BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE A Changing System Until the mid 1980s, Italian universities awarded just one kind of degree, the laurea, after 4 or 5 years of taught courses (6 for medicine) and about 1 year of research work presented in a thesis of typically 100 pages. Holders of a laurea are called dottore. This peculiarly Italian degree has always confused strangers because of the resulting prolifera...
EURODOC EXCHANGE HOME The PhD is a relative newcomer to the Italian education scene (see sidebar). Sadly, its popularity among the young--demand for funded PhD places far outstrips supply--has yet to be matched with enthusiasm among the older generation of scientists. This creates a wealth of problems for doctoral students, as well as those that have already completed their doctorates. Many curre...
