Amity University Mumbai joins hand with Uni-Italia for making Italy as the destination for Amitians under special scholarship scheme on “Study in Italy” initiative. This collaboration opens up new opportunities for higher education especially in the fields of Information Technology, Engineering and Architect. The deliberations with Ms. Federica Maria Giove, Director, Uni-Italy from Italian consulate and Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. A.W. Santhosh Kumar, Registrar Dr. Hira Vyas and Prof Dr Abhijit Shirodkar mainly focused on the student Exchange, collaborative research & Study in Italy.
On this occasion Dr. A.W. Santhosh Kumar, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Amity University said, “The collaboration with Uni-Italia of the Consulate of Italy Mumbai with Amity University has currently lined up many academic events fostering the interest of students to nurture studies in Italy on various domains. The ensuing event of academic interactions planned online will give a heads up to such collaborations, which will be followed by more robust university interactions from Italy. This international collaboration with Italy via Uni-Italia adds another feature to the cap of Amity Mumbai that currently has similar collaborations with other European and American Universities.
Ms. Federica Maria Giove, Director, Uni-Italy, said, “We are promoting Italy as option for higher education. Right now students are preferring US and UK for higher education. Now our focus on to promote Italy as new education hub, It will give them overall idea to where is Italy, what is Italy, why should student decide to study in Italy, That’s the role of UNI-ITALIA.”
The Uni-Italia is a Centre for academic promotion and orientation to study in Italy. It assists foreign students with the aim to foster their integration in the news academic social and cultural context. The Uni-Italia association provides assistance to foreign students in Italy and in their home countries with the intention of helping them in choosing a course of studies which could suit their personal interests. It also assists students in dealing with bureaucratic issues such has VISAs, contacts with University offices and Public Administration.
To start with, Amity University in collaboration with Uni-Italia will host an Online event Virtual Italian Days of Higher Education - VIDOHE 2021. This event will be held from the 17th to the 19th of December 2021. More than 15 Italian universities will participate in this online event, especially guiding students at Amity University Mumbai on their education plans. In this event participation of Italian Universities will focus on major specialities such as the Education and Training focused on areas of study ranging from Architecture to Engineering, STEMS to Humanities, Medicine to Visual Arts. All participants will have an opportunity to learn through live webinars, direct interaction with Italian faculty representatives, informative sessions held by Members of the Italian Diplomatic Mission in India and avail all information about Italian Government Grants for International Students, Scholarships, Research, Exchange and Joint Degree Programs, Study Visa procedures.
All students who actively participate in “Vidohe 2021” will be provided with an e-certificate from Uni-Italia & Amity University Mumbai.