Quality Assurance (QA)
Organization and responsibilities of the AQ of the CdS
Quality Assurance System
Sapienza’s Quality Assurance System is extensively described on the webpages of the Quality Team, available at:
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/team-qualita.
These webpages illustrate the ten‑year process undertaken by the University to build the Sapienza Quality Assurance System, the organisational model adopted, the actors involved (Quality Team, Monitoring Committees, Professor‑Student Joint Committees, Degree Programme Quality Committees), the active working groups, the main activities developed and the documentation prepared for managing Quality Assurance processes and activities in Teaching, Research and the Third Mission.
The webpages also serve as a platform for communication and for providing reference data used in the processes of Annual Review, in preparing the reports of the Professor‑Student Joint Committees and Monitoring Committees, and in completing the SUA‑Teaching and SUA‑Research forms.
Each Degree Programme and each Department may adapt the Sapienza Quality Assurance Model, as defined on the Quality Team webpages, to their own organisational specificities, while respecting the models and procedures established by ANVUR and the Quality Team.
The webpages of each Degree Programme and Department, together with the SUA‑Teaching and SUA‑Research forms, constitute the official communication tools for describing how the Quality Assurance System is implemented at Degree Programme and Department level.
Degree Programme Quality Management Committee
The Quality Management Committee (CGQ) includes the President of the Degree Programme, additional academic staff members, a technical‑administrative staff member and a student representative. Their names and roles are listed below:
Sapienza’s Quality Assurance System is extensively described on the webpages of the Quality Team, available at:
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/team-qualita.
These webpages illustrate the ten‑year process undertaken by the University to build the Sapienza Quality Assurance System, the organisational model adopted, the actors involved (Quality Team, Monitoring Committees, Professor‑Student Joint Committees, Degree Programme Quality Committees), the active working groups, the main activities developed and the documentation prepared for managing Quality Assurance processes and activities in Teaching, Research and the Third Mission.
The webpages also serve as a platform for communication and for providing reference data used in the processes of Annual Review, in preparing the reports of the Professor‑Student Joint Committees and Monitoring Committees, and in completing the SUA‑Teaching and SUA‑Research forms.
Each Degree Programme and each Department may adapt the Sapienza Quality Assurance Model, as defined on the Quality Team webpages, to their own organisational specificities, while respecting the models and procedures established by ANVUR and the Quality Team.
The webpages of each Degree Programme and Department, together with the SUA‑Teaching and SUA‑Research forms, constitute the official communication tools for describing how the Quality Assurance System is implemented at Degree Programme and Department level.
Degree Programme Quality Management Committee
The Quality Management Committee (CGQ) includes the President of the Degree Programme, additional academic staff members, a technical‑administrative staff member and a student representative. Their names and roles are listed below:
- Agostina Chiavola: President of the Educational Area Board and Head of the Degree Programme Quality Committee
- Carla Nardinocchi, Michele Morganti, Leonardo Paris, Stefania Espa, Andrea Arena, Giuseppe Sappa: Academic staff members of the Degree Programme and members of the CGQ
- Cristiana Melilli: Technical‑administrative staff member serving as academic manager
- Chiara Patrizi: Student representative
Through the CGQ, the Degree Programme monitors the Annual Review Reports, evaluates their results, identifies strengths and any critical issues, and determines the changes considered necessary. It assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of Degree Programme management and proposes corrective actions to be introduced in the subsequent Review Report, where required.
It also verifies the contents of individual course syllabi and monitors their regular delivery.
The CGQ normally meets every three months and at the end of each academic year for an overall review. It also meets to work on deadlines related to the SUA forms and whenever necessary, upon request of CGQ members, students or academic staff.
Throughout the academic year, the Quality Management Group carries out ongoing organisational, evaluative and data processing activities, both before and after meetings of the Degree Programme Board as part of the Review process. The Group meets collectively and schedules its meetings periodically and, in any case, whenever it is required to prepare official documents, responses or materials for the Degree Programme Board, the Professor‑Student Joint Committee or University governing bodies, in accordance with the procedures established by ANVUR.
