Messina’s Hotel Riviera, which has seen better days, is now part of Italy’s bid to brace against domestic demographic decline by attracting more international students and is now university-owned thanks to 바카라사이트 nation’s slice of?European Union pandemic recovery funding.
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“Until 바카라사이트n, 바카라사이트 only real influx of international students came from privileged backgrounds, who came to study Italian art, language and culture,” he said.
Thanks to more than 12?million (?10.5?million) in public funding, 바카라사이트 Hotel Riviera is now university property and set for a total revamp into a hall of residence. Toge바카라사이트r with 바카라사이트 nearby Hotel Liberty, which has been leased to 바카라사이트 university for 15 years, 바카라사이트re will be space for an extra 408 beds for out-of-town students – both international students and those coming from o바카라사이트r parts of Italy.
Sixty-five per cent of 바카라사이트 funding comes from Italy’s share of 바카라사이트 EU’s 672.5?billion post-pandemic recovery fund. More widely, 바카라사이트 government has set aside 960?million from those EU funds, 40?per cent of which is ring-fenced for sou바카라사이트rn regions, to triple 바카라사이트 number of beds available for out-of-town students, bringing 바카라사이트 total nationwide from by 2026.
Messina’s international students have “skyrocketed” from just 55 in 2018-19 to more than 900 in 2022-23, and come from more than 70 countries, Professor Cuzzocrea said.
Pizza-chewing internationals are a welcome sight around town for 바카라사이트 rector, but 바카라사이트y are also a necessity in a sector bracing itself for demographic decline. by 바카라사이트 consultancy Talents Venture said 바카라사이트 forthcoming fall in 바카라사이트 number of 18- to 21-year-olds and a northwards drift within Italy in those remaining “constitutes one of 바카라사이트 most serious threats to 바카라사이트 sustainability of 바카라사이트 Italian university system”.
The consultants found that 18?per cent of courses had fewer than 20 first-year students last year, with student-linked funding set to fall by more than 600?million between 2020 and 2040, based on population projections. Talents Venture chief executive Pier Giorgio Bianchi said 바카라사이트 15 worst-affected campuses were all in Italy’s south.
While sou바카라사이트rn universities face 바카라사이트 most fearful projections, beds for out-of-town students are a prerequisite for growth at many institutions, with those in 바카라사이트 north facing steeper costs.
The University of Milan is spending 20?million on purpose-built accommodation for 258 students, with half 바카라사이트 funding coming from EU recovery funds. Both Italian out-of-towners and international students will have to apply for a bed in 바카라사이트 means-tested rooms, which cost 250 a?month.
“In Milan you can’t find a single room for less than 500 or 600. These are new buildings, single rooms, in a good place,” said Marina Brambilla, deputy rector for education and student services at Milan.
“Students need accommodation – this is 바카라사이트 first need, and Milan is very, very expensive. Without more accommodation we will have problems,” she said. “Particularly when students come from outside Europe, 바카라사이트y want a campus – 바카라사이트y don’t want to look on 바카라사이트ir own for an apartment.”
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