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Before Arriving

Interested in applying for a SISSA position? Already waiting to take an exam or to come here to start a PhD program? Here's a short summary of some useful information that you ought to know:

• Coming to Italy
  • PhD Application FAQ
  • Student Visa
  • Permit of stay
  • Rules for EU citizens

• Arriving in Trieste
  • Italian public transport
  • Local transport
  • Driver's license

• First days
  • Accommodation
  • Local transport
  • Driver's license

• SISSA
  • Staff
  • Buildings
  • Fellowship

• Healthcare
  • Health Insurance and Visa
  • Rules for EU citizens

• Further info Welcome Office Trieste

 

Once in Italy

If you are already in Trieste here are some sources of information that you might find helpful (at least as a starting point):

• Accommodation
  • Accommodation
  • House rental contract
  • ERDISU

• Emergencies
  • Useful Numbers

• Enjoying your stay
  • Sport facilities
  • Sport teams
  • Music Room
  • Car rental
  • Italian public transport
  • LGBT life
  • Public holidays in Italy

• Healthcare
  • Healthcare System
  • Rules for EU citizens

• Learning languages
  • Italian course
  • English course

• Meals
  • ERDISU

• Money and taxes
  • Cost of living in Trieste
  • Bank account
  • Codice fiscale
  • CUD or Italian taxes

• Moving in Italy
  • Local transport
  • Italian public transport
  • Driver's license

• SISSA life
  • SISSA staff
  • SISSA buildings
  • Badge
  • Fellowship
  • 150 hours
  • Laptop contribution
  • Missions
  • Students' representatives
  • Results from Students Councils
  • Results from Administrative Councils
  • SIS services
  • ICTP campus

• Weather Regional forecasts

• Further info Welcome Office Trieste

 

Students' secretariat

The Students' Secretariat deals with all the aspects regarding students before, during and after their stay at the School. It also provides a link between students and the other SISSA offices. Its purpose is to facilitate the students' well-being, and help in the bureaucratic process of enrolment, permit of stay, study certification, etc.

• People: Riccardo Iancer and Federica Tuniz (See SISSA staff)
• Location: Via Bonomea 265, room 222. (See SISSA buildings)
• E-mail:
• Phone number: +39 040 3787 452 or 456
• Schedule: Monday - Friday from 09.30 to 12.30 hrs / Monday - Thursday from 14.30 to 16.30

For more detailed information on the enrolment procedure, study certificates and PhD diploma procedure go to Students' Secretariat.

 

Maintainers

This web site is currently maintained by two SISSA PhD students who won a 150 hours internship competition:

• Giovanna De Palo
• Nicola Bassan

Please send them an email to suggest improvements or to signal errors. We are sorry but for legal reasons we cannot let anyone but authorized people edit this wiki.

 

Disclaimer

In preparing this web site we have tried to verify more than once every statement and every procedure in order to provide a trustful source to our fellow students. However, since law in Italy varies very frequently, and since we know we are far from being perfect, we should warn you that all information contained in this web site comes as it is without any warranty that is actually correct.

 

About this website

This web site is operated under the supervision of SISSA Students' representatives with the precious help of SISSA Student Secretariat and SISSA IT department. See Copyright for details about reusing our contents.