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 As universities as well as schools prepare to restart in September, here's a closer look at the plans for keeping students and staff safe on campus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200825/half-empty-lectures-and-booking-requires-how-italys-universities-plan-to-reopen-after-lockdown Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:21:55 +0200 half-empty-lectures-and-booking-requires-how-italys-universities-plan-to-reopen-after-lockdown The University of Bologna is famous for being the oldest university in the western world, and a new ranking now says it's also the best of Italy's large universities. https://www.thelocal.it/20190718/bologna-named-italys-best-university-in-new-ranking Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:18:22 +0200 bologna-named-italys-best-university-in-new-ranking The Local takes a look at the world’s leading universities offering Italian degrees, everywhere from California to Melbourne. https://www.thelocal.it/20140905/the-worlds-top-ten-universities-to-study-italian Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:00:00 +0200 the-worlds-top-ten-universities-to-study-italian Forty percent of students that enrol in an Italian university fail to graduate in their chosen course, a report released on Wednesday has shown. https://www.thelocal.it/20140319/italy-university-course-drop-out-rate-hits Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:17:00 +0100 italy-university-course-drop-out-rate-hits Not a single university in Italy features among the top 200 of the world’s best universities, according to an annual league table published on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131003/italy-misses-out-in-world-university-ranking Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:27:00 +0200 italy-misses-out-in-world-university-ranking