University of Milano-Bicocca - UNIMIB (reviews)

The environment around and the classrooms are nice and cool in summer but as a university, it is very poorly organized. As soon as you start attending it and getting to know the system but above all the teachers you understand that there you are considered only a number.

What I recommend for those who want to choose it is to do research on the professors, some of them do not even have a university professor’s curriculum and if you can go and listen to some lectures on the subjects that interest you or some oral exam.

For those wishing to undertake the course of economics, there is an exam that lasts only 10 min and there are 10 questions for which you have 1 min per question. Now think when you get the question of calculating accruals and deferrals, 1 minute is not enough for you to do the calculations (you don’t even have space to do some calculations).

I remember once that out of 230 people who had attended this exam only 2 people had passed. Do the math yourself. Furthermore, the teacher whose name I do not want to say was very “friendly” with the rector and it was she who had chosen this method of evaluation.

Although we all complained that it was an unfair method of evaluation, it remained that way for years.
Once to make fun of us with a smile on his face he replied saying: nobody passes my exam neither on the first nor on the second attempt….

I write this comment in the hope that the reader does not make the same mistake that I did. Find out first, it’s a lifestyle choice, don’t take it lightly.

About the university what I like most is the environment. The university has a good environment that helps students to work really hard to reach their goals. I like also the structure of the courses that are really complete!
I would like to have some courses more specific about the work that I don’t have done yet, I hope for the future!

I really think my university is one of the best in Milan. My programme Social Work is very interesting because professors are qualified and they teach with enthusiasm and passion every time. This university offers big career prospects because many students have found work in the social field after the degree. Also, life on the campus is really fun and you can meet students from all over the world. The only thing that I would change are the facilities, they need to be renewed a little.

Modern and efficient university, with state of the art laboratories, innovative professors and international students. The faculties include humanistic and scientific disciplines. The opportunities are wide. The bureaucracy is acceptable. The campus is missing green spaces. The canteen prices aren’t cheap.

Bicocca University has many courses. Mine is primary education (5year bachelor). The university isn’t really close to the center of Milan, but it is still easily accessible through train (Greco Pirelli station) and underground (M5). Most of the buildings are close to each other, making it easy to move around. It is also filled with restaurants and has a cinema near, to let young people enjoy their time there.
About the course itself, Primary education is indeed a very filled course (7 subjects or more each year, labs and internship every year) and it’s well thought to make you become a great teacher. Sometimes, though, it is very heavy to do everything on time and in a good way. Some professors will explain something they don’t follow either, but that’s alright. Many classrooms have very poor lighting and no windows, especially in U7 (CIVITAS) where the biggest rooms look like a literal buildings. It’s not so nice to work in there, but survivable.
In general, the university is very updated and is pretty cheap too compared to the biggest ones in Milan, but offer many opportunities even outside the bachelor courses (ex: photography courses, a gym, University sports teams..) and always consult the student’s representatives (which are students as well) for anything. They’re also building a park for the students near the biggest and central building since the place lacks green spaces. There’s also Hangar Bicocca near, which is a modern and contemporary art museum that gives opportunities to many emergent artists and it’s completely free.

I graduated from Bicocca. I attended the Bachelor in economics and business administration. The language of the bachelor is Italian.
This is one of the best public university in Italy. Nevertheless, about international reputation is far from Bocconi, that is very famous and prestigious.
The majority of the teachers are kind. The website is not good, and it is chaotic, It is difficult to obtain info, and when you write to teachers you have to wait for their answers for some days. Moreover, the university does not give with good advance info about calendars, hours, dates of exams and lesson.
Exams are written or oral, and in my bachelor, there are no group projects (only in some courses but they are not compulsory, and you don’t need them to gain a better mark). You can easily study without attending the lesson, and without buying books. Slides provided by teacher, and booklets of Fronteretro copisteria are enough (I attended only a few lessons, I bought only 4 books in 3 years, and just studying slides and booklets I graduated with 110 with honour)(obviously you have to study and to prepare a study plan, it’s impossible to obtain a good mark studying only 1 week before the exam).
There is no competition among students, so there is not a bad environment in this sense. Exams are in January, February, April, June,July and September. Every year is divided into two semesters (late September to February; late February to July).
About the city, there is nothing bad to say. Milan is an international city, here you can find whatever you want. It is beautiful and modern, and it is different than the other Italian cities (I mean there are less ancient monuments than Rome… but there are skyscrapers…). The campus isn’t in the centre, but you can reach the centre by train in 10 min, and by underground in 20 min. Unfortunately, rent an apartment is very expensive, since Milan is the most expensive city in Italy.

To conclude, I advise attending this bachelor because it is not too difficult, and you can obtain a good grade. However, I advise you to attend a university abroad or Bocconi or Cattolica in Milan for your master, since Bicocca is chaotic and it has a low reputation on the job market than a prestigious foreign university or than Bocconi and Cattolica.

It is a university campus, so there are a lot of buildings. The bachelor in ‘Economics and Business Administration’ is good, however I experienced some organization issues over the years and some professors were too theoretical, as well as their materials were not always accurate.

I spent my bachelor in Economics at the University of Study of Milan and I’m satisfied with it. The professors are well prepared and most of them are still working outside the university, thanks to this they’re always up to date with the economic news and they can be a good connection to find an internship or a job. Through the university you have many ways to study abroad, such as the Erasmus, the Erasmus+ for internships and the opportunity to write your degree thesis abroad. On the other hand, the number of study rooms should be improved and the bureaucracy is too slow!

University pleasant and well served by means of transport, trains, parking areas and pleasant meeting areas.
From the point of view of professors, for the entire degree course in statistics I have never found people not up to their task. Some flaws in the spaces reserved for lessons on some occasions. Introduction of the university e-learning portal which has made the courses much more accessible and direct.

I am following the degree course in Sociology. I’m really happy with how I’m finding myself at this university. I think the professors are very good and available in giving any kind of information. Very active university life with numerous initiatives. Clean and sunny environment. I highly recommend it.