Incoming Students
BEFORE YOU ARRIVAL
2024/2025 academic year timetables
First semester: 25th of September - 10th of January 2025;
Second semester: 26th of February 2025 - 11st of June 2025;
Examination period: January-February;
Examination period: June-July (September only for exchange students staying for 1 academic year);
Incoming Students Welcome Week: from 16th to 20th of September (February 2025 for the second semester incoming students);
Welcome Day of The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences: 18th of September.
Learning Agreement
Useful sources to finalise your Learning Agreement:
- Courses taught in English (see the file at the bottom of the page);
- Official faculty course catalogue: all the course descriptions and syllabus;
- Academic mobility supervisors: questions about the courses and specific issues.
Rules for your learning agreement!
- You can choose the teachings of this faculty from as many different degree programs as you want, even some from bachelor’s degrees and some from master's degrees.
- If you want to include teachings from other faculties in your Learning Agreement, the latter must not exceed 50% of the total number of ECTS.
Book your free Italian language course
Sapienza provides free Italian language courses for incoming exchange students through the CLA - Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (University Linguistic Center). You can find the language level suitable, from A1 to C1.
Find an accommodation
Sapienza doesn’t provide a student residence for incoming students. However, several rental agencies, in partnership with Sapienza, help students find suitable accommodation. You can find all the information here.
ONCE IN SAPIENZA
As soon as you arrive, contact the International Mobility Office to sign your Declaration of Arrival (book your appointment erasmussmfn@uniroma1.it)
The First Week
- Make sure to attend the Welcome Week and Welcome Day in Sapienza to get information on the location of classrooms, labs, libraries, access to general services, cafeteria, etc. More information can be found at the link at the bottom of the page.
- Check out the general information website for FAQs and information about the Student Card, the MENSA, etc. Check the file at the bottom of the page for more information.
If you are from an Extra-EU country:
- Start the procedure to obtain your “Permesso di Soggiorno”. To obtain it, you can visit this guide (you MUST do it within 8 days since entering Italy!)
- Make sure to start the procedure to obtain your fiscal code as soon as possible. You can find information about that on the International Students Info page, in the “Fiscal Code” section.
Lectures
- It’s very recommended to attend lectures. You can find the timetable for your courses by selecting your course from the website and selecting “Attendance > Lessons Time”
- Make sure all your lectures correspond to your Learning Agreement. Remember that you can always change your LA with your Send institution’s contact person during your stay.
- Always remember to tell your professor that you are an Erasmus student.
- Remember that you can attend courses from every department programme faculty you want, but the lesson times may overlap.
Monthly meetings
Monthly meetings are organised to monitor the progress of international students, aiming to prevent potential difficulties and promote communication. Participation in these meetings is highly recommended, and the participation will be notified by mail.
Exams
- Always check the exam code and corresponding credits and encourage teachers to verify proper enrollment (contact the Faculty's international officer in case of difficulties).
- You can book all exams on InfoStud (your digital dashboard)
- Log in and select: “Bachelors and Masters degree programme” > “Book Exams”.
- Check the start and end dates for the booking window; if you are within those dates, you can book the exam.
- Use the “Booked Exams” section to confirm the exams you booked and see additional information about the time and place of the exam.
BEFORE LEAVING
Ensure all the exams you have taken are registered on Infostud.
The International Mobility Office will send your Certificate of Attendance and the Transcript of records to your home university.
You can exclusively participate in exam sessions after the planned mobility for justified reasons by requesting a mobility extension at your home university and informing your professor, the academic mobility supervisor, and Sapienza's international mobility office manager.
- Extraordinary exam sessions for first-semester incoming students: April.
- Extraordinary exam sessions for second-semester incoming students: September - November.
Please note that the Erasmus closing date is conventionally set to coincide with the date of the last exam taken at our Faculty.
