In the new millennium Italian university has undergone considerable changes, stressing Political Science and the Florentine Cesare Alfieri. The old 4-year courses are replaced by a system based on BA and MA. Faculties have been replaced by Schools with different tasks and organization – university system is now based on disciplinary-based Departments. The system of research evaluation has changed. A new process of recruiting is put in force, with the introduction of the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) . These reforms put a strain on C. Alfieri's ability to maintain its characteristic interdisciplinary profile and the high quality of its courses. Here we focus on the effects of these changes and on the policies put in place to keep the high profile of C. Alfieri and her qualifications.