Via Brunero Paoli Residence
The residence in Via Brunero Paoli is the most recent addition to the IMT Campus, inaugurated on July 6, 2023. The building – with an internal surface area of 2,468 m2 – has been granted to the IMT School by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca with a free loan agreement for use from February 1, 2023, following a splendid renovation initiative co-financed by MUR (Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research), which has contributed to extending the redevelopment of the eastern part of the city where the IMT Campus is located.
The residence includes one hundred beds for the School's students, three kitchens, six study rooms and several spaces for leisure and relaxation. The large inner garden also includes an area for parking bicycles and a multi-purpose space for the resident students. The reception is located at the main entrance in Via Brunero Paoli 31, and is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
Student Residence
The student residence in Via Brunero Paoli, intended for IMT School students, consists of 46 double rooms with bathroom and 8 single rooms with private bathroom, and can accommodate up to 100 students. The School provides bed and bath linen, blankets and bedspreads. A cleaning service offered twice a week with linen change is also provided. Students allocated a space in the residence can access it using their institutional badge (magnetic ID card). A small luggage room on the ground floor is available to students, where they can leave their personal belongings in the event that they leave their assigned residence spaces for the purpose of study/research carried out off-site.
Spaces for teaching and research activities
The ground floor of the Residence houses 6 Study Halls two of which are larger and can also be used as classrooms for teaching and seminar activities.
Kitchens
The Residence features 3 communal kitchens – one on each floor –, equipped with an induction hob, microwave oven, dishwasher and refrigerator.
Coin-operated laundry
The Residence offers 4 coin-operated laundry rooms with washing machines and dryers, available to residents. The token dispenser is located on the ground floor of the building.
Wellness and recreational spaces
To encourage recreation and socialisation, students staying in the Residence in Via Brunero Paoli have the following spaces at their disposal:
- a living room on the ground floor equipped with sofas and tables;
- a small coffee area on the ground floor;
- a reading corner with sofas and armchairs on both the ground and first floors;
- a large private indoor garden.
Fitness room
On the ground floor of the building in Via Brunero Paoli, separate and with an independent entrance, IMT School students have exclusive access to a gymnasium featuring an entrance/reception area, changing rooms, showers and a large fitness room.
How to reach us
The Brunero Paoli Residence is located in Via Brunero Paoli, 31, Lucca. It is possible to reach the venue:
By car
Take the A11 Firenze-Mare motorway and exit at Lucca-Est. The underground Mazzini Car Park is the closest to the residence and is accessible from Porta Elisa.
By train
The Lucca railway station (Piazzale Ricasoli) is well connected with Pisa, Florence and other Tuscan cities. The residence is easily accessible on foot.
By plane
From Pisa: The Galileo Galilei Airport is connected to Pisa central station by the Pisa Mover (trains run every 10 minutes, €5). From there, a regional train takes you to Lucca in about 30 minutes (€3.60). Taxis (around €50) and VAI buses are also available.
From Florence: From the Amerigo Vespucci Airport, the Vola in Bus shuttle bus reaches Santa Maria Novella station in 25 minutes (€6). From here, trains to Lucca run about every 30 minutes. A taxi from the airport to Lucca costs around €140.