Going to school in Italy?

Question

I am thinking about going to the American University in Rome, has anyone been there? I am studying International Government and Politics and hoping to be a diplomat one day so I want to get as much experience as possible. Does anyone have any advice? Anyone know of a better college there or in a different part of Italy?

Answer 1

Lucky!!  I wish.  I have heard that Italianos don't put the same premium on time as we do and it is perfectly okay to be late--one of the main reasons I want to go there!

Answer 2

I don't think there is an American university here in Italy. The best way to study here is to go to a normal university... but for this you need to know Italian.

You can contact directly a Italian university. You can search on google something like "università degli studi di" and then you add the name of the city.

Example: "università degli studi di Torino" or università degli studi di Roma"

And you get the web site

Answer 3

Well where do you live now?

Answer 4

Try Internships though I doubt they have internships for a diplomat. Try volunteering for your ambassy

Answer 5

Have you visited the study abroad office yet? Your university most likely has an office that specializes in getting students into a school that meets their needs abroad and you can generally get it to count towards your major if you go through the office. I am in the same field and so I have looked at a few different schools abroad that offer programs in International Affairs.  There is a school on the border of France and Germany, I can't remember the city. It is a really popular place to go because they have a proram that specializes in government.  If I think of it, I'll let you know. The American University in Rome is nice, but I have found it to be very expensive. There are a million other places and programs in the country of Italy and across Europe that are nowhere near the costs of the American University. They good news is that it isn't as expensive as the AU in Dublin.....

My choice for university would be to go to the Universita per Stranieri, It is about an hour from Rome in Perugia. Stranieri means foreigners. Another top choice is the Universita di Bologna. Bologna is about an hour from Florence and is a beautiful city and the university there has programs for students in English and to teach Italian. Some of my friend studied in Florence and they also enjoyed it there. Arcadia University has great programs abroad. I'll include their website below. Most schools work with Arcadia and send students to their programs.

The other options that you can look into doing are internships for the United States Embassy Services. You may end up somewhere "exotic" but having it on your resume is golden. There are also International Relations based internships at the State Department and the CIA. They are all great options and many offer fabulous summer internships and often your school can give you credit towards your major for completing one of these programs. I would start off by talking to your Academic Advisor, the Study Abroad Office, and of course, your parents.

Good luck!