After overcoming the uncertainties linked to the pandemic by COVID-19, Italy’s student housing sector — much like almost everywhere else in Europe — has returned to denounce the substantial gap between demand and supply for quality housing services. In the geographic context of Europe, the highest housing availability is recorded in the United Kingdom, where the ratio of beds/students exceeds 30%, while the Italian value is around 4%. Milan and Bologna offer the highest rate among the Italian university cities, with about 7-8%. On the other hand, the provision rate in Rome and the main southern university cities is even lower than the national average. The number of Italian university students has continuously grown in the last five years, reaching 1.8 million units (in A.Y. 2020/21, despite the pandemic, the annual increase was 4%. At the same time, even international students (Erasmus) who decided to study in Italy have steadily increased, recording 29.000 new mobile students.
Student Housing in Italy: Context, Policies, Challenges, and Opportunities
A. F. L. Baratta;O. E. Bellini;M. T. Gullace
2022-01-01
Abstract
After overcoming the uncertainties linked to the pandemic by COVID-19, Italy’s student housing sector — much like almost everywhere else in Europe — has returned to denounce the substantial gap between demand and supply for quality housing services. In the geographic context of Europe, the highest housing availability is recorded in the United Kingdom, where the ratio of beds/students exceeds 30%, while the Italian value is around 4%. Milan and Bologna offer the highest rate among the Italian university cities, with about 7-8%. On the other hand, the provision rate in Rome and the main southern university cities is even lower than the national average. The number of Italian university students has continuously grown in the last five years, reaching 1.8 million units (in A.Y. 2020/21, despite the pandemic, the annual increase was 4%. At the same time, even international students (Erasmus) who decided to study in Italy have steadily increased, recording 29.000 new mobile students.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
