The hospital network

Pisa is known in Italy not only for its historical and artistic beauty but also for the quality of its hospitals and clinics. It is also known for the high quality of its doctors and professionals.

Hospitals

The most important and oldest public hospital was founded in 1257 close to Piazza dei Miracoli. This facility, now known as the University Hospital of Pisa, still provides part of its services inside the ancient headquarters of the Spedali Riuniti of Santa Chiara, just a few steps away from the famous leaning tower and from the historical city walls. One of its main entrances at via Roma 67 coincides with the headquarters of the department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine.

A few years ago, the University Hospital of Pisa started to move its operational units to a modern hospital complex built in the city outskirts in the area of Cisanello. In particular this houses the Emergency department (Building 31, close to entrance 1; tel 050 992300).

Besides being known for combining medical activities with university training, the University Hospital of Pisa is classified as a "hospital of national prominence and high specialization" in the fields of: ophthalmology; intensive neurological care; nefrourology; kidney, liver and pancreas transplants; surgery of the thorax and lung cancer; general and minimally invasive surgery; laparoscopy surgery; endocrinology; endocrine surgery; large burns. Furthermore, it is a "tertiary referral hospital", able to ensure the highest level of performance in situations of emergency. Examples of these are: heart surgery, neurosurgery and neonatal intensive therapy. For more information, please visit the related website.

Not far from the Hospital of Cisanello, at via Moruzzi 1, there is also the hospital facility of the National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-CNR). Linked to the National Health Service, it was established to promote scientific innovation and a multi-disciplinary approach to disease and cure. The CNR of Pisa also cooperates with the Regional Health System, the University and the industrial sector with the purpose of assisting patients using the most advanced technologies.

The medical assistance service is insured by the Gabriele Monasterio Foundation which works inside the Institute of Clinical Physiology; its main areas of intervention are general and pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery, electrophysiology, cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine. The facility also has an outpatient area for specialist visits and a Day Hospital which manages the services for Day Surgery, Day Hospital and Day Service. For more information on the specialist services and the clinical exams, please visit the related webpage.

Private clinics

The main and best known private hospital facility in Pisa is the Casa di Cura San Rossore, famous throughout Italy for the renowned specialist doctors who work there. This multiple specializations clinic which is located inside the San Rossore park at via delle Cascine 152/F provides inpatient diagnostic and care services, short-term recovery/hospitalization and outpatient treatment. The clinic also provides an Intensive Medical Assistance service in case of an emergency. For further information, please visit http://sanrossorecura.it/.

The Casa di Cura Suore dell'Addolorata is a private clinic with headquarters at Via Alessandro Manzoni 13. This facility was founded in 1977. It has 34 beds and is divided into two units: the autonomous health unit of outpatient surgery and Day Surgery and the outpatient health unit for specialized and diagnostic services. This clinic does not offer Emergency services.

Some of the services, in particular those of gynecology, general surgery and ophthalmology, can be covered by the National Health Service. In other cases, the hospitalization and service costs are the patient's full responsibility.

However, the waiting time for specialist visits is very short and the service fees are the same as, or slightly higher than, those indicated in the Tuscan regional fee system. You may make an appointment by calling 050.45075 or by directly going to the facility's administrative offices.

Welcome to the University of Pisa!

Before you leave:

Please make sure you get in touch with the Italian Erasmus coordinator (otherwise known as CAI, "Coordinatore di Area per l'Internazionalizzazione), especially for the Erasmus Placement, to:

• Find out how the department is organized and what courses you should take as well as when to take Italian lessons
• Learn about all of the administrative steps necessary in order to start
• While you are still abroad you could register online through the Alice portal, in order to obtain the credentials required to complete the enrolment procedure at the University of Pisa
• Activate your credentials through the following link (type your tax code generated on Alice portal);
• Fill in and submit the Application form for incoming students and obtain the validation from the CAI (Non-EU incoming students that staying in Italy for more than 90 days, is required to upload the post office receipt of the Residence permit application).

