1. University of Genoa DI.S.PO.S Department of Social and Political Sciences Promotion European Governance in North-Western Russia (PREGO) Final Conference 3-4 St. Petersburg

2. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION  Cooperation agreements with foreign universities  Participation in the EU programmes  Participation in other international programmes

3. THE LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME The Lifelong Learning Programme supports the European cooperation in eight areas. Sectoral sub-programmes:  Comenius (schools)  Erasmus (higher education institutions)  Grundtvig (adult education)  Leonardo da Vinci – ( training activities)

4. THE ERASMUS PROGRAMME The ERASMUS programme, which is one of the best- known Community actions, encourages student and teacher mobility, and promotes transnational cooperation projects among universities across Europe.

5. COURSES IN ITALIAN FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS The University of Genova offers Italian Language courses for foreign students, completely free of charge. The major aim of the courses is to provide students with the linguistic tools.

6. Youth Hostel On their arrival in Genoa, students may find their first accommodation at the Youth Hostel. The University of Genoa offers four nights free of charge. Apartment The University of Genoa, in order to help students in finding the best accommodation for their needs, offers the possibility of taking advantage of a free service of accommodation research. ACCOMODATION

7. Student academic mobility 1. Life experience; 2. Ph.D. > exchange of knowledges; 3. Ideas, projects, feedback; 4. Implementation: Papers, articles, books! 5. Improve the quality of Russia-EU relationship!