Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU — NRRP, Mission 4 Education and research, Component 1, Reform 1.7 — MUR, Ministerial Decree 481/2024
Unires Battiati
A haven of calm and quality, in the new residence on the outskirts of Catania
TMR call: applications open
DSU call: applications open
- from €280/month all‑inclusive€170 with income requirements
- 25
- 16 rooms
The residence in three points
Why live here
1An exclusive address
In Sant'Agata Li Battiati, in a quiet residential setting on the outskirts of Catania.
2Comfort by design
Gym, TV room, study room and green area, reserved for residents.
3Direct connections
200 metres from the public transport stop, with the university campus reachable in 20 minutes by public transport or 10 by car.
Images
The spaces, in images
Images of the completed building, digitally processed.
What it costs
Places and prices
Every price is per month, per bed; what it includes is set out below.
Beds at a capped rate
17 beds
TMR call: applications open
Single room at the capped rate
5 beds
400 €/month
Bed in a double room at the capped rate
12 beds
280 €/month
Beds for able and deserving students without means
8 beds
DSU call: applications open
Single room for capable and deserving students
2 beds
€170/month
Bed in a double room for capable and deserving students
6 beds
€170/month
€170 a month for ten months, from 1 October to 31 July
The rent covers ordinary utilities (electricity, water and heating), wi-fi throughout the residence, heating and cooling in the common areas and access to them. Rate reserved for capable and deserving students, including those without means (Article 8, paragraphs 2 and 3, Decree 481/2024). Optional paid extra: in-room air conditioning, metered by a dedicated device. Not provided: room cleaning and linen, meals and parking.
Who can apply
Requirements to apply
Beds at a capped rate
17 beds
- 2026-27 enrolment, or application to enrol, at the University of Catania, ABADIR, the «V. Bellini» Higher Institute of Music or the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania
- Not already assigned another public or affiliated right-to-study bed
- No minimum school-leaving mark: merit forms the ranking (school-leaving mark for first-years, average exam mark for later years)
- Five beds in single rooms and twelve in double rooms, all with a private bathroom
Beds for able and deserving students without means
8 beds
These are the beds under Article 8, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Ministerial Decree 481/2024: two in single rooms and six in doubles, with a shared bathroom on the floor and a lower housing charge for the student. Systemia, the implementing body, allocates them through its own procedure authorised by the Ministry, applying the same merit and income requirements as the ERSU Catania call for 2026-27; HOMA handles the assessment of applications, document collection and communications with applicants.
- First year: no entry threshold, merit assessed afterwards (15 credits by 10/08/2027 and 20 by 30/11/2027)
- Later years: rising credit thresholds by course and enrolment year, to be met by 10/08/2026
- Credit bonus usable once only; thresholds reduced by 40% for disability of 66% or more
- ISEE not exceeding €25,000.00
- ISPE (property indicator) not exceeding €60,000.00
The residence
How the residence is laid out
The building
The buildingUnires Battiati is an exclusive residence in Sant'Agata Li Battiati, on the outskirts of Catania: a standalone three-storey building, 1,200 square metres designed for residents' comfort. Sixteen rooms, single and double, alongside carefully designed shared spaces — kitchen, study room, gym, TV room and green area — for student life without compromise.
Spaces and services
Spaces and servicesThe common areas are shared by the whole residence, not enclosed within individual flats.
- Shared kitchen and TV room
- Study room and co-working space
- Gym
- Laundry with washers and dryers, pay per use
- Landscaped grounds
- Reception open eight hours a day, except public holidays
- Private bathroom in the capped-rate rooms, shared bathroom on the floor in the rooms for capable and deserving students
- Weekly cleaning of the common areas
- Wifi and air conditioning in the common areas
Location
Where it is
The residence is in Piazza Elio Vittorini, in Sant'Agata Li Battiati, the town bordering Catania to the north.
Two hundred metres from the nearest public transport stop
University of Catania campus 3.4 kilometres away
twenty minutes by public transport
The project
How the residence came about
Systemia S.r.l. owns the building and is the implementing party for the project, carried out under Ministerial Decree 481/2024 of the Italian Ministry of University and Research, with support from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Systemia has entrusted HOMA with the commercialisation of the residence's beds.
How to apply
Three steps and you're done
1Read the call
Requirements, criteria and allocation rules, in black and white.
Download the call for capped-rate beds (TMR)Download the call for DSU subsidised beds2Prepare your documents
The documents to prepare
- Valid ID document
- Certificate or self-declaration of 2026-27 enrolment
- School-leaving certificate or equivalent (first-years, self-declaration allowed)
- Academic record with exams taken (later years)
- For the capable and deserving quota: ISEE and ISPE right-to-study certification
- Any certificates for special circumstances (disability, maternity)
Allocation sessions
Applications are always open until the beds run out. Apply by a session date and you are included in that ranking; apply later and you move to the next one.
Applications remain open, and beds are allocated on a rolling basis until they run out.
Questions? Write to battiati@homacoop.it
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