Report on EU & international regulations on the organization and status of multiverse universities

The report concerns the transformation of Unita into an autonomous legal entity and the possible options provided at EU and national level. It is based on the results of the work of the task force appointed by the members of the Alliance within the WP8 and on the directives formulated by the Unita Governance Board. It illustrates the reasons and aims pursued with the establishment of the legal entity, such as the possibility to manage financial resources, to participate to competitive procedures, to recruit staff and so on, but also the definition of a permanent governance model, and more in general the strengthening of the collaboration among the partners, accordingly with the purposes of the European Research Area (ERA). The methodology followed by the group and the steps of the analysis are explained. All legal entities available are illustrated, distinguishing between EU options, national non-profit options and public entities. The report concludes with the choice of some models to analyse in depth. All the templates filled by the members of the group are in annexes.