In order to be as prepared as possible for this new experience, please keep in mind a few logistical aspects:

• Accommodation: Check useful information about finding accommodation. We strongly recommend you to get started with your apartment search as soon as you can
• Visa and residency permit: Compulsory steps if you are an incoming Non-EU Erasmus student
• Entry and residency rights for EU citizens
• Cost of living: although living in Pisa can be quite inexpensive, please do keep in mind that the cost of living is greater than the regular monthly stipend received by the Erasmus programme
• Health insurance: learn how the health system works in Italy and what steps you need to follow before your departure
• Opening a Bank account: find out if your bank at home has a branch in Italy or any agreements with an Italian bank in Pisa

Please make sure to read our International Student Guide with a summary on each of these aspects.

What to do once you arrive in Pisa?

Sometimes students may feel a bit overwhelmed by the novelty of a new city. This is absolutely normal. Following are a few steps that will help you feel more confident as you head into this new adventure:

Necessary steps:

1. E-mail your CAI representative to set up an appointment so you can meet
2. If you have not yet registered through the Alice portal, this is the time to do so
3. Please, fill in and submit the Application form for incoming students, if you have not done it yet
4. If you are an incoming Non-EU Erasmus student, coming from a non-Schengen Country and planning to stay in Italy longer than 3 months, you must apply for the Residency permit. Before applying a kind reminder about measures of admission to Italy from abroad. Furthermore, please keep in mind that you need to upload the post office receipt attesting the submission of the Residency permit on your Application form for incoming students, before its submission. On the other hand, if you are a Non-EU Erasmus student, coming from a Schengen Country, you do not have to apply for the Italian residency permit provided you have the requested documents indicated at this link.
5. You can finally download the documents concerning your mobility through your account on Erasmus incoming platform.

All of these steps will finally make your "Erasmus student" status official!

Erasmus mobility documents

You can download the documents concerning your mobility through your account on Erasmus incoming platform (Find out more).

STUDENT CARD

The student card “Studente della Toscana” is a magnetic card that gives you access to several services throughout Tuscany, and especially at the Universities of Pisa, Florence, and Siena, as you can see at this link.

Moreover, this card, as proof of your enrollment at the University for the Erasmus+ mobility period, will also provide you with discounts and special conditions (i.e. conventions with cinemas, museums, and exhibitions) even outside Tuscany, in Italy, or abroad.

How to get your Student Card

Once you will be in Pisa and after you have received an email confirmation of the approval of your application, you can schedule an appointment with the central office through the online agenda, available on your Erasmus Mobility profile by clicking on “Online form for Erasmus+ student”.

The student front office is located in PIAZZA TORRICELLI 4.

 

UNIVERSITY BOOKLET

You can access your booklet through the following page by using Alice’s credentials after your enrolment procedure is completed.

If you wish to keep updated on the registration of all your exams, you need to download the APP “IO” and activate the notification service.

For more useful information, please go to the following link where you will learn more about living in Pisa.

The University has a "Segreteria Studenti" (Secretariat or Student Affairs Office) for students where they may obtain academic information regarding our procedures as well as transfers and the recognition of credits from other universities.

This office also provides any necessary information on what to do when the student may need to interrupt his/her studies in case of illness, maternity leave or for any other private or family reasons. The "Matricolandosi" (Enroll) division of the Secretariat is responsible for enrolling Italian and international students. Furthermore, the University has an International Office (IO), divided into three units (Mobility, Cooperation and Promotion) which offers academic and logistical assistance to incoming and outgoing students. Inside the IO there is a "Welcome Office" where students may learn about the various services and facilities offered by the University and the city of Pisa. These services range from information on visas, residence permits, health insurance to cultural, recreational and sports events.

