Education in Italy
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The Italian education system has a long history…
One of the first European universities was founded in Bologna, as early as the 11th century AD.
– Is it different from the Ukrainian education system?
– Yes and no.
The school year usually starts in September, but each region sets its own date, mostly between the 10th and the 15th.
The school year is divided into two terms.
As in Ukraine, marks are recorded in a school report (pagella) and sent to parents.
Classes are formed on the principle of inclusive education.
In state schools education is usually free, but textbooks have to be paid for.
School in Italy is compulsory from the age of 6 to 16.
Schooling has three stages: primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school.
Detailed information on education in Italy is available on the website of the Ministry of Education
At the age of six children start scuola elementare (primary school), which lasts 5 years. This is followed by the scuola secondaria di primo grado, the so-called scuola media (lower secondary school), which lasts three years; pupils then sit an exam and choose the next stage – scuola superiore, or secondaria di secondo grado (upper secondary school). Here education already takes a vocational or technical direction. It lasts 3 or 5 years. Depending on the field, students can choose classical, language or dance licei…, technical institutes such as ragioneria (accountancy), alberghiero (hotel and catering) schools and others. Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito
On finishing upper secondary school, students receive a certificate of complete secondary education, with which they can go to work or continue their studies at university.
As in Ukraine, there are both private and state schools. The curriculum is the same, and final exams in private schools are taken before a state examination board. Fees are approximately 8,000–10,000 euros a year.
What is distinctive about studying at Italian universities.
Italy has over 45 state universities and 9 licensed private ones. Courses last 3–5 years. Students take compulsory courses and choose some themselves; they must complete the study programme and pass the exams. Unlike in Ukraine, there are no exam tickets (cards with set questions drawn at random): students prepare for an exam from a specific textbook. Another difference is that students are not expelled for poor results. Exams can be retaken and courses repeated.
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