Accommodation for students with disabilities

Politecnico di Milano, in its residences located in Milan, Lecco and Como, offers accommodation dedicated specifically to students and teaching staff with disabilities, offering them the opportunity to comfortably enjoy their university experience to the fullest in a collective setting that meets their needs.

Types of accommodation available

“Casa dello Studente” Hall of Residence, Viale Romagna, 62 – Milan | Single room and fully-equipped studio apartment 

(NOT AVAILABLE FOR RESERVATIONS DURING THE A.Y. 2024-2025)

“Pareto” Hall of Residence, Via Maggianico, 6 – Milan | Single room with shared fully-equipped bathroom

“Newton” Hall of Residence, Via Borsa, 25 – Milan | Double room with shared fully-equipped bathroom

“Einstein” Hall of Residence, Via Einstein, 6 – Milan | Single room with shared fully-equipped bathroom

“Marie Curie” Hall of Residence, Piazzale Ferrara – Milan | Studio apartment with private accessible bathroom

“Loos” Hall of Residence, Via A. Ghislanzoni, 24 – Lecco | Single room with fully-equipped bathroom and fully-equipped studio apartment

“La Presentazione” Hall of Residence, Via Zezio, 58 – Como | Double room with shared fully-equipped bathroom

Rates

   – Users entitled to preferential-rate housing (DSU recipients): preferential rate (which is published in an integration to the DSU Call here).

   – Full-rate users with certified disability ≥ 66%: preferential rate (same as DSU recepients).

   – Carers for users with certified disability ≥ 66%: preferential rate (same as DSU recipients) on the condition that the carer is living in the same room. 

   – Users with certified disability percentage between 46% and 65%: full rate for the agreed Hall of Residence discounted by 10%.

   – Users with certified disability percentage lower than 46%: full rate for the agreed Hall of Residence.

Procedure for requesting accommodation

It is possible to request an accommodation by following the procedure below:

Request submission

To request an accommodation, you must send your request to the email address multichance@polimi.it specifying the type of disability you have and attaching the relevant medical documentation. THE REQUEST FOR FIRST SEMESTER MUST BE SENT BY THE END OF MAY; FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER, BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.

Please note: Politecnico di Milano guarantees the utmost confidentiality in all these communications – which will be managed directly with the guest alone – in that they concern their medical status and the handling of the relevant documents.

Assessment interview

Once they have received all the documentation, the Multichance Service will contact the applicant to set a date for an assessment interview and will forward the request for accommodation to the Housing & Dining Unit.

Offer of accommodation

The Housing & Dining Unit will establish the accommodation setup that best suits the applicant’s needs and will send them an offer of accommodation, including all the instructions needed to proceed with the booking and confirmation of the accommodation.

Please note

If you are a preferential-rate student, please click here for information on the procedures concerning allocation, check-in/out, having your damage deposit returned and cancelling your accommodation.

If you are a full-rate student, please click here for information on the procedures concerning payment, check-in/out, having your damage deposit returned and cancelling your accommodation.

For more information on accommodation, please fill in the form in the contact section. 

For information on the Multichance Service: https://www.polimi.it/en/campus-and-services/equal-opportunities-and-inclusion/disability-and-spld