Name: Academic credit study abroad program by the sea
Phone: +39 0963 603284
Fax: +39 0963 61786
Email: marketing@piccolauniversitaitaliana.com
Website: www.piccolauniversitaitaliana.com
Director: Antonio Lamantea
Location: Italy
Duration: From 3 weeks to 3 months

The Piccola Università Italiana is the only Italian language school in Calabria, offering an accredited Italian language course program. The Italian language courses are recognized by the Italian Ministry.

Each year, the Piccola Università Italiana serves close to 500 people participating in approximately 150 Italian courses.

The courses are limited to 3 to 6 students per class and the students are divided into 11 language course levels!

Our teachers are well qualified native speakers and hold degrees in Italian literature and/or language.

The Piccola Università Italiana offers different academic study abroad programs. The Academic Credits will either be awarded by the Minnesota State University Mankato (http://sbs.mnsu.edu/advisingu/StudyAbroad9-11-07.html) or in cooperation with the Centro Fray Luis de León (http://italy.centrofrayluis.com/).

An official Transcript with certificates of achievement will be issued by the Piccola Università Italiana upon successful completion of the language component.

The students will be divided into 11 different language performance levels during the oral and written grading test on the first day of school.

The Piccola Università Italiana is situated in the heart of the old town of Tropea, a charming medieval town right by the sea. Tropea lies on the same latitude as the famous Aeolian Islands. Italians affectionately refer to Tropea as the “Pear of Calabria”. Tropea was built on a 42 m high rock and never fails to charm everyone with its romantic, winding streets. Here you find unspoilt natural landscapes with lush green vegetation, forming a magnificent contrast with the turquoise crystal-clear water of the sea.

The Italian language school itself is located in a beautiful 18th century palazzo.

* High learning efficiency due to small groups in 3 to max. 6 students in one class
* Precise assignment into 11 different language performance levels during the oral and written grading test on the first day of school
* Language learning based on the direct method
* High customer satisfaction due to a warm, family like atmosphere
* setting of school is an unspoilt and very save area, where no other language than Italian is spoken
* accommodation is in lovely apartments , some even offer sea view
* earn 18 credits in a short period
* included in the fee are cultural excursions to discover Campania (Pompei), Calabria and Sicily

Academic Spring Program:
Minnesota State University – Mankato 18 semester credits
Culture and language study in Southern Italy, Tropea at the Piccola Università Italiana
Earn 18 university credits studying 7 weeks on campus (or possibly online by special arrangement) at the Minnesota State University- Mankato and then enjoy 8 weeks learning about the Italian culture and Italian language in Tropea, Italy. Uncover cultural differences when you visit Calabria, Campania, and Sicily on class excursions. Trip dates are March 2, 2008 – April 27, 2008. Please contact us for the study abroad program 2009!

Academic Summer Program:
Centro Fray Luis de Leon 11 credits
5 weeks of „immersion“ in Italian language and culture. Earn 11 university credits while absorbing the Italian culture through being there. In addition to the Italian language program, Dr. Alberto Ferreiro, Full Professor of European History, will teach Late Antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean in English. As part of the History course requirement, the students will go on excursions to Calabria, Campania, and Sicily. The students will also spend 3 days in Rome. Trip dates for this study abroad program are June 05 – 30, 2009.