As from the international students perspective, I can say that bologna is an amazing place to live. It’s vibrant and lively city and welcomes lots of students every year, So I guarantee you, it’s a place where u will definitely socialize a lot. You will spend great time, embarking all the cultural aspects of Italians and embrace true authenticity this city has. As for the University, it offers excellent education. For the international students it’s always important not feel lost (while u might be dealing with homesickness, sometimes simple operations seem hard, especially if u don’t know italian), so university has office, which deals with everything related to international students, starting from paperwork finished with free psychological consultations for them. Masters studies are quite intensive, with lots of readings, but its never just theoretical, you have seminars and get interactive assignments too. They offer amazing opportunities to study abroad, try internships and offer platform for that. So from the first steps till the last, university tried to help u and get u as engaged as possible.