{"id":945,"date":"2025-12-12T19:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/?page_id=945"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:31:58","slug":"quality-assurance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/quality-assurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Assurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quality Assurance (QA) in the Doctoral Programmes of the University of Padua is implemented in accordance with the ANVUR AVA 3 framework and the requirements of Ministerial Decree 226\/2021, which mandates accredited institutions to adopt a structured system for the design, management, monitoring, and continuous improvement of doctoral training. The primary goal is to ensure a high-quality educational and research environment that supports the development of the doctoral candidates\u2019 scientific, professional, and transversal skills, in line with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG).<br \/>\nWithin this framework, each Doctoral Programme adopts transparent procedures for defining learning objectives and expected outcomes, plans and organizes appropriate educational and research activities consistent with its mission, monitors progress and results, and implements evidence-based improvements. Active engagement of doctoral candidates, academic staff, and the Doctoral Board is a key component of the QA cycle, together with ongoing interaction with the University Quality Assurance Office, the Internal Evaluation Group and the relevant institutional bodies.<br \/>\nTherefore, QA in the doctoral domain ensures rigorous and internationally recognisable training paths that fully respond to the needs of advanced research and society, supporting the continuous enhancement of the learning experience and the quality of the scientific outcomes produced.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on Quality Assurance at UNIPD &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipd.it\/assicurazione-qualita-dottorato\">Visit Page\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"267\">Advisory Committee (Comitato Consultivo)<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"692\"><strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"283\">Definition<\/strong><br data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"286\" \/>The Advisory Committee is a consultative body that supports the PhD Programme in monitoring and improving the overall quality of its educational, organisational, and research activities. It provides independent feedback, strategic recommendations, and external perspectives to enhance academic standards, relevance, and alignment with institutional and societal needs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"752\"><strong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"709\">Composition<\/strong><br data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"712\" \/>The Advisory Committee is composed of:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"1232\">\n<li data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"896\">\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"896\"><strong data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"784\">Internal academic members<\/strong>, appointed by the PhD Programme, with expertise relevant to the programme\u2019s scientific and educational areas;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"1035\">\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1035\"><strong data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"919\">External experts<\/strong>, from academia, research institutions, or professional fields, ensuring an independent and qualified perspective;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1232\">\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1232\"><strong data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1074\">Doctoral student representatives<\/strong>, appointed or selected according to programme regulations, ensuring the inclusion of doctoral candidates\u2019 perspectives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"709\">People<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"520\"><strong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"411\">Prof. Elisabetta Ghedin<\/strong><br data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"414\" \/>Coordinator of the Curriculum &#8220;Wellbeing and Sustainability&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"661\"><strong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"552\">Prof. Natascia Bobbo<\/strong><br data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"555\" \/>Coordinator of the Curriculum &#8220;Pedagogia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"776\"><strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"693\">Prof. Matteo Cornacchia<\/strong><br data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"696\" \/>PhD Programme Mediator.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"943\"><strong data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"814\">Dr. Marianne Grace Araneta<\/strong><br data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"817\" \/>PhD Alumni &#8211; Learning Designer and Project Manager at AEQUILIBRA SRL.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1092\"><strong data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"973\">Dr. Beatrice Doria<\/strong><br data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"976\" \/>PhD Alumni &#8211; Adjunct Professor and Coordinator of PhD Online Learning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1175\"><strong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1124\">Dr. Giorgia Slaviero<\/strong><br data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1127\" \/>PhD Student<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1350\"><strong data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1215\">Prof. Juliana E. Raffaghelli<\/strong><br data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1218\" \/>PhD Programme Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quality Assurance (QA) in the Doctoral Programmes of the University of Padua is implemented in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-945","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=945"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":954,"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/945\/revisions\/954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/educationphd.fisppa.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}