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Now in this post, i will share to you about
education aspect of Italy.
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During the Middle Ages, Italian
universities became the model for other countries. In addition, Italy was the
teacher of the liberal arts to all Europe, especially for Greek language and
literature. The educational influence of Italy continued when universities on
Italy were European centers of teaching and research in the sciences. The
biggest achievement in education world of Italy was when Italian education
regained international notice in the 20th century about the method for teaching
young children developed by Maria Montessori.
The modern educational system
of Italy provide complete school system that extended from the elementary
through the university levels. In 1923 the philosopher Giovanni Gentile,
minister of public instruction under Benito Mussolini, promoted complete
governmental control of education.
Education is free and compulsory
for all children aged 6 through 14. The compulsory term includes five years of
elementary and three years of secondary education. From the ages of 14 to 18
students may attend a higher secondary school to gain specialized training or
to prepare for university entrance. Higher secondary studies may be taken in
classical, scientific, teacher-training, foreign language, technical, or
business schools. A student may also enter an art institute or conservatory of
music.
Universities in Italy are very
popular worldwide. Six Italian universities were founded in the 13th century
and five in the 14th. The oldest is the University of Bologna, dating from the
11th century, and the largest is the University of Rome. Moreover, there are
also polytechnic institutes at Milan and Turin and several private
universities. The largest private university is the Catholic University of the
Sacred Heart at Milan.
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Okay.. that’s all about the education
of Italy. Hopefully you get so much information from it. And I hope you might
be interested to study there.
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