ITALY: Academics and students protest, despite university budget increase
November 1st, 2010
By Lee Adendoorf
Thousands of students and temporary teachers gathered in the squares of major cities across Italy this week (on November 17) to protest against education cuts and a university reform package under scrutiny in the Italian Parliament.
Their demonstrations came despite the passing of an amendment to a budget 'stability' bill the previous day that will see one billion euros injected back into Italy's higher education sector. Gaetano Dammacco, head of the University Teaching Department of the CISL University Federation education union said that the ...
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