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In co-operation with the American Institute for Foreign
Study
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STUDY ABROAD CONSORTIUM
Florence Spring Semester 2013
January 2013 to April 2013
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Why Study in Florence during Spring
Semester?• Some of the world’s greatest galleries and museums
• Considered the most beautiful city in Italy if not Europe
• Home to some of the finest cuisine in the world
• Earn transferable college credit studying in Florence with your own US instructors
• Experience the culture in a city where every street and building has a history dating back hundreds of years
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History is all around…
• Program facilities are conveniently located in the historic center of Florence
• Florence’s historic cathedral and tower is an excellent landmark in the center of Florence
• History is all around!
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The most famous Florence landmark – the Duomo
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Student Accommodation
• Shared apartments
• In the historical center
• Buildings hundreds of years old
• Typically 4 students sharing a two bedroom apartment
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Typical apartment kitchen
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Academic Facilities
• Located in the heart of Florence in Piazza della Repubblica
• Studying in the Dante Alighieri Language Center means you will meet students from all over the world all wanting to discover Florence and learn Italian
• Traditional classrooms with modern facilities
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Dante Alighieri Language Institute
Ideal location on Piazza della Repubblica
Friendly reception staff
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Italian Life & Culture Course
A course taught by guest lecturers to introduce you to different aspects of Italian life and culture. Your US faculty act as teachers of record.
Typically 6 lectures
& 6 visits to museums
& galleries
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Cultural Calendar
• Cooking classes
• Wine tasting
• Soccer matches
• Concerts & Opera
• Film nights
Events are subsidised by AIFS
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Student Services• Office located in the Danta Alighieri
Institute
• Cultural Calendar
• Welfare
• Local Information – banking, sports
• Travel – Italy & Europe
• Research
• 24 hour emergency contact service
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Meal Vouchers•30 vouchers can be bought as an optional extra
•Exchange them for lunch or dinner in a selection of restaurants around the center of Florence
•Traditional Tuscan food
•Three courses mean you won’t go hungry!
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*OPTIONAL* - 30 Meal Vouchers for $545 to use in 9 restaurants
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Internet Access
•Free wireless connection in the study center during class hours
•Card to use in a local chain of Internet centers
•Over 15 centers in Florence and others all over Italy
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Internet Facilities
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Optional Pre Tour of Europe
Departing the US on Jan. 26,2013 and arriving in Florence Jan. 27, 2013
Visiting Paris and London
PLEASE NOTE: There is a European internal flight on the tour and therefore students are strongly advised to sign
up for the AIFS flight package so they do not have to organise this themselves
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Map of the Historical Center of Florence
Study Center
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Santa Croce Church
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The famous Ponte Vecchio
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NCSAC Florence 2005
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Firenze!