The University of Bologna has adopted a Multicampus structure in order to permit the diffusion of educational offering and the activation of a stabile research activity on the premises with the intent to better the functionality and quality of university community life. One of the duties of any university is to produce a coherent, realistic Strategic Plan with credible deadlines and verifiable results. At the same time, we are fully aware that the role of the university does not end with its documented, measurable obligations, bound to the needs of this historical time and the real possibilities available. Our task – and this is the challenge and originality of our university over all others – is not only to produce and transmit culture for the present, but to anticipate and guide demands, needs and values that have yet to be revealed, and for which we do not yet have sure strategies. Knowledge and know-how which will not only be able to guide us towards the future, but will indeed be able to steer the very future itself. In this perspective, our students, with their talents and their hopes, can and must be seen as vital energy, and a huge opportunity. (Source: the university’s website)