Editorial Prorector Casati funding 
anticipate the editorial signed by the pro-rector Dario Casati, which opens the issue of "University System" out these days, and that concerns the provision in the current context of uncertainty, the budget for 2011.
Like every year, this time setting the budget for the next one, that 2011, which, according to the operation of summer 2008, should lead to cuts Fund financing of the universities (FFO) completely unsustainable .
It is to be certain that the situation, therefore, will not be so catastrophic, and that a recovery will be. But you can not predict what entities, if such as to talk of danger escaped, or if the amount is still too limited to avoid causing heavy consequences on the lives of universities, including ours. Under these conditions
the dilemma that arises is whether or not to proceed the performance of the institutional budget , which is struggling to be a planning tool, to safeguard the objective of enabling the full swing by January 1 of the institutional activities.
at this time, moreover, do not even know the extent of our expertise on assignments Loan Fund inclusive of the 2010 Ordinary share the same (equal to 10% this year) linked to the performance of education and research . And what could amount to estimating the 2010 Fund, we would not be able to know if any of the drop (this happens is unavoidable) in 2011. In
last few days has been raised the possibility that the decree of the year (what once was called not too elegant "thousand extensions"), which will contain the redeployment University, can already be presented in November, also to ensure the funds needed for recovery and a successful conclusion of the process of reforming the House of the bill.
If you actually, a part of our uncertainties could be resolved.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the University could only begin to assess the main items of expenditure, since that is mandatory, the cost of teaching staff, technical and administrative with a forecast of 288 million, the ordinary and extraordinary maintenance to 15.6 million, utilities, cleaning, rental costs, compulsory insurance contracts of the library system, taxes and payments of "cuts" to the State for 33.4 million, depreciation and capital return for 10 million. For a total of 347 million.
But to allow the operation of the University, even at the level of mere survival, other 28.2 million are to be considered for credit facilities, contracts and other staff costs, interim adjustments of buildings, provision of departments, faculties, centers service and library and interventions for students. The amount
of the main items of expenditure required to reach over 375 million euro.
But in the face of such income? And, above all, what revenue under the FFO?
The amount was 292 million in 2009. In 2010 could be around 280-285. Assumptions for 2011 range from a minimum of 239 million, if the cuts were to be maintained, more optimistic and metrics, linked to the level of recoveries. Assuming that it is not possible or a full recovery or, conversely, the cut planned by current law, spending must be graduated according to priorities identified only partially ex-ante and, therefore, start with criteria a prudent precaution operation waiting for data, and rules and more reliable.
This results more or less dramatic scenarios, which really only becomes viable thanks to the massive output from the service and the blockade of increases in salary, which greatly reduce the demand. What awaits us is likely to be in any case, in the absence of an effective recovery and revitalization of the system, another year of survival to a minimum, or so, it risks becoming the only possible goal .
For a university like ours, which in international rankings that count - Leiden, Taiwan, Shanghai - is the first in Italy and among the first in Europe for scientific research, situation is depressing, because it allows us to plan and invest in our future and the future of young people in training with us.
