USEFUL INFORMATION FOR ERASMUS+ INCOMING STUDENTS
Application forms and deadlines
Before the on-line application submission, the Partner Institution has to communicate the selected candidates to the Erasmus+ Office at the Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce certifying she/he has been selected as an Erasmus or exchange student and indicating the study field, the number of months of her/his study period in Lecce, home and e-mail address.
Application and Learning Agreement have to be entered before leaving and have to be printed, duly signed both by the student and the sending Institution Coordinator, then printed or scanned and sent by mail or email to the following address:
Erasmus+ Office
Accademia di Belle Arti di Lecce
Via G. Libertini, 3
73100 LECCE -I
Deadlines
First semester: July, 15th
Second semester: November,15th
Academic calendar
Classes are generally held from Monday to Saturday.
Courses run from October to February (first semester), and from March to June
(second semester).
Examinations take place in February-March and in June-July.
There are two half term holidays, around Christmas and Easter and a long Summer holiday from
the end of July to September.
Public Holidays:
November 1st
December 8th
December 23rd-January 8th (Christmas holidays)
from the Thursday before Easter to the following Wednesday (Easter holidays)
April 25th
May 1st
June 2nd
How to get to Lecce
If you land in Bari Palese (Airport of Bari), first you should take a train/shuttle bus (it takes about 15 minutes) that will bring you directly to Bari Centrale (railway station). Bari is about one hour and half far from Lecce by train.
Other fly solutions can be find over Brindisi.
If you plan to arrive in Rome (either at the Airport of Fiumicino, also named Leonardo da Vinci, and or at Ciampino), you will take a shuttle bus/train from the airport to Roma Termini (Rome main railway station) and then catch a train to Lecce. You will usually take 6 hours and half to get to Lecce. Either you come from Bari, from Rome or Milan, you may find several train solutions by visiting our domestic railway Web Page:
Accommodation
Most of our international incoming students wish to find a suitable affordable accommodation before their arrival in Lecce; for many of them is their first experience away from home. Our Academy try to help students find private flats to share with other foreign students.
A bed in a room to share is about 160,00 euros a month (students can also use common kitchens).
Health care
All Erasmus students coming from an EU country should bring European Health Insurance Card, which makes possible the access to the National Health Service (NHS), giving students the opportunity to benefit from medical treatment of the Italian citizens.
EU incoming students with EU Health card or Health Certificate can go directly to a general practitioner of their choice. The list of available doctors can be consulted at the ASL Office (Health National Unit) –Viale Don Minzoni, 8 – Foreigner Office.
Insurance
Foreign students must have adequate personal accident and third party liability insurance for the duration of their stay at the Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce. This may be provided by their Home University.
Students already insured must submit a copy of the insurance cover to “Ufficio della Didattica” prior their arrival or at the moment of their registration in Lecce.
Personal accident and third party liability insurances
Please note that all foreign students at the Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce are covered by the Third Party Liability Insurance of the Academy which covers damages caused by the students while studying in the Academy buildings.
Foreign students must also have adequate personal accident insurance covering damages caused to the students while studying at the Academy of Lecce. In this case if the students are not covered by their University, they will have to purchase the personal accident liability insurance.
Italian language courses
The Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce provides Italian language courses to help foreign exchange students through the essential management of the University of Salento Language Centre – (“Centro Linguistico di Ateneo” - CLA).
These courses are aimed at developing the language skills required for their subsequent studies. On-site courses are provided in the classroom, once your have arrived in Lecce.
The level is to be decided according to the number of the applicants and to their Italian language skills. Usually: beginner, intermediate, advanced.
The courses could be free, but please contact the Erasmus coordinator, Dr. Silvia Visciano () to have a final check about it.
Public transport
Bus service covers the centre of the city and the suburbs (Autolinee Urbane). STP buses connect extra urban zones with the centre.
Students are entitled to reduced tickets.
Shopping
In general, the cost of living is lower in a southern town as Lecce than in the big cities in the central
or northern part of Italy. Lecce has a lot of really nice shops, but it is advisable to buy basic necessities (food, toilet articles, clothes) in supermarkets rather than in small stores.
Shops are closed on Sunday.
Opening hours normally are: 09.00- 13.00 / 17.00- 20.30
Supermarkets are closed on Thursday afternoon.
Living costs: Some prices
Single room in a shared apartment: € 160-250 a month + utilities
Shared room in a shared apartment: € 120-160 a month + utilities
Food at a supermarket for one week: € 50
Pizza + beer in a pizzeria: € 10
Cappuccino + croissant in a café: € 2,50
Meal in a café (a drink + a sandwich): € 5
A beer in a pub: € 2,50
Bus ticket (one-hour validity): € 0,80- 1,50 (on the bus)
"City-pass" (bus ticket for 6 trips): € 4,00
Student monthly bus ticket: € 10-15
Newly-released film: € 5,50