Bernini withdraws the University’s call for free research employment

ROME. “Extremely serious”. Worse: «Unacceptable». The Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, thus comments on the story of the Mur’s “free of charge” tender for the selection of 15 experts, and announces an investigation “to ascertain responsibilities”. Whoever made a mistake, says the minister, “will pay”.

The story dates back to yesterday: after the matter became public, the Ministry of University and Research, also through its social channels, had communicated that «the public call for the selection of 15 experts to be included in the Coordination Nucleus analysis, study and research activities» of the Mur had been withdrawn «because of a technical error in its drafting». “The content and terms of the public notice – he specified – do not reflect the will and the way of proceeding of the Ministry, which considers work in any case configured as a value which must always correspond to adequate remuneration”.

However, the controversy does not stop. First of all because it took two weeks for the Ministry to take a measure, despite the fact that the issue already emerged several days ago with the tam tams on social media. And then because – underlines Francesco De Simone, general secretary of Cisl University – it is a punch in the stomach that does not take into account the high qualifications of those who enter the world of work”.