Welcome Point

University of Pisa

Welcome Point

Information for foreign students, researchers and professors about university lodging and staying at Pisa

By special agreements with religious residences, hostels and institutes, the University of Pisa can offer a reasonably priced accommodation to foreign students and scholars. Futhermore the “Welcome Point”, also in collaboration with other University offices, provides information on visas ad stay permits, the possibility of attending to italian language courses, the services offered by the University as well as information about the city of Pisa, about public transport available, and about cultural, recreational and sports events.

International Relations Office: Lungarno Pacinotti 43, Pisa

Head of Office: Dott.ssa Cristina Orsini

Info and booking: Mr. Mauro Mazzotta tel. +39 050 2212 096 – fax +39 050 2212 387 – email: m.mazzotta@adm.unipi.it

Information about:

Pisa University lodging
Visas and Stay Permits
Italian language courses
Eating at university canteens
University libraries and studying rooms
Health care and First Aid
Tax Code
How to open a bank account
Working Part-Time
Social Security
Bus, trains timetable, renting a bicycle, internet points

Pisa University lodging

College “Toniolo” for university and doctoral students

College Toniolo lies in the historical center of Pisa, at 400 metres from Piazza dei Miracoli ( the famous square of the Dome and the Leaning Tower ) and nearby S.Caterina Square ( the college is next to S.Caterina Church). It's just 20 minutes walking from Pisa Center Railway Station and 5 minutes from San Rossore Railways Station.

Contact:

College Toniolo is situated in: Via San Zeno 8, Pisa

tel. 050-569111

fax. 050-569299

Lodgings ( minimum stay one week; prices may vary ):

single room with bathroom: 415,00€ monthly
large single room with sharing bathroom: 374,00€ monthly
small single room with sharing bathroom: 254,00€ or 280,00€ monthly

Supplied Services ( The college doesn't serve meals ):

Daily cleaning of rooms and toilets – changes of bed linens twice a month;
Price includes all expenses ( electric power, heating, water ) except for telephone bills;
Tv and entertainment halls with daily newspapers and films;
Sporting Gym ( basket, volleyball ) and 3 football fields:
Sheltered parking for bicycles;
Bar at ground floor of the residence, open daily from 7,25 a.m Until 2 p.m and again from 5,25 p.m until 9 p.m ( closed on sundays and holidays );
In case of sickness, direction of the college may bring meals in your rooms;
Internet point and free connection to Pisa University web network provided in the studying rooms;
Bus stop situated in front of the residence.

Please Note:

Booking is admitted only by “Welcome Point” officers.

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Residence Tulipan

The Residence Tulipan lies at approximately 300 meters from Piazza dei Miracoli ( the famous square of the Dome and the Leaning Tower ) outside the Town Walls. It's just 20 minutes walking from Pisa Center Railway Station and 5 minutes from San Rossore Railroad Station.

Contact:

Residence Tulipan is situated in: Via Pietrasantina 103, Pisa

tel. 050-557502

fax. 050-554835

Lodgings ( minimum stay one week; prices may vary ):

Single room flat ( one person/two persons ) with bathroom and kitchenette: from 350€ to 470€ monthly.

Supplied Services ( The college doesn't serve meals ):

Weekly cleaning of flat and changing bed linen and towels;
Flats are furnished with a kitchenette, a fridge and saucepans;
Price includes all expenses ( electric power, heating, water ) except for telephone bills;
Internet access point ( slow access line ) in each flat;
Inside the Residence there is a coin-operating laundry;
Sheltered parking for bicycles;
Just 20 metres outside the residence you may rent bicycles;
Bars and stores few meters outside the residence;
Bus stop just in front of the residence.

Please Note:

Booking is admitted only by “Welcome Point” officers.

Visas and Stay Permits

E.U./E.E.A. And Swiss citizens

who plan to stay in Italy for less than 3 months, do not need any formality. If they wish to stay for more than 3 months they have to register at Town Hall office of vital statistics.

Not E.U./E.E.A. Citizens

who plan to stay in Italy for more than 3 months, within 8 working days by entry in Italy, must apply for Permit of Stay. For stays shorter than 3 months, the do not have to apply for Permit of Stay.

For more information: welcomepoint@adm.unipi.it

Italian Language Courses

Please, visit the Interdipartimental Language Center web site: http://www.cli.unipi.it/corsi/info

Attending to italian language courses: http://www.cli.unipi.it/struttura/staff

Eating at university canteens

Italian and foreign university students are granted access at university canteens if they are studying at Pisa.

Fist step: your Coordinator Professor must attest the period you will stay at the Faculty or Department ( for an example of self-certification: www.dsu.pisa.it/ristorazione/moduli/autocert.doc ).

Second step: you need to apply for a university canteen card ( tesserino mensa ) going to Azienda Regionale per il Diritto allo Studio ( ARDSU ) - Piazza dei Cavalieri, 6 – bringing your Passport or Identity Card and Professor's Statement with you.

A standard Meal costs 3€.

For more details about timetable and fares, please visit: www.dsu.pisa.it/ristorazione/ristorazione.html

University Canteens:

Mensa centrale: Via Martiri;
Mensa “Concetto Marchesi”: Via Betti ( Cisanello );
Mensa via Cammeo.