 The content you are looking for can be found at:

https://www.unipi.it/index.php/study/itemlist/category/524

The University offers specific services to assist you at all moments of your academic experience: before, during and after.

Orientation

The University has an Orientation committee which organizes "Open Days" and initiatives to present each Department's academic offer and services to high school students and teachers as well as information on the admission exam. For example: Engineering Open Days, Medicine Open Days, University Open Days.

This committee is composed of University representatives for each Department and is responsible for guidance activities for incoming students.

Orientation test for high school students

Success in university studies strongly depends on your learning techniques. The University offers a test for high school students which is specifically aimed at helping them understand key features regarding how they study. The test focuses on three aspects in particular:

• the way you collect and process information in order to make an informed choice;
• study method;
• attitudes and beliefs that guide your approach to studying.

After you have filled out the test, which takes only a few minutes and can be done online, you can print the result which will show a profile based on the answers given. It will also give suggestions on how to improve the study method and how to cope with school problems. If you would like to discuss the test results you may contact the Counseling service.

Tutoring

Each degree programme has a President and a board of advisors, composed of professors, representing each of the subjects taught in the related Programme. Advisors assist students in creating their own Plan of Study and help them resolve any issues they may have with a given discipline. In order to ensure this process, advisors are available to meet at given hours during the week.

For international students, each Department has a "CAI" ("Internationalisation Area Coordinator"), assisted by at least one administrative helper, in order to manage the mobility of students, teaching and administrative staff, and internationalisation in general.

Job placement

Job placement is a web portal serving three types of public: students who have graduated and are looking for a job; potential employers interested in hiring; and University staff-members who work as intermediaries and counselors in this sector. Students have the opportunity to understand how the job market functions, prepare for job interviews or even learn how to start their own business.

Counseling services

Entry into University and higher education is an important life-experience as it represents a decisive step towards achieving independence and reaching maturity. The transfer into university study can therefore be daunting and some students may find themselves confronted by certain problems.

We want our students to have the most fulfilling and pleasant university experience possible, and so, for this reason, the University of Pisa runs a counselling service ("Servizio di Ascolto e Consulenza") which is offered to all students. This service is available to those that want to resolve any specific issues or simply talk to someone.

Who can use the service?

The counselling service is aimed at students who are struggling to deal with any problems linked to their university experience, for instance issues relating to:

• Adapting to university study and life;
• Time management and organisation of study methods;
• Relationships with colleagues and professors;
• Concentration, anxiety, feelings of worthlessness and lack of motivation.

Purposes of the service

The purpose of this service is to provide students with the help and support of experienced and qualified professionals, who will help them to understand, confront and overcome their difficulties by:

• Providing a listening space where students can feel at ease;
• Developing appropriate strategies to help students manage any discomforts regarding their university experience;
• Helping students to discover ways of handling their problems in an independent manner.

Organisation of the service

Students interested in these support services can choose to receive either individual support or group support.

Individual support involves attending a short series of 45-minute sessions hosted by one of our professionals. During these meetings, our professional counsellors will listen to any concerns communicated by our students and then identify ways of dealing with these issues. They will provide effective support and encourage students to become more self-aware.

Group support involves attending 8 weekly 90-minute sessions. During these meetings, different coping strategies will be discussed, including ways of: handling anxiety, easing emotional discomfort, improving social and interpersonal skills and generally supporting psychological well-being in order to have a better quality of life.

How can I book an appointment?

Students who are interested in getting involved must first complete a brief online questionnaire, in order to evaluate which type of support (individual or group) is most suitable for them. Students will receive an email with details of the recommended route based on the questionnaire results, and information on booking an appointment.

Students who are advised to seek individual support can book their first appointment online by accessing our virtual help desk and clicking "Accesso all'area riservata". You should login using the same credentials as those used for the Alice Portal, and then click "Prenotazione appuntamenti", followed by "Servizio di ascolto e consulenza psicologia". Students will then be able to choose the day and time of their appointment in the electronic calendar. Students will be able to book more appointments directly with our counsellors rather than online after they've had their first meeting.

