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Welcome International Students
Welcome
International Students
Welcome International Students
Meet the International
Student Services Team

               Francesca DeMartini.:                                     Alicia Quijano:
               International Student Services                             Short mobility programmes
               Team Coordinator                                           Isep coordinator
                                                                          Buddy – Mentor Programme
                                                                          Study Abroad Impact Lab

        Laura Ferrari:                                Martina Peretti:                     Olivia Menghini
         Cattolica Academic                           General                             Cattolica
           Curriculum Courses                           inquiries                             International
         Italian Langauge                             Double                                Curriculum
           courses                                      degree                                courses

                                International Student Services team
Welcome International Students
How to get in contact, When, Where?
To talk to the staff for support or general inquiries on your programme you can:

                                         Send an email to:
                                  International.advisor@unicatt.it

                                            Call us at:
                                       (0039) 02 7234 5801
                                          (Extension: 2)

                        Visit us in the office in Carducci on the 3° floor.
                              Follow the blue arrows on the floor!

                                  Office hours: Monday - Friday
                                  Morning: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
                                  Afternoon: 2.30 pm - 5 pm
                        For specific enquiries, please request a meeting
                                     (online or in the office)
Welcome International Students
Make sure to regularly check and BOOKMARK the
WINTER 2023– Welcome to Cattolica page
for up-to-date information about your studies at Cattolica!
Welcome International Students
What are we presenting this morning?
 ICatt account
 ICatt webpage
 Blackboard platform
 Academic Policies
 Campus services
 The city of Milan
Welcome International Students
iCatt      Page
Go to: https://icatt.unicatt.it and enter your account with the same user id (firstname.lastname01) and
password you used for the enrolment portal.

                                                                                                          Student name and surname
                                                                                                              student ID number

     Student Name and Surname                                                                                    Name Surname Student ID
             Student ID
Welcome International Students
How can I see my courses?

                            Name Surname Student ID
Welcome International Students
How can I see my courses?

                                     Name Surname Student ID

                            Add to favorites so it
                            appears on the icatt
                            app on your phone
Welcome International Students
How to activate your course to Blackboard?
In order to access the course material you have to activate Blackboard for your class
 Click on the black button with the BB logo next to your course(1)
 Click on Select (2)
 Go Back to the Home Page (3)                                       3

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                                                                                        2
Welcome International Students
Go Back to the Home Page to access Blackboard
                                              Click a course title to open that
                                              course’s specific page

                                  Here you can check the course
                                  materials, your grades etc
How do I access my personal @icatt email?
                Every student enrolled at Cattolica has an icatt email address: firstname.lastname01@icatt.it
                (it is the same as your enrolment portal username + @icatt.it)

                How do I access my @icatt.it email account?
                1. Directly from your Icatt page
                2. You can also enter the Cloudmail from the bottom of the https://www.unicatt.it/
                homepage, click on Cloudmail iCatt

Attention!!
   For information on how to activate your icatt email
    account visit this page.
   All Cattolica Official communications related to courses
  etc..will be directed to your @icatt mail box, make sure to
  check it regularly!
Cattolica iCatt App!
Download the iCatt App to consult information about courses, schedules
and classrooms and real time updates.

Read this page for more info:
Here are the links for downloading the app:
 iCatt app for Apple
 iCatt app for Android
Academic Policies

• In-person attendance is mandatory

• Excused absences only in case of presentation of medical certificate or positive
  covid test. Professors must be informed before the lesson!

• Unexcused absences will result in reduction of final grade by 3 or 4 points

• Exams cannot be rescheduled
Course                                Room number

Green Management and Sustainability        C.310
Cattolica University
Buildings
 Discover the buildings where
 your classes will take place!