Mensa Centrale

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Mensa “Concetto Marchesi”

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Mensa di Via Cammeo

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University libraries and studying rooms

University libraries list: http://biblio.unipi.it

University studying rooms

Open 7 days a week: monday to saturday from 8,30 a.m to 12,00 p.m on sunday from 10,00 a.m to 12,00 p.m

Sala studio Pacinotti: via Buonarroti, 6 ( nearby Phisics Department ): 3 studying rooms, Tv and entertainment hall with daily newspaper, caffè machine and nearby Students' Garden ( furnished with wireless internet access point ).

Health care and first aid

Insurance Coverage and Medical Services

E.U./E.E.A. Citizens have the right to health and medical assistance assured by the National Health Service ( Servizio Sanitario Nazionale ).

In order to get it, you must enrol directly to the “Azienda Sanitaria Locale” ( Local Health Office ) - offices are situated in Via Zamenhof, 1 – tel. 050-954111

Not E.U./E.E.A. Students, researchers and professors: an insurance for medical care or hospital recovery is necessary in order to obtain a Visa and/or the Permit of Stay.

In case you arrive in Italy without insurance coverage you can make a voluntary inscription to the Local Health Office ( Azienda Sanitaria Locale ) situated in Via Zamenhof, 1.

For more information: welcomepoint@adm.unipi.it

First Aid

For a first-aid service or to call an ambulance, dial 118 ( no charge/toll ) - or 050-992300 ( Santa Chiara Hospital - via Roma, 67 )

Hospital in Pisa

Ospedale di Santa Chiara – via Roma, 67 ( nearby the Leaning Tower ) tel. 050-992111 or 050-993111
Ospedale di Cisanello – via Paradisea, 2 tel. 050-992111 or 050-993111

Tax Code

In order to open a bank account, to get a job, to enter into an agreement, to enrol to italian Health System and get medical assistance, you need to apply for an Italian tax code ( codice fiscale ).

After applying, you will receive a magnetic card with letters and numbers, which identify the italian and foreign citizen in his/her relationship with Civil Services, Banks, Health System.

More details and tax code cards are available in Pisa at Ufficio Agenzia delle Entrate - Via Matteucci, 34 tel. 050-315471, bringing your passport or identify card with you.

Office hours are 8,30 a.m to 12,30 a,m ( 5 days weekly ), on tuesday and thursday 3,00 p.m to 5 p.m

How to open a bank account

It's not easy to open a bank account in Italy and it's not cheap as well. You can use travellers' cheques and credit cards, so it is warmly recommended, before leaving your home country, to check if your own Bank has got any branch in Italy or direct link with any Italian Bank at Pisa.

To open an account you will need the following:

Valid passport or identify card;
Italian tax code ( codice fiscale );
Some Banks will be also asking for a valid residence certificate ( dichiarazione di residenza ).

Hereby you can find some Banks at Pisa. For more info, please visit each Bank web page details:

Banca Nazionale del Lavoro: corso italia, 141 – http://bnl.it/default.asp?Page=823
Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Pisa e Livorno: Piazza Dance, 1 – http://www.crluccapisaliv.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=237&land=it
Monte dei Paschi: Lungarno Pacinotti, 9 – http://www.mps.it/prodotti.asp?L=l&lv1=pr&ID=321&I1=4&I2
Deutsche Bank: Via Carducci, 1 – http://www.deutsche-bank.it/pbc/pl_pagamentiestero.html
Banca Intesa: Corso Italia, 2 – http://www.bancaintesa.it/piu/jsp/Home ( only for EU nationals )

Usual banking hours are 9 a.m to 1,30 p.m and 2,30 p.m to 3,30 p.m

Working part-time

University students wishing to work part-time, are allowed to look for a job.

EC, EEA ( European Economic Area ) and swiss citizens: can carry out any working activity they wish. They have the same social security rights as italian and will get the same benefits ( please see also section on “Social Security” below ).
New EU member States citizens: are no longer subjet to a transitory regime in Italy. They have the same rights as other EU and EEA nationals.
NON EEA nationals: staying in Italy with a visa for studying reasons, may look for a part-time job, as employed, up to 20 weekly hours and a limit of 1040 yearly hours.

Social Security

EC, EEA ( European Economic Area ) and Swiss citizens: According to Italian and EU social security principles and rules, foreign workers in Italy ( students working part-time, researchers and, in same cases, doctoral students with a fellowship ):

are subject to the law of only one country at the time;
are usually insured under the social security laws of the country they work in, except in case they are posted workers abroad ( lavoratori distaccati );
will get the same benefits and rights as local workers, if the enrol themselves in the italian social security system, by paying contributions;
have the right, in many cases, to sum up working periods carried out in different countries paying contributions ( aggregation of periods ), in order to get work and unemployment benefits and state pensions.

NON EEA nationals: Citizens belonging to countries which have signed Bilateral social security Agreements with Italy, will get the same benefits as local workers, as they enrol themselves in the italian social security system and pay the due contributions.

Please note: doctoral students with ad italian university fellowship will have to pay contributions to a special fund of INPS ( National Institute for Social Security ).

More details on the web page: http://www.inps.it/Doc/TuttoInps/Contributi/Il_contributo_per_la_Gestione_separata/index.com

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