The Department is implementing, for the current year, and has planned for the subsequent academic years, the implementation of specific actions aimed at achieving defined strategic quality objectives. In summary, the Department’s strategic objectives concern: the provision of high-quality education in the Undergraduate Study Programme (USP), the enhancement of the professional opportunities of USP graduates, the strengthening and advancement of research activity and innovation, and, finally, the enhancement of the Department’s outreach and external engagement.
| STRATEGIC GOAL | QUALITY OBJECTIVES | MEASUREMENT (indicator) |
BASELINE VALUE (current value) |
TARGET VALUE | ACTIONS / ACTIVITIES (What must be done?) |
RESPONSIBILITIES (Who?) |
TIMELINE (When?) |
| S1. Improvement of the educational process through the provision of a high-quality, effective curriculum | 1.1 Increase in the student population | D4.17 Annual percentage of newly admitted students relative to proposed places | 19.17% | 40% | E1. Participation in “Open Doors” outreach activities. E2. Semester press releases. E3. Monthly social media posts. |
Faculty Members & EDIP | 31/12/2026 |
| D4.18-22 Annual percentage of newly admitted students relative to enrolled students | 7.08% | 20% | |||||
| 1.2 Improvement of student performance | D4.46-211 Average annual degree grade | 7.19 | 7.50 | E4. Increased use of ICT and teaching aids. E5. Additional teaching material on eClass. |
Faculty Members, EDIP & Contract Instructors | 31/12/2026 | |
| 1.3 Reduction of teaching by external parties | D4.49 Percentage of instructors from other departments | 5.88% | 0% | E6. Assignment of courses to new Department faculty members. | Department Assembly (TSE) | 31/12/2026 | |
| D4.50 Percentage of external collaborators | 29.41% | 25% | E7. Replacement of external collaborators by new faculty. | Department Assembly (TSE) | 31/12/2026 | ||
| 1.4 Optional student internship | QI1[1] Establishment of optional internship scheme | E8. Formal approval of optional internship in the USP. | Department Assembly (TSE) | 31/12/2026 | |||
| S2. Linking the USP with industry and productive stakeholders | 2.1 Student–industry connection | QI2[2] Industry linkage action plan | E9. One annual educational visit to industry. | Faculty, EDIP & ETEP | 31/12/2026 | ||
| S3. Outreach and internationalization of the USP | 3.1 Increase in international students | D4.25-22 Percentage of international students | 1.23% | 1.5% | E10. Promotion abroad and social media outreach. | Faculty, EDIP & ETEP | 31/12/2026 |
| 3.2 Increase in outgoing ERASMUS+ students | D4.30-22 Percentage of outgoing ERASMUS+ students | 0% | 0.5% | E11. Annual ERASMUS+ information event. | ERASMUS+ Coordinators | 31/12/2026 | |
| 3.3 Increase in outgoing faculty via ERASMUS+ | D3.18 Percentage of outgoing faculty members | 0% | 15% | E12. Approval of ERASMUS+ mobilities. E13. New international cooperation agreements. |
Department Assembly & ERASMUS+ Coordinator | 31/12/2026 | |
| S4. Strengthening research activity | 4.1 Increase in peer-reviewed publications | D3.64 Scopus publications per faculty member | 14.5 | 15 | E14. Collaboration with innovation and TT units. E15. Institutional research support. E16. Open-access publication funding. |
Faculty Members & Secretariat | 31/12/2026 |
| 4.2 Increase in competitive EU projects | D3.48-211 Percentage of EU projects | 1.39% | 2.78% | E17. Sharing mature research ideas. E18. Participation in EU proposal events. |
Faculty Members | 31/12/2026 | |
| S5. Student support and inclusion | 5.1 Support for students with diverse needs | SI2[3] Student–advisor meetings | 0% | 10% | E19. Annual student–advisor meeting. | Academic Advisors | 31/12/2026 |
| S6. Improvement of TSE infrastructure | 6.1 Increase in exclusive-use classrooms | M3.097 Exclusive-use classrooms | 4 | 5 | E20. Change of use from office to classroom. | Department Assembly (TSE) | 31/12/2026 |
[1] Quality Indicator (QI1): Establishment of an internship scheme.
[2] Quality Indicator (QI2): Action plan for linking students with industry.
[3] Specific Indicator (SI2): SI2 = (Number of Meetings / M3.198) × 100.
Indicates the percentage of student–academic advisor meetings for the Department of Energy Systems.