Welcome day for exchange students 2025/2026

Welcome Day 2nd semester

The Welcome Day will be on February 10th.
We will meet in Via Università 12, central university building, for the traditional group photo at 9:00 a.m.

The event involves the offices of the University of Parma together with representatives of the City of Parma, the University Libraries, and UNIPR partners:

CAI
CIAC Onlus (Immigration Practices Support)
Welcome Office (support with settling in and finding accommodatio)
Inland Revenue Service
Crédit Agricole, the University's partner for the Student Card
Infomobility (Mobility Solutions)
Informagiovani of the City of Parma
CUS Parma (University Sports Center)
Libraries
Conservatorio Arrigo Boito

Representatives of all entities are available to students to explain their activities and to answer questions.

Procedures and activities of the Office are also explained during the event.

You can apply to take part in the Ambassador project in Parma, which involves incoming Erasmus+ and Overworld students. As part of the project's objectives to disseminate the exchange experience, the students will act as ambassadors for their home universities, promoting the next mobility calls to young people in Parma.

Will also be present Erasmus Student Network - ESN-ASSI Parma, who will illustrate the many initiatives planned by the association for all the students and female guests of the University.

A musical interlude performed by Alessandro Luci and Benjamin Perego, representing the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito of Parma. The duo will perform a refined selection of guitar masterpieces:

M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco – II. Siciliana (from Sonatina Canonica op. 196)
J. Rodrigo – I. Allegro ma non troppo and II. Minuetto (from Tonadilla)
V. Bellini – Sinfonia Il Pirata (arr. M. Giuliani)

In addition to the general Welcome Day, each department has its own Welcome Meeting for incoming students; you can find all the information here. Each meeting provides important information about the mobility experience, so attendance at both is highly recommended.

First semester 2025/2026

Welcome Day is scheduled for Wednesday 17 September 2025.
We will meet at Piazzale San Francesco, 2 for the traditional group photo at 09:00

The event involves representatives from the City of Parma, the Welcome Office and the University Libraries, as well as Unipr’s partners:

CAI
CIAC Onlus (immigration support)
Agenzia delle Entrate
Crédit Agricole, the University’s partner for the Student Card
Infomobility (Mobility solutions)
Informagiovani of the Municipality of Parma
CUS Parma (University Sports Centre)
Libraries

Representatives from all the organisations will be on hand during the event to explain their activities and answer students’ questions.

During the event, the Office will also explain its procedures and activities.

Applications are now open for the Ambassador Project in Parma, which directly involves incoming Erasmus+ and Overworld students: as part of the initiative to promote the exchange experience, they will act as ‘ambassadors’ for their home universities, reaching out to students in Parma who are planning to apply for the next mobility schemes.

The Erasmus Student Network - ESN-ASSI Parma, will also be present. It outlines the numerous initiatives planned by the association for all students attending the University.

In addition to the general Welcome Day, each department holds its own welcome session for incoming students; you can find all the information here. Each session provides important information about the exchange experience, so we strongly recommend that you attend both.

Visit to the Arrigo Boito Conservatoire – 27 September 2025

To mark the welcome events for exchange students, the Arrigo Boito Conservatory of Music is organising a guided tour and a horn concert dedicated to the students and staff of the University of Parma.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 27 September 2025 at 11am, at Strada del Conservatorio

11am: Welcome and short guided tour of the Carmine complex
11.30am: Concert in the cloister (in the event of bad weather, in the Auditorium)
12.30pm: Aperitif in the cloister, courtesy of the Conservatory

Concert for Horn Ensemble: ‘Not Just Verdi: Horns from Opera to Film Music’

The programme will focus on the music of Verdi and his contemporaries, alongside film music such as Hans Zimmer’s score for Crimson Tide.

The horn is an instrument with a powerful and evocative sound that has been a constant companion throughout human history, from prehistoric times to the present day. From its hunting and heroic calls to its transformation in nineteenth-century opera into the quintessential romantic instrument, thanks to its deep, resonant tone, the horn possesses many facets, a quality that has enabled it to play a significant role in the music of every era, right up to contemporary film music.

G.F.Handel: Wassermusik, Menuet e Hornpipe
C.M.von Weber: Freischutz, Ouverture
Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem, Kyrie
R.Wagner: Lohengrin fantasie
Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel, Ouverture
Hans Zimmermann: Crimson Tide
A.VV.: Western medley

Ensemble of horns Erasmus+ 2025
Horn classes at the conservatoires of Parma, Vigo (Spain) , Lipsia (Germany) , Göteborg (Sweden). Graz (Austria)
Lecturers: Elisa Bognetti, Lisa Ford, Thomas Hauschild

YouTube page Conservatorio Arrigo Boito