The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian one of the winners of 'Nobel prize for maths' Italian Alessio Figalli was among four winners on Wednesday of the prestigious Fields prize, dubbed the Nobel for mathematics. https://www.thelocal.it/20180802/italian-one-of-the-winners-of-nobel-prize-for-maths Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:48:16 +0200 italian-one-of-the-winners-of-nobel-prize-for-maths Italians study more than their peers but do worse at school: OECD Italian schoolchildren lag behind their peers in key skills, despite spending more time on their studies, global school rankings by the OECD revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20161207/italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:31:13 +0100 italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Is this Italian the world's hottest maths tutor? An Italian academic at University College London has been dubbed the world’s hottest maths teacher, being picked up by one of the UK's top modelling agencies. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/is-this-italian-the-worlds-hottest-maths-tutor Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:06:23 +0200 is-this-italian-the-worlds-hottest-maths-tutor Italian pupils 'make rapid progress' in maths Italian pupils might still fall slightly behind the OECD average when it comes to maths grades, but they have made "the most rapid progress" since 2003 compared to their counterparts, according to the latest global education ranking by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). https://www.thelocal.it/20131203/italian-pupils-make-rapid-progress-in-maths Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:15:00 +0100 italian-pupils-make-rapid-progress-in-maths