Context and current situation

UniTo's Strategic Plan 2021-2026 was created in 2020, at a time of many global challenges: it takes into account the new skills required to enter an increasingly diversified and competitive world of work and secondly, reflects our commitment to a fairer and more sustainable environment. This was the year in which the Covid19 pandemic took us by surprise, and our fragilities and weaknesses were exposed. Nevertheless, we adapted to change, facing complex and unexpected situations with determination, tackling challenges not only to overcome difficulties, but also to innovate and improve.

UniTo's Strategic Plan came into being precisely at this historic moment of profound change, in a context in which universities, today more than ever, play a fundamental role in an evolving society.

With almost 82,000 students and more than 4,900 teaching and technical-administrative staff, UniTo is today one of the largest universities in Italy, with 120 locations spread over seven main sites. Our university is characterised by high-level scientific research and high-quality teaching, which rank it among the most important universities in Italy. This has led to the desire to strengthen a number of areas considered fundamental for harmonious and profitable growth: namely, sense of community, reducing inequalities, adapting spaces to current educational and research needs, attracting international students and technological innovation in teaching and research.

The strategic positioning analysis is fundamental for defining strategy, as it enables us to understand the current situation starting from an examination of the context.

Thanks to an up-to-date picture of the internal limits and external constraints, as well as the strengths and opportunities to be seized, it is possible to identify the critical success factors in order to define strategic planning based on concreteness and feasibility.