Education Undersecretary Rossano
Sasso said Wednesday that Expo 2020 Dubai was generating
"innovative ideas" for education that"the political world must
consider".
"The political sphere must keep up with the times and what we
offer in terms of education and training must be up to that of
the rest of the world," Sasso, who was accompanied by Italy's
Expo Commissioner Paolo Glisenti as he visited the Italian
pavilion, told ANSA.
Sasso expressed "pride" at the Italy pavilion, saying it showed
the country's "tradition, innovation, richness and culture.
"I thank Commissioner Glisenti for having done an excellent
job," he added.
"I discovered many things during the visit, but the best thing
is the young volunteers, 60 male and female Italian students who
bear witness to our greatness.
"I felt proud to be Italian today".
Returning to the innovative ideas on education to emerge at
Expo, he said "we absolutely must upgrade what we offer.
"When I was speaking to the commissioner, I explained that I was
honoured to be the first signatory of legislation that abolished
the 1938 royal decree and finally makes a double degree possible
in Italy too," the commissioner continued.
"Whereas previously a student who wanted to study engineering
and medicine at the same time had to go abroad, it has been
possible for some weeks to do this in Italy too.
"But this is just one small element to show the whole political
world that Italy must move fast because the rest of the world is
a train that is moving forward".
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