For outstanding results, lode, "praise" or "cum laude," is added to the maximum grade. Some Universities in Italy used a 100-point scale instead of 110, for example the faculty of Engineering of University of Bologna.
To secure high grades, one can add "praise," "cum laude," or "lode." In some Italian universities, including the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Bologna, grading scales were sometimes adjusted to a 100-point system instead of an 110-point scale.