Roberto Dolci is a Full Professor of Modern Language Teaching (GLOT-01/B) (formerly L-LIN/02). He teaches in the Bachelor's Degree Course in Italian Language and Culture in the Digital World (LiCIMoD), in the Bachelor's Degree Course Made in Italy, Food and Hospitality (MICO), in the Master's Degree Course Italian for Foreigners (ITAS), in the Master's Degree Course Management and Italian Food Culture, and in the PhD program in Linguistic, Philological and Artistic-Literary Studies. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at CUNY, New York (USA). His current research interests focus on the analysis of language-education policies, the promotion of Italian language and culture abroad, the teaching of the language as a tool for cultural diplomacy, and the Italian diaspora in the world. He is Associate Director of the journal TILCA (Teaching Italian Language and Culture Annual) and Associate Editor of the journal MOSAIC (Journal for Language Teachers).