Italy - MUR
Ministry of Education, Universities and Research
Besides, the Ministry, in charge of the definition of strategic priorities in research and higher education, has the following responsibilities:
- coordination, assessment and evaluation of the national university system and advanced training schools; supporting and fostering basic research in university and research institutions, programming intervention in public research institutions;
- coordination, regulation and funding of national research institutions;
- coordination of the research activities promoted by other Ministries;
- monitoring and supporting the integration between the research system and industries; integration between public research and applied research;
- promoting and supporting research in the industry system;
- funding research programmes for southern regions;
- promoting initiatives such as the Funds for the diffusion of scientific culture (PUS);
- enforcement of EU and international rules on university education and research.
Lead Person:
Dr Gianluigi Consoli is in charge as Head the of EU programmes Office within MIUR. He is also the Italian representative in several EU initiatives (ERAC, COST, GPC, EU-LAC). He is in charge of the administrative, legal and financial aspects in all the ERANET ERANET+, ERANET Cofund projects, and CSAs participated by MIUR.