Laurea
Italian academic degree / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Italian academic degree. For the university of applied sciences in Finland, see Laurea University of Applied Sciences.
In Italy, the laurea is the main post-secondary academic degree. The name originally referred literally to the laurel wreath, since ancient times a sign of honor and now worn by Italian students right after their official graduation ceremony and sometimes during the graduation party. A graduate is known as a laureato, literally "crowned with laurel."
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