Regulations

Born as corporations in the Middle Ages, universities have given rise to a copious production of regulations that affect both bureaucratic and organizational aspects and purely didactic ones, which have been the subject of various reforms that have continued up to the present day.

In Italy, the University is configured as an autonomous public institutional body with a specific purpose and its own Statute, which the Constitution recognises as having the legitimacy to establish the rules of the autonomous organisation of the University "within the limits established by the laws of the State" ( art. 33, paragraph 6, of the Italian Constitution ).

Below is an overview of the main regulatory references that regulate the establishment, organization and activity of Universities, with the relative links to the state laws published in the "Normattiva" database, as required by art. 12 paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree 33/2013. 

Legislative Decree 30 April 2022, n. 36 - Further urgent measures for the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

Legislative Decree 9 January 2020, n. 1 Urgent provisions for the establishment of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of University and Research.

Legislative Decree 27 January 2012, n. 18 Introduction of an economic-patrimonial and analytical accounting system, of the single budget and of the consolidated budget in universities, pursuant to article 5, paragraph 1, letter b), and 4, letter a), of law 30 December 2010, n. 240

Law 30 December 2010, n. 240 - Rules on the organisation of universities, academic staff and recruitment, as well as delegation to the Government to encourage the quality and efficiency of the university system.

Law 4 November 2005, n. 230 - New provisions concerning university professors and researchers and delegation to the Government for the reorganisation of the recruitment of university professors.

MIUR Decree 22 October 2004, n. 270 Amendments to the regulation containing provisions concerning the didactic autonomy of universities, approved by decree of the Minister of Universities and Scientific and Technological Research 3 November 1999, n. 509.

Decree of the Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research 3 November 1999, n. 509 Regulation containing provisions concerning the didactic autonomy of universities.

Law 19 November 1990, n. 341 - Reform of university teaching systems.  Law 7 August 1990, n. 241 - New rules on administrative procedure and right of access to administrative documents.

Law 9 May 1989 n. 168 - Establishment of the Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research.

Law 22 April 1987, n. 158 - Conversion into law, with amendments, of the decree-law 2 March 1987, n. 57, containing urgent provisions for university researchers and for the implementation of the provisions of article 29, paragraph 2, of law 29 January 1986, n. 23 (Regulations on technical and administrative staff of universities), as well as on the assignment of substitute positions to non-teaching school staff

Decree of the President of the Republic of 11 July 1980, n. 382 - Reorganization of university teaching, related training bands as well as organizational and didactic experimentation.

Royal Decree 31 August 1933, n. 1592 - Approval of the consolidated text of the laws on higher education.

Royal Decree 23 May 1924, n. 827 , Regulation for the administration of the assets and general accounting of the State.

Royal Decree 18 November 1923, n. 2440 , New provisions on the administration of the State's assets and general accounting.