Students who revel in the outdoors may enjoy studying parks and recreation management. This course of education teaches students how to manage local community centers or national forests by looking at equipment maintenance, safety regulations and program coordination.

Officially known as the Italian Republic, the country is found in southern Europe. The official language is Italian and the cultural rich capital is Rome. Many of the world's oldest universities are located in Italy, in particular the University of Bologna (founded in 1088). There are three Superior Graduate Schools with "university status", three institutes with the status of Doctoral Colleges, which function at graduate and post-graduate level.