Italy
- European Higher Education Area - EHEA
- View 27 institutions with 406 reports
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Governmental membershipItaly has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since June 2018.
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General information on higher education
Higher education in Italy is offered by universities (including polytechnics), arts and music higher education institutions (alta formazione artistica e musicale - AFAM), higher schools for language mediators (scuole superiori per mediatori linguistici - SSML) and higher technical institutes (ITS).
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National external quality assurance requirements
Quality assurance in higher education is carried out through internal institutional evaluation and external evaluation by the national quality assurance agency. The system for external review (AVA) was put in place in 2013 and revised in 2016 (see Ministerial Decree 987/2016).
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Institutional accreditation
Takes place every five year. -
Programme accreditation
Takes place every three year.
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EHEA key commitment
Partially aligned with the ESG
A fully functioning quality assurance system is in operation nationwide but only some higher education institutions are subject to regular external quality assurance by an agency that has successfully demonstrated compliance with the ESG through registration on EQAR
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Cross-border quality assurance
Not recognising foreign agencies as part of the national external QA requirements
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European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes
European Approach not available to higher education institutions
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Further information
Registered agencies operating in Italy
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ACCUA - Agency for Scientific and University Quality of Andalusia 2009 - View 1 institutions with 4 reports
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AQAS - Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes 2008 - View 3 institutions with 7 reports
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AQU - Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency 2008 - View 2 institutions with 17 reports
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ASIIN - ASIIN e.V. 2008 - View 4 institutions with 22 reports
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EAEVE - European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education 2018 - View 13 institutions with 43 reports
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ECTE - European Council for Theological Education e.V. 2022 - View 1 institutions with 1 reports
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IEP - Institutional Evaluation Programme 2009 - View 2 institutions with 7 reports
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NVAO - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders 2008 - View 2 institutions with 12 reports
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ZEvA - Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency 2008 - View 1 institutions with 4 reports