Education
The first scholarship in memory of the murdered English student Meredith Kercher is to be officially announced in Perugia on Tuesday 4 June in a ceremony with the city’s mayor, Meredith’s sister Stephanie, an...
Students in Rome have promised to "take back the city" during a series of demonstrations scheduled for Saturday 24 November, which organisers hope will "reach the corridors of power". This follows the controversial prote...
An animated English-language video from the TED-Ed series provides a glimpse into the life of Rome's teenagers some 2,000 years ago. Narrated by Ray Laurence, a classics professor from Britain’s University of Kent...
25 Jan. The Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation at Rome's John Cabot University presents a bi-lingual reading from Vernacular Sonnets of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (Vol. 1 1819-1832) from 20.30-21.30....
The American University of Rome (AUR) has announced the appointment of British archaeologist Dr Richard Andrew Hodges as president of the university. On 1 July 2012 Hodges will succeed acting AUR president Dr Andrew Thom...
Teachers of the English language in Italian schools are to have their numbers reduced in the latest austerity measures announced by the ministry of education. In the province of Rome it is reported that numbers are to dr...
19-21 May. An international conference entitled
11 April. American poet and playwright David Starkey is giving a poetry reading as part of the Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation programme at John Cabot University. Director of the creative writing...
4-7 April. The 2011 Communication & English Department Week begins on 4 April with Black Maria Film and Video Festival which offers a variety of award-winning international, narrative, experimental, documentary and anima...
Centuries of historical archive material at Rome
The centre of Rome came to a standstill on Tuesday 30 November as police clashed with students protesting against education reforms being voted on in Italy
After the proposal to advertise the names of sponsors on the metro C underground line, the issue of corporate sponsorship of Rome's schools has surfaced.
In return for the provision of new equipment and better facili...
Rome's La Sapienza university has entered the ranks of the world's top 200 universities, climbing 15 places from last year to reach number 190. The figures have been compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), an independent...
This year Rome is keeping some of its schools open during the summer vacation to help look after 5,000 children from three to eleven years old. About 54 schools will open two to three days a week from July until mid-Sept...
The first study on bullying in Rome schools shows that 29 per cent of those interviewed had suffered some form of bulling but that 74 per cent had never spoken about it before. The sample was made up of 12 to 15 year old...
Students have returned to the streets in protest over reforms and job cuts in the education sector.
On 17 November, international students
The Lay Centre is now offering an expanded programme from its new surroundings in what director Donna Orsuto calls
Rome state schools will be opening their doors to students on 14 and 15 September. Infants, primary pupils and secondary school pupils in grade one will start on 14 September. Secondary pupils from grade two and up will...
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