Quality assurance

"QUALITY ASSURANCE" means:

• Defining quality policies that are consistent and synergistic with the University's strategic directions, and reliable and robust procedures through which the governing bodies can implement them;
• Implementing activities to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in all internal processes of the University, primarily in the service of the quality of education and research;
• Raising the awareness of all those working in the University so that each person's role is carried out competently and promptly, that the services provided are effective, and that records are kept of what is done in order to monitor and measure results.

The AVA (Self-Assessment - Evaluation - Accreditation) system aims to improve the quality of the activities carried out in the universities through the application of a quality assurance (QA) model based on internal procedures for design, management, self-assessment and improvement.

This QA system supports the design, initial and periodic accreditation and management of the Doctoral Courses, through the preparation and updating of a series of documents by the Coordinator, the Review Group and the Teachers' Board:

• PhD Course Design Plan;
• Annual Report;
• Analysis of the results of the ANVUR indicators;
• Analysis of the results of the compilation of questionnaires relating to the satisfaction of PhD students and PhDs. ANVUR has made available to universities a model;
• Advisory Board Consultation Meetings;
• PhD Course Review document;
• Self-assessment document for periodic accreditation.

For further information on Quality Assurance of Doctoral Courses please consult the page: https://www.unipr.it/node/17458#paragraph-id--135189

As part of the Quality Assurance System, the Coordinator is supported by the Teaching Board, the Review Group and the Advisory Board.

Gathering feedback from PhD students is a central element of the process of monitoring and improving the activities of the PhD program. To this end, the Teaching Board systematically analyzes the results of the survey filled out by PhD students and PhD graduates.

PhD students in their first and second year are required to fill out a survey at the end of each year. The form is anonymous, administered online through the Esse3 platform and complies with the model prepared by ANVUR: “Questionari relativi alla soddisfazione dei dottorandi (del primo e secondo anno) e dei dottori di ricerca” [Questionnaires relating to the satisfaction of Phd students (in their first and second year) and PhD graduates].

PhD students in their final year are required to fill out the AlmaLaurea survey containing specific information on the profiles of PhD graduates. Filling out the questionnaire is compulsory and must be done on the AlmaLaurea portal before submitting the application for graduation.

MUR
Guidelines DM 301/2022

ANVUR
Guidelines and supporting materials

UNIPR
Guidelines for PhD Courses 
AVA Document Library (restricted access)