Overview
- A small group from the student union Udu interrupted her panel, warning the semestre filtro could cost them an academic year.
- Bernini replied by quoting Berlusconi’s line “siete sempre dei poveri comunisti” and asked the protesters to let her speak.
- She stepped offstage to address them, the protest intensified, and the students were asked to leave as the audience applauded.
- The minister cited €9.4 billion for universities and over €800 million for scholarships, calling the demonstrations a “strategy of chaos.”
- She said 55,000 students are enrolled under the new pathway, promised to complete the Medicine ranking in February, and stated 24,000 places will be covered with options to move to related subjects.