The University also offers third-party services, i.e. fully commercial activities for the market that normally take the form of research or, more rarely, teaching commissions for companies and other third parties. In contrast to commissioned research and teaching, there are also the so-called routine activities, such as, for example, load tests on concrete or cables that are offered in a catalogue of available services. Third-party services are an important source of funding for the University, because the margins that can be realised help to finance institutional activities.

During 2020, the University approved new internal regulations regarding this work with a view to facilitating the development and consolidation of relations with companies. The graph shows the figures recorded in the balance sheet. However, the overall value of third-party services does not record all the commissions obtained in the year, but rather the advancement of work undertaken in the period measured with reference to the costs sustained.
After a temporary slowdown in 2020, activity picks up considerably in 2021, even exceeding 2019 levels.