Students at Rome’s Sapienza University are protesting against the housing crisis, rising living costs and precarious jobs. Twenty-year-old student Federica Frigerio is part of a protest camp that also serves as an advisory center for students struggling to find accommodation. Despite paying a comparatively low rent for her shared apartment, she still has to work alongside her studies to make ends meet. Experts say these challenges are rooted in structural problems, including stagnant wages, inflation and soaring housing costs. Similar youth-led protests are taking place in countries such as France and Spain.