According to Law 17 of 28 January 1999 (see legislation), universities must identify an acadeuc appointed by the Rector to coordinate, monitor, and support all initiatives necessary for the inclusion of students with disabilities in the university. At the University of Trieste, since the 1st of August 2025 the Deputy Rector for ‘Student Wellbeing and Inclusion’ is Prof. Vanessa Nicolin.
According to the new regulations on specific learning disabilities ( link), the area of intervention of the Coordinator was expanded to include the students with SLD too.
The Deputy is therefore asked to be the reference contact for issues relating to disabilities and SLDs both within the University and with the relevant bodies outside the University, such as regional agencies for the right to study (ARDiS), local administrative bodies and organisations, decentralised school offices and secondary schools, associations, companies and employment agencies.
The Delegate becomes by law member of the CNUDD, the National University Conference of Delegates for Disability, as provided for in Article 3 of its regulations.
