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Communicate Across Borders
at the Department of
Asian & European Languages
BACHELOR IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
Why opt for this programme?
Italian is considered as one of the most important languages for culture. In fact, Italy’s
contributions to the western world are endless, as the country has been the home to some
of the greatest civilizations in history. Italian artistic traditions are well known; according to
UNESCO, over 60 percent of the world’s art treasures are found in Italy. Italian is an
important language for research in art history, philosophy, literary studies, archaeology
and music.
A growing obsession with food is also linked to the Italian language’s increasing popularity,
as Italy is the culinary leader of the world. The name of restaurants, dishes and products
find their roots in Italian, from pizza and polpette, latte macchiato and tiramisu, to
espresso and spaghetti.
The country is the world's 7th largest exporter and with 48.6 million international tourist
arrivals is the fifth most visited country and the sixth highest tourism earner in the world.
That is why learning Italian is a passport to one of the world’s richest cultural traditions,
and to one of Europe’s most dynamic contemporary societies.
