On Saturday, May 16, the Collegio di Milano will open its doors to prospective college students for a day dedicated to exploration, discussion, and career guidance.

Living at the Collegio di Milano means not only finding excellent housing, but also becoming part of a campus that is unique in Italy, where academic education is intertwined with an international and multidisciplinary experience. The Open Day is the perfect opportunity to:

To ensure the best possible experience for everyone, the event will be divided into two presentation sessions: from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration is required via the dedicated form.

Registration note: Please list the student’s name as the primary name and indicate the names of any accompanying persons.

Registration deadline: May 14, 2026

The new Admission Announcement for the 2026/2027 Academic Year is now online. This is your opportunity to join a vibrant community of over 220 students from more than 40 countries, enrolled in all Milanese universities, and to discover your true potential to shape the future you desire.

Joining Collegio di Milano means entering an ecosystem of opportunities designed to support you throughout your academic and professional journey. Here, talent, merit, and personal growth are at the heart of an educational experience where excellence is not just a goal, but a daily experience: our Living Excellence.

The selection process is conducted entirely online. To submit your application, please fill out the application form and attach the required documents. Once submitted, you will receive further details regarding the next steps of the selection process.

For more information on requirements and financial aid, please consult the Admission Announcement or contact us at admissionsoffice@collegiodimilano.it.

Here you can find the link to the article on the KMU website (Japanese).

On July 20, 2025, 55 students and staff members from 15 different Italian merit-based university residences had the unique opportunity of visiting the campus of Kansai Medical University, meeting prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti, director of the Biomedical Centre of the University.

During the meeting, prof. Pezzotti presented a comparison between the Japanese and European educational systems, and invited the students to reflect on what can be the ideal system.

The participants also had the opportunity to visit the Medical Simulation Centre and be a doctor for a day, by trying some of the equipment, including the Lung Sound Auscultation Simulator and the Da Vinci Si.

The encounter was part of the initiative “The Future is Now: Gen Z Leading the Way”, an international educational experience dedicated to students from merit-based university residences, that took place between July 18 and 25.

The visit at Kansai Medical University will hopefully inspire a longlasting collaboration between Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi and KMU, with activities and projects that can further foster the internationalization of both institutions.

Collegio di Milano has been selected as one of the five iconic stops on the “Architectures of Freedom” tour, a project born from the partnership between the Milan Design Week (Salone del Mobile) and K-Way. The initiative celebrates the connection between design, urban mobility, and the spirit of exploration through the vision of Bianca Felicori, founder of Forgotten Architecture (with whom we have previously collaborated on (T)rap&Architecture).

The narrative rediscovers the vision of the great masters through a series of photographs in which the architecture interacts with lightweight K-Way nylon structures. In addition to the Collegio in Milan, the itinerary includes other iconic buildings in the city: the Sormani Library, the Casa a Tre Cilindri, the Church of San Giovanni Bono (at Via San Paolino 20, not far from Via San Vigilio), and the building at Corso Italia 13.

This is an important recognition for the Collegio di Milano, confirming the artistic and cultural value of the place where our students live and grow every day.

To explore the entire route, you can pick up the dedicated leaflet at the custom newsstand in Piazza Sant’Eustorgio, the hub of the initiative featuring talks and the “A Matter of Salone” capsule collection. Additionally, throughout the entire week of the Salone del Mobile, the K-Way flagship store at Corso Garibaldi 30 will continue to host a special installation dedicated to the project, conceived as a full-fledged exhibition.

On April 15th, Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi celebrated the third edition of National Made in Italy Day, continuing its series of encounters dedicated to the leaders of Italian entrepreneurship. This year, the baton was passed to Caterina Caselli, an icon of Italian music and Cavaliere del Lavoro since 2024.

The meeting, held at the Collegio di Milano, offered students a unique opportunity for direct dialogue. The session was moderated by journalist Ugo Savoia, joined in the discussion by students Alessandro Fotia and Mariafrancesca Di Paola.

