Where it is
Photo: Alex Papad · CC BY 2.0
Sorted by the deadline that closes first.
| Nomination · autumn term | 15 November 2026 | 38 days |
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| Application · autumn term | 15 November 2026 | 38 days |
| Nomination · spring term | 15 June 2027 | 250 days |
| Application · spring term | 15 June 2027 | 250 days |
erasmus@ababo.it+390514226411University website ↗University page →
| Nomination · spring term | 15 April 2027 | 189 days |
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| Application · spring term | 15 April 2027 | 189 days |
| Nomination · autumn term | 15 April 2027 | 189 days |
| Application · autumn term | 15 April 2027 | 189 days |
erasmu@consbo.it+39051221483University website ↗University page →
What a month costs, where it goes and how it compares.
905€a month
Declared rent + estimateUsually between 795 and 1,015 € a month.
Italy average · 762 €
More expensive than 88% of Erasmus destinations.
The 5 students who answered the European Commission survey report 564 € a month in total.
Rent is what 5 Erasmus students report in the European Commission survey (2026-08). Food, transport and leisure are an estimate from Eurostat price indices (2024), checked against Numbeo (2026-09). Think of a shared flat and cooking at home. It is not a market price and does not include flights or your home university fees.
Stories and questions from students who were there.
Erasmusu
Javier, an Asturian, spent ten months in Bologna. He highlights the student atmosphere and how quickly you learn Italian, and warns that rent and food are more expensive than in Spain and that the weather is not great. It is an account from about eight years ago.
Read ↗What health insurance is needed for Erasmus?
Grupo Erasmus Bologna
Residence or shared flat?
19:21Is there an Erasmus WhatsApp group in Bologna for this academic year?
19:24Is engineering difficult at the Universidad de Bolonia?
19:25Erasmusu
First-person accounts from students who have already been to Bologna, along with their rating of the city. They help to gauge the atmosphere and typical apartment problems; many texts are years old, so do not trust their prices.
ReadErasmusu
Miguel, an Electrical Engineering student, did a full year. His main advice is to look for accommodation early, join student associations, and get around by bike. He gives a 10 to the architecture, culture, and food, and a 6 to the prices.
Read ↗How do you look for a job in Bologna as an Erasmus student?
Bologna Welcome
The city's tourist office guide designed for students: the Giardini Margherita, the DJ sets at Piazza Scaravilli, discounted bars, and events organized by the university. Published in March 2024.
ReadIs the Erasmus grant enough to live in Bologna?
Deustokom (Universidad de Deusto)
Interview with Juncal Echeverría, who studied during the second semester of 2022-2023 at the Universidad de Bolonia. Living in a residence multiplied her social life, she picked up Italian day by day, and she recommends it without reservation.
Read ↗Erasmusu
Active forum where those who are going look for flatmates and the academic year's WhatsApp group, and resolve doubts about residences, health insurance, or work.
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Share my ErasmusOther Erasmus destinations close by.
2 universities in Bologna publish their Erasmus+ deadlines in the European Commission's database, and the first to close is ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI BOLOGNA, on 15 November 2026. Which of them you can actually apply to depends on the bilateral agreements your home university has signed.
The earliest one in Bologna is nomination · autumn term at ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI BOLOGNA, on 15 November 2026. Every university has its own: the full list, sorted by what closes first, is on this page.
We estimate about €905 a month in Bologna (typically between €795 and €1015): €475 for rent, €260 for food, €40 for transport and €130 for leisure. The 5 students who answered the European Commission survey report €564 in total. This is an estimate built on Eurostat price indices (2024) and cross-checked against Numbeo, not a market price, and it does not include flights or your home university's tuition.
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