2015-2016 HOUSING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS UNIVERSITÀ BOCCONI TRANSLATION OF THE FINAL HOUSING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS Published on July 30th , 2015 In case of discrepancies between the Italian text and the English translation, the Italian version prevails. These application requirements and regulations are to be considered final unless further dispositions concerning the evaluation of the applicants’ economic condition are issued by the relevant authorities. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION 3 Art. 1.1 Bocconi Residence Halls 3 Art. 1.2 Housing Assignment Process 4 Art. 1.3 Types of Housing Applications 4 Art. 1.4 Housing Fees 6 Art. 1.5 Final Check-Out and Early Termination of Assignments 6 Art. 1.6 Sublease for Residents Participating in International Study Abroad and/or Internship Programs Recognized by Università Bocconi 7 Art. 1.7 General Access to Housing and Social Rules 8 Art. 1.8 Information on the Use of Personal Information and Rights of the Applicant 8 SECTION 2 – FULL RATE HOUSING 9 Art. 2.1 New Admissions 9 Art. 2.2 Application Reserved to First Year Students 9 2.2.1 Applying for Full Rate Housing: Deadlines 9 2.2.2 Applying for Full Rate Housing: Procedures 10 2.2.3 Ranking, Results and Appeals/Petitions 10 2.2.4 Housing Assignment and Acceptance 10 2.2.5 Renewal of Housing Assignments for AY 2016-2017 11 Art. 2.3 “Last Minute” New Admission Application for All Students 11 2.3.1 Deadlines and Procedures for submitting an application 12 2.3.2 Housing Assignments and Acceptance 12 2.3.3 Renewal of Housing Assignments for AY 2016-2017 12 Art. 2.4 Renewal of Housing Assignments for Current Residents 13 2.4.1 Applying for Full Rate Housing: Deadlines and Procedures 13 2.4.2 Results and Appeals/Petitions 13 2.4.3 Printing of Check-In Documents 14 2.4.4 Renewal of Housing Assignments for AY 2016-2017 14 SECTION 3 – REDUCED RATE HOUSING 15 Art. 3.1 Eligible Reduced Rate Housing Applicants 15 Art. 3.2 Income and Asset Requirements 16 Art. 3.3 Applying for Reduced Rate Housing: Deadlines 16 Art. 3.4 Applying for Reduced Rate Housing: Procedures 17 Art. 3.5 Documentation Required for the Calculation of Housing Fees 17 Art. 3.6 Methods of Assignment of ISU Brackets for Reduced Rates 18 Art. 3.7 Verification of Financial Status and Validation of Economic Information Provided (Italian Presidential Decree 445/2000, article 71) 18 Art. 3.8 Renewal of Housing Assignment for AY 2015-2016 19 Art. 3.9 New Admission for Non-First Year Students 20 Art. 3.10 Merit Requirements 20 Art. 3.11 Rankings 21 Art. 3.12 Results and Appeals/Petitions 22 Art. 3.13 Housing Assignments and Acceptance for New Admission Applicants 22 Art. 3.14 Assignments and Acceptance for Renewal Residents 23 Art. 3.15 Housing Renewals for AY 2016-2017 23 ATTACHMENT A: Description of Bocconi Residences 24 ATTACHMENT B: Housing Fees, ISU Bocconi Brackets and Payments 26 ATTACHMENT C: Car, Motorcycle and Bicycle Parking 29 ATTACHMENT D: Bocconi Residence Regulations 30 ATTACHMENT E: Housing Calendar 34 ATTACHMENT F: List of Municipalities – Commuting Students 35 ATTACHMENT G: Full Rate Housing - Summary of Important Dates and Deadlines 39 ATTACHMENT H: Reduced Rate Housing - Summary of Important Dates and Deadlines 41 ATTACHMENT I: Requirements Regarding Financial Conditions for Allocation of Reduced Rate Housing 42 ATTACHMENT J: Submission of Application for Reduced Rate Housing and Documentation 45 ATTACHMENT K: Full Rate Housing - Room Type Preference 49 ATTACHMENT L: 2014 Average Exchange Rates 50 2 2015-2016 HOUSING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS UNIVERSITA’ BOCCONI SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION The 2015-16 Housing Application Requirements and Regulations have been published by ISU Bocconi and the Student Services Office – Student Affairs Division and regulates housing assignments for the Bocconi Residences. Contact information: Housing Center – Piazza Sraffa, 13 – One Stop Service Center – Ground floor – 20136 Milan email: [email protected] Tel: (+39) 02-5836-2795 / (+39) 02-5836-2152 Art. 1.1 Bocconi Residence Halls For the 2015-2016 academic year, Università Bocconi offers 6 Residences to its students, for a total number of 1,591 room assignments, both full rate and reduced rate (fee determined according to the economic condition of the student's family). Assignments are distributed amongst the 6 Bocconi Residences as follows: RESIDENCE HALL NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS* 261 BOCCONI - 13 single rooms with private bathrooms Via Bocconi, 12 – Milan - 248 single rooms with bathrooms to be shared with one other student 96 JAVOTTE - 8 single rooms with private bathrooms Via Giovenale, 4 - Milan - 88 single rooms with bathrooms to be shared with one other