University for Foreigners of Perugia — Attraction in Perugia

I really wanted to love this university. The city of Perugia is stunning — a true hidden gem — and the building itself feels like a museum. I made great friends and spoke more Italian than ever just by being immersed in the town. In that sense, my Italian has definitely improved.

Pros: • One of the most affordable Italian courses you can find • Perugia is a fantastic city for student life — safe, walkable, and filled with chances to speak Italian • Housing is much cheaper compared to cities like Milan or Rome, and while it may be tricky to secure from abroad, it becomes much easier to find once you’re actually in Perugia • You’ll meet lots of international students and practice at a similar level

Cons: • Very little flexibility — courses can be rigid • Professors are hit or miss, and student support is limited. I had two. My morning professor was awful (why I didn’t continue), my afternoon professor was nice and helpful. • If your Italian is below B1, it’s hard to get help in English — everything is handled in Italian • The course feels more exam-focused than communication-based, and there’s little emphasis on real-world speaking • The website frequently crashes and navigating the registration system is frustrating. Also the technology in general is limited • You still need to pay extra for textbooks and there are no included excursions or conversation clubs

I came from a top Italian university in the north and was already used to bureaucracy — but this was on another level. Even for someone who speaks Italian, communication and course organization were incredibly inconsistent.

It’s a shame, because I believe this university has a lot of potential. With its beautiful setting and affordability, it could be a fantastic hub for learners — especially if it offered more course variety (right now there’s only cinema and art history as extras), cultural activities, or even regular conversation groups. I’d love to see it grow into the international learning environment it has the...

I took an Italian intensive course last summer and It was overall good and I would like to point out just a few things so that it can evolve, that is, the university can improve in terms of the service that is delivered and my feedback comes from someone who also works in the education field, as a teacher. The conversation lessons could have been better strategized and could have offered more resources to work with, such as videos, texts, and handouts, and why not sprinkle these lessons with some more practical grammar exercises...? More handouts could have been given to students; how expensive is it to make 10 copies every lesson? I guess that cost was included in the course fee... It was summertime and inside the rooms, it always was scorching hot!!!!! the air-conditioners were not sufficient in numbers, plus the chandeliers on made it all hotter than hell. One could barely concentrate. I may have been physically there, in some lessons, but not mentally... One of the many breaks could be a bit longer, instead of having many short breaks... Ok, one positive thing! lol It was nice to have had one lesson where the teacher explained regional differences and variations in the Italian language. It could have been nice to learn more about Italians' immigration waves to some other places, like South and North Americas. All in all, it was great and hot! very very hot and the university should try to improve that. Plus, my certificate came with a prepositional mistake (Grammar) in the Italian language, which is funny to say the very least for an institution that teaches Italian as a foreign language... lol porca miseria! Otherwise,...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my experience with you. To be honest, I did not like this university at all, and I do not recommend it to anyone, especially foreigners. It is called a university for foreigners, yet they treat us rudely there. Also, no one in the secretary's office speaks English! Furthermore, all programs are explained in Italian, and 95% of the exams are conducted orally, also in Italian, "IN A UNIVERSITY FOR FOREIGNERS." Once, I politely asked a professor for help or guidance as advice to help me study with a new language. He rudely replied to me, saying that I did not have to study at that college if I did not have a B2 level of Italian! P.S. I am not a failing student. I graduated from my university in Egypt and was at the top of my class with a 3.75 GPA/4. I also speak three languages besides my mother tongue, so in total, I speak four languages. Also, I forgot to mention that I have Italian nationality, but I do not speak the language like a native because I was born and...