Commissioning research

Many Unipd departments carry out exams and research on commission from external parties, with methods and rates that vary depending on the collaboration requested.

Research activities , analysis activities, controls, calibrations, tests, experiments and measurements carried out on materials, equipment, artifacts and structures of interest to the customer may be carried out. The University's structures may also carry out consultancy activities, as well as activities financed or co-financed by external bodies.

Activities on behalf of third parties are defined by a specific regulation for activities carried out by the University of Padova under contracts or agreements with public or private entities, which also regulates non-curricular training activities, clinical activities in the veterinary field and the transfer of research results.

Research and service activities are carried out within the framework of contracts or agreements stipulated by the structures of the University of Padova, compatibly with the performance of the primary teaching and scientific function. The contracts must be accompanied by the indication of the scientific manager or the operational coordinator of the activities (who must be employees of the University), an activity plan including the list of participants and a financial plan.

The contract may vary according to the different type of relationship. The contracts that can be traced back to the model schemes already approved by the Board of Directors of the University are approved by the collegial bodies of the structures with autonomous or centralized management that provide the service and signed by the managers of the structures themselves. Contracts pertaining to the Unipd central administration are approved and signed by the Director General or his Delegate.

The amount of the consideration/financing is also determined on the basis of the standard schemes.

All contracts that cannot be traced back to a standard scheme must be approved by the University Board of Directors.

The contract does not allow clauses that allow the use of the name or distinctive signs of the University of Padova for advertising purposes, the possible use of which must be approved by the Board of Directors and the Academic Senate.

Contracts may or may not be relevant for VAT purposes. Relevant for VAT purposes are those contracts that provide for services by the University in return for a fee and in which the University assumes the obligation to provide a service, and in which the results of the research activity are the subject of an agreement between the University and the company, and can be acquired in the legal sphere of the counterparty's assets. These contracts involve the issuance of an invoice.

On the other hand, those contracts concerning activities carried out in collaboration with third parties, and in which there is no consideration but the costs and expenses incurred for the performance of the activities are not relevant for VAT purposes. In principle, reporting is provided for these contracts.

The University of Padova can also participate in temporary associations, aimed at carrying out teaching and research activities, or in any case falling within the scope of its institutional purposes. Participation is defined through a special regulation.