Arturo Lavalle obtained his degree in Modern Languages and Literatures from the University of Cassino, Italy in 2002. He also received two master degrees, one in Economy and Management of Cultural Heritage from the University Rome – Tor Vergata in 2005 and the other in Project Cycle Management from the CNR, the Italian National Research Council in 2006. He currently leads the International Projects and R&D Office of USGM. He is also involved in the promotion and advance of the Association GUIDE – Global Universities in Distance Education.Among his professional milestones relevant to quality-related topics, it is worth remembering his contribution to the content creation and submission of the Università degli Studi “Guglielmo Marconi electronic European Language Portfolio for adult people which was accredited by the Council of Europe on February 2011 and to the draft of the Technical Specifications Handbook concerning “Fadrive International Certification High Quality for Distance Learning”.