Consultation with representative organizations
Stakeholders and consultation activities
The main stakeholders are identified primarily in the Sabina Universitas Consortium Company, with which several consultations have been carried out, together with local authorities, the Chamber of Commerce, Professional Associations and the Industrial Association. These consultations led to the signing of a twenty‑year agreement (November 2007) between Sapienza University and the Consortium, to be implemented through reciprocal commitments subject to review every three years. Training structures of upper secondary schools and a representation of users were also involved in the consultation process.
With regard to the current curriculum revision, the Board of Directors of the Consortium Company, on 6 November 2008, acknowledged the initiative with favour and confirmed its active collaboration.
In the final meeting of the University‑level consultation, held on 19 January 2009 and considering the results of the preceding online consultation, the participating organisations expressed a favourable assessment of the rationalisation of Sapienza’s educational offer. This rationalisation aimed not only at reducing the number of Degree Programmes, but also at diversifying them across subject areas with high attractiveness and with more than adequate academic staff coverage.
After examining in detail the educational offer of the Faculties, the organisations also expressed a favourable opinion on the establishment of each individual Degree Programme.
The main stakeholders are identified primarily in the Sabina Universitas Consortium Company, with which several consultations have been carried out, together with local authorities, the Chamber of Commerce, Professional Associations and the Industrial Association. These consultations led to the signing of a twenty‑year agreement (November 2007) between Sapienza University and the Consortium, to be implemented through reciprocal commitments subject to review every three years. Training structures of upper secondary schools and a representation of users were also involved in the consultation process.
With regard to the current curriculum revision, the Board of Directors of the Consortium Company, on 6 November 2008, acknowledged the initiative with favour and confirmed its active collaboration.
In the final meeting of the University‑level consultation, held on 19 January 2009 and considering the results of the preceding online consultation, the participating organisations expressed a favourable assessment of the rationalisation of Sapienza’s educational offer. This rationalisation aimed not only at reducing the number of Degree Programmes, but also at diversifying them across subject areas with high attractiveness and with more than adequate academic staff coverage.
After examining in detail the educational offer of the Faculties, the organisations also expressed a favourable opinion on the establishment of each individual Degree Programme.
Consultation with representative organizations (subsequent consultations)
Further consultation activities
Additional consultations have also been initiated to adapt the Degree Programme to the ministerial decree defining the new Degree Classes.
The President and academic staff of the Degree Programme regularly meet sector‑specific professional associations to involve them in identifying the directions to be given to teaching activities, with the aim of training professionals who can best respond to labour market needs. These meetings also serve to present the educational offer and the study plan, enabling a clear understanding of the characteristics and competences of the professionals trained by the Degree Programme, and thus facilitating their placement in the labour market. Some examples of these activities are provided below.
On 11 January 2024, academic staff from the Degree Programme took part, upon invitation, in the seminar “Rebuilding Amatrice: Reconstruction and Sustainability”, where they presented the educational offer with particular emphasis on the competences related to post‑earthquake reconstruction.
On 28 February 2024, a meeting was held in Rieti with local stakeholders, including professional practices.
Agreements are currently being defined with ANCE Rieti, which forms part of the Industrial Association of the Province of Rieti and represents construction companies of all sizes and legal forms operating in public works, residential construction, commercial and industrial building and real estate development. The representation also extends to companies active in all specialist construction sectors. The association has expressed its intention to finance scholarships for specific projects to be carried out by students in construction companies, including within the framework of thesis work or internships.
On 13 March 2024, the President and several academic staff members of the Degree Programme took part in a seminar organised by the Order of Engineers of the Province of Rieti, with the participation of a representative of the National Council of Engineers, on competences certification as added value and a factor of competitiveness for the engineering profession.
At Faculty level, regular consultations are carried out with organisations representing the professional fields addressed by the Degree Programmes, through the FIGI agreement between the Faculty of Engineering and large enterprises (http://figi.ing.uniroma1.it/#governance).
Representatives of organisations from the production, service and professional sectors were also consulted during two online meetings held on 6 May and 29 October 2024, attended on behalf of the Faculty by the Dean, the coordinator and the executive manager of the FIGI Project, the Faculty academic manager and the Presidents of the Degree Programmes or their delegates.
