Accreditation
Palazzi collaborates with many institutions for the direct acceptance of credits, as indicated in the list of affiliates. For students from non-affiliated institutions, US credit can be issued through Palazzi’s School of Record. Adhering to the Guidelines of the Forum on Education Abroad, the University of South Florida (“USF”) serves as the School of Record for Palazzi. Located in Tampa, Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Lakeland, Florida, USF is a global research university that recognizes and promotes the benefits of international education, collaboration and engagement. USF offers 232 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including 89 bachelor, 97 master, two education specialist, 36 research doctoral, and four professional doctoral programs. USF is one of only three Florida public universities classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research activities. For questions regarding the School of Record relationship, please contact James Pulos, Assistant Director of Education Abroad at the University of South Florida.
FUA Florence University of the Arts is the academic member of Palazzi. It is accredited by the Region of Tuscany delegated by the Ministry of Education (Accreditation number FI 0229). The Italian accreditation system has established since 2005 that the government delegates to the regional governing bodies the implementation of control and the acknowledgement of academic institutions in accordance with Italian law. Florence University of the Arts gathers:
Apicius International School of Food and Wine Studies: School of Hospitality School of Hospitality, School of Sports and Health Sciences
School of Arts and Sciences: School of Fine Arts, School of Global Studies, School of Horticulture, School of Liberal Studies, School of Life Studies and Human Services, School of Professional Studies, School of Sciences and Mathematics
DIVA School of Digital Imaging and Visual Arts
FAST School of Fashion and Accessories Studies and Technology
IDEAS School of Interior Design, Environmental Architecture and Sustainability
SQUOLA School of Center for Contemporary Italian Studies
School of Journalism Communications and Publishing
School of Business
FUA is also reviewed yearly for European quality certification:
Certified by IMQ S.p.A. – UNI ENI ISO 9001:2008 Cert. N. 9175.FLRU