Contact details

Where to find us

Servizio di Ascolto e Consulenza
Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3 (Edificio G) – 56127 Pisa
Tel. +39 050 2213608 Fax +39 050 2213610
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Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disorders

Studying can be quite slow and tiresome for students who have dyslexia or a learning disorder. In a number of cases, learning disorders such as these are misinterpreted as a lack of interest and motivation on the student's behalf. This can often have a negative impact on the student's academic career and his/her self-esteem, and therefore limit the student's personal development. We at the University of Pisa want all of our students to benefit from and enjoy their time studying with us.

For this reason, we have a "Welcome Project" in which experienced staff from the USID (Unità di Servizi per l'Integrazione degli studenti Disabili/Service Unit for the Integration of Special Needs students) assists students with learning disorders in planning and organising their studies at the University of Pisa.

Such assistance includes offering students a mediation service for written and oral exams with professors, and providing specific tutoring for academic activities such as taking class notes and recording lessons. The project also offers:

• Information on the enrolment procedure and admission exams;
• Individual meetings for academic guidance;
• Diagnosis and a detailed updated certification for students who may not have an official diagnosis or may not be in possession of an updated diagnosis (i.e. more than 3 years).

If you are interested, don't hesitate to contact us (see below).

Contact details

Sportello Dislessia e DSA (Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento)
Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3 (Edificio G) - 56127 Pisa
Tel. +39 050 2213434 Fax +39 050 2213610
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Internships are training periods which can take place at a company or an organization. The objective is to combine study and work within the educational process in order to provide a direct experience of a work environment.

Curricular internships, which may last up to 12 months, are open to students enrolled in a Bachelor's (Laurea), Master's (Laurea Magistrale) or a PhD (Dottorato di ricerca) programme. An internship is part of the curriculum and takes place during the academic year even if it may not contribute any credits towards your degree nor your thesis.

Non-curricular internships last on average up to 6 months (in some exceptional cases, they may last 12 to 24 months) and are available to Bachelor's and Master's degree students from the moment they have finished their studies to up to 12 months after. University bureaucracy does not restrict these internships since their main purpose is to help recently graduated students with their professional choices and to have a head-start in the job market. These internships are paid by the host Company/Organization.

The internships are activated on the basis of special agreements between the host company/organization and the University of Pisa. At the start of the internship, the company/organization writes a training plan which lays out the objectives of the internship, where it will take place, how long it will last and any insurance that may be needed. The project is underwritten by a company tutor (who will join the intern in the workplace), an academic tutor (identified by the intern who will be responsible for the organization of teaching and training) and the intern.

The company responsible for the internship must prepare a final report certifying the skills acquired by the intern.

Info and contacts

Direzione Servizi per la Didattica e gli Studenti
Unità Formazione insegnanti, Tirocini e Apprendistato
Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3 - Edificio "E"
I-56127 Pisa
Tel. +39 050 2212340/027 - Fax +39 050 2210633
Internships website (Italian language only)

Career service: the University has an official portal, which may be accessed by companies/organizations interested in hiring. Students can also upload their CV, update their profile and stay up-to-date with available internships. Based on the students' skills and interests, the office will also organize meetings with potential employers. Furthermore, the office will assist a student who may have an entrepreneurial idea to start a business.

