Intergenerational Cohabitation in Padua: host applications now open
19.07.2024
The Municipality of Padua promotes the second edition of the intergenerational cohabitation project in response to the significant increase in rental prices, and the number of requests for affordable accommodations from Unipd students.
The initiative, which started from an initiative of the Vice Rectorate for the Right to Education Policies at Unipd, represented by Prof. Matilde Girolami, was launched in the summer of 2023, bringing together the Municipality in collaboration with the University of Padua, ESU, and the social partners, with the formalization of five cohabitation experiences. One of these experiences was also talked about in an episode of Pif's program "Caro Marziano": watch the episode online.
Applications will remain open until August 31st for those over 65 to host off-site students looking for accommodation for the next academic year. The application for participation must be sent via the appropriate online form, available on the Progetto Giovani website.
For further information or to receive support in completing the form, a dedicated desk is available at the Youth Project office, on the second floor of the Altinate San Gaetano Cultural Centre. The desk is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and Thursdays from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. The counter is closed from August 5th to 18th.
More information on the web page www.progettogiovani.pd.it/coabitazione-intergenerazionale-nel-comune-di-padova
The University of Padua made this video of the project: Emanuele is an out-of-town student in the master's degree program in Landscape Studies. Gianfranca a citizen of Padua who chose to join the project last year and already has some experience in hosting female students. After a year of cohabitation, a relationship of friendship and exchange was born: two people of different generations who share not only the living spaces but also their experiences.
