Overview
- Students protesting the new first‑semester filter interrupted Bernini’s speech, prompting her Berlusconi quote calling them “poor communists,” after which she left the stage to engage them before they were asked to leave.
- Bernini confirms two mistakes in the physics quiz and says all candidates will receive one point for one of the erroneous questions.
- The ministry aims to finalize a ranking in February using a three‑band system that admits those who passed all tests, allows provisional entry for one failure, and requires remediation for two failures by February 28.
- About 55,000 enrolled in the filter semester, with roughly 24,000 places to be filled in Medicine across public and private universities, while others may transfer to related fields.
- Opposition parties condemn Bernini’s remarks and seek an apology, as she defends the reform, cites expanded funding for universities and scholarships, and notes that legal appeals are legitimate.