Community

You'll know people before you land.

The loneliest part of studying abroad is the first month. Our students arrive already talking to someone who did the same thing a year earlier, in the same city, on the same course.

City groups

Grouped by where you land

A WhatsApp group per city — Milan, Turin, Bologna, Rome, Padua — with students already there. Questions about neighbourhoods, landlords and bus passes get answered by people who solved them last year.

Campus ambassadors

Someone on the ground

Senior students at partner universities who show new arrivals around, explain how enrolment actually works at their institution, and meet you in the first week.

Alumni

After graduation

Graduates working across Europe who answer questions about internships, converting a study permit to a work permit, and which employers sponsor.

What students actually ask each other

The questions no brochure answers.

Which landlords in Milan will rent to a student without an Italian guarantor, and what do they ask for instead?

HD
Housing threadMilan group

How long did your questura actually take for the permesso, and did you get the receipt the same day?

PS
Permit threadTurin group

Which bank near campus opened an account for you without a codice fiscale in hand yet?

BK
Banking threadBologna group

Did anyone's DSU payment arrive later than the published date, and who did you contact about it?

DS
Scholarship threadRome group
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Come in before you apply.

You don't have to be a client to ask a question. Message us and we'll point you at the right group for the city you're considering.