Philology, literatures and history of the ancient world

Sapienza’s QA system is described in detail on the Quality Team website, which can be accessed at https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/team-qualita.

The website contains information on the ten-year process the university undertook to develop the system. This includes details of the organisational model adopted and information on the QA stakeholders. These include the Quality Team, the Monitoring Committees, the Joint Faculty-Student Committees, and the Degree Programme Quality Committees. The website also contains information on active working groups, their activities, and documentation relating to the management of QA processes and activities concerning teaching, research, and the third mission.

The web pages also serve as a communication platform and a source of reference data for review activities and reports, including those drafted by the joint faculty–student commissions and monitoring committees, as well as for the compilation of the SUA-Teaching and SUA-Research reports.
Each degree programme and department may apply the Sapienza quality assurance model to their own quality assurance processes, adapting it to their organisational needs while respecting the models and procedures defined by Anvur and the Quality Team.
Alongside the SUA-Teaching and SUA-Research reports, the web pages of degree programmes and departments serve as communication tools for implementing the quality assurance system at programme and department level.

The Quality Management and Assurance Commission (CGAQ), based in the Lettere Classiche teaching area, prepares the following documents: 1. The Annual Monitoring Report, which presents and discusses student and other performance indicators;
2. The Cyclical Review Report, which provides a self-assessment of the programme’s performance and identifies areas for improvement in the next cycle. In carrying out its duties, the CGAQ acquires and analyses the Report of the Joint Teacher-Student Commission and reports from the Evaluation Unit. It also considers the views of students and teachers from OPIS questionnaires. Based on these findings and other information, the CGAQ examines any issues within the degree programme and identifies potential improvement measures. The CGAQ is also responsible for arranging meetings with stakeholders to assess consistency between the training provided by the degree programme and demand for professional qualifications within the workforce. This assessment involves analysing studies and reports on the demand for professional qualifications from businesses and other organisations.
The degree programme’s QA management group holds periodic meetings to monitor the implementation of corrective actions indicated in previous review reports. The group evaluates the results of these actions, highlighting strengths, critical issues, and necessary changes. The adequacy and effectiveness of the programme’s management will be verified, and corrective actions will be proposed for the next review report where necessary. Once the university’s requirements have been met, a meeting schedule will be established.
 

On 9 December 2008, the Faculty of Humanities held a meeting with various organisations from the production, service and professional sectors, whose work aligns with the Faculty’s educational programmes. These organisations included Accademia naz. di S. Cecilia, Altamoda, Ass. Italia nostra, Ass. ital. insegnanti di geografia, Casa ed. Laterza, Centro Informaz. Geocartografiche Aeron., Centro ric. fonetica sperimentale, Cgil scuola, Cisl scuola nazionale, Ediz. di storia e letteratura, Esri Italia, Fed. ital. editori giornali, Fed. naz. stampa ital., Fondaz. Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, IsIAO-Ministero degli aff. esteri, Istituto enciclop. italiana, Museo naz. d'arte orientale, Museo naz. preist. etnogr. L. Pigorini, Soc. Dante Alighieri, Società geogr. italiana, SIAE, Tavolo interreligioso, Uff. scol. reg. per il Lazio, Uil scuola segr. naz.. The delegates examined, discussed, and ultimately approved the Faculty’s programme, specifically the Degree Programme in question.
At the final meeting of the university-wide consultation on 19 January 2009, the participating organisations gave a positive evaluation of Sapienza’s educational offering, taking into account the results of the preceding online consultation. The aim of this streamlining is to reduce the number of courses and diversify them into highly attractive classes for which there is adequate faculty coverage. Furthermore, following a detailed evaluation of the Faculty’s educational offerings, the organisations themselves expressed a favourable opinion regarding the establishment of individual courses.
 

At 15:00 on 12 November 2024, the Steering Committee (comprising Maria Letizia Caldelli, President of the Classics Department; Francesco Ursini, Coordinator of the Classics Degree Course; Angela Cinalli, Vice-President of the Classics Department; Giorgio Piras, former Director of the Science of Antiquities Department; Andrea Cucchiarelli, former President of the Science of Antiquities Department; and Ilaria Morresi, Quality Management Commission for the SMA) met with interested parties who had been invited by email on 22 October 2024. The meeting was held to discuss the training projects of the three degree courses included in the Lettere Classiche Teaching Area that are already active. The Steering Committee had previously identified the SUA and the current teaching as the sources of information to be used during the discussion, and copies were sent to those who had agreed to attend the meeting. Those consulted included representatives from classical high schools, publishing houses, museums, libraries, academies, cultural institutes, and foundations. Those present included school principals, publishing house directors, museum directors, library directors and presidents of academies, institutes and foundations. The importance of offering internships alongside the current training programme in order to equip students with the necessary skills for future employment was emphasised. It was also agreed that the AAF should offer a variety of writing courses. Elective courses focusing on specific areas, such as the history of publishing or the history of the book, would allow students to explore particular subjects in more depth. The importance of teaching Latin and Greek to secondary school teacher trainees was emphasised, and efforts to strengthen this teaching were encouraged. As the new SUA provides detailed career information, the Classics Teaching Area will offer a comprehensive overview of potential career paths to help prospective and current students choose a degree programme [see Table A2].
Interested parties should meet every three years, with invitations to be sent by email in advance of the meeting, along with information on the active degree programme training project.

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