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 new statistics show renting in Italy is getting more expensive, we look at how prices differ across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20190925/renting-in-italy-which-cities-are-the-most-expensive Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:07:01 +0200 renting-in-italy-which-cities-are-the-most-expensive Dozens of student protesters clashed with police on Tuesday at Rome's La Sapienza University, some throwing eggs and paint at officers and letting off smoke bombs. https://www.thelocal.it/20170314/students-clash-with-police-in-protest-at-rome-university Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:45:18 +0100 students-clash-with-police-in-protest-at-rome-university Boffins eat your hearts out: the world record holder for the number of university degrees is a cheery but truculent 70-year old Italian. https://www.thelocal.it/20170214/the-70-year-old-italian-who-holds-the-world-record-for-number-of-uni-degrees Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:48:17 +0100 the-70-year-old-italian-who-holds-the-world-record-for-number-of-uni-degrees A professor at Italy's venerable University of Bologna has sparked a storm by inviting students to cheat by copying - saying they will just be following the example of some of their teachers accused of plagiarism. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/italy-professor-invites-students-to-plagiarize-like-their-teachers Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:45:12 +0200 italy-professor-invites-students-to-plagiarize-like-their-teachers Sweden's prestigious Karolinska University Hospital has opened an investigation into a prominent surgeon whose controversial procedures have caused a stir worldwide. https://www.thelocal.it/20160203/italian-celebrity-surgeon-faces-swedish-probe Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:06:09 +0100 italian-celebrity-surgeon-faces-swedish-probe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son Bilal on Wednesday said he had temporarily moved to Italy to complete his doctoral studies but denied fleeing Turkey after being implicated in a corruption scandal. https://www.thelocal.it/20151007/erdogans-son-moves-to-italy-denies-fleeing-turkey Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:25:39 +0200 erdogans-son-moves-to-italy-denies-fleeing-turkey A once-derelict Italian medieval hamlet which now home to an group of international students from conflict zones is vying for a Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/italys-nobel-nominated-medieval-suburb Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:22:06 +0200 italys-nobel-nominated-medieval-suburb Disgruntled doctoral student Mario Trifuoggi has given up on Italian academia and has decided to crowdfund a UK Sociology doctorate - he just needs to find €31,278. https://www.thelocal.it/20150921/italian-crowdfunds-uk-mafia-research Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:01:25 +0200 italian-crowdfunds-uk-mafia-research A 19-year-old student sitting the entrance exam for the University of Palermo was hospitalized after being forced to wait 40 minutes to go to the bathroom after her exam had finished. https://www.thelocal.it/20150917/uni-student-forced-to-hold-wee-hopsitalized Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:07:48 +0200 uni-student-forced-to-hold-wee-hopsitalized A Rome university will this month run an exorcism course, teaching religious and secular students how to rid people of their demons. https://www.thelocal.it/20150401/rome-university-runs-exorcism-course Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:34:28 +0200 rome-university-runs-exorcism-course Plans to build an Islamic university for 5,000 students in a small town in Italy's heel will help change attitudes towards Muslims, organizers say. But many locals are afraid that it will change the character of Lecce - and are asking who's paying for it. https://www.thelocal.it/20150304/islamic-college-plan-split-italian-town-lecce Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:20:00 +0100 islamic-college-plan-split-italian-town-lecce An Italian teenager suffering from bone cancer has had half his pelvis replaced by a titanium transplant in what medics at Turin's university hospital centre said on Wednesday was a world first. https://www.thelocal.it/20150225/italian-teen-gets-titanium-pelvis-in-world-first Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:21:00 +0100 italian-teen-gets-titanium-pelvis-in-world-first The Italian businessman behind plans to create Italy's first Islamic university told The Local he is pushing ahead with the project despite authorities in Lecce rejecting a request for a building permit, a decision that was partly due to the current negative focus on Islam and opposition from residents. https://www.thelocal.it/20150205/italian-council-rejects-islamic-university-plan Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:46:00 +0100 italian-council-rejects-islamic-university-plan A student at Milan’s prestigious Bocconi University, who is on trial for an alleged acid attack against her former boyfriend, also planned to castrate another ex, prosecutors said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150116/bocconi-student-planned-to-castrate-ex-boyfriend Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:54:00 +0100 bocconi-student-planned-to-castrate-ex-boyfriend A 21-year-old student killed himself on Monday morning after jumping from a building at the University of Padua in the northern Italian region of Veneto. https://www.thelocal.it/20140414/student-jumps-to-death-from-university-building Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:55:00 +0200 student-jumps-to-death-from-university-building 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 There are around half a million interns in Italy with just one in ten ending up with a job each year. The Local spoke to Eleonora Voltolina, editor of Repubblica degli Stagisti, an organization that offers advice to interns, for some tips on getting a placement and how to avoid getting exploited. https://www.thelocal.it/20140121/internships-in-italy-all-you-need-to-know Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:15:00 +0100 internships-in-italy-all-you-need-to-know A British Council study last week placed Italian in the top 10 most useful languages for Britons to learn. The Local spoke to Vilma de Gasperin, a senior language instructor at the University of Oxford, to find out why, despite competition from the Asian economies, Italian is still a useful language to know. https://www.thelocal.it/20131204/whats-the-point-in-learning-italian Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:20:00 +0100 whats-the-point-in-learning-italian Scientists from the University of Siena claim to have found a link between Tuscan olive oil and cancer prevention, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20131107/italians-discover-cancer-fighting-olive-oil Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:00:00 +0100 italians-discover-cancer-fighting-olive-oil Attracted by the idea of studying abroad, 21-year-old Elizabeth Hofmaier moved to Rome two years ago from Boston to enroll at the John Cabot University. She tells The Local why Rome is one of the best – and cheapest – places to study. https://www.thelocal.it/20130515/studying-in-italy-is-remarkably-cheap Wed, 15 May 2013 16:18:00 +0200 studying-in-italy-is-remarkably-cheap