The institutional review visit that the Open University carries out every three years, aiming at assessing the quality of the PhD Program, in terms of training and research offered to PhD students according to the Quality Assurance Agency, UK standards; assigned the following judgments to the categories:
• student research environment: High confidence
• research degree policy and procedures: High confidence
• strategic commitment and fit: High confidence
The Open University also commended the investments for the new facilities and the new sites opening, the management and oversight arrangements of the PhD program, the students’ engagement in the institutional life, the transparency in the recruitment procedures and the excellent training opportunities offered to all students.
Roberto Danovaro, President of the Stazione Zoologica comments: This result makes us proud and encourages us to continue in improving and increasing our investments in the training of excellent young scientists of European level.