Through a journey across her career—enriched by video clips ranging from her first steps on stage to recent years—Caterina Caselli shared a path defined by innovation, modernity, and a constantly avant-garde vision. She described music as the common thread of her entire life: for her, it has been more than just a profession, serving as the essential means to express herself and "live a fantastic life," fueled by an untiring passion.

The National Made in Italy Day, established by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy on the birth anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci, aims to celebrate the creativity, quality, and social value of Italian excellence. It serves to provide new generations with role models capable of protecting and, at the same time, innovating the country's heritage.

In line with this spirit of unity, the meeting concluded Domani 21/04/09, with the notes of Domani 21/04/09, a reminder of how music and the cultural industry are essential tools for solidarity and social cohesion.

Thanks to the invaluable collaboration with the Federazione Nazionale dei Cavalieri del Lavoro and the Gruppo Lombardo dei Cavalieri del Lavoro, the Foundation and the Collegio di Milano continue their mission of fostering dialogue between great entrepreneurial leaders and the talents of the future.

A few weeks after the closing of the World Exposition, the Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi received official thanks from the Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, Ambassador Mario Vattani. “I would like to sincerely thank you,” wrote the Commissioner to our Managing Director Stefano Blanco, “for your contribution and constant support during these extraordinary six months.”

These words are even more significant when we consider the achievements of the Italy Pavilion: Expo 2025 Osaka was the perfect showcase for a dynamic Italy, capable of innovating and at the same time playing a leading role in addressing major global challenges, from ecological transition to the space economy, from life sciences to the blue economy. The results achieved constitute a heritage to be consolidated and further developed through a constructive international projection that focuses on promoting our companies, the quality of our territories, and the unparalleled value of Made in Italy around the world.

Fondazione Collegio delle Università MIlanesi participated in this extraordinary project thanks to its partnership with Padiglione Italia, which began in February 2025 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at implementing concrete projects related to the themes of the Universal Exposition, which opened on April 13 and closed on October 13, 2025. The primary objective of this collaboration was to give young people the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in global challenges and involve them in the creation of a more sustainable society.

As part of this initiative, in July 2025 there was “The Future is Now: Gen Z Leading the Way", a unique educational experience involving 55 students and staff members from Italian Collegi di Merito (Colleges of Merit). The experience, organized with the support of the Conference of Collegi Universitari di Merito, was not limited to discussing issues of the future: it was a total immersion in innovation and tradition. Participants were able to learn about Japanese culture firsthand through visits to iconic cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima, and discover Expo 2025 Osaka. It was an intense week, full of visits, meetings, and firsthand accounts.

We are proud to have been part of this successful initiative. We would like to thank the Commissioner General and Padiglione Italia not only for their collaboration over the past few months, but above all for allowing us to offer our students this unique opportunity.

Since last week, a model of the former Marchiondi-Spagliardi Institute, previously kept in the building, has been on display in the hall of Collegio di Milano. The model, a copy of which is on display at MoMA in New York, offers a privileged view of the iconic architecture of this brutalist masterpiece by architect Vittoriano Viganò, currently undergoing complex restoration work by the Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi (“Life from Arts”).

Thanks to the display of the model at the Collegio di Milano, it will be possible to view the monumental scale of the complex and understand the vision and ambition of the “Life from Arts” project, which aims to restore the building to its original splendor.

The model will remain at the Collegio di Milano until the completion of the works, scheduled for 2029, after which it will return to its original location.

From July 18 to 25, 55 students and staff from the Collegi Universitari di Merito (including the Collegio di Milano) flew to Japan for a unique experience. Between innovation and tradition, participants were able to learn about Japanese culture firsthand through visits to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima, and discover Expo 2025 Osaka, the World Expo inaugurated on April 13.

It was an intense week, full of visits, meetings, and testimonials. This unique opportunity arose from the Memorandum of Understanding signed between our Foundation and Italy Expo 2025 Osaka, and was supported by the Conference of University Colleges of Merit (CCUM), which contributed scholarships for participating students.