The meeting of 6 May aimed to analyse and discuss, together with representatives of the production, service and professional sectors, the educational paths and their objectives, in relation to the needs and evolution of the labour market. For this purpose, the representatives received in advance the material illustrating the Faculty’s educational offer, together with a questionnaire designed to gather information on relevant aspects such as the strength of students’ technical preparation, methodological rigour, adequacy of soft skills, and the strengths and weaknesses of graduates’ preparation. During the meeting, the FIGI coordinator presented the main aspects of the Degree Class reform decrees and highlighted the need for a second meeting to be held by November 2024 to discuss the reforms in detail.
The meeting of 29 October aimed to present in detail the Degree Class reform decrees through a presentation illustrating the main innovations, principles, objectives and relevant aspects introduced by the two decrees. The meeting also included an overview of the main implications for each Degree Programme of the Faculty, as well as the reorganisation activities already completed or currently underway. During the meeting, suggestions and recommendations were collected from representatives of the production, service and professional sectors, along with expressions of interest in contributing to professional seminars and offering internship and traineeship opportunities.
Additional consultations have also been initiated to adapt the Degree Programme to the ministerial decree defining the new Degree Classes.
The President and academic staff of the Degree Programme regularly meet sector‑specific professional associations to involve them in identifying the directions to be given to teaching activities, with the aim of training professionals who can best respond to labour market needs. These meetings also serve to present the educational offer and the study plan, enabling a clear understanding of the characteristics and competences of the professionals trained by the Degree Programme, and thus facilitating their placement in the labour market. Some examples of these activities are provided below.
On 11 January 2024, academic staff from the Degree Programme took part, upon invitation, in the seminar “Rebuilding Amatrice: Reconstruction and Sustainability”, where they presented the educational offer with particular emphasis on the competences related to post‑earthquake reconstruction.
On 28 February 2024, a meeting was held in Rieti with local stakeholders, including professional practices.
Agreements are currently being defined with ANCE Rieti, which forms part of the Industrial Association of the Province of Rieti and represents construction companies of all sizes and legal forms operating in public works, residential construction, commercial and industrial building and real estate development. The representation also extends to companies active in all specialist construction sectors. The association has expressed its intention to finance scholarships for specific projects to be carried out by students in construction companies, including within the framework of thesis work or internships.
On 13 March 2024, the President and several academic staff members of the Degree Programme took part in a seminar organised by the Order of Engineers of the Province of Rieti, with the participation of a representative of the National Council of Engineers, on competences certification as added value and a factor of competitiveness for the engineering profession.
At Faculty level, regular consultations are carried out with organisations representing the professional fields addressed by the Degree Programmes, through the FIGI agreement between the Faculty of Engineering and large enterprises (http://figi.ing.uniroma1.it/#governance).
Representatives of organisations from the production, service and professional sectors were also consulted during two online meetings held on 6 May and 29 October 2024, attended on behalf of the Faculty by the Dean, the coordinator and the executive manager of the FIGI Project, the Faculty academic manager and the Presidents of the Degree Programmes or their delegates.
The meeting of 6 May aimed to analyse and discuss, together with representatives of the production, service and professional sectors, the educational paths and their objectives, in relation to the needs and evolution of the labour market. For this purpose, the representatives received in advance the material illustrating the Faculty’s educational offer, together with a questionnaire designed to gather information on relevant aspects such as the strength of students’ technical preparation, methodological rigour, adequacy of soft skills, and the strengths and weaknesses of graduates’ preparation. During the meeting, the FIGI coordinator presented the main aspects of the Degree Class reform decrees and highlighted the need for a second meeting to be held by November 2024 to discuss the reforms in detail.
The meeting of 29 October aimed to present in detail the Degree Class reform decrees through a presentation illustrating the main innovations, principles, objectives and relevant aspects introduced by the two decrees. The meeting also included an overview of the main implications for each Degree Programme of the Faculty, as well as the reorganisation activities already completed or currently underway. During the meeting, suggestions and recommendations were collected from representatives of the production, service and professional sectors, along with expressions of interest in contributing to professional seminars and offering internship and traineeship opportunities.