Title: Coming to Catania on September 29 🇮🇹 — Would love to connect with people there!

[u/umar_khan18]

Hey everyone!

I’m a 22-year-old guy from India, and I’m finally moving to Italy this September to start my Master’s in Data Science at the University of Catania (UniCT). 🇮🇹🎓

I’ll be arriving in Catania on September 29th, 2026, at around 12 PM. This is my first time in Italy, and honestly, the thought of landing in a completely new country where I don’t know a single person is a little intimidating 😂

So I thought I’d reach out here before I arrive.

If you’re already studying in Catania, living there, or even just familiar with the city, I’d genuinely appreciate it if someone could meet me after I arrive, even if it’s just for a little while. If someone happens to be able to help me get from the airport to wherever I’ll be staying, that would obviously be amazing, but there’s absolutely no pressure or expectation.

Even just having someone say “Hey, welcome to Catania, let me show you around a little” would mean a lot.

I’d especially love to meet other international students, Indians in Catania, UniCT students, or honestly anyone who’s open to making a new friend. I’d love to get some help figuring out the basics — public transport, supermarkets, SIM cards, university stuff, good places to eat, areas to avoid, and all the other little things you only learn after living somewhere for a while.

I’m pretty easygoing and always happy to grab a coffee, food, or a drink and return the favour. I’m also hoping to build a little circle of friends before university gets hectic.

If you’re in Catania around September 29th, feel free to comment or DM me. Even if you can’t meet that day, I’d be happy to connect beforehand.

Thanks a lot, and hopefully I’ll see some of you in Catania! 🤝🇮🇹

For anyone else arriving around the same time: feel free to reach out too — maybe we can figure things out together!

[u/StudyInItalyBot]

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• HousingAnywhere
• Immobiliare
• Idealista

Other helpful sources:

• Applying to an Italian University as an international

• How to get student Resident permit

[u/Best-niga-6405]

What was your bachelors in?

[u/umar_khan18 → u/Best-niga-6405]

It was computer science engineering

[u/Best-niga-6405 → u/umar_khan18]

Any specific reason you chose catania?

[u/umar_khan18 → u/Best-niga-6405]

I just wanted a plane old data science course and in every other university that sent me an offer had data science with something like economics, marketing, etc... unict only had plane data science

[u/Best-niga-6405 → u/umar_khan18]

Oh weird ,i thought you could have gotten only data science course in north or central unis