History and future, art and education, redevelopment and urban regeneration: these are the essential elements of the project "Life From Arts", thanks to which the former Marchiondi-Spagliardi Institute, in the Baggio Area, will become an innovative College of Merit. The initiative was presented on September 20 at Palazzo Marino (Milan City Hall), at the presence of the Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala, by Salvatore Carrubba e Stefano Blanco, President and Managing Director of Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi, together with Anna Scavuzzo (Deputy Mayor), Angelo Bugatti (BCMA Studio and CAUP - Shanghai) and Emanuela Carpani (Archeology, Fine Arts and Landscape Superintendence).

After several years of decay and neglect, the Marchiondi Institute, a brutalist work of art designed by Vittoriano Viganò, will come back to life. The new university residence, which will stand in the same area and will extend for more than 21,000 sqm, will have art as its main driver: it is the first experience of its kind in Italy and one of the first in Europe. There will be 167 rooms: modern accommodations, progressive from the point of view of energy saving and technology. There will also be services and spaces dedicated to studying and artistic and musical education, as well as laboratories, sports areas and restoration areas. The appointing of the works will be by the end of 2024 and the works will begin by spring 2025, with the official opening in September 2028.

The total investment is of roughly 44,5 million Euros.

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Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi has been honored of the Medal of the President of the Italian Republic: this award is a representation of the value of all the educational, cultural and social initiatives of the Fondazione, as well as the result of years of activities aimed to enhancing a meritocratic culture, the internationalization of the university system, and the integration of local entities. An even more significative recognization considering that it arrives during the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Fondazione.

The President of Fondazione, Salvatore Carrubba, and the Managing Director, Stefano Blanco, thank the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, vowing to honor this award and continuing being a point of reference within the academic, institutional and entrepreneurial contexts of Italy and Europe.

Starting from this year Collegio di Milano is 100% no gas! Thanks to the renovation works in the kitchen of the canteen, with the installation of induction stovetops, Collegio di Milano is becoming greener. The whole stove has been converted from gas to electric, giving the Collegio a highly performative electric kitchen that uses the best electronic solutions for the reduction of energy consumption and the optimization of cooking time.

This project follows the one, already concluded, regarding the energy efficiency of Building Z and is included among the initiatives activated to protect the environment, a commitment that involves the whole community of the Collegio di Milano (students, staff and employees).

In 2023 Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi celebrates its first 20 years, and it does so through a series of initiatives included in the project 20 & Beyond. History and future are the two fundamentals of the project, whose goal is on one side presenting what has been generated up until now through the Foundation's activities, and on the other side setting the goals for the next years of activity.

One of the first initiatives has seen the students of the Collegio di Milano being involved in the design of the official logo that will be used during celebrations.

Afterwards, an online survey has been launched, asking the students of the Collegio, the staff, the Directors, the Alumni and all the actors that contribute to the activity of the Foundation, to select one among the proposed ideas. The winner was the logo designed by the group composed by students Ennio Abbruzzetti, Elisa Roscitano, Irene Paticchio, Marco Iaquinto e Giorgia Zanghì.

The design refers to the globe and the sense of internationality. It focuses on the concepts of networking and innovation, that are at the base of the future of the Collegio, but it also reminds us of the past with the reference to the historical colonnade.

In the next weeks we will unveil all the initiatives and the events we are planning. Keep following us also on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.

On Thursday, October 27 the new Academic Year of Collegio di Milan has officially been inaugurated. Guest of honor of the day was the Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala: after a short tour of the campus, accompanied by the Representatives of the Students, and the introduction of Salvatore Carrubba and Stefano Blanco, the President and the Managing Director of Fondazione Collegio delle Università Milanesi, the Mayor made a speech about Milan and the future, with a focus on Milan as a global and university city. At the end of the speeches, time for the debate, moderated by Prof. Fabio Corno, President of the Scientific Committee of the Foundation: the students were able to ask their qustions and discuss with Mayor Sala about sustainability, viability, internationalization and security. Sala left with a promise: organizing a soccer match in the field of the Collegio!

The day came to an end with the distribution of the diplomas to the Alumni who left the Collegio in the past two years, marking the official closure of their experience in the Collegio.