Quality Assurance of Research and the Third Mission
The Centre adopts various methods to monitor and encourage research quality , periodically evaluating specific indicators.
Along with teaching and research, the University of Trento recognizes the Third Mission as a central role, aimed at transferring, sharing, and co-designing knowledge and innovation between academia and civil society. In line with ANVUR's requirements, the Department monitors the effectiveness and impact of its own TM activities.
QA Tools
The bodies responsible for monitoring and evaluating Research and Third Mission base their conclusions on indicators defined at the national level for AVA3 and on some indicators that the PQA deems of interest to the structures.
Main AQ documents
- Annual monitoring sheet (SMA-RTM).
Actors for the quality of research and the third mission
Research Delegate
He is the operational manager of research management for the academic structure and promotes its continuous improvement. In collaboration with the Department's Quality Delegate, he provides an annual report on the status of the academic structure's research quality assurance system. The Research Delegates, together with the Vice Rector for Research and the Director of Research and Development Services, meet at the Integrated Research Table to discuss key research strategies and initiatives.
Delegate to the Third Mission
He is the operational manager of the third mission for the academic structure and promotes its continuous improvement. In collaboration with the Department Quality Delegate, he provides an annual report on the status of the academic structure's Quality Assurance System.
The key players in the Third Mission, in relations with the Production System, and in External Relations, meet together at the Integrated Roundtable for the Third Mission to discuss, share, and coordinate knowledge development in both theoretical and practical aspects.