ADI: Italian association of PhD doctors and students

1. ADI: Italian association of PhD doctors and students • Non partitic association composed by voluntary PhD students and doctors, • ADI’s activity: • representative and lobbing role with the institution such as • locally: Faculties, Ateneo and Opera but also Province • national: Ministry, Confindustria ... • cohordinating work groups(the so called GOL at a national level) • locally organizing cultural events(e.g. “cenacoli”) • supporting intiatives and requests from the “PhD class”

2. ADI: Italian association of PhD doctors and students • ADI’s Operating mode: • e-mail communication (national activity) • periodical meeting for specific finality or theme • cohordination via responsible of the single initiative • ADI’s field of interest • improvement of PhD condition (recent increase of the grant - national) • promotion of the PhD title locally working with placement office nationally via workshops, fairs and exibitions • promotion of research value and merit in university system • reducing precariousness in research

3. Italian University • People (from “il Sole 24 ore”) • FULL PROF.: 18.721 • ASSOCIATE PR.: 17.898 • RESEARCHERS: 22.910 • Funding(very approx % of Trento balance year 2006) • ordinary ministerial fund (FFO) of which max 90% can be devoted to salaries of permanent positions (40%) • student taxes (7%) • projects (PRIN – EU – …) • special funds (institution fund for Trento – 5%) • other financers – Trento with “program agreement” with province (20 – 40%) • Problems (just to mention some) • changing to 3+2 ordering  multiplication of courses and cost + increase of prof. (double plug effect) • organization and transparency in decisions – recruitment • research quality and scientific production

4. Report from the“ADI cenacoli” on L 133 with Rettore and local Politics • Contents of L133/08 • Economic reduction (progressively up to 20% of presumed FFO in 2013) • Turnover cut (to 20%) • University  fundation transformation • closure of SISS (courses for high school teaching) • Trento questions • Turnover is worst point – only non-permanent researchers positions save our career perspectives • Requirement of economic cut proportional to merit and good previous administration • Foundation is too onerous for privates… can be just a state-fundation (is it even worst?) • “Onda anomala” movement • Even with some confusion these points are given to the general public • Public manifestation – various positions in the movement – no direct cohordination

5. Reform of University • Guidelines of minister Gelmini • Some Keywords • responsible administration and economic sustainability • merit criteria for every choice process (starting with national evaluation committees CIVR output application for fund distribution) • DM 270: opportunity to reformulate teaching offer and cost mechanisms revision • governance: more efficiency, less doublig of competences – foundations • discussing the law value of titles (“laurea”, PhD is already no law-valuable) • financial responsibility: • e.g. No new positions for universities over 90% of FFO • e.g. Obligatory plans for reduction of costs from universities in debt, otherwise external commisary

6. Reform of University • Guidelines of minister Gelmini • PhD and post-PhD reconsiderationmost things already activated in our schools??? • promote universities which enrole PhDs of other universities • reduction of PhD schools number – “Ateneo” PhD schools • high quality criteria requested to activate new PhD programs • international admission criteria and methods • structure and PhD duration linked to scientific results achievment • more international PhD programmes • increase number and entity of courses in PhD programmes • promote PhD students “residentiality” • promote creation of very high quality research programmes with international selection and standards

7. Reform of University • Guidelines of minister Gelmini • Waiting for the DL proposal (to be discussed next spring) • Through ADI we hope to be • direct interlocutor of the ministry • present critical voice from the basis of PhD students and young researchers, different from the “old university” and usually more conservative positions

8. DL 180 + modifiche Senato (28.11.08) • Reclutamento • Le università che superano il 90% al 31/12: • non possono indire concorsi o valutazioni comparative • non possono assumere personale • escluse dal fondo straordinario ricercatori (2008/09) • Assunzioni personale (2009/2011): 50% spesa personale uscito nell’anno precedente > 60% ricercatori e ricercatori td < 10% professori ordinari Assunzioni libere su fondo straordinario ricercatori

9. DL 180 + modifiche Senato (28.11.08) • Concorsi • I e II fascia • Commissione: 5 ordinari (1 interno + 4 sorteggiati) • Sorteggio da lista di eletti in numero triplo rispetto ai commissari complessivamente necessari per SSD • Ricercatori (…. in attesa di riordino) • Commissione: 1 interno PO/PA + 2 ordinari sorteggiati • Sorteggio (come per I e II) • Concorso (nuovi bandi) : discussione titoli e pubblicazioni con parametri internazionali • Regolamento da emanare entro 30 giorni da DL180 (votazioni e parametri internazionali) • Possibilità di riapertura dei termini entro 31/1

10. DL 180 + modifiche Senato (28.11.08) • Chiamate dirette (modifica art.1 legge 230) • Studiosi che ricoprono una posizione accademica equipollente in istituzioni universitarie estere (o su rientro cervelli) da almeno un triennio: ordinari, associati e ricercatori (parere del CUN) • Studiosi di chiara fama (commissione di 3 ordinari del SSD nominata dal CUN) • - Senza oneri a carico della finanza pubblica

11. DL 180 + modifiche Senato (28.11.08) • Qualità del sistema universitario • Dal 2009 quota > 7% FFO ripartita sulla base di: • qualità e risultati offerta formativa • qualità ricerca scientifica • efficienza sedi didattiche (dal 2010) • Regolamento emanato entro il 31/12/2009 • Anagrafe nazionale • - Elenco pubblicazioni scientifiche PO, PA, RIC • Dal 2011 scatti dimezzati in assenza di pubblicazioni nel biennio precedente • Esclusione dalle commissioni di concorso in assenza di pubblicazioni nel triennio precedente

12. PhD and then? • Placement out of the University • Low recognisation of the PhD title outside Academy • PhD doctors are older than new graduates (for work-market) • ADI-Trento started a cooperation with the placement office of Unitn • creation of database of PhD– visibility at the placement site • creation of a document (work in progress) presenting all the PhD schools in Trento – to be diffused in private enterprises, etc. • Contacts with the development agency of Trento province • National ADI organized workshops, conferences and exibitions

13. How to contribute to ADI’s initiatives • Get in contact via mailing list:send an e-mail to adi-tn-subscribe@forum.dottorato.it • Become a member • e-mail me (stefano.miori@ing.unitn.it)very convenient: only 5 € 1 year membership (10 € for PhD Doctors)17,5 € for 3 years or 50 € for permanent membership • Get involved • organizing initiatives, participating workgroups • Have a look to the site www.dottorato.it • And when it will be operating again also www.dottorato.it/trento