Elite Italian University Meets Resistance As It Tries To Go All-English
Politecnico di Milano (Wikimedia Commons)
The Politecnico Di Milano is the Italian equivalent of MIT. Soon though, it may barely be Italian. The school wants to teach all classes in English. A group of rebellious faculty members have won the first round in a legal battle to stop the school switching its language of instruction.
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