The Academic Service oversees and supports various academic processes, including the application, selection, and admission of master’s students, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, fellows, and professors. The Service acts as the university Registrar and manages the academic progress of master’s students, doctoral researchers, as well as Max Weber fellows throughout their programmes. This is done in close collaboration with the academic units and the Dean of Graduate Studies and the Provost for Education and Academic Staff Development. Designed to meet the diverse needs of students, early-stage researchers, and the wider scholarly community, the Academic Service provides a wide range of expert and professional support aimed at fostering academic growth and success.
Main support areas:
- Academic administration of EUI academic programmes;
- Registrar and support to the Office of the Dean and the Provost(s) as well as the Ethics Committee;
- The Service collaborates with national and international funding authorities to secure adequate funding and health insurance schemes for students and early-stage researchers pursuing their studies and research at the EUI;
- Admissions, Welcome and Life in Florence support services;
- The Academic Service also oversees the governance of degree programmes and manages various committees related to academic life at the EUI. These include the Doctoral Programme Committee, the Entrance Board, the Graduate Programme Appeals Committee, the Ethics Committee, and the Disciplinary and Disciplinary Appeal Committees.
- Scholar’s Hub with Teaching & Learning and Languages for Academic Purposes to provide academic, research , and linguistic skills and professional development opportunities of the entire EUI scholarly community;
- International Mobility and Teaching Placements: Organizes opportunities for international mobility, academic exchanges, and teaching experiences;
- Max Weber Programme coordination and administration;
- Professorial Recruitment Office;
- Psychological Support and Wellbeing Service: Ensures access to mental health services, wellbeing, and self-development workshops and coaching and wellbeing resources;
- Quality assurance, Accreditation and the Degree Recognition Office leads and provides advice on initiatives related to the accreditation and recognition of academic programmes;
- Community and Extracurricular Activities: Encourages participation in community-led and extracurricular activities to enrich academic experience;
- Liaison for Governance and Student Affairs.
This comprehensive support system ensures that all students and early-stage researchers at the EUI have access to the resources and opportunities necessary for their academic and professional success.
Vision
The Academic Service provides high quality, innovative, accessible and proactive services that support outstanding academic experiences within the EUI’s unique intellectual and research environment.
Committed to the principles of European pluralism, we foster cultural sensitivity and diversity to build and support a cohesive and vibrant EUI community.
We anticipate and evolve to meet changing needs.
Mission
The Academic Service contributes to the EUI Strategy 2019-2024 by working in partnership with the academic and service units to provide support for all academic administrative needs. Guided by high ethical standards and a commitment to excellence, we strive to provide timely and quality services, which are tailored to the specific needs of all our clients.
Values
- Intellectual curiosity and a desire to maintain the highest professional standards are the motivation to deliver excellence and innovation in services
- We actively pursue pluralism in terms of diversity, equality and inclusion in all our programmes, policies and practices.
- Our individual and collective integrity and rigour is driven by our quest for excellence and is underpinned by the highest ethical standards.
- Open-minded thinking and a willingness to collaborate with other academic and service units allows us to respond flexibly and meet the changing needs of the EUI community.
- Sustainability: We strive to align our services and work practices with the highest environmental standards, and to promote a culture for living sustainably