Since 2013, the University has implemented its own quality assurance system, consistent with the guidelines provided by ANVUR. Quality is dynamically pursued through interconnected circuits of self-assessment, evaluation, and accreditation, where structural components, management bodies, competencies, resources, and organizational processes synergistically converge. All actors are involved within common visions and values, shared practices and representations, and at the same time, processes of organizational improvement and transformative developments for individuals and communities are promoted.

Special attention is given to promoting a culture of quality within all components of the university world - faculty, students, and technical-administrative staff - through activities of information, sharing, and maximum involvement. The configuration of the system includes the activity of bodies specifically tasked with functions within the quality assurance process: review groups (GdR) at the program level; joint faculty-student committees (CPDS) at the school level; the University Evaluation Unit; and the University Quality Office at the central level.

In line with the European model (Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area 2015 - ESG 2015) and the ANVUR Guidelines, the University of Padua's Quality Assurance System aims to:

• Ensure the involvement of all academic components and stakeholders (students, faculty, support staff, alumni, representatives from the labor market, businesses, and civil society).
• Have an effective organization that clearly defines processes, roles, responsibilities, functions, and decision-making competencies: representative, operational-management, technical-administrative, supportive, and innovative promotion roles.
• Contemplate actions for planning, implementation, and monitoring to ensure the execution of specific improvement actions (Plan, Do, Check, Act).

Quality Assurance System 2025 (PDF in italian)

The Quality Assurance System encompasses the processes that enable the University to pursue its institutional objectives. The diagram illustrates its architecture.

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