Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche - Uniud

What Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche - Uniud does

The Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche (DISG) is a public academic department within the University of Udine that delivers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral-level legal education, alongside applied research organized across 14 active research groups covering areas such as European law, digital forensics, AI ethics, and comparative public law. Its core academic offerings include the single-cycle master's degree in Giurisprudenza and the magistrale in Relazioni Internazionali e Diplomatiche, supplemented by specialized programs such as the PA 110 e lode training pathway aimed at public administration personnel. Research output is supported by both domestic competitive funding (PRIN, PR FESR FVG) and EU-level instruments (Horizon 2020, COST Actions), and is increasingly oriented toward digital and technology-law topics, including the proprietary TRUTHSTER blockchain platform for digital media certification.

DISG operates as a non-commercial public institution rather than a revenue-generating enterprise. Funding flows primarily from the Italian MUR (Ministry of University and Research) ordinary budget allocation to the University of Udine, supplemented by competitive research grants and program-specific contracts (e.g., the PA 110 e lode public-sector training program). There are no indications of tuition revenue being a discretionary revenue lever, as fees are nationally regulated. The department's economic model is therefore grant- and allocation-driven, with EU funding (Horizon 2020, NextGenerationEU/PNRR via iNEST Consortium) representing a material incremental layer on top of the baseline public allocation. Customers in the conventional sense are students, public-sector trainees enrolled in continuing-education programs, and partner research consortia; commercialization of department IP (e.g., TRUTHSTER) is not yet evident from the available material.

The department's notable technical components include the TRUTHSTER blockchain infrastructure for certifying digital media provenance, research activity in digital forensics methodologies, and participation in the iNEST Consortium ecosystem under PNRR/NextGenerationEU. Governance is led by Director Prof. Silvia Bolognini, with senior research leadership including Prof. Federico Costantini, and the department operates within the broader University of Udine administrative framework under its 2022-2025 strategic plan.

Name

Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche - Uniud

Legal name

Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche - DISG (Università degli Studi di Udine)

Website

https://disg.uniud.it

Company type

Public

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche (DISG) is the public legal-sciences department of the University of Udine, delivering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral legal education while conducting applied research — including the TRUTHSTER blockchain platform — across 14 research groups, funded through public allocations and competitive EU and regional grants.

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Product category

Higher Education - Legal Sciences

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy) (EDAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB), Legal & Governance Professional Development (EDAGANAK)

Keywords

• Legal education programs
• Academic legal research
• Doctoral legal training
• Erasmus Mundus master
• Public university department

Headquarters

HQ city

Udine

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DISG provides higher education in legal sciences, offering four degree programs (bachelor's in business law, master's in innovation law, single-cycle Giurisprudenza, and master's in European affairs), a PhD program, an Erasmus Mundus Euroculture master, continuing education (PA 110 e lode), summer schools, and internships. It conducts academic and applied legal research across 14 research groups, with notable proprietary work on blockchain-based digital media certification (TRUTHSTER).

Product overview

Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche (DISG) is an academic department at the University of Udine offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal education programs. The department provides undergraduate (Triennale), graduate (Magistrale), and single-cycle degree programs in law, including specialized tracks in business law, innovation law, and European affairs. It also offers doctoral research programs, international master programs (including Erasmus Mundus), continuing education initiatives, summer schools, and internship opportunities. The department organizes its educational offerings through various research groups covering multiple legal disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diritto per le imprese e le istituzioni (Bachelor's degree)

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 active research groups in various legal specializations
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• University of ZaragozaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International research collaboration on new dimensions of working time and collective bargaining, with DISG researcher Anna Zilli as responsible for the Udine research unit.
• HORIZON-MSCA-2024-Staff Exchange (IPOV-RESPECTFULCARE)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Interdisciplinary research on obstetric violence funded by HORIZON-MSCA-2024-Staff Exchange (grant agreement n. 101130141), with multi-institutional collaboration including DISG researcher participation.
• University of Perugia and University of TriesteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Academic partners collaborating on TRUTHSTER project alongside DISG. Universities provide research expertise in legal and technical domains for the digital media certification platform development.
• COST Action GDHRNet (CA19143)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Global Digital Human Rights Network - European cooperation framework for digital human rights research. DISG researcher Federico Costantini serves as effective member for Italy.
• TRUBLO Consortium (Horizon 2020)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020European research consortium under Horizon 2020 (grant agreement No. 957228) focused on blockchain-based solutions for certified media content. DISG participates as principal investigator unit through the TRUTHSTER project. Total funding supports the development of digital media certification tools.
• COST Action Wise-Act (CA16222)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Wider Impacts and Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport - European research network. DISG researcher served as secondary proposer and effective member for Italy.
• iNEST Consortium (NextGenerationEU/PNRR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem funded by NextGenerationEU under PNRR. DISG contributes through Spoke 3 focused on green and digital transition in advanced manufacturing, with research on organizational, economic, and legal aspects.
• PRIN Research Projects (Italian Ministry of University and Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian national research projects funded by MUR including: PRIN 2022 PNRR ECCE-HUMAN on circular economy; PRIN 2020 INSPIRE on workplace inclusion; PRIN 2017 Dis/Connessione on labor and internet rights. DISG coordinates or participates as research unit in multiple PRIN projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Turin - Department of Law: Large Piedmontese public law department with full undergraduate and doctoral offerings and strong research output in administrative, comparative, and EU law. Competitor for northern Italian students and EU-funded research projects.
• LUISS Guido Carli - School of Law: Private Rome-based university with a School of Law offering single-cycle Giurisprudenza and specialized programs in European affairs and innovation law. Direct comparator for DISG's specialized magistrale programs targeting professional and public-sector careers.
• Sciences Po - Law School: French grande école with a law school specializing in European affairs, public law, and international law — closely mirroring DISG's Magistrale in Cittadinanza, istituzioni e politiche europee. Represents a benchmark European peer for international and EU-law specialization.
• University of Milan - Department of Law: Large metropolitan public law department with broad program portfolio in civil, criminal, administrative, and international law. Serves as a primary destination for top law students in Lombardy and competes for faculty and research grants nationally.
• Bocconi University - Department of Legal Studies: Private Milan-based university with a Department of Legal Studies focused on business law, regulation, and EU/international law. Competes for the same international and business-law student segment that DISG's innovation programs target.
• University of Bologna - School of Law: Italy's oldest and largest law school, offering comprehensive undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral legal education with deep specialization across all major legal disciplines. It is the most direct Italian academic competitor to DISG and serves as the benchmark for traditional legal education quality in Italy.
• University of Florence - School of Law: Major Tuscan public law school with full degree portfolio and active research in comparative and European law. Comparable public-university governance and research-group structure, with broader student catchment and stronger national ranking.

Direct peers

• University of Padua - Department of Law: Geographically closest regional peer and fellow public university department offering Giurisprudenza single-cycle degree and specialized tracks in administrative, constitutional, and international law. Similar research-group structure and public funding model to DISG.
• University of Trento - School of Law: Northern Italian public law school known for combining legal education with technology-law, comparative, and European integration focus. Comparable size and regional positioning to DISG, with overlapping research interests in digital transformation and EU law.
• University of Zaragoza - Faculty of Law: Spanish public university with which DISG maintains an active collaboration on working time and collective bargaining research. A like-sized European public law faculty and direct research partner, useful as an international comparator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@DipScGiurUdine
• Facebookfacebook.com/100491726672336
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/dipartimentodiscienzegiuridiche-uniud

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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