Queensland, Italian agreement between the Italian Consulate and the Department of Education

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In the past four years, Italian students in the public schools have grown 15%. Over 25 thousand people study Italian.


A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in Italian language teaching has been signed between the Consulate General of the Republic of Italy and the Department of Education.

Queensland Consul Salvatore Napolitano tells SBS Italian how it will work.

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