 Index of the buildings:                                                                                   Sant’Agnese

  G= Gemelli
  C = Carducci (UCSC International
   building)                          Morozzo della Rocca                                            Via Nirone
                                                                    Cattolica International
  MR = Morozzo                                                            Building
  SA = Sant’Agnese
  N = Nirone                                                                                 Main Campus (Largo Gemelli)

  B = Buonarroti
  LA = Lanzone
  O = Olona
                                                                                                                       Cafeteria
 e.g., C.311 = Carducci building                                                                                    (Via Necchi 9)
               3rd floor
                                                            Olona
               room 311
Main Campus (Largo Gemelli) Map
                            HEALTH CENTER

       CAFETERIA
                                            LIBRARY

                   COFFEE
                    BAR

                                  MAIN
                                ENTRANCE
Your student ID card:

 Swipe when you enter University
  buildings
 Eat at the Cafeteria (load money onto
  the card – cash not accepted in the
  cafeteria)
 Use University services (printers,
  medical centre, library services, exams).
WI-FI CONNECTION
1. Activate the wi-fi on your computer/phone and search for the
   network “wifi-unicatt”
2. To log in, use your user account and password; the same
   as your i-Catt account
CAFETERIA (MENSA)
How to pay?
 Use your student ID card to pay: cash not accepted
 Card top-up machines at the entrance of the Mensa&Pizza 9 (via Necchi, 9)

How much?
 Full meal: €7,70 (first course, second course, side dish,
  dessert/ fruit, drink)
 Light meal: €5

Where?
 Mensa&Pizza 9 (via Necchi 9)
 Mensa 18 (via San Vittore 18)
 Mensa 5 (via Necchi 5)
 Mensa 6 (via A. Verga 9).

When?
Opening Hours from 11.30am until 3.00pm.

                                                                              Watch the video to know more!
HEALTH CENTER
Università Cattolica’s Health Centre
(CENTRO SANITARIO) provides all registered students
  with medical care, nursing care and psychological
  counselling

Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri
9am - 4.30pm

Main Campus (Gemelli)
1st FLOOR, Dominicanum Building

English speaking doctor available
 1 ticket: € 2,20 (M1-M3 fare)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT                                                 10 Trip tickets: €18,00 (M1-M3 fare)
                                                                 Weekly travel card: €17,00 (M1-M3 fare)

                                                                 Monthly pass:
                                                                 €22, plus 1 time purchase of electronic card: €10,00
                                                                 Apply at Cadorna/ Duomo/ Garibaldi Metro Stations,
                                                                  ‘ATM Point’ customer services
                                                                  - Bring 1 passport-size picture and your passport/ID
                                                                  - Top-up at the beginning of the month at ATM machines
                                                                  in metro stations or paper/magazine vendors
                                                                 more info here

ATTENTION:
• Remember to validate your ticket when you get
  on a bus/tram/ railway train (put the ticket in the   Be aware of public transport strikes… 
  machine)
                                                        We recommend you use the ATM app for
                                                        updates and also to buy virtual tickets
TAXI SERVICE IN MILAN              • White taxis are the norm,
                                     UBER is not
                                   • Don’t assume they accept
                                     card – Ask them first!
                        Free Now
                                   • How to catch a cab:
                                   • At a taxi stand at several
                                     points throughout the city
                                   • You can call several taxi
                                     services at these numbers:
                                    4040, 6969, 5353
                                   • Download one of these Apps
GENERAL SAFETY TIPS
 Be very aware of pickpockets at train stations, metro          EMERGENCY SERVICE NUMBER:
  stations and on public transport. They usually target people              112
  in busy crowded areas                                          (Police/Ambulance/Fire Department)

 Always make sure your backback/handbag is closed;

 Don’t leave your phone/wallet on the table in outdoor bars

 Try not to keep your credit cards, cash in the same wallet/
  pocket/ bag: spread them out!

 Keep your passport in your apartment in a safe place

 Keep scans of important documents in a drive online or a
  USB key.

                                     These tips are also
                                     useful when travelling
                                     outside of Italy!

