The final event was attended by the Authority’s Chairman, Roberto Rustichelli. A video message was delivered by the Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso.

The Italian Competition Authority and the Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy have concluded their #convieneSaperlo (anche a scuola) 2025-2026 awareness raising campaign for schools with a final event at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. The event brought together 450 lower and upper secondary school pupils from across Italy and was attended by the Authority’s Chairman, Roberto Rustichelli.

“The Italian Competition Authority has long been committed to engaging with schools and helping to raise students’ awareness of their consumer rights,” said the Authority’s Chairman, Roberto Rustichelli. “This competition is part of that effort, reflecting our strong belief in the need to engage with young people. They are the consumers of tomorrow, but already play an active role in purchasing decisions today. With the skills they acquire, they can also act as ambassadors for the Authority among their families and friends”.

THE SCHOOL COMPETITION

At the heart of the #convieneSaperlo (anche a scuola) 2025-2026 campaign was a competition for secondary school pupils, focused on the role of the Italian Competition Authority, consumer rights and the safeguards against unfair commercial practices. Following study sessions and online exercises on a dedicated platform, 1,435 pupils from participating classes took part in a Quiz Day at the end of January, competing in a final multiple-choice quiz. At the closing event, students then competed in a rapid-response quiz, which determined the three individual prize winners in each category, followed by a case study exercise for the three semi-finalist classes and a head-to-head final between the top two classes in each category to decide the winners of the school prize.

The top three schools received vouchers for school equipment worth €10,000 (including a €50 book voucher for each student in the class), €6,000 and €3,000 respectively. Individual prizes were also awarded, with the top performers in the final rounds receiving vouchers – to be spent on technology, culture, education and sport – worth €1,500, €1,000 and €500 for first, second and third place.

Further information is available at https://convienesaperlo.agcm.it/.

Rome, 25 March 2026