Research in Italy: Hidden Brainpower

Brain Power in Italy

Italy seems to have something of an aversion towards research, unless it is absolutely essential, that is.  Behind the scenes though, research is being carried out in Italy.  I know, I've heard about plenty of examples of Italy's hidden brainpower.For some Italian businesses research is … [Read more...]

Italian News Roundup late-April 2009

As usual, there is plenty going on in Italy at the moment.  This is just a brief summary of some of the stories which have caught my little eye over the last couple of weeks or so. Abruzzo Earthquake The recent earthquake down in the Abruzzo region of Italy is still generating a lot of media … [Read more...]

Italy’s Education System Reforms

It's true, Italy's education system does need to be revised.  Mariastella Gelmini, Berlusconi's Education minister has come up with a basket of reforms, which on the face of it, do not sound too bad.However, what appears to be scaring teachers, like Blog from Italy reader Melanie Segal, is the … [Read more...]

Facts about Italy’s Education System

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60 years of half-hearted management seem to be leading to ever widening cracks in Italy's ailing about to be reformed education system.Epolis, one of Milan's free daily newspapers, carried an article today with some rather startling facts and figures concerning how Italy's education budget is … [Read more...]

An Opportunity for Italy?

As I mentioned in my previous post, Rajab is coming to study Italian in Italy this summer.Now why should this present an opportunity for Italy? Well, Italy is very well placed geographically to receive bright young things from north Africa, which is an area, unlike central and southern Africa, … [Read more...]