ItalianStudentsGuideAY2014-15.docVIP

Practical Guide for Italian Students Academic Year 2014-2015 Shanghai-Tongji General Information Before starting Arrive at Pudong Airport Logging Sino-Italian Campus Office Registering at Tongji International Hospitals Telephone Supermarkets Libraries Banks The links Major Holidays Useful addresses Emergency numbers Before starting You must apply the X visa (for study purposes) with the admission letter in Italy. If you are unable to receive the admission letter in time, you should first apply a tourist visa, and then change it into a residence permit for study purposes once you have arrived in Shanghai. It is advisable to prepare a cash sum of minimum 5000 RMB to support the expenses on arrival (payment dormitory, residence permit, insurance Tongji etc.). It is advisable to buy private insurance in Italy. 2. Arrive at Pudong Airport Currency: If you have not done so to obtain local currency in Italy and was in possession of a credit card or ATM card Visa / Links Visa / Mastercard / Maestro enabled, you can withdraw a maximum of 2500RMB (about RMB 1 € = 8.5) at ATMs airport. The cost of the operation is determined by the bank that issued the card / debit cards. Transportation: The easiest way to reach the residences Tongji from the airport is by taxi. Pudong Airport, exit the baggage claim area, follow the signs for Taxi (coming out at the bottom right). Take a licensed taxi, easily distinguishable from the common machines and sorted by airport personnel (in uniform). Do not follow any invitation to use other means. Make sure that, at the start, the driver starts calculating the distance. If you go to Tongji Siping Campus: By taxi: Under the ordinary traffic conditions, the trip takes about 50 minutes, at a cost of around 170RMB (night fare 220 ??RMB). By metro: You can also take the metro, follow the signs to get to line 2; EAST NANJING ROAD Station change to line 10 (direction NEW JIANGWAN CITY) that goes directly t