Info and contacts

Direzione Servizi per la Ricerca e il Trasferimento Tecnologico
Palazzo della Sapienza
Via Curtatone e Montanara, 15
56126 Pisa (PI)
Tel. +39 050 2212248/304/297
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Department of Biology
Via Luca Ghini, 13 - 56126 Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050.2211310 Fax +39 050 2211308
Secreteriat: Tel. +39 050 2211302 Fax +39 050 2211308
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Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
Via Moruzzi, 3 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2219000 Fax +39 050 2219260
Secretariat: Tel. +39 050 2219202 Fax +39 050 2219260
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Department of Civilisations and Forms of Knowledge
Via Pasquale Paoli, 15 - Pisa
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Secretariat: Tel. +39 050 2216003/002 Fax +39 050 2216001

Department of Economics and Management
Via Cosimo Ridolfi, 10 - Pisa
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Department of Pharmacy
Via Bonanno Pisano, 6 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2219509 Fax +39 050 2219608
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Secretariat: Tel. +39 050 2219503/502/607

Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics
Piazza Evangelista Torricelli, 2 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2215150 Fax +39 050 2215151
Secretariat: Tel. +39 050 2215101
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Department of Physics
Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3 - Pisa
Tel. 800 018600 / +39 050 123456 Fax +39 050 78910

Department of Law
Piazza dei Cavalieri, 2 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2212864 Fax +39 050 2212813
Secretariat: Tel. +39 050 2212881 Fax +39 050 2212813
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Department of Computer Science
Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2212753 Fax +39 050 2212726
Secretariat: Tel. +39 050 2212727/792/778
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Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering
Largo Lucio Lazzarino - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2218031 Fax +39 050 2218065
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Department of Energy, Systems, Territory, and Construction Engineering
Largo Lucio Lazzarino - Pisa
Director's Office Tel +39 0502217300 fax +39 0502217333
Secretariat Tel +39 0502217700 fax +39 0502217730
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Department of Information Engineering
Via Girolamo Caruso, 16 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2217500 Fax +39 050 2217522
Secreteriat: Tel. +39 050 2217 587 Fax +39 050 2217522
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Department of Mathematics
Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 5 - Pisa
Tel. + 39 050 2213 223 Fax + 39 050 2213 224
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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Via Roma, 67 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 993488 Fax +39 050 830162
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Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine
Via Paradisa, 2 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 992400 Fax +39 050 992400
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Department of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies
Via Risorgimento, 36 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 992389 Fax +39 050 992025
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Agro-Environmental Sciences
Via del Borghetto, 80 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2216090 Fax +39 050 2216087 e.mail Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
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Department of Geosciences
Via Santa Maria, 53 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2215732 Fax +39 050 2215800
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Department of Political Sciences
Via Filippo Serafini, 3 - Pisa
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2212408 Fax +39 050 2212400
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Department of Veterinary Sciences
Via Livornese - San Piero a Grado (Pisa)
Director's Office: Tel. +39 050 2216703/704 +39 050 2210137 Fax +39 050 2216941 +39 050 2210182
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Date of foundation: 1343

Past glories: Galileo Galilei (student and professor of Mathematics)

Nobel Prize winners: Giosuè Carducci (Literature), Enrico Fermi (Physics) and Carlo Rubbia (Physics)

Fields medalist: Enrico Bombieri (Mathematics), Alessio Figalli (Mathematics)

Academic institutions

Departments: 20

Libraries: 17

Museums: 13

Number of programmes a.y. 2020/2021

Bachelor's degree programmes: 61

Master's degree programmes: 71

Long single-cycle degree programmes: 7

PhD programmes: 36

Postgraduate programmes (Specialisation Schools and Residency programmes): 49

One-year specialisation programmes: 67, including an MBA

Enrolled students a.y. 2020/2021

(last updated on 31 December 2020)

Admitted to first year: 9253

Enrolled in the first year of a Master's degrees: 3490

Enrolled in Bachelor's degrees: 49093

(The new data about students enrolled in Postgraduate Degree Programmes will be provided in June 2021)

Graduates and Postgraduates in 2020

Graduates: 7605

Phd graduates: 188

Specialisation Schools graduates: 223

One-year specialisation programmes graduates (I level): 504

One-year specialisation programmes graduates (II level): 429

Teaching and technical-administrative staff 

(last updated on 31 December 2020)

Research and teaching staff: 1518

Technical-administrative staff: 1572