Studenti.IED was born in March 2018, created from the idea of two students with the goal of creating a community to represent the local and international IED students. Everything started with the launch of the Instagram page, a place where the daily IED life was told through memes and humoristic content. The goal was to engage the audience by creating a strong sense of belonging. Engaging with foreign students has always been one of the main focuses of our community; that's why we put a lot of energy into maintaining a bilingual communication for both our International and Italian audience. The engagement gained on social media finally translated into something tangible during the first community event, held at Serendepico in April 2018. That night was the trailblazer for a series of gatherings that in the following years reunited thousands of IED students.