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Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca Located in the northern part of the city, the University of Milano-Bicocca is a state university that was officially created in 1998 as a science-oriented part of the original Università degli Studi. For those who take individual courses at Università Bicocca, the university is 30 minutes from the IES Abroad Center by public transit. Enrollment Options: Bicocca is a state university that was officially created in 1998 as the sciences wing of the original Universita degli Studi di Milano. Depending on the course prerequisites and your home school...
To complement your IES Abroad courses, you will have the option of enrolling in courses at our partner universities. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. It will not only be a unique educational experience, but it will also provide you the opportunity to add another perspective of student life in Milan. You can also meet local students! The classroom atmosphere might be entirely different from what you experience on your home campus. Please keep in mind that you will have to be able to adapt to different classroom structures and expectations. Teaching styles may...
Student Residence Hall There are several student residence in Nice. They are all located in the city center; you might be in the Riquier district or the Liberation district. You will live in a private studio room with a fully equipped kitchenette and a private bathroom. All rooms are provided with a single bed, lamp, desk, and closet or wardrobe. Student Apartment Student apartments in Nice are located in residential areas throughout the city. The size of apartments in Nice may differ from those in the United States. You will live in a 2 to 4 person apartment (with other IES Abroad students)...

Falling in Love with Life and Italy

I just got back from my last big weekend trip of study abroad. Here’s how it went:

 

Saturday, April 29 – Venice

We got the 04:05 u-bahn to Praterstern, then got on the 04:15 S7 to the airport. We got through security, went to our gate and got coffee. We had a short flight and arrived in Venice before 08:00. We bought tickets for the Alilaguna water taxi to the island. We were on it for about an hour (the blue line) and got off at San Marco.

My Guide to Meeting Locals

One of the greatest challenges of studying abroad is meeting locals. You’re surrounded by other exchange students, and from the beginning, you live with them, go to dinners with them, and have classes together. Exceedingly, these other exchange students are from your home country. I noticed many study abroad students make friends within their program, get comfortable and don’t seek friendships in their exchange country. During my first month in Sydney, I had a difficult time meeting people outside of the program because class was not the best way to meet people.

A visa is an official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country. A visa is proof that you have permission from the Argentine or Chilean government to stay for the allotted time. U.S. Citizens U.S. citizens are not required to have visas to study on the IES Abroad Multi-Location - Emerging Economies: Buenos Aires & Santiago program. At the point of entry into Argentina, you will receive a tourist stamp in your passport which will allow you to legally stay in Argentina for 90 days with a tourist status. At the point of entry into Chile...
Freedom of Speech & Expression The Austrian constitution protects the freedom of expression, including for press and media, with the exception of hate speech. The law prohibits incitement, insult, and/or contempt against a group because of its members’ race, nationality, religion, or ethnicity. The law also prohibits public denial, belittlement, approval, or justification of the Nazi genocide or other Nazi crimes against humanity. Violations of these laws are subject to fines or jail time. ( State Department) Political demonstrations in Austria are common. Demonstrations can be unpredictable...
Freedom of Speech & Expression The German constitution protects the freedom of expression, however, there are some cases where the government restricts hate speech. The law specifically bans Nazi propaganda, Holocaust denial, and instigating racial hatred. Online hate speech is treated the same as in-person speech, and both are punishable by law. ( State Department) Political demonstrations occur regularly in Germany, and tend to take place on politically significant holidays such as German Labor Day (on May 1) . Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and possibly...
Freedom of Speech & Expression The Italian constitution protects the right to freedom of speech, but there are some restrictions. Hate speech based on racial, ethnic, national, or religious discrimination is a crime punishable by up to 18 months in prison. The law also criminalizes Holocaust denial, the sale or display of fascist or Nazi memorabilia, and the public display of the fascist stiff-armed Roman salute. ( State Department) Political demonstrations occur frequently in Italy, and can sometimes be Anti-American in nature. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn...
Freedom of Speech The French constitution and law allow for freedom of expression, but there are some restrictions on hate speech. Strict antidefamation laws prohibit racially or religiously motivated verbal and physical abuse. Written or oral speech that incites racial or ethnic hatred and denies the Holocaust or crimes against humanity is illegal. Authorities may deport a non-citizen for publicly using “hate speech” or speech constituting a threat of terrorism. ( State Department) Political demonstrations in France occur frequently. Demonstrations can be unpredictable, and even peaceful...
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