Il fondo di finanziamento ordinario: dinamiche e potenzialità

Authors

Corrado Nobili
University of Milan
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-4315
Matteo Turri
Unversity of Milano
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4964-0087

Keywords:

Funding, University, Performance-based funding, Autonomy

Synopsis

The establishment of the Ordinary Financing Fund (Fondo per il finanziamento ordinario – FFO) for Italian state universities in 1993, with the redefinition of the mechanisms for allocating state resources among universities, marked a decisive turning point in the reform processes of the university system in Italy. Following an introduction to the main models of public funding, the volume focuses on performance-based funding (PBF), outlining its characteristics, strengths, and challenges. It then provides a diachronic reconstruction of the FFO, analyzing its transformations over time and their impact in terms of change. In conclusion, the effects of these changes in the funding system on the relationship between the state and universities, as well as on universities’ internal decision-making processes, are discussed.

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Author Biographies

Corrado Nobili, University of Milan

is a PhD candidate in Public Administration at the University of Milan (in collaboration with the University of Milano-Bicocca). He completed a research period at the Directorate-General for Higher Education Institutions of the Italian Ministry of University and Research. Additionally, he carried out a research period abroad at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) and the European University Association (EUA). 

His fields of study include higher education funding mechanisms, with a particular focus on universities and Istituti tecnologici superiori (ITS Academies). Currently, he collaborates with the Milan Higher Education Observatory (MHEO). 

Matteo Turri, Unversity of Milano

is a full professor of Public Management at the University of Milan. At the same university, he serves as the President of the Quality Assurance Board (Presidio della qualità di ateneo) and as an external member of the Quality and Innovation Board at LUISS University. He presides over the National Coordination Body of the University Quality Assurance Boards (CONPAQ). He has been a member of several Evaluation Units (Nuclei di valutazione) and is currently the President of the Evaluation Unit at the University of Padua, as well as a member of the Evaluation Unit at Bocconi University.
His area of interest covers functional issues affecting managerial, governance, and organizational aspects in public administrations and public enterprises, with a specific focus on universities and higher education. He played a key role in founding and currently serves as the scientific director of the Milan Higher Education Observatory (MHEO).

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Published

April 10, 2025

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