Paola Candotti
Manager
Clara Borghi
Deputy Manager
Mission
Our mission is to manage the activities related to the access of international students to degree programmes at all levels, the temporary access of international professors, scholars, and researchers to the University of Bologna, and the hospitality of international exchange students. We also focus on developing services aimed at all types of international users.
Main activities
Welcoming degree seeking international students and visiting professors/researchers/scholars
- Collaborate with the relevant offices on activities to promote the programme catalogue and guidance for prospective students, targeting international students.
- Provide users with information on the Italian university system, the University of Bologna's organisation and programme catalogue, entering Italy, access to the University for EU and non-EU students, and on the services offered by the University of Bologna and the local institutions (right to higher education, Italian language courses, accommodation, heath assistance, etc.).
- Provide users with administrative support in preparation for enrolment for all types of international students.
- Oversee university pre-enrolments and facilitate relations between students, visiting professors/researchers/scholars and Italian Diplomatic Representatives with visa applications to enter Italy.
- Monitor the fulfilment of the Italian language requirement for the enrolment of international students in degree programmes delivered in Italian.
- Support the structures responsible for teaching, the Student Administration Offices and the other offices managing student careers in their interactions with international students and in the management of procedures and services relating to them, including the preparation of guidelines.
- Support university structures with activities related to the reception of visiting professors/researchers/scholars.
- Provide substantiated opinions to the offices on the value and validity of qualifications, residence permits, and other documents submitted by international students to access degree programmes and by visiting professors/researchers/scholars for the purposes of teaching, research and personal training.
- Maintain contacts with Police Authorities, Governmental Territorial Offices and Employment Departments to manage and monitor the procedures regarding the entrance and residence in Italy of students and visiting professors/researchers/scholars, in coordination with Campus offices.
- Manage and oversee the economic benefits (tax exemptions and scholarships) and services for international students and other international users, also in collaboration with the University structures and external bodies (right to higher education, Italian language courses, accommodation, health assistance, etc.).
- Coordinate activities related to the "Marco Polo" national project for Chinese students.
- Oversee the process by which the Italian Government grants scholarships to international students and the relevant payments.
- Support refugee students with specific actions to access university education.
- Oversee the evolution of regulations and methods regarding immigration, visas and residence permits, access to Italian universities, assessment of foreign qualifications, health assistance and other duties foreign citizens must comply with.
Exchange Students Hospitality
- Oversee the administrative guidance of incoming exchange students.
- Manage the standard administrative process for incoming mobility, from validated nominations by the relevant offices to the students' departure. This includes the preparation of relevant documents and the provision of services (Italian language courses, accommodation, health assistance, etc.) in collaboration with other university structures and external bodies and in coordination with the Campuses.