ANVUR, through its evaluation activities, aims to enhance the quality of higher education and research, with the objective of increasing its presence and visibility on the international stage, particularly within the European context. Through its initiatives, it contributes to ensuring the quality of the higher education system, promoting the achievement of increasingly high standards, guiding the allocation of public resources, and enhancing the international standing of institutions.
Strategic Plan
ANVUR's strategy defines the Agency's vision and priorities in the evaluation of the university and research system, in line with its institutional mandate as established by dPR 76/2010. Through the Strategic Plan, ANVUR translates this vision into the pursuit of concrete objectives and actions.
Principles
ANVUR is the Italian agency that has overseen the evaluation of the quality of higher education and research since 2011. The Agency's activities are carried out based on the principles of independence, impartiality, professionalism, and transparency, which underpin its work and the ethical guidelines set out in its Code of Ethics.
The Agency has legal personality under public law and operates with organizational, administrative, and financial autonomy. This status enables it to act by adopting the most appropriate evaluation criteria and methodologies, in accordance with national and international standards, to identify the strengths and critical issues of higher education and research institutions.
ANVUR operates according to the principle of impartiality, ensuring that all its evaluation activities are conducted without bias or favoritism. It adopts objective and transparent criteria in accreditation and evaluation procedures, guaranteeing equal treatment for all assessed institutions. This principle applies both to the selection of experts, which is based on competence and independence, and to the evaluation processes, which follow rigorous protocols to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure the objectivity of results.
ANVUR is committed to ensuring a high standard of professionalism in all its evaluation and accreditation activities. This principle requires the Agency to operate with competence, rigor, and adherence to both international and national protocols. The experts selected for evaluation processes possess specific qualifications and expertise relevant to their field and receive training and support to perform their roles accurately and responsibly. ANVUR's professionalism is also reflected in the adoption of innovative methodologies and tools to ensure effective and transparent assessment of academic institutions and research outcomes.
ANVUR adheres to the principle of transparency to ensure that evaluation and accreditation procedures are accessible and understandable to all stakeholders. This principle is realized through the clear and public communication of criteria, procedures, and evaluation outcomes, ensuring that every stage of the process is documented and available for consultation. The Agency provides detailed information on the selection of experts, the criteria and parameters used in evaluations, and their results, thus fostering an open and constructive dialogue with academic institutions and the public.