student 362 - 62 single rooms with private bathrooms ARCOBALENO - 288 single rooms with bathrooms to be shared with Via F.lli Fraschini, 3 - Milan one other student (some of which are assigned to international exchange students) - 12 studios with private bathrooms 326 - 176 single rooms in 4-bedroom apartments with bathrooms to be shared with one other student DUBINI - 140 single rooms in 2-bedroom apartments with Via Vittore Buzzi, 7 - Milan bathrooms to be shared with one other student - 10 studios, studio apartments are handicap-accessible with private bathrooms 333 - 317 single rooms in 4-bedroom apartments with SPADOLINI bathrooms to be shared with one other student Via G. Spadolini, 12/A - Milan - 16 studios, studio apartments are handicap-accessible with private bathrooms 213 - 116 single rooms in 4-bedroom apartments with ISONZO bathrooms to be shared with one other student Viale Isonzo, 23 - Milan - 11 rooms with private bathrooms - 86 rooms with bathrooms to be shared with one other student * Rooms for students with disabilities are available in all Bocconi Residence Halls. 3 Students who wish to apply for Bocconi Housing may only submit one application; either for full rate or reduced rate housing. The application process, rankings and renewal requirements for following academic years will vary depending on the type of housing, as outlined in the Housing Application Requirements and Regulations. Students assigned full rate housing will not be able to apply for or be assigned reduced rate housing, even if they are later determined eligible for financial aid and therefore assigned an ISU bracket. Art. 1.2 Housing Assignment Process The housing assignment process has four steps: Students may only submit one application; for either full rate 1st STEP or reduced rate housing. Applications must be submitted Submit Online Application online and, if applying for reduced rate housing, must be www.unibocconi.eu/housingdesk subsequently completed with all required documentation. Rankings are created to determine the order of priority with which available rooms will be assigned. Being ranked does not automatically imply that you will be assigned housing. 2nd STEP The final housing assignment depends on many variables Rankings (type of housing requested, room availability and the applicant's gender). The ranking order is only a partial indicator of the probability of being assigned housing. 3rd STEP Housing assignments will take place in different rounds, as Housing Assignments rooms may become available at different times. New assignees must confirm their acceptance of a room assignment according to the timelines and procedures indicated in the email communicating the housing assignment. Failure to follow the acceptance procedures will 4th STEP result in the cancelation of the assignment and the re- Housing Assignment Acceptance assignment of the room to another eligible ranked student. The renewal application for current residents is equivalent to acceptance of housing for AY 2015-2016. Please see articles 2.4 and 3.8. Università Bocconi reserves the right to transfer residents to a different Residence at any time throughout the academic year. Please note that it will not be possible for a student to request a room assignment change at any time. Exceptional cases due to serious and certified problems will be evaluated based on the following conditions: - a room change can occur only once during a student’s university career; - any changes made will occur only at the end of the academic year; - should a change in a resident’s housing assignment be allowed, students will not be able to choose their new assignment, the new assignment will be a random allocation to be made by the IT system. Art. 1.3 Types of Housing Applications Students may only submit one application; for either full rate or reduced rate housing. The decision to apply for either full rate or reduced rate housing is up to the student. To evaluate which application is best to submit based on the student’s financial position, the section “How and When to Apply” should be consulted on the Housing Service website: www.unibocconi.eu/accommodation and the income from the University ISEE Certificate issued in 2015, according to existing regulations and the family 4 household should be verified. (See the table in Attachment I for more information.) TYPE OF APPLICATION ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS DOCUMENTATION Students whose family’s income and assets are within the ISU Bocconi Requirements: Documentation of - ISEE € 20,998.37 economical character Reduced rate - ISPE € 35,434.78 required And who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Art. 3.1 Documentation of Students whose family’s income and economical character Full rate assets exceed the ISU requirements not required (Art. 3.1 and