STUDENTS OUTRAGED AT FEE INCREASES FOR LATE FINISHERS
August 1st, 2012
BY LEE ADENDORFF, IN LUCCA, ITALY
Student groups are threatening protest action after the Italian parliament gave the final green light to a law on Tuesday (Aug 7), giving universities the power to raise fees for students who are taking too long to complete their studies.
Students unions have called the law an outrage, and have accused the government of using student fee increases to cover public funding shortfalls.
The family income-tested fee increases will apply to nearly one in three Italian students, who fall into the large group of 'fuoricorso' ...
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