UNIVERSITY

Art. 1
This regulation, drafted in conformity with the provisions of the Statute of eCampus Online University, governs the details of the organisation of the activity of the University’s Evaluation Unit and the use of resources for its operation.

Art. 2
The procedure for the incorporation of the Unit and for the appointment of its Chairman, the term of its duties are governed by article 29.2 of the Statute of eCampus Online University.
If, for whatever reason, a member ceases to perform their duties before the end of the mandate’s term, the University’s Board of Directors will replace such member. The newly appointed member shall perform his/her duties for the remaining duration of the original member’s mandate.
At least 15 days before the expiry of the Unit’s mandate, the Board of Directors shall appoint new members.

Art. 3
The Chairman supervises the work of the Unit, calls the meeting of the body and determines the items on the agenda of the sessions. If the Chairman is absent or prevented from performing his/her duties, the meetings of the unit are called and chaired by the most senior member.
The meetings of the unit are called with notice addressed to the individual members at least 5 days prior to the date set for the meeting, except in urgent cases, where the convocation may be done with a minimum advance warning of 24 hours and with any means deemed suitable for the communication of the convocation to the interested parties.
Each member may request from the Chairman the items on the agenda in due time to be communicated to the other members.
An extraordinary meeting of the unit may be called if a motivated request is submitted to the chairman by at least one fifth of the unit’s members, listing the items to be placed on the agenda.
The Unit meets at least three times a year. Additional meetings may be convened in accordance with the need to fulfil specific obligations or individual evaluation initiatives.
A meeting of the unit is validly convened if at least three members are present. Decisions and opinions are adopted by the absolute majority of present members. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.
Minutes are drafted at the end of each session, which are signed by the Chairman and the secretary, which record the resolutions adopted, the contents and the essential points of the discussion. A copy of the minutes shall be sent to all the members of the Unit. The duties of secretary are carried out by the manager of the support office of article 6 below.
At the start of each year, the Unit determines the calendar of meetings and defines its activity plan.

Art. 4
The University’s Evaluation Unit operates autonomously, on its own initiative and on the initiative of the central management bodies, and submits proposals, provides advice and carries out checks on matters pertaining to evaluation. It reports to the Board of Directors and to the Rector.
The measures and initiatives proposed are adopted by the University’s management bodies.
Taking into account the management objectives and choices and the guidelines set by the University’s management bodies, the Evaluation Unit:
- Performs the role of supervisor of the evaluation system adopted by the University, through checks of the authorised methodologies and of the coherence of the criteria applied;
- Formulates proposals on the most appropriate and efficient tools, measures and parameters for the evaluation of teaching, research, services and all other University activities;
- Obtains the results of evaluation initiatives, which it analyses and presents to the directly concerned bodies providing its own assessments for the improvement of efficiency and quality levels of the University’s activities;
- Provides the bodies to which it reports and the University’s other management bodies with any opinion that it is requested to provide on matters pertaining to evaluation;
- Within the deadlines foreseen, it fulfils all the obligations set by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, and by the National Committee for the assessment of the university system for Evaluation Units, to the extent that they also apply to private Universities;
- Before the end of each academic year, the Evaluation Unit submits to the Board of Directors and to the Rector a report on its activities during the previous calendar year, which is disseminated by the most opportune means.

Art. 5
Pursuant to the provisions of article 1, paragraph 2 of It. Law no. 370/99, the University guarantees to the Evaluation Unit the right of access to the data and information necessary for the performance of its activities, held by the University’s offices and other administrative units, as well as the publication and dissemination of its records in compliance with the rules and regulations on the protection of confidentiality.

Art. 6
The University’s Board of Directors, during the preparation of the budget, assigns to the Evaluation Unit the resources necessary for its operation and the performance of its planned activities for the year.
The Evaluation Unit, in order to perform its tasks, uses the services of a specific support office established within the University’s administrative structure, which carries out all operational activities related to the University’s evaluation and keeps the Unit's records and official documents.
In order to perform its activities, the Evaluation Unit may also collaborate with external experts and specialised companies which may be tasked with specific evaluation activities or studies and research aiming at deepening the knowledge of specific processes, within the limits of the overall budget assigned.
The members of the Evaluation Unit receive an annual remuneration set by the Board of Directors; they also receive reimbursement for their travel expenses.