Initial accreditation consists in the authorization by the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) to activate a new Study Programme (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Single-cycle degree programme), based on the evaluation by ANVUR regarding the possession of specific educational, teaching staff, structural, and organizational requirements.

Periodic assessment consists in verifying the continued fulfillment of the requirements that led to the initial accreditation of the programme and the possession of additional quality, efficiency, and effectiveness requirements for the activities carried out, also through the use of specific quality assurance indicators.