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Documents, Guidelines, and Tools

To support the structures in self‑assessment and in the implementation of the Quality Assurance system, the University provides a set of tools: guidelines and document templates, monitoring dashboards, training and information activities.

The guidelines are periodically revised on the basis of operational needs, process improvements, and regulatory or organisational updates. The Quality Assurance Unit, involving the administrative areas, coordinates their revision, updates them, and, where necessary, submits them for approval by the governing bodies.

The documents are published on the University website and on the intranet and are communicated to the relevant stakeholders.

These documents can be found in the Statutes and Regulations (Statuto e normativa) section:

  • University Statute
  • General University Regulations
  • Code of Ethics and Conduct
  • University Regulations for Departments
  • University Regulations for Schools
  • University Academic Regulations
  • University Regulations on Ph.D. Programmes
  • Regulations of the Research Observatory
  • Operating Regulations of the University Quality Assurance Presidium
Statute and regulations

These documents are available on the dedicated Evaluation Board webpage

  • Annual Report 2025
  • Student Opinions
  • Assessment of the overall functioning and development of the Performance Management System
Evaluation Board documents

The documents and guidelines are available on the Quality Assurance webpage on the intranet intranet (access requires University credentials) 

Departments
Guidelines and templates for Departmental Quality Assurance:

  • Annotated Template - Section A: Departmental Development Plan
  • Annotated Template - Section B: Monitoring and Review Report

Degree Programmes
Guidelines and templates for Degree Programme Quality Assurance:

AQ Requirements and Dublin Descriptors

  • AQ Requirements for Teaching - AVA3
  • AQ Requirements for Degree Programs - AVA3
  • Dublin Descriptors

SUA-CdS and stakeholder consultation

  • Guidelines for the external assessment of learning demand and for consultation with stakeholders
  • Template for completing the SUA-CdS form

Proposal for new Degree Programmes

  • Guidelines for designing new Degree Programmes

Course Syllabi

  • Guidelines for preparing Course Syllabi

Tuning matrices

  • Instructions for completing tuning matrices
  • Tuning matrix template 

Joint Faculty-Student Committees (CPDS)

  • Guidelines for the CPDS Annual Report
  • Annotated template for the CPDS Annual Report
  • CPDS: Analysis of the Annual Report and considerations in AVA3

Annual Monitoring Forms (SMA) and Cyclic Review Report (RCC)

  • Guidelines for completing the Annual Monitoring Sheet (SMA)
  • Guidelines for the Cyclical Review Report of Degree Programmes
  • Cyclical review report template

Ph.D. Programms
Guidelines and templates for Ph.D. Programme Quality Assurance:

  • Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Ph.D. Programmes
  • Appendix 1 – AVA3 Quality Assurance Requirements for Ph.D. Programmes with notes
  • Appendix 2 – Template for the accreditation proposal for the Ph.D. Programme
  • Appendix 3 – Template for the calendar of educational and research activities
  • Appendix 4 – Template for the Annual Monitoring Report (Ph.D.)
  • Appendix 5 – Template for the Cyclical Review (Ph.D.)
  • Appendix 6 – Template for the Self-Assessment Report (Ph.D.)

Hearing Protocols
Hearing protocols used by the Evaluation Board and the Quality Assurance Board for conducting hearings at Institutional, Degree Programme, and Departmental levels:

  • Hearing Protocol for Organisation Requirements
  • Hearing Protocol for Degree Programmes
  • Hearing Protocol for Departments

Document Management and Dissemination for QA
Policy for Department, School, Degree Programme, and Ph.D. Programme staff, aimed at standardising the dissemination of administrative documents relevant to QA on official institutional websites:

  • Document Management and Dissemination Policy for Quality Assurance
Assuring Quality at the University University Quality Assurance Presidium (PQA) Intranet - Quality Assurance (access requires University credentials) )

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Tools for collecting and monitoring information