Organization and responsibilities of the QA System

To implement policies consistent with its objectives, each university defines the roles, responsibilities and functions of its governing bodies and of the structures responsible for QA, and establishes an organizational framework that enables it to perform its functions effectively.

To ensure quality, the University relies on the activities carried out by the University Quality Committee (PdQ-PQA), which oversees the implementation of QA procedures and acts as a liaison with the structures responsible for QA (Departments, Schools, and Study Programmes) through an effective system of exchange and communication among the various actors, first and foremost the Joint Committees of Faculty and Students (CPDS) and the University Evaluation Board (NdV).

In order to strengthen the University’s commitment to the QA System and to ensure its full involvement, the University has established a liaison role with the Departments: The Departmental QA Representative, who is responsible for coordinating the activities of those involved in fulfilling the obligations set out by the AVA System, including in particular the Presidents of Study Programmes, Coordinators of PhD Programmes and Department Directors.

QA requires specific adaptations to different contexts; the AVA system does not impose strict organizational prescriptions, but requires effective and transparent processes that involve both the actors in charge of internal audits (PQA, NdV and CPDS) and the University structures, in particular Study Programmes and Departments.

The University ensures the monitoring of implemented policies and a subsequent critical review of the established QA framework (tasks, functions and responsibilities) through the analysis of information collected at different levels by the structures responsible for QA.
Struttura organizzativa per il funzionamento del processo di assicurazione della qualità