The Bologna Process is the most important event of the development of European universities in the recent 10 years .As oneof the first advocates and participants,Italy has activelyinvolveditself in the Bologna Process and regardedit as avital opportunity to reformits university system .The reformis due not only to the history but also to the socioeconomic development of Italy . Since Italy realized its unification in 1861,its university system has developed from elite to massification,from decentralization to centralization .The university reformin 1980s focused on enhancing the autonomy of universities and improving the quality of universities .The issue of the Zecchino Regulation is regarded as a milestone to the development of universities,followed by innovative reforms :establishing a credit system based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS);resetting the curriculum for undergraduate students;introducing the″3+2″d egree system;carrying out the″Y″s ystem;implanting the Diploma Supplement;etc. These reforms have made a far-reaching impact on the development of Italian universities .