Choose to experience full immersion with your peers through a weekly Italian language vow!
Choose to experience full immersion with your peers through a weekly Italian language vow!
Intensive Italian through Culture: Choose to experience full immersion with your peers through a weekly Italian language vow!
Intensive Italian through Culture: Come practice your Italian skills with your Italian friends at Punto di Vista.
Come eat pizza on Umbra! Meet at the fountain at 6:50 pm to walk together to the Pizzeria.
Come eat pizza on Umbra!
Meet at the Fountain at 6:50pm to walk together to the Pizzerias.
Learn some valuable adjustments tips when returning home and how to stay connected to your unforgettable semester in Italy. Meet in Aula 2 at 7:00 pm.
During this workshop, you will articulate your study abroad experience and new skills for your future careers! Meet at 7:00pm in Aula 2.
Come and say goodbye to Perugia and the Umbra community at the Farewell Festa where we’ll celebrate the semester, take farewell photos, and say “Arrivederci!”
Meet at the Fountain at 6:45 pm.
Welcome to Perugia! Let’s celebrate together with a dinner.
Meet in the same conference room where you checked in upon arrival. Staff members Aimée Devitto and Renilda Zajmi will be staying overnight at the hotel.
Staff will be available for questions regarding Housing and Student Services. Add/drop period begins on Monday.
Meet at the fountain in Piazza IV Novembre (#6 on your map) at your scheduled time.
Learn where Umbra is located, where to shop and buy food and where to find the post office and the other useful places.
Schedule as follows:
2:00 pm Last names A – G
3:00 pm Direct Enrollment students and students taking placement exam
4:00 pm Last names H – O
5:00 pm Last names P – Z
Meet your small group staff members at the Hotel Brufani (#5 on your map) and walk to Umbra Institute (#1 on your map – Piazza IV Novembre, 23) together. See group assignment on the orientation folder. Snacks provided.
- Group 1: Aula 1 (1st floor)
- Group 2: Aula 2 (2nd floor)
- Group 3: Aula 3 (2nd floor)
- Group 4: Aula Magna (1st floor)
Staff will be available for questions regarding Housing and Student Services. Add/drop period begins on Monday.
EduAssistance is available in the library of the Institute for Permit of Stay processing. Please bring your passport and visa, your health insurance, and your enrollment letter.
Join Umbra for a pizza!
Meet at the fountain in Piazza IV Novembre (#6 on your map) to walk together to L’Amore per la Pizza pizzeria (via del Forno, 19) and Baldo’s pizzeria (Via Baldo, 11).
We will divide groups accordingly and walk together to the respective pizzerias.
- Last names: A – K L’Amore per la Pizza
- Last names: L – Z Il Baldo
Please let Student Services know if you have any dietary restrictions.
Find ways to get yourself involved at Umbra and in Perugia through courses with a community engagement component, volunteering opportunities, and other extra-curricular activities in Aula Magna. To participate, you must sign up on the Umbra App.
Want to know the best tips to travel in Europe? Do you have questions concerning Trenitalia or budget airlines? Interested in learning more about hostels or couchsurfing?
Come find the answers at the Travel Workshop and learn all there is to know about transportation, lodging, and safety to help you better plan all your trips around Italy and Europe during your semester abroad.
To participate, you must sign up on the Umbra App.
Arcadia will email students with further information regarding the orientation, time, and meeting point. This event is mandatory for all students studying abroad through Arcadia.
Students studying at Umbra not through Arcadia are invited to lunch at Il Mangiar Bene restaurant (Via della Luna, 21). Stay tuned for more details and be prepared to meet at 12:50 pm at the Fountain (#6 on your map).
At the Umbra Institute, we are passionate about cultural immersion. To further this aim we offer a language exchange called “Tandem”. This is an informal social gathering between American students and Italian students from local universities.
Meet staff at the Fountain at 7:20pm to walk to Il Birraio.
Come eat pizza on Umbra! Meet at the fountain at 6:50pm to walk together to the pizzerias. We will divide you into groups and walk together to the pizzerias.
Please inform Student Services about any dietary restrictions.
Come practice your Italian skills with new Italian friends! Meet directly at Il Birraio at 7:30 pm.
This event has been postponed until after the Spring-break (Feb. 9th-Mar. 15th). You will be notified about the new date as soon as it is set.
Come eat pizza on Umbra! Meet at the fountain at 6:50pm to walk together to the pizzerias. We will divide you into groups and walk together to Il Baldo (Via Baldo, 11) and L’Amore per la Pizza (Via del Forno, 19)
How was your break?? Where did you travel and what kind of wonders did you explore? Come and share your stories with us at the Welcome Back Aperitivo. Exact time and location TBA.
Meet new friends and practice your Italian at the fourth Tandem of the semester!
Meet at 7:30 pm at Il Birraio.
Ever wondered how good your Italian really is? Choose to experience full immersion with your peers through a two-day Italian language vow that will reveal your true capabilities!
Come join your fellow SoloItaliano participants in the Student Lounge to snack and chill watching an Italian movie! (Snacks and drinks provided)
These joint events are a students favorite: you can’t miss them! Meet at the Fountain at 7:15 pm to walk together to the venue.
The evening will also include Tandem #5.
Meet new friends and practice your Italian at the last Tandem of the semester!
Meet at 7:30pm at Il Birraio.
Come eat pizza on Umbra! Meet at the fountain at 6:50pm to walk together to the pizzerias. We will divide you into groups and walk together to Il Baldo (Via Baldo, 11 ) and L’Amore per la Pizza (Via del Forno, 19).
Please let Student Services know if you have any dietary restrictions.
Learn some valuable adjustments tips when returning home and how to stay connected to your unforgettable semester in Italy. Meet in Aula 2 at 7:00 pm.
Join us for a hiking day (suitable for all) through the wonderful olive oil fields of the Umbrian countryside.
Availability is limited, so remember to see Student Services to finalize your reservation by paying the 17€ contribution fee – or, if you are an all-inclusive student, come to the Student Services office to finalize your reservation.
Below is some information about the trail, see the posters around the school for schedule and packing recommendations.
This semester’s hike will take us from Assisi to Spello along the foothills of Mount Subasio, one of the most significant boulders in Umbria.
Level of difficulty: easy; no athletic preparation needed
Distance: 12,5 km (7,76 mi)
Elevation Change: 50 mt (164 ft)
Estimated Time: 2,50 hrs
Elevation trend: mixed (uphill and downhill)
Type of terrain: paved road, dirt foot path
Sun exposition: mostly exposed to direct sunlight
During this workshop, you will articulate your study abroad experience and new skills for your future careers! Meet at 7:00pm in Aula 2.
Come and say goodbye to Perugia and the Umbra community at the Farewell Festa where we’ll celebrate the semester, take farewell photos, and say “Arrivederci!”
Meet at the Fountain at 6:45 pm.