Dear Students,
I would like to inform you of this initiative and invite you to consider taking part in the Competence Test (TECO), administered annually by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) and promoted by Sapienza.
The project aims to measure students’ transversal (TECO-T) and disciplinary (TECO-D) competences, with the goal of improving the quality of the educational process. By analysing learning outcomes, the project promotes student-centered teaching and supports self-assessment within the academic system.
TECO is aligned with the European framework for quality assurance in higher education and supports a student-centered, learning-outcomes-based approach, fully consistent with international standards and guidelines.
The project is divided into two complementary components:
- TECO-T (Transversal), aimed at assessing general competences shared across all study programmes (reading comprehension, logical-quantitative reasoning, problem solving, citizenship, and critical thinking).
- TECO-D (Disciplinary), aimed at measuring competences specific to professional/disciplinary profiles, based on national frameworks aligned with European learning-outcome descriptors.
Testing will take place remotely on the CINECA platform, from 15 October to 19 December 2025, with participant identification and dedicated virtual rooms.
Participation of Universities, Study Programmes, and students is voluntary. Sapienza has participated in the project since 2017, using it as an evaluation tool to support Quality Assurance (QA) processes and the continuous improvement of the educational offering.
Students can find instructions at the link:
https://verificheonline.cineca.it/teco/login_studente.html
Operational information is available at:
https://wiki.u-gov.it/confluence/display/ADM/Somministrazione+test+TECO%3A+Guida+operativa+studente
