Italian University Thinks Globally, Battles Locally

An elite institution strives for international prominence but meets resistance from an entrenched system

On this gray, late-winter afternoon, hundreds of young men and women are crowded into a basement meeting room, standing in clusters around signs with the names of universities as nearby as Germany and as far away as California and Shanghai. The mood is busy yet excited, as students who have studied in the foreign colleges answer questions from their peers. Though most of the people

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