The Politecnico de Milano has just announced that from 2014 most of its degree courses, including all its graduate ones, will be taught in English. The Milan university is one of Italy's leading higher education institutions, especially for engineering, science and architecture.
The Rector believes that the change is necessary to make the university more international, and predicts that other Italian universities will adopt English during the next few years. Despite some criticism from Italian students and teachers, he argues that familiarity with the English language will make students more employable, as well as attracting international students and researchers who are unwilling to learn Italian.
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