NEW ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION SCHEME ROLLED OUT IN ITALY
January 1st, 2011
BY LEE ADENDORFF
ITALY: National accreditation becomes pre-requisite for tenure candidates
Lee Adendorff
The roll-out of a national accreditation scheme for academics was ordered by the Italian cabinet last week. Under the new scheme, applicants for associate or full professorships must first be accredited on the basis of the quality and quantity of their academic output by commissions of five senior academics appointed in each university.
Full report on University World News site.
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