3. about
Eyes on Italy
It is an integrated itinerary which combines language learning
with Italian culture discovery and lifestyle workshop
participation, in order to give foreign students a vision of
“Italianity” and the sense of belonging to the “Bel Paese”.
Foto Angelo Domini
It is a language immersion program for foreign university
students who want to learn Italian language
through residential experience in Rome.
4. language
The summer Youniversity
is based on three pillars
Italian language courses for language skill improvement and certification
culture
Thematic courses with visits to Italian cultural heritage
lifestyle
Workshop participation to experience Italian lifestyle
5. The Italian language ranks 3° in “the most common non-official mother tongues”.
Every year there are half million people around the world attending Italian
language courses outside of Italy.
Eyes On Italy gives foreign students the opportunity to improve their Italian
language skills in a short time.
The language courses include all 6 levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.
An entry test will be held to identify student’s Italian language level.
Classes will have a maximum of 15 students in order to put students at the
centre of learning and teaching.
language
Italian and the rest of the world
Courses will be taught by teachers from Rome Tor Vergata University, which
will help students:
.improve oral expression skills
.build grammatical and syntactic structures
.extend lexicon and idioms of everyday language
.develop reading and comprehension skills
A1 Beginner
A2 Elementary
B1 Intermediate
B2 Upper intermediate
C1 Advanced
C2 Proficiency
6 certifiable language levels
Teachers from Rome Tor Vergata University
Bilingual tutors
6. Rome is home to a great number of World Heritage Sites. It is a “privileged place”
where language learning can be enriched by countless archeological, cultural
and architectural heritage of the Eternal City.
Eyes On Italy gives students, who are interested in Italian culture, the opportunity
to plan their own learning program according to their desires and passions.
Archeology, Art and Cinema, are the three main fields from which students may
choose to deepen their language learning.
Eyes On Italy combines classroom lessons with didactic tours to give students a
360° vision of Italian culture. The language becomes an approach of the discovery
journey.
culture
A journey of discovery
Travelling class to explore the story of Rome
Museum tours
Foto Alessio Pomponi
Visit Rome’s famous sites
3 fields to choose
On-site thematic lessons
Didactic visits to discovery Rome
7. Italians are most known for their Passion for food, music and art, which are
probably the most important parts of Italian lifestyle.
The artistic tradition is deeply rooted in Italy. One estimate says that the country
is home to half the world's great art treasures.
Italians see food as a link between past and present, an existence as a popultion
and a sense of belonging to the country.
Eyes On Italy gives students the chance of “being an Italian” through
participation to various workshops to feel the Passion of Italian lifestyle.
lifestyle
to be an italian
Bread laboratory
Various workshops to choose
Pasta laboratory
Exciting passion experience
Wine tasting
Practical activities
Olive oil tasting
Mosaic workshop
Opera viewing
Artwork digital photography
8. All foreign students will be accommodated in Campus X, a student residence of
University Rome Tor Vergata.
It has 718 appartments, can host up to 1200 person, as well as excellent services
(study rooms, coffee bar, self-service restaurant, auditorium, laundry room, grocery
store, gym, ecc.)
Join the community and make friends
from all over the world!
Campus X
