ) a students’ Association
of ex Erasmus. ESN maintains regularly updated lists of flats and shared
houses within the city area and assist the students in their search.
You can download directly from the ESN Messina web site: http://www.esnmessina.it
CANTEENS
The University
of Messina has four
main Canteens located in different areas of the city and very close to all Faculties, so that the students can
have meals without moving away from their lecture halls they are:
v
“Mensa Casa dello Studente”
situated in the heart of Messina in Via Ghibellina
n. 141 near the central buildings of
the University and in particular near the Faculties of Economics, Political Science and Law. (open from 12:00 to 2:00 a.m. and from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.)
v
 ”Mensa Policlinico”
situated in the South of Messina next to the Faculty of Medicine (open from
12:00 to 2:00 a.m)
v
 “Mensa Papardo” northern zone and overlooking
the famous Strait
of Messina where are
located the Faculties of Science and Engineering. (open from 12:00 to 2:00 a.m)
v  “Mensa Annunziata”
near the
Faculties of Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy and Humanities, situated in
Annunziata zone (contrada Citola)
not far from the City centre. (open
from 12:00 to 2:00 a.m)
You can access at the University Canteens
asking for a card (€ 5,00) to the ERSU
in Via Gasparro n.337. The cost for a meal will be
€ 3,50.
HOW TO GET TO MESSINA
-TRAVELLING TO AND FROM
MESSINA BY PLANE
Although Messina does not have its own airport,
however it can be easily reached by flying through two main international
routes which are via Milan Malpensa Airport (www.sea-aeroportimilano.it)
or via Roma Fiumicino Airport (www.adr.it),
and then on to the Catania or Reggio Calabria Airports(the nearest Airports
to Messina) which are regularly connected to Rome and Milan with an updated
timetable-flights (see Internet sites mentioned above).
Bus Service connection is provided from Catania Airport to Messina City
centre (www.saisautolinee.it/regionali2.htm) as well
as from Reggio Calabria Airport to Messina City centre.
-TRAVELLING TO AND FROM MESSINA BY TRAIN
You can find detailed information on trains and timetables at the
multi-lingual FS (Ferrovie dello
Stato) Web address http://www.fs-on-line.com;
the site also contains an automatic operator that is useful for planning your
journey.
You can also contact the FS Information Service
(Phone: 1478.88088. The service is in Italian and it is available only from
national phones. It costs no more than a city phone call).
There are three types of trains in Italy: normal
trains (Regionale – R – or Interregionale
– IR) and very fast ones (Euro Star – ES –). Tickets can be bought directly
at the railway station or they can be booked at the above-mentioned Web site.
All tickets must be validated in the yellow machines available in all the
railway stations.
It is necessary to reserve seats on some ES trains.
The price of the ticket depends on the length of the journey and on the type
of train chosen.
For further information you can ask directly at the
railway station offices or at the travel.
USEFUL INFORMATION
-HEALTH CARE
For students from other Countries there are no
official treaties ruling health care apart from national legislation: if this
is your case, you must take out an international insurance which covers costs
related to medical treatment and admission to hospital.
Nevertheless, in order to avoid problems it is
advisable to contact insurance agencies before leaving for Italy. An
insurance policy is compulsory if you apply for a residence permit.
-TAX CODE (CODICE FISCALE)
The Tax Code is a compulsory document if you wish to
open an account with an Italian bank. This card is issued by the Ufficio Anagrafe Tributaria under presentation of a valid identity
document: the card contains a code made up of letters and numbers which makes
identification easier in the case of any tax controls.
-EMERGENCY
NUMBERS
The phone numbers listed here below may come in
handy in case of an emergency during your stay in Italy:
Carabinieri 112 (Italian Police)
Messina Soccorso 118
(Emergency Health)
Ospedale
Policlinico 090/3991 (Hospital)
Pronto
Intervento 113 (Emergency)
Incidenti Stradali
116 (Road accidents)
Pompieri 115 (Fire Brigade)
Polizia Municipale
090/771000 (Town Police)
Municipio 090/7721 (Town Hall)
ENEL (Elettricità)
800-011322 (Electricity)
Servizio
Acqua 090/675505 (Water )
Servizio
Gas 800-900999 (Gas)
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