In the journal Meridiana n. 112 – Università, the article The right to university education in Italy: an uneven implementation framework by Federica Laudisa and Manuela Ghizzoni has been published.

In 1991, the principle of equal treatment regarding the right to education was established by law; despite this, implementation varies considerably from region to region.

The economic thresholds for accessing scholarships, scholarship guarantees, housing provision, the level of meeting demand for eligible non-resident students, and finally, catering services are all different. In short, the right to education depends on where one studies.

The main reasons for this disparity are: the presence of two competent entities in the field – the State and the Regions – without a well-defined division of their competencies; and the management of interventions entrusted to a considerable number of bodies without national coordination.