Università di Bologna - UNIBO Speciality : Physics & Astronomy
programme: Astrophysics and Cosmology

The university is amazing. The course is great, and the professors are amazing as well. The only problem is method of evaluation of exams here. Majority of the exams are evaluated orally which tbh doesnt really make sense for a masters degree in astrophysics and cosmology. Apart from that, international students who are not very well versed with this pattern tend to face a lot of problems here because of oral exams. Another problem is accommodation, its a nightmare looking for a place and even if you get one, it’ll take atleast an hour to reach the classrooms as the campus is far from city.

The university is very big since it is spread all over the city center Of Bologna it has wonderful sightings very warm people and very good food.
For the studies in my case , i really enjoyed how subjects are teached and the fact that you can choose how to prepare and when to pass your exams helps a lot for mastering your topic and doing as good as possible in exams.
I’m doing my master’s degree there and i really enjoyed that we are doing oral exams, it prepares for situations when you have to present a thesis or a project where you really have to master your topic and that fir me is really important.

The University is good. The lectures are fun to attend. The only thing to complain is the accomodation. Its very difficult to find one and if we find one it is very far and the bus frequency is very low.

The astrophysics master’s programme is amazing and up-to-date. Recent trends in the field are often discussed. The syllabus is comprehensive and classes are great.
The disability office is great and is very accommodating if you have any disability — something not seen in many universities around the world. However, the psychological support service does not cater to students with psychiatric diagnoses.
The main problem, however, is with finding accommodation once you are in Bologna. The regional body for the right to higher education (ER.GO) has some dorms in the city but in the first year only 6% quota is given to non-EU students making it very hard for first year students to secure a dorm room.

The university is one of the best in Italy for astrophysics and astronomy the department of astrophysics and cosmology (DIFA) is well connected with international collaborations in astronomy and houses the CTAO (Cerenkov Telescope Array observatory) in INAF and is in close vicinity to CNR.

The city is full with students but still finding accommodation in the city is a huge issue, the university provides virtually no support in finding the accommodation and local agencies exploit students to the maximum extent.

Bologna offers the best of astrophysics and cosmology in Italy but finding the accommodation is a huge issue in the city.

Finding accommodation is the first hardest thing here, second being clearing the degree actually. A lot of people scam the innocent from the foreign land.
Infrastructure is amazing here, the faculty is really really amazing, I am a student of astrophysics and cosmology, the faculty here are people who really work in the field.. except for the accommodation, which is really a difficult problem with too much rent and the way they trick people from the foreign land.

The campus overall is amazing. My lessons are being held in a newly opened building and the infrastructure is what you’ll expect from an european university
The courses overall are very good, professors are friendly and explain everything in detail, which is to be expected as the course is very technical.
On average i have around 8-9 lessons a week and each lesson usually lasts around 2-3 hours with a few exceptions in certain courses such as high performance computing and practical statistics for physics and astronomy.

Overall i’d rate this university and course as amazing experience.

The campus where my classes are held is located in navile area of bologna which is a bit far from the city centre and usualy commute time is around 20 minutes one way.
Securing accommodation in bolognina or lame area would be amazing as it would cut down the travel time to 5 minutes.