ERASMUS for studies incoming students

Academic Year 2026/2027

• APPLICATION

The UniStraSi Erasmus Office will send application form and information by e-mail to Erasmus incoming students ONCE RECEIVED OFFICIAL NOMINATION from their Home University for a study period at the University for Foreigners of Siena.

In order to be admitted as ERASMUS student to the University for Foreigners of Siena, nominated students have to fill in the application form with a copy of their ID, just by e-mail to erasmus@unistrasi.it.

Our 2026/2027 APPLICATION DEADLINES are:

15st August 2026 for I semester and full academic year

15th January 2027 for II semester

• VISA

Non-EU students must apply for a student visa to study in Italy under the Erasmus programme. Please follow the instructions attached to access to

Universitaly's portal. To check whether you are eligible for a VISA check the website Visto Per L' Italia.

• ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

Orientation sessions for incoming students will be organized the first day of each semester.

All our lectures will be in attendance (face-to-face).

In order to plan your trip to Italy, please constantly look for updated information about traveling in Italy at this link

• ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Teaching periods

I semester: 28 September 2026 – 22 January 2027

II semester: 1 March 2027 – 11 June 2027

Exams periods

I semester: 12 January – 13 February 2027

II semester: 3 June – 31 July 2027

• ACADEMIC COURSES

Information and course catalogues (Programmi) can be found at these links:

Corsi di Laurea triennali (Bachelor Degree Courses)

Corsi di Laurea Magistrali (Master Degree Courses)

You can choose any course you prefer from the Course Catalogue of our 7 Degree Courses (Bachelors and Masters) and you do not need to enroll in the courses you plan to attend.

All our academic courses are taught in Italian (except for foreign languages courses) and we require a B1 level minimum in Italian in order to attend them.

• LEARNING AGREEMENT

Please note that we accept OLA (Online Learning Agreement) on the EWP Dashboard. Should your Home University not be ready, you can send your Learning Agreement by email to erasmus@unistrasi.it

You should enter these contact details for your OLA:

- Contact Person: Elisa Trastullo, Erasmus Officer, erasmus@unistrasi.it

- Responsible person: Liana Tronci, Erasmus Coordinator, tronci@unistrasi.it

• ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES

As an incoming Erasmus student at Unistrasi you have the opportunity to attend for free up to 3 months of our Italian Language Courses: 80 hours per month – 4 ECTS credits.

Please be aware, in order to avoid course conflicts, that our Italian Language Courses take place every day, mostly in the morning.

You can find more information about our Italian Language Courses at this link.

Contact e-mails: cluss@unistrasi.it – segrstud@unistrasi.it

• ACCOMODATION

Our Housing Service will help you in finding a room and will give you useful information for your stay in Siena:

Area Management Didattico e URP – Accoglienza

Email accoglienza@unistrasi.it

Tel +39 0577 240159