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In Italy, the ''Iaurea'' is the main post-secondary academic degree. The name arises from ''laureato'', which literally means ''crowned with laurel''; and, in this respect, Italian students often wear a laurel wreath right after their official graduation ceremony and sometimes during the graduation party. ==Former status of the Laurea degree== Until very recently, ''lauree'' (plural for ''laurea'') took longer to earn than undergraduate degrees elsewhere in Europe and North America. To earn a ''laurea'', the student had to complete 4 to 6 years of university courses, and also complete a thesis, which in most cases required experimental work. ''Laureati'' are customarily addressed as ''dottore'' (for a man) or ''dottoressa'' (for a woman), i.e. "doctor". Until the introduction of the Dottorato di ricerca (PhD-level education) in the mid-1980s, the ''laurea'' constituted the highest academic degree obtainable in Italy and allowed the holder to access the highest academic careers. Famous scientists Nobel prize winners such as for example Enrico Fermi, Emilio Segrè, Giulio Natta and Carlo Rubbia held a ''laurea'' as their highest degree. The reason is that the Italian laurea included high-level courses and thesis work which normally were sufficient to prepare for a career in research and academia. The pre-Bologna Laurea degree (known as ''Laurea di Dottore in'' and formally named ''Diploma di laurea''), is now equivalent by law〔http://attiministeriali.miur.it/anno-2009/luglio/di-09072009.aspx〕 to the new Italian Master's degree named ''Laurea Magistrale''. However, in the other countries, the old Laurea is often considered as a Bachelor's degree plus one-year research programme (BA (Hon),〔http://www.education.gov.uk/ta-assets/~/media/get_into_teaching/resources/subjects_age_groups/overseas_grade_comparison.pdf〕 because of the work carried out for the thesis), whereas in some cases it is regarded as equivalent to a Bachelor's + Master's degree. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laurea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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