Third Mission Training
Link to the University's Third Mission Training page
Cycle of online meetings
Since 2022 Sapienza University has offered all faculty members an annual cycle of online meetings with University and external experts to share significant Third Mission experiences and discuss their potential, their valorization, and how to approach new Third Mission activities. In addition to following the meetings live, recordings can be viewed on the dedicated page on the University website.
Link to the Cycle of online meetings page
How to Define the Impact of Third Mission Activities
The topic of Impact is certainly one of the most critical for those planning and implementing Third Mission activities. The distinction between output and outcome is the first challenge to address, followed by the complexity of predicting the potential long-term impact of the activity. However, it is important to always consider each activity as capable of significantly altering the existing state, rather than simply creating an experience for its own sake. The Department dedicates periodic reflection to this topic, in order to improve faculty members’' planning skills and their mastery of the tools needed to assess the results and outcomes of each activity. The topic of impact has been raised several times during the cycle of online meetings (2025).
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/pillole-di-terza-missione-2025
During the Department Council meeting on November 11, 2025, a reflection on the topic took place.
(see attached pdf presentation)
Sustainable Development Goals: ASviS Report
Third Mission activities can be considered part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda. Specifically, the activities carried out by Department faculty are related to the indications contained in Goals 3 (Health and well-being), 4 (Quality education), 5 (Gender equality), and 10 (Reducing inequalities).
The ASviS (Alliance for Sustainable Development) periodic report presents the state of implementation of the Goals, in Italy and internationally, and can provide many insights for making Third Mission activities more meaningful. It is therefore important to determine whether a Third Mission activity may in any way relate to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the connection in the Third Mission activity form and informing the recipients of the relevance of this connection.
The latest edition of the ASviS Report can be viewed and downloaded at the following link:
link – https://asvis.it/rapporto-asvis-2025/
link - Rapporto ASviS 2025 - Alleanza Italiana per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile