{"id":292531,"date":"2025-05-06T11:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/about-us\/quality-and-assessment\/organizzazione-e-responsabilita-del-sistema-aq\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:56:51","slug":"organization-and-responsibilities-of-the-qa-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/quality-and-assessment\/organization-and-responsibilities-of-the-qa-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Organization and responsibilities of the QA System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure quality, the University relies on the activities carried out by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/academic-bodies\/university-quality-committee\/\">University Quality Committee<\/a><\/strong> (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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/quality-and-assessment\/organization-and-responsibilities-of-the-qa-system\/cpds\/\"><strong>Joint Teaching Staff-Student Committees (CPDS)<\/strong><\/a> and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/academic-bodies\/evaluation-board\/\">University Evaluation Board (NdV)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In order to strengthen the University\u2019s commitment to the QA System and to ensure its full involvement, the University has established a liaison role with the Departments: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/quality-and-assessment\/department-qa-coordinator\/\">The Department QA Coordinator<\/a><\/b>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>QA requires specific adaptations to different contexts; 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