RigeneraBene: when the rule of law becomes a project – Enaip Lombardia students reimagine the future of confiscated assets, seminar on 26 May at the University of Insubria

Transforming a symbol of criminal power into a driving force for social renewal: this is the challenge taken up by students from the Enaip centres in Varese, Busto Arsizio and Como, who are leading the RigeneraBene project. On Tuesday 26 May from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm in the Aula Magna Granero Porati at the University of Insubria (Via Dunant 3) in Varese, the RigeneraBene seminar will take place, born out of a joint initiative between the RigeneraBene Interdepartmental Working Group, coordinated by lecturers Fabio Minazzi and Stefania Barile, and the network of schools involved in the Giovani Pensatori project.

‘In this second edition of the project too,’ explains Stefania Barile, ‘the RigeneraBene seminar gathers ideas for the social use of confiscated assets, generating concrete and innovative visions for the reuse of assets confiscated from the mafia in the region, and represents a virtuous example of active citizenship in which the specific focus of each school becomes a tool for repairing the urban and social fabric.’

The projects presented reflect the excellence of Enaip’s training programmes, interpreting the concept of ‘reuse’ through a variety of technical and creative skills.

The third-year students of the Hypermedia Graphics course (Varese), led by Professor Emanuela Oppi, have given a voice to the rule of law with ‘Radio Kleos’: a multimedia platform that aims to be a point of reference for the community, offering not only information and culture, but also a ‘safe haven’ against early school leaving through free remedial workshops.

Third-year students from the Electrical Engineering course (Varese), led by Professor Maddalena Roscio in collaboration with lawyer Alessandro Fumagalli, have put their technical expertise at the service of the institutions, designing the conversion of a confiscated villa in Busto Arsizio into the new headquarters of the Justice of the Peace. A project that combines technical efficiency, smart technologies and the symbolic value of local justice.

Students from the third-year class in Busto Arsizio, led by teacher Claudia Micalizzi, and from the second-year class in Como, led by teacher Federica Rigamonti, both from the Bakery and Pastry courses, have focused on operational inclusion. On the one hand, the ‘Younity’ project in Busto Arsizio, a youth centre with catering workshops and community gardens; on the other, the ‘Compass Hub’ model in Mariano Comense, aimed at bridging the gap between school and work for young people with disabilities, transforming baking into a tool for autonomy and economic independence.

The RigeneraBene project demonstrates how collaboration between the University of Insubria in the educational activities of the three Departments of Theoretical and Applied Sciences (DISTA), Economics (DIECO) and Law, Economics and Culture (DIDEC), associations such as Libera (Varese) and the provincial ACLI branches of Como and Varese, and local authorities can generate a real impact. “ We believe that the younger generations have a fundamental role to play in building a fairer future,” explain the organisers, emphasising that “the involvement of Enaip students is proof that legality is not an abstract concept, but a daily method of working and living together.”

The ideas workshop represents the tangible value of a process that sees young people not as mere spectators, but as true architects of legality.