The evaluation criteria, contained in the document drawn up by ANVUR and used for the evaluation of the Third Mission case studies of the 2015-2019 VQR, can be customised by the University for the definition of its own improvement of the Third Mission. The criteria are as follows:
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Social, economic and cultural dimensions of the impact.
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Relevance to the internal and external reference context.
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Added value for the beneficiaries, especially in terms of technological and social innovation and social justice.
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Contribution of the proposing unit, emphasising the scientific aspect and/or the link with scientific research produced by the Institution.
ANVUR implemented the evaluation of the Third Mission in the third year of the 2015-2019 VQR and for the first time the MUR used this evaluation in the distribution of the FFO reward quota. The Politecnico di Torino presented six case studies that covered most of the areas provided for by ANVUR, thus ranking first among Italian universities for the quality indicator of research enhancement activities. The case studies are as follows: