The Conference of Colleges of Merit (CCUM) represents, supports, and promotes Colleges of Merit as a residential and educational model that fosters merit-based social advancement.

“Living in college changed my life. Tomorrow I will probably be a surgeon and only thanks to the College, have I learned that empathy that goes beyond mere scientific knowledge and that I will carry with me forever.”

Nicholas, Lucchini College, Brescia.

“Being in college made me overcome the greatest difficulty that today's young people have: that of relating. The community in the College is not closed, but it is an open place for listening and discussion, which allows you to open up to the world.”

A. San Carlo Foundation College, Modena

”Since I moved to Milan I have been living in college. Even though I'm miles away from home, I feel like I'm home and I'm never alone”

Emilia, RUI Foundation, Milan

”Living in boarding school for four years changed my personality, making me much more open, sociable and confident. I will come out of it while maintaining the friendship of people who share particular interests and ambitions with me and whom I deeply respect.”

Ivan, Einaudi College, Turin

The College showed me a part of myself that I wanted to become: to help others, to be a guide and a point of reference.”

Alessandra, Ghislieri College, Pavia

“At the College my life changed! Above all, I learned to organize myself, between studying and the commitments I had daily and to listen to others!”

Anna, Collegio Villa Nazareth, Rome