Italian court rules in favor of linguistic protectionism

In a bid to attract foreign students, universities across Europe are switching to lessons to English. But the move has sparked resistance. In Italy, a court denied a flagship institution the right to teach in English. Computer science professor Giuseppe Serazzi starts his weekly lecture at Milan's Polytechnic University with a brief introduction in Italian. But he then quickly switches to English, like all the professors teaching Masters-level courses at Italy's most prestigious institution for engineering and architecture. At least that was the plan boldly announced last year by the university's rector, read more...