QA PhD System

In order to meet AVA3 requirements, the PhD School of the University of Turin employs a Quality Assurance System, to which the PhD Program refers.

ANVUR has proposed a new Model for the periodic accreditation of premises, Departments, University Courses and PhD programmes (AVA 3). This is in response to a need that emerged at European level and was supported by ENQA 'European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education' and EQAR 'European Quality Assurance Register'.

AQ, Monitoring and Self-Evaluation Committee

Domenico Bosco (Coordinator)
Paolo Gonthier (PhD Board member)
Silvia Canna (PhD students' representative)
Peter John Mazzoglio (PhD Office and AQ reference person)

Its main tasks consist in:

• evaluating the quality of the PhD Programme
• analysis of the self-evaluation form and the accreditation form of the PhD Programme
• updating and checking the Programm e's website to make it showcase that meets the quality requirements
• verification of the procedures and processes that regulate the PhD Programme
• analysis of the monitoring of PhD students' opinions and administered customer satisfaction forms (as detailed here)
• reception and analysis of complaints and reports.

This activity produces proposals to be presented to the Coordinator and the PhD board, for the activation of any corrective or improvement actions for the purposes of implementing the quality of the PhD Programme.