The Vice-Rectors, male and female, and the Delegates, male and female, carry out their policy guidance activities on behalf of the Rector, in implementation of the political and strategic decisions of the University Governing Bodies, in close collaboration with the Administration and the University structures, in compliance with their respective prerogatives and responsibilities, thereby defining the University's governance structure.
In addition to having policy proposal functions, the Vice-Rectors, male and female, and the Delegates, male and female, coordinate the senior figures of the Governance System, the collegiate governing bodies and departments, acting as representatives of the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
In addition to the prerogatives provided for by the statute, the Deputy Vice-Rector is assigned responsibility for digital technologies and artificial intelligence. His specific areas of competence concern the development and integration of digital technologies and solutions based on artificial intelligence in the University's educational and management processes, with the aim of supporting service innovation, operational simplification, and the evolution of tools supporting governance, teaching, research, and institutional activities.
The delegation concerns the coordination of the planning, design, management, and development of the University's educational offer, ensuring its consistency with the University's strategic planning, the national and international context, and social needs. It also contributes to the promotion and coordination of the University's teaching activities, participates in the verification of results, as well as in the evaluation of teaching quality. The delegation also includes the design of initiatives and cultural activities addressed to professors and researchers and connected with teaching innovation, as well as the coordination of all services relating to guidance and placement, in order to support the entire span of the university educational experience, from the moment of choosing a degree programme to the transition to the labour market.
The delegation concerns the coordination of the University's policies in the scientific field, ensuring their consistency with the University's strategic planning and the Departments' programming, as well as the processes of definition, planning, monitoring, evaluation, and enhancement of research activities. He oversees the promotion of research training, supports the development of competitive research projects at the European and international levels, promotes interdisciplinarity and integration among different scientific fields, coordinates actions to strengthen research infrastructures, ensuring effective coordination between research and the third mission, with the aim of promoting the University's scientific, technological, and cultural impact on the territory and in society.
The delegation concerns the coordination of the University's strategies and initiatives aimed at enhancing knowledge for innovation, with particular attention to technology transfer and third mission activities. It includes oversight of actions aimed at ensuring the impact of research activities, the promotion of collaborations with companies, bodies, and institutions, the management of intellectual property, and support for academic entrepreneurship, in line with the University's strategies and the Departments' programming.
The delegation concerns the promotion of the centrality of students in the University’s policies and actions, fostering their active participation in academic life, in line with the principles of the ESG 2015. It also includes the coordination of initiatives aimed at ensuring equal opportunities for access, retention, and academic success, through policies focused on well-being and inclusion, the strengthening of the right to education, and integration with the University’s strategies oriented toward sustainability, social cohesion, and equity.
The delegation concerns the definition, implementation, and monitoring of the University’s strategic policies, in line with the institutional vision and development objectives. It includes the coordination of planning processes, the verification of results, and the review of actions, ensuring their consistency, harmonization, and enhancement of content. It coordinates the implementation of strategic development guidelines, promoting and consolidating dialogue and collaboration with bodies and institutions at national and international level, as well as consistency and synergy among the various internationalization initiatives developed within the University.
The delegation concerns the coordination of the management of the University’s assets and cultural and instrumental property in support of the University’s policies and strategies in the areas of teaching, research, third mission, and services. It also includes responsibility for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of Quality Assurance processes at University level, in line with institutional models of self-assessment and continuous improvement.
| Delegation | Contact person(s) |
| Institutional Communication | Prof. Nunzia CARBONARA |
Delegations for Teaching
| Delegation | Contact person(s) |
| Organization of teaching delivery | Prof. Roberto SPINA |
| Organization of basic teaching | Prof. Dian PALAGACHEV |
| Incoming orientation | Prof. Stefania CHERUBINI |
| Placement and campus life | Prof. Claudia BARILE; Prof. Calogero MONTALBANO |
| Internationalization of teaching | Prof. Dora FOTI; Prof. Vito PULIAFITO; Prof. Claudia VITONE |
Delegations for Research
| Delegation | Contact person(s) |
| European and international research | Prof. Mariagrazia DOTOLI |
| Basic and competitive research | Prof. Giuseppe Eugenio BRUNO |
| Relations with Universities in China (Vice Rector) | Prof. Eugenio DI SCIASCIO |
| NRRP | Prof. Vito GALLO |
Delegations for Enhancement and Innovation
| Delegation | Contact person(s) |
| Knowledge enhancement for the PA | Prof. Nicola MARTINELLI |
| Third mission and public engagement | Prof. Nunzia CARBONARA |
Delegations for Student Community, Sustainability and Inclusion
| Delegation | Contact person(s) |
| University Sustainability | Prof. Michele DASSISTI |
| University Energy Transition | Prof. Massimo LA SCALA |
| Inclusion and disability | Prof. Floriano SCIOSCIA |
Delegations for Strategic Policies
| Delegation | Contact person(s) |
| Management control | Prof. Umberto PANNIELLO |
| Strategies for the development of international relations | Prof. Maria Pia FANTI |
| University performance monitoring | Prof. Federica COTECCHIA |
Delegations for Quality and Assets
| Delegation | Contact person(s) |
| Real estate asset management | Prof. Gabriele ROSSI |
| Research infrastructures | Prof. Giuseppe CASALINO; Prof. Giuseppina UVA |
| Library resources and open access | Prof. Calogero MONTALBANO |
- Rector's Decree no. 1178
- Governance system chart
- Rector's Decree no. 1221 appointment of Prof. Bruno
- Rector's Decree no. 1210 appointment of Prof. Di Sciascio
- Rector's Decree no. 1208 appointment of Prof. Montalbano
- Rector's Decree no. 1207 appointment of Prof. Casalino
- Rector's Decree no. 1206 appointment of Prof. Rossi
- Rector's Decree no. 1205 appointment of Prof. Uva
- Rector's Decree no. 1204 appointment of Prof. Cotecchia
- Rector's Decree no. 1203 appointment of Prof. Fanti
- Rector's Decree no. 1202 appointment of Prof. Panniello
- Rector's Decree no. 1201 appointment of Prof. Scioscia
- Rector's Decree no. 1200 appointment of Prof. Lascala
- Rector's Decree no. 1199 appointment of Prof. Dassisti
- Rector's Decree no. 1198 appointment of Prof. Carbonara
- Rector's Decree no. 1197 appointment of Prof. Martinelli
- Rector's Decree no. 1196 appointment of Prof. Gallo
- Rector's Decree no. 1194 appointment of Prof. Dotoli
- Rector's Decree no. 1193 appointment of Prof. Puliafito
- Rector's Decree no. 1192 appointment of Prof. Vitone
- Rector's Decree no. 1191 appointment of Prof. Foti
- Rector's Decree no. 1190 appointment of Prof. Montalbano
- Rector's Decree no. 1189 appointment of Prof. Barile
- Rector's Decree no. 1188 appointment of Prof. Cherubini
- Rector's Decree no. 1187 appointment of Prof. Palagachev
- Rector's Decree no. 1186 appointment of Prof. Spina