Organisation

The Department of Veterinary Medicine is organised around three governing bodies in charge of the organisation and management of research, teaching and third mission activities:

• the Department Council (page in Italian)
• the Department Director (page in Italian)
• the Department Board (page in Italian)

The Director represents the Department and chairs the Council. The Department Board ensures the respective resolutions are carried out. The Director is responsible for the quality of the  research, the standard of teaching together with the so-called "third mission"; in relation to this, it can appoint specific delegates.

The Director appoints at least two Deputy Directors of the Department and assigns the role of Deputy Director to the Deputy Director of Teaching or to the Deputy Director of Research.

• Deputy Director (Vice Direttore)
• Delegates of the Director (Delegati) 

Consult the organizational structure of the Department of Veterinary Medicine (in Italian).

Council, director and board are divided up into several departmental committees whose composition, powers and operation are governed by the Department's Operating Rules (page in italian). 

The Research Commission and the Teaching Commission plan and coordinate research and teaching activities, respectively. These Commissions: intervene in the Department Council; draft the Department's annual and three-year plan; revise the scientific-cultural and teaching project; ensure that resources are distributed to target specific objectives; promote international exchange.

The Quality Assurance Commission organises and prepares specific procedures for the annual monitoring of departmental performance, in relation to the Departmental Operating Rules and the objectives set out in the Department's three-year plan.

The Director may also establish other temporary or permanent commissions  with investigative, advisory or operational tasks. Among these, the Public Engagement Commission plays a role along with the Research Commission to coordinate and promote research outreach.

The Department draws up a three-year plan of research, teaching, third mission activities, including technology transfer, public engagement, and internationalisation. The three-year plan defines the strategic objectives and commitments of the Department.

The Department has technical and administrative staff to support research, teaching and other services.

General technical and administrative services supporting the Department are organized in different Hub areas. For each area, a Hub area Coordinator is identified, who reports to the General Director, whose aim is to ensure cross-departmental integration and coordination.

The following structures are established for each Hub area:

• Student and teaching services
• Research services
• Library services
• Technical and logistical services
• Institutional activities support
• Administration and accounting
• ICT, web and e-learning
• Internationalization office

The Department of Veterinary Medicine belongs to the Agraria e Medicina Veterinaria Hub area together with the Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences.