Education Minister Valeria Fedeli
on Thursday said Italy started investing in education and
research once again in 2014 after cutting resources.
"It is true that up until four years ago funding for
education and research was cut in Italy while we have started to
reinvest since 2014", the minister told reporters on the
sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the G7 University
event running in Udine through Friday.
"It's still not the best because there very serious
differences remain compared to other European countries, but we
have inverted the trend and should continue", the minister went
on to say.
"I am still convinced that we have to set this as a priority
in Europe as well because investments in education, training and
research need to be out of the Stability Pact".
Fedeli called for investment "as fast as possible" to build a
"society and economy of knowledge" to implement the EU education
and training strategy 2020 strategy and the UN 2030 Agenda to
ensure inclusive and quality education for all and lifelong
learning.
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