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From the 20th to the 23rd of May 2025, our university hosted the visit of the Evaluation Experts Committee (Commissione di Esperti per la Valutazione – CEV) of ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes – Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca).

What is ANVUR

The National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca - ANVUR) is an independent body operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR). It is responsible for the evaluation, accreditation, and monitoring of universities and study programmes in Italy. The accreditation system's primary objective is to promote quality and foster the continuous improvement of higher education in the country.

ANVUR is listed in the EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education)

Periodic assessment

The University was evaluated based on quality criteria established by ANVUR, which adhere to international guidelines in this field. The outcome of the review resulted in an accreditation judgement for the University and its degree programmes.

The visit was conducted by an Evaluation Experts Committee (Commissione di Esperti per la Valutazione – CEV) appointed by ANVUR, consisting of trained faculty members and students. Certain programmes were selected for initial remote evaluation, which took place from May 5th to 7th. Subsequently, between the 20th and 23rd of May, the Committee visited the University in person to extend its assessments.

The evaluation included:

the University as a whole

3 Departments

  • Mathematics, Computer Science, and Geosciences - MIGe
  • Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences - DSM
  • Humanities Studies - DiSU

10 Degree courses

Bachelor’s and Integrated Master's Degrees:

  • International Economics and Financial Markets
  •  Physics
  • Geology
  • Law
  • Foreign Language and Literature
  • Medicine and Surgery

Master's Degrees:

  •  Diplomacy and International Cooperation Studies
  • Pharmacy
  • Computer Engineering
  •  Neurosciences

3 PhD courses

  • Personalised Medicine and Innovative Therapies
  • Earth Science, Fluid Dynamics, and Mathematics: Interactions and Methods
  • History, Philosophy, and Political-Social Studies

The CEV Committee

The CEV (Commissione di Esperti per la Valutazione - Evaluation Experts Committee) is composed of expert lecturers, students, and an administrative coordinator, all of whom are appropriately trained and registered in the ANVUR evaluators' register.

The outcome

The final assessment by ANVUR will be represented by a report highlighting the strengths and areas for improvement for each aspect of the evaluation protocol, including any recommendations and conditions.

The judgement will be expressed in four categories: fully satisfactory, satisfactory, partially satisfactory, unsatisfactory.

The overall judgements will form the final judgement on the University and the individual Study courses, which will lead to the Ministerial Decree for periodic accreditation.

The first step of the visit consisted of a series of remote meetings (via remote connection) for the selected Study Courses and Doctoral Courses. The meetings took place from May 5th to 7th.

The CEV was divided into groups, each of which visited one Course of Study per day, interviewing

for Degree courses: the Course referee together with the QA group, the joint teachers-students committee, the technical-administrative staff managing the support services, a representation of lecturers, professionals from the reference sector, graduates, and students present in the classroom during lectures.

for PhD courses: the Course coordinator, the Teachers of the College, representatives of the relevant working world, doctoral students, and technical-administrative staff.

The on-site visit took place from 20th to 23rd May and covered the entire campus, the Departments selected for evaluation, and the facilities of the selected Study Courses and Doctorates.

During the first two days, the focus was entirely on checking the quality requirements of the University as a whole. After an introductory meeting with the Rector, the Evaluation Experts Committee (CEV) started the interviews, organised in groups of 8-10 people. The following were involved: academic senators, members of the board of directors, delegates, managers, representatives of the quality watchdog, the evaluation team, and technical-administrative staff from the quality, teaching, and research support services.

Meetings were held with representatives of the three selected Departments, including directors, departmental quality contact persons, and other lecturers with specific responsibilities.

The CEV carried out visits to classrooms, study rooms, and libraries accessible to students.

The final meeting was held in the Aula Magna of Building A, and was widely attended by the entire academic community.

During the presentation, the qualifying elements and areas for strengthening, which emerged from the documentary analysis and hearings conducted during the visit, were illustrated.

As required by the ANVUR accreditation procedures, the Preliminary Report will be submitted to the University within ninety days, i.e. by 23 August 2025.

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