Count with us: economic and financial education for personal well-being

Count with us is the project through which the University of Milan supports the economic and financial education of its students, who have to face challenges that can impact personal well-being and regular academic progress.

The high cost of living in cities like Milan, commuting, work and internship experiences, and university fees and tuition can be sources of stress that risk compromising the right to education, exam success and the psycho-physical health of individuals.

“Count with us” is conducted by a research team from the Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods. The team is coordinated by Giovanna D’Adda and composed of Carlo Fiorio, Vojtech Bartos and Sara Giunti. The project includes a survey to gather information on economic and financial conditions, followed by a training programme based on the survey results and aimed at equipping students with all the tools needed to consciously manage their academic journey.

The survey targets students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's, and single-cycle Master's degree programmes and consists of a set of questions about personal information and family context, expenses and sources of income, economic and financial knowledge, opinions about the future and psycho-physical well-being.

The survey takes 15 minutes to complete and has to be submitted by 9 June. Personal data will be processed anonymously, in compliance with GDPR and solely for the purposes of the project. It is possible to consent to the association of survey responses with administrative data already held by the University, provided at the time of enrolment: this allows for reduced completion time, and a better understanding of the potential impact of economic and financial conditions on student well-being.