Study Abroad Programs in Bologna, Italy

Engage with Italian food professionals and local communities to explore foodways, cultural ecologies, and sustainable agriculture practices. Experience Italy’s food systems, from Bologna’s culinary traditions to Turin’s urban food systems and the Venice lagoon ecosystem. Learn frameworks such as bioregionalism and terroir, and consider Italy’s role as the birthplace of the Slow Food movement. Observe how food insecurity is addressed through agricultural practices, sustainable food production, and social safety networks, while developing cross-cultural awareness of food’s symbolic and nutritional role. MONEY MATTERS SIT has given an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in recent years and is committed to ensuring you have the information necessary to apply for such funding. Our program costs include academics, excursions, accommodations, airport transfers, and health insurance. Meal arrangements vary by program. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information

Several reasons make Italy a popular travel and teaching destination in Europe. Begin your adventure by enrolling in one of our TEFL/TESOL courses online! Use the coupon code GoAbroad15 upon checkout to receive 15% off any course. Take advantage of our Super Sale! Choose from a selection of accredited online TEFL courses, with prices starting from €53. Our 60-hour, 120-hour, 180-hour, and level 5 online TEFL and TESOL courses will prepare you for teaching abroad in a classroom setup and teaching online from the comfort of your own home. Every module features text, videos, quizzes, and a personal tutor to guide you through the course, providing positive feedback. Throughout the course, you will get the opportunity to submit lesson plans to experienced TESOL teachers, gaining valuable feedback from experts who have been teaching abroad for years! We have contacts all over the world, allowing us to help with your trip. You can get your 120-hour TEFL certificate online through ITT, at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home. Start your accredited TEFL/TESOL certification online now – your first step to being an English teacher. Where will you go from there? You decide!

Learn Italian the authentic way by studying Italian in Bologna. Learning a language is much easier when you are surrounded by people who speak it and are immersed in the culture that it is a part of. Within no time, you will transition from fluent conversations with locals to feeling like one. This trip is about learning the Italian language and immersion into Italian culture! You will be taken out with your classmates to enjoy cultural activities, giving you the perfect opportunity to put your new skills into practice. Global Work & Travel offers the complete package for those wanting to learn Italian with a real-world, international experience to go with it. We will get you sorted with all the essentials, from finding the right class for you to securing your accommodation, plus all the support you need before, during, and after your trip. This trip is perfect for those who don’t want to just visit the country to learn the language. They want to become part of it! Get started today!

This 6-week Gap Year Course travels through Italy three times a year—Spring (January to early March), Early Summer (April to June), and Autumn (October to December). You will visit Venice, Castelfranco Bologna, Florence, Siena, and Roma, with day trips to San Gimignano, Verona, Naples, and Pompei. We use art and architecture to cover all subjects, be it history, art history, philosophy, politics, music and literature. For AHA, teaching students how to form a "habit" of creativity is something we take very seriously. This is why we have numerous creative sessions incorporated, allowing students to experiment with watercolors, sketching, creative writing, paper marbling, rowing in the Venice Canal, cooking classes, etc. We hope to help students form new ideas and have the confidence to articulate them. Our Gap Year is a wonderfully ambitious program with interests that spread from the ancient world in Rome and Naples to the Renaissance in Florence and contemporary art in Venice. You will learn about Leonardo, appreciate Titian, and understand why we should know about Michelangelo.

Students will focus on two areas: Exploring the World of Public Relations and International PR and Marketing. In Bologna, students will partner with local merchants and artists to design and launch a multi-faceted PR campaign, highlighting regional stories and creating a final reel to showcase their work. This course emphasizes PR while integrating social media, graphic design, and video editing. The International PR and Marketing component leverages Bologna’s location to examine PR on a global scale. Students will learn from international PR professionals, gaining insight into the challenges of designing and executing global campaigns. Guest lectures, field trips, and a two-night excursion to Milan will enrich the experience. Both courses combine practical skills with cultural immersion, preparing students to create impactful campaigns across diverse audiences.