Life in the Bocconi dorms a.y. 2026-27

When living in residence, you will always have access to a kitchen where you can prepare your meals: it may be inside your apartment or shared on your floor, depending on the type of accommodation you have booked.

All kitchens in Bocconi residences are equipped with cooking stoves, so you can only use pots and pans marked with the relevant symbol. Plates, glasses, and other kitchenware are not provided: you can decide to bring them from home before you arrive, although we suggest you wait until you arrive at the residence so that you can organize sharing the purchase or use of these items with your roommates. Near the residences, you will find supermarkets and other well-stocked stores where you can buy everything you need, either for yourself or to share.

To ensure a positive experience for everyone, it is essential that all guests cooperate in leaving the kitchen tidy and clean after each use: tidying and cleaning must be carried out by each guest after preparing their meal. The cleaning service included in the fee certainly covers the kitchens, but the staff will not be able to complete it properly if the kitchens are found cluttered with dirty dishes and pots.
 

All residences have common areas where you can spend your free time, focus on your studies, or relax with your friends. In particular, you will find:

• study room: dedicated to individual or group study and reserved for residence guests,
• games room: a recreation area designed in collaboration with student representatives for socializing with other residence guests,
• relaxation room: where you can do bodyweight exercises or relax after a long day of studying.

All Bocconi Residences and campus buildings are equipped with drinking water dispensers. Check this page to see where they are located and commit to reducing plastic consumption. In addition, in the break areas of the residences, you will find vending machines selling sweet and savory snacks, coffee machines, and even vending machines selling personal care products.

All residences have a laundry area with automatic washing machines and dryers. Each wash and dry cycle is subject to a fee, based on the rates displayed in the laundry rooms of each residence. Ironing boards and irons are not provided.

The common areas of the apartments, bathrooms, and bedrooms are cleaned once a week. The cleaning service for the common areas of the Residence is daily. As a rule, rooms and apartments are cleaned by floor: upon arrival, check which day your accommodation will be cleaned. In particular, the following services are provided: cleaning of bathrooms, cleaning of the kitchen and living area, change of linen (sheets and towels), and bed making. You will be provided with: a blanket, sheets, and face towels. If you prefer, you can bring your own linens, which you will need to wash/change yourself. Please note that staff will only clean the accommodation if it is tidy.

If you require technical maintenance in your accommodation, you must submit a request via the dedicated portal by scanning the QR codes located in each room. Submitting the request will allow the residence management to intervene promptly to resolve the problem you have encountered, replacing any defective parts or carrying out all necessary checks with the relevant technicians. Please note that the residence management and Bocconi University staff will be able to access your accommodation even in your absence in case of necessity or urgency.

All utilities (electricity, heating/air conditioning, water) are included in the accommodation fee, as is WiFi connection, which is guaranteed in all common areas and rooms. Please refer to Article 16 of the Residence Regulations and the Addendum for some important notes on the use of the connection.

Bocconi has set up a medical center on campus, a medical clinic on the first floor of the building at Piazza Sraffa 11. The medical center will primarily serve the needs of non-residents of Milan and those who have difficulty accessing their own primary care physician, with the following important notes:

• The medical center is NOT an emergency service; in case of emergency, always call the European emergency number 112 or the Bocconi emergency number +39 0258362121, which will activate the ambulance service if necessary.
• This is a first-level internal medicine service that can provide medical examinations with reports, medication, and prescriptions (however, it CANNOT issue prescriptions covered by the National Health Service, as by law this can only be done by your family doctor).
• This service is only available to members of the Bocconi community and cannot be extended to others (family members and acquaintances).
  
  Schedules, procedures, and contact information are available in the yoU@B Agenda in the Health and Safety widget and on the Intranet. For further information, please contact hse@unibocconi.it.

Live your residence in GREEN mode

We care about respecting the environment: less waste, more attention to consumption, and proper waste management. It's up to you to do your part too!

♻️ Separate waste collection

In your room, apartment, and common areas, remember to separate your waste:

• Organic → brown
• Paper/cardboard → white
• Glass → green
• Plastic/metal → yellow
• Non-recyclable → black

If you have any doubts, take a look at the AMSA website: it will only take you 2 minutes.
👉 NB: PCs, smartphones, and small appliances do NOT go in unsorted waste: take them to collection points (recycling centers or CAM).

🚫 Less plastic and paper

• Use the water fountain in the Residence instead of plastic bottles.
• Only print if really necessary.
• Choose recycled materials.

⚡ Be mindful of consumption

• Turn off lights when not in use.
• Do not leave windows open with the heating/AC on.
• Do not waste water.

🏠 Respect the spaces (they are your home!)

• Dispose of waste in the correct bins.
• Clean and tidy up after using the common areas.
• Do not throw food in the sink.
• Keep your room tidy.
• Do not damage furniture or rooms: other students will be here after you!

❗ Important

If the accommodation is found to be in poor condition, the management may:

• Charge you for extra cleaning;
• Give you an official warning;
• In serious cases → expulsion from the Residence, loss of deposit, and referral to the Disciplinary Committee.

The temperature control system in university residences is set in accordance with municipal ordinances governing the correct temperatures to be maintained in buildings, as well as the maximum number of hours allowed for the operation of the systems, with the aim of reducing energy consumption and limiting environmental impact.

The system operates according to a technical protocol implemented in 2017, which regulates the activation of air conditioning systems using standardized parameters, in particular:

for heating, a set point of 19 degrees Celsius is set, which is the temperature indicated as compliant by the Municipality of Milan, with a margin of tolerance of 1-2 degrees.
The activation of air conditioning depends on the outside temperature, which must reach at least 26 degrees Celsius and ONLY if the window is closed (when the window is open, the system switches off automatically).

The system operates during specific time slots, which are shared with guests by the manager of each residence and updated seasonally.

Any malfunction of the systems must be reported promptly using the dedicated QR code: in this way, technicians will immediately check for any faults or the need to replace spare parts in the individual appliances in the rooms (fan coils), or they will be able to carry out all the necessary checks in the event of centralized problems.

The perception of heat/cold is entirely personal, but the settings applied are certainly suitable to ensure everyone's thermal comfort. Bocconi is confident that it can count on the sensitivity of all members of its community to protect environmental sustainability.