CURRENT POLICY

ON STUDENT MIGRATION TO ITALY

Middlesex University, Friday 6th July 2012

Stefania Giannini Rector University for Foreigners of Perugia

International Students in the UK and Italy

Italy: quantitative data

2010/2011

International students

% International students / total students

Source: Fondazione RUI

OECD Countries

In 2009 approximately 3.7 million people

Traditional top destinations: USA, UK, Australia, France,

Germany, Canada

between 2000 and 2007 the number of international students in universities has doubled

Source: Education at a glance

The qualitative level

Language is an essential factor:

English the leading language

The Italian language: an obstacle or an added value element?

International students are increasingly dispersed across more countries: the success of un-traditional destinations

The positive influence of the Bologna Process in Europe and in Italy

The potential is still undisclosed…

• to assess students’ motivation to mobility

to improve the efficiency of policies

• the strengthening of bilateral initiatives

A best practice model: - Bi-national Universities - Marco Polo program

AN ACTION PLAN

The University for Foreigners of Perugia

Delocalization processInstitutional building and Italian language program

Project for the teaching of Italian

Language and Culture at John Paul II Foundation in Bethlehem

HELDA programme “Higher Education in Legal Disciplines for Afghanistan”