University housing, another 200 million from the Mur for over 2,500 beds

Two hundred million euros to build and redevelop university residences for a total of 2,527 beds.

The Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, signed the decree for the scrolling of the ranking of the fifth call of law 338/2000, the instrument through which the Mur supports the creation, expansion and redevelopment of accommodation for university students.

The provision allows financing with 200 million euros 21 interventions already admitted in the ranking, but so far awaiting financial coverage, equal to 2,527 beds.

Bernini also signed a second decree which allocates over 68 million euros to the financing of a further 3,408 beds already created as part of the Mur Housing Plan.

These are accommodations that are added to the 60 thousand beds envisaged by the Pnrr, thus exceeding the target set by the Plan, and which find financial coverage thanks to national funds.

The total financial commitment thus reaches 268 million for a total of 5,935 beds.

As regards the scrolling of the ranking of law 338/2000, the 21 financed projects involve six Regions.

In Lombardy, 10 interventions are planned for a total of 1,577 accommodation places, promoted by Edisu Pavia, the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, the University of Milan-Bicocca, the Ceur Foundation, the University Institute of Higher Studies of Pavia, the University of Bergamo, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, the Polytechnic of Milan and Humanitas University.

Veneto follows, with six interventions for a total of 508 accommodation places, promoted by the IUAV University of Venice, the Opera San Francesco Saverio - CUAMM, the University of Padua and the ESU of Padua.

In Emilia-Romagna, two projects are financed, for 124 accommodation places, created by the Rui Foundation and by Acer - Azienda Casa Emilia-Romagna.

In Piedmont, the financing concerns an intervention by Edisu Piemonte for 224 accommodation places.

In the Marche region, 42 places are planned as part of a project promoted by Erdis Marche, while in Liguria the financing is intended for the Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia Foundation for the recovery and redevelopment of a university residence with 52 accommodation places.

Since 2023, through the fifth call of law 338/2000, the Mur has co-financed, in favor of public and private entities, a total of over 12 thousand beds, with resources exceeding 1 billion euros, contributing to expanding and improving the housing offer in university cities.

The two measures are part of the Mur strategy to expand the offer of university accommodation, which also includes the Housing Plan financed through the Pnrr.

Thanks to the latter, over 63,400 beds have already been activated throughout Italy, exceeding the European target of 60,000 places.