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Patrizio Bianchi
Patrizio Bianchi was Italy’s minister of education in 2021-22 and is now emeritus professor of applied economics at the University of Ferrara
Higher education might not be doorstep issue for voters but the importance of universities in tackling the world’s biggest problems has never been higher, argue Amanda Broderick and Patrizio Bianchi