Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

• The University has recently established the University College, which is located near the campus, not far from the historic city center, and manages accommodation.
• The function of the College is not only to provide accommodation for the students who are entitled to it but also to organize events and services that promote the social and cultural integration of students and their active partecipation in university life, not only in their educational commitments but also in their recreational time.

Located on the campus of the Mediterranea there is a gym called the “Centro Fitness di Ateneo”, situated below the Aula Magna of the University “Antonio Quistelli”. It has a training area of over 350 square metres and is provided with an extensive range of equipment, locker rooms with services, and can be accessed both from the campus and from the city. The campus also has a five-a-side football field and an outdoor volleyball court.

These university Students’ associations and groups are active, often linked by a network of different groups throughout the country and even abroad, which, through their activities, help to cement the local student community in a global context, while preserving its southern identity and characteristics, such as friendly hospitality, which combines with a world in which all distances have been eliminated by faster transport and more and more inclusive media.