                                                                     Naviglio Grande
WHAT IS ESN?
Erasmus Student Network

Biggest student non profit organization
Present in 42 countries In Europe
More than 500 local sections
Around 5.000 volunteers
Students helping students

WHAT IS ESN UNICATT?
It's one of the 6 local sections in Milan
made up of students and volunteers
Here to help you!
MUS EUMS                                              TRIPS NEAR MILAN (by train)

Pinacoteca di Brera                                               Como (40 min)
Museo del Novecento                                               Monza (25 min)
Cenacolo Vinciano                                                 Bergamo (50 min)
Triennale                                                         Cremona (1 h)
Fondazione Prada                                                  Brescia (1 h)
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e                                   Sirmione and Garda Lake (1 h 20
Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"                                    min)

                                         EXHIBITIONS

                                  POP AIR Balloon Museum
                                  10 ARCHITETTURE ITALIANE
                                  Triennale
                                  UNDER THE RED SKY. ROSA MUNDI
                                  E BANKSY Galleria San Babila
                                  BRUCE NEUMAN Hangar Bicocca
MORE INFO AND MORE EVENTS
                                                           PLANS
                                                           FOR YOU
SUGGESTIONS ON THE WHATSAPP GROUP!

                                         Mon        Tue     Wed         Thu            Fri    Sat    Sun

                                     9             10     11           12         13         14     15
                                     STAND UP             STAND UP                 GAMES
                                                                       KARAOKE                       BRUNCH
                                      COMEDY               COMEDY                  NIGHT
                                                                        at 9 pm                      at 12 Pm
                                       at 9 pm              at 9 pm                at 7 pm
                                                                        @QUO                        @American
                                      @Ostello             @Yellow                 @QUO
                                     Bello Duomo                        Milano                          Pub
                                                           Square                  Milano

                                     16            17     18           19         20         21     22
                                                                                   GAMES
                                                              VR       KARAOKE
                                                                                   NIGHT
                                                          CONCERT       at 9 pm
                                                                                   at 7 pm
                                                          at 6.30 pm    @QUO
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                                                           @MEET        Milano     Milano

                                     23            24     25           26         27         28     29
                                                          COOKING                  GAMES
                                                                       KARAOKE
                                                           CLASS at                NIGHT
                                                                        at 9 pm    at 7 pm
                                                             7 pm
                                                                        @QUO       @QUO
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                                                                        Milano     Milano
                                                            Milano
20 DAYS
   1 Aperitivo at Navigli                                                11   Go to Piazza Affari and see "The Finger"

     2   See the flamingos at Villa Invernizzi                           12   Eat cotoletta and risotto alla milanese
                                                          20 THINGS
     3   San Bernardino alle Ossa Sanctuary                              13   Take pictures of the Brera streets
                                                            TO DO
     4   Have a cup of tea at Rabbit Hole                                14   Go inside Sant'AmbrogioChurch

     5   Watch the sunset from the Parco Portello hill   TAG US ON IG!   15   Eat a baozi in Chinatown

         Study and have lunch at
     6                                                                   16   Visit Cimitero Monumentale
         City Life shopping district
                                                                              Take a picture with your new
     7   Take a photo of the Make Up House                               17
                                                                              friends in Cattolica cloisters
                                                                              Eat a good and cheap pizza at
     8   Drink a Spritz on a terrace watching Duomo                      18
                                                                              Pizza e Mozzarella
         Have a walk in parco Sempione and
     9                                                                   19   Take a ride on a tram
         an aperitivo at Arco della Pace
         Live the night life at Just Cavalli,
    10                                                                   20   Enjoy Milan!
         The Club or Alcatraz
ESN CONTACTS

@esn_unicattmilano

milano_unicatt@esn.it
JOIN THE ESN WHATSAPP GROUP!
THE ACADEMIC THE ACADEMIC OFFERING

                                                    Q&A

Thank you!                           International.advisor@unicatt.it
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