BEFORE YOU DEPART

Download and join the WhatsApp group which is how you can quickly get in touch with Rome staff during your trip to Rome and through your semester.

Join the group by clicking the link here and feel free to send messages if you have any questions: 

WHATSAPP GROUP LINK

DEPARTURE FOR ROME

During check-in at your airport of departure in the United States you will be required to provide the following documents before boarding:

• Valid passport

IMPORTANT: please contact your specific airline to confirm all requirements for travel to Italy.

AT THE AIRPORT

IMPORTANT: these arrival instructions are valid for students arriving on the designated arrival day of August 28 at the Fiumicino Airport. If you are arriving in Rome earlier or by a different hub and would like assistance getting from the airport to the city center or campus, please write the Rome Campus staff to let them know: flavia.alfano@trincoll.edu

For all students arriving on August 28, once you have landed at the Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino (FCO), you will go through passport control if coming directly from the United States. Students who arrive via other European Union airports will go through immigration at their first stop before taking the connection to Rome.

After landing at Fiumicino airport in Rome, be aware that two representatives of Trinity College Rome Campus holding TCRC signs can be found inside the arrivals sector of Terminal 3, T3. If you land in Terminal 3, you will easily spot them as you leave baggage claim. If you are landing in a different Terminal, please walk to T3, this is easy to reach by foot from T2 and T1.  Once you have met them they will accompany you to the bus or car that will take you to school.

THE ADDRESS FOR STUDENTS LIVING AT CASA PUBLICII: Foresteria delle suore camaldolesi, Clivo dei Publicii 2. 

WHEN YOU ARRIVE TO CAMPUS

• You will be welcomed by the Rome staff.

• You will be given a welcome packet.

• Our staff will help you find your room.

• You will be provided with something to eat and drink.

• You have the day free to settle in but will be expected to be present at a mandatory orientation meeting in the evening, which will be followed by a group dinner.

ORIENTATION

During the first week of the program, the program director and other program staff will provide you with a comprehensive on-site orientation that will give you information on your program location, culture, academics, internships and health and safety. Through group outings and discussions, students are introduced to the host country and provided with tools for a safe and successful semester. Orientation is also a time to review program objectives and develop relationships within the student group. Please note: all orientation activities are mandatory for all students. View the calendar HERE.

IMPORTANT:

• Keep these Trinity Rome Campus staff phone numbers handy:

  • • • Flavia Alfano: 011 - 39 - 340 - 125 - 2260 (from a US number)

      • Fay Trachtenberg: +1(610)742-0777

      • Simon Martin: 011 - 44 - 7970 - 708852 (from a US number)

      • Rome Campus Main Office Line: 011-39-06-572-88217 (from a U.S. number).

• Please, make sure you have downloaded WhatsApp messenger to your phone. It is the easiest way to contact us when you arrive in Rome.

• It is important you let us know if there is a delay in your flight, or any incident that affects your programmed arrival time.

• In case your baggage gets lost, you will need to give the address of Casa Publicii.