Brown in Bologna

Region: Europe
Country: Italy
City: Bologna
Language: Italian
Term: Fall-Spring-Full Year
Semesters of language study required: 4 semesters of Italian for fall entry
Sponsoring Institution: Brown University

Notes:

The Brown Program is a full immersion program; participants take their final exams with their Italian peers. Brown maintains an office in Bologna where student support is provided and group activities are planned.

The University of Bologna, which began as a law school in the Middle Ages, recently celebrated its ninth centennial. Founded in 1088 (or earlier!), it is the oldest continuing institution of higher learning in Europe and possibly the world. Among its alumni are Thomas Aquinas and Italy’s most famous writers, Dante, Petrarch and Torquato Tasso. Part of the national system of higher education, the University is a large public institution with over 90,000 students. The University buildings and the student life are an important part of the city.

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