Full Professor of Mathematics at the University of Genoa (retired).

At the same University, leader of Research Group investigating H.E. institutions, with focus -in Italy- on graduate’s competences and work perspectives.

Previous activities:

At the same University, President of CARED, Centro di Ateneo per la Ricerca Educativa e Didattica, an interdisciplinary Centre for research in education.

President of CONCURED, the National Association of Centres analogous to CARED in over 20 Universities.

Editor, on behalf of CONCURED, of Università e Scuola, a six-monthly journal focused on relationships between University and School system.

Member of the Italian team of “Bologna Experts”.

Representative of the University of Genoa in the Tuning Group.

President of Nucleo di Valutazione, Evaluation Committee, at Bologna University.

Member of the consulting group, led by Guido Martinotti, which elaborated the main lines of Italian University Reform according to the Bologna Process.

Representative of Italy in the OCSE-CERI Committee.