A recent Study Conference on the Higher Council of Education and the Government of the University system in the Republican age (Macerata, 30-31 May 2024)

Abstract

This contribution intends to retrace the results of an important conference held at the University of Macerata on 30-31 May 2024, entitled The Higher Council of Public Education and the governance of the university system in the Republican era and organized by CISUI in collaboration with the Center for studies and documentation on the history of the University of Macerata «Sandro Serangeli». This important scientific meeting focused on the role of the Higher Council of Public Education in the creation and modification of the Italian university system in the contemporary age. Thanks to the reports presented, the moments of continuity and significant changes that have occurred since the post-war period to the present were explored in which the Higher Council, has always tried to keep the relationship of the University with the main socio-political and legislative transformations of the country. The two study sessions then highlighted how the Council has influenced and guided educational policies through decades of socioeconomic and cultural changes, revealing the importance of this institution in shaping higher education in Italy.