PBSA provider Collegiate has secured investment from Propriumas part of a joint venture to develop a pipeline of student accommodation schemes in Italy.

Exchange students from all over Italy participated in the National Erasmus Games from 12 to 14 April in the Italian city of Parma. The organisers, the Erasmus Student Network Italy, chose Pisa in 2018.

International accommodation platform HousingAnywhere.com has signed a partnership with Università di Padova in Italy to assist international and mobile students at the institutions.

Italian technical college Jobs Academy and Mohawk College in Ontario Canada have signed an agreement to send students and faculty members on exchanges.

Celebrations were held at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC for the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Italy, a scholarship program for academic exchanges founded in 1946.

The Class of 2020 held its annual student housing conference in Milan this year. The city's authorities unveiled an ambitious project, while the European think tank's director revealed plans for a global expansion.

Italian student residence provider Camplus received a Ministry of Education award for best student residence in the country.

International students are increasingly attracted to smaller university cities, according to accommodation platform HousingAnywhere.