The organisation of the Sophia University Institute comprises both individual and collective authorities. The Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor and the Rector are individual authorities. The University Senate and the Campus Council are the Institute’s collective governing bodies.
Governance Structure


GRAND CHANCELLOR
The Grand Chancellor of the Institute is the Metropolitan Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Giuseppe Betori. The Grand Chancellor represents the Holy See at the Institute and the Institute at the Holy See. He promotes the University’s identity, objectives and development.

VICE GRAND CHANCELLOR
The Vice Grand Chancellor of the Institute is the President of the Focolare Movement, Maria Voce. The Vice Grand Chancellor’s main responsibility is to ensure that the Institute grows and develops in conformity with its own objectives, and to oversee the decisions of its governing bodies.

RECTOR
Prof. Giuseppe Argiolas is the Rector of Sophia University Institute. The Rector ensures and promotes communion among members of the academic community, and he directly governs and represents the Institute. The Rector is appointed for a four-year term and may only be consecutively re-elected once.