Patronage of the University, Department, School or Campus and use of the brand

Patronage is an official recognition by which the University or a Department, School or Campus expresses approval for and participation in external promotional initiatives deemed to have cultural, scientific or social merit and be of particular interest to the University.

The external parties concerned (e.g. no-profit organisations, associations, foundations and committees, other public and/or private parties for activities of cultural interest) may request the patronage of the University or the patronage of one of its structures.

In both cases, mention of the patronage and use of the University brand are only allowed in the context of communications about the specific initiative for which patronage was granted.

Patronage of the University for initiatives of general interest to the University community

After having completed the appropriate form from among those attached, the request for patronage must be sent by e-mail to the Secretariat of the Rector (segrettore@unibo.it) and to the Communications Unit (comunicazione@unibo.it).

If patronage is granted, the external party may use the following wording: “under the patronage of Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna”.

Patronage with use of the University brand may be granted in the case of:

• direct involvement of the University in the initiative organised by the external party;
• initiatives of student associations recognised by the University;
• direct participation of University teachers in the initiative organised by the external party.

Patronage of an individual University structure for initiatives of a specialist nature

After having completed the appropriate form from among those attached, the request for patronage must be sent by e-mail to the head of the structure (Head of Department, School Dean, Campus Coordinator), with a copy to the Secretariat of the Rector (segrettore@unibo.it).

If patronage is granted, the external party may use the following wording: “under the patronage of the [structure name] of Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna”.

Patronage with use of the University brand associated with the specific structure may be granted in the case of:

• direct involvement of the structure in the initiative organised by the external party;
• initiatives of student associations recognised by the University;
• direct participation of University teachers in the initiative organised by the external party.

The patronage of a structure cannot be granted if the patronage of the University has already been granted.

Further information about use of the University brand by its structures can be found on the Intranet Portal of the University.