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The profiles of the Experts Register for the initial and periodic evaluation of study programmes, doctoral programmes, and the locations of AFAM Institutions are as follows:

Requirements System Expert

Requirements (Notice No. 4/2025)

  1. To be admitted to the procedure, beyond meeting the general requirements for admission to public sector employment, it is required:
    1. Meeting at least one of the following requirements:
      1. documented activity as Director at Higher Education programmes and institutions in the Arts, Music and Dance (AFAM) for at least five years in the last fifteen years;
      2. for candidates belonging to Italian institutions only, at least twelve months experience in the last three years is required as part of one of the following bodies: University Evaluation Board or AFAM Evaluation Board (NdV), University Quality Committee, Academic Council, Academic Senate, Administrative Council;
      3. proven experience of evaluation activities or institutional quality assurance in the AFAM sector, at ANVUR or other Agencies recognized as ENQA full members. Experience must include at least four evaluations of Institutions in the last five years, as President or Member of the Evaluation Experts Panel;
    2. Good knowledge of English language is required.
    3. Good knowledge of the Italian AFAM system legislation.
  2. Foreign candidates shall also declare they have good knowledge of written and spoken Italian language.
Requirements Expert Coordinator

Requirements  (Notice No. 7/2025)

  1. To be admitted to the procedure, beyond meeting the general requirements for admission to public sector employment, it is required:
    1. Meeting at least one of the following requirements:
      1. having at least two years’ experience, gained in the last five years, of responsibility positions for structure or coordination of activities concerning the planning and/or evaluation and/or management of the Quality Assurance system at Higher Education Institutions in the arts, music and dance, authorized by the MUR to issue degrees with legal value or foreign Institutions recognized in their own countries;
      2. having gained experience with ANVUR or Agencies in the field of evaluation and accreditation of programmes or Higher Education Institutions for at least twelve months in the last five years, even if not continuous. For this purpose, only Agencies recognized as full members by ENQA are 3 considered.
    2. Good knowledge of English language is required.
    3. Good knowledge of the Italian AFAM system legislation.
  2. Foreign candidates shall also declare they have good knowledge of written and spoken Italian language.
Requirements Disciplinary Expert

Requirements (Notice No. 5/2025)

  1. In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to public sector employment, the following are required: 
    1. Possession of the following requirements:
      1. being a full or associated professor, at Institutions at institutions of Higher Artistic, Musical, and Dance Education (AFAM) or a full or associated professor or a researcher at Italian Universities, or holding equivalent qualifications at foreign AFAM or university institutions, currently employed at the time of application submission, with at least seven years of teaching responsibility for courses delivered, or having retired no more than two years before the application submission date;
      2. for candidates from Italian institutions only, having at least two years of experience in the last five years as a member of one of the following bodies: Evaluation Unit (NdV) of an AFAM institution or university, Academic Council, Academic Senate, Board of Directors, Quality Assurance Office of the university;
      3. Good knowledge of the English language. 
    2. Good knowledge of the Italian AFAM system legislation.
  2. Foreign candidates must also declare that they possess a good command of written and spoken Italian.
Requirements Internal Quality Assurance Expert

Requirements (Notice No. 8/2025)

  1. In addition to meeting the general requirements for public employment, candidates must also meet the following criteria:
    1. Possession of at least two of the following requirements:
      1. having been a member of Evaluation Boards, Independent evaluation bodies (OIV), Quality Committees at Italian Higher Education Institutions for at least three years in the last twelve years;
      2. having performed evaluation activities at ANVUR or agencies recognized as full members by ENQA, as a member of evaluation commissions for AFAM institutions or universities, for at least four evaluations of institutions in the last five years;
      3. for the lecturers of AFAM Institutions or Universities, possessing an artistic or scientific profile relevant to the AFAM sectors and preferably evidenced by participation in research projects at least at the national level;
      4. having worked for at least two years in the last six years in public administrations offices or legally recognized private organizations or Agencies recognized as full members by ENQA, dealing with internal or external evaluation in areas related to higher education, specifically in teaching, research, internationalization, or systems for planning, management control, or performance;
      5. holding or having held for at least one year in the last five years managerial or high-responsibility roles in public or private institutions or companies operating in the artistic-disciplinary sectors of AFAM institutions.
    2. Good knowledge of English language is required. II. Good knowledge of the English language.
    3. Good knowledge of the Italian legislation related to the AFAM system.
  2. Foreign candidates must also declare that they possess a good command of written and spoken Italian.
Requirements Student Expert

Requirements (Notice No. 6/2025)

  1. In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to public sector employment, the following are required:
    1. Possession of the following requirements:
      1. being enrolled in the second year or beyond of a first-level Academic Diploma course or in second-level Academic Diploma course or in a Postgraduate Master course or in a Postgraduate Specialization Course or in a PhD Program at an Italian or foreign AFAM Institution.
    2. Possession of at least one of the following requirements:
      1. having at least one year experience gained in the last five years as a member of one of the following bodies of AFAM Institutions: Students Council (President or Component elected by students), Academic Council (designated by the Student Council), Administrative Council (designated by the Student Council);
      2. having at least one year experience gained in the last five years as an evaluator of institutions in the field for Agencies recognized as ENQA full members.
    3. Good knowledge of English language.
    4. Good knowledge of the relevant Italian legislation concerning the AFAM system.
  2. Foreign candidates must also declare that they possess a good command of written and spoken Italia
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