
Università di Padova
Overview
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The University of Padova was founded in 1222 and is one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
10 reasons for studying in Padua:
- A broad range of multidisciplinary courses - Padua offers a broad and comprehensive portfolio of programmes; interconnections among the different
disciplines generate a vibrant and stimulating learning environment. - Superior education -The University of Padua is a TOP 250 university in the world. It is also recognised as the best university in Italy for teaching quality (based on the 2018 evaluation of ANVUR, the Agency of the Italian Ministry of University and Research in charge of assessing university performance). It provides a solid academic background and excellent training, ensuring that graduates can brilliantly succeed in their professions.
- A leading international university for research - the University of Padua is one of the most cited universities in the world. Academic staff develop ground-breaking research tackling global challenges and supporting the advancement of knowledge, science and society. The University is recognised as the best university in Italy for research quality (ANVUR 2018).
- Service quality - 90% of students are highly satisfied with their academic career and student experience at the University of Padua (National Graduate Survey, Almalaurea 2019).
- One of Europe's oldest and most renowned universities - It was founded in 1222 by students and lecturers in a bid to spread freedom of thought within study and teaching. Since then, students, researchers and alumni have deeply contributed to the improvement of knowledge, science and society.
- An international community - A large and vibrant international community of staff, students and alumni support the development of the University’s missions at global level. The University participates in leading international networks, and its research and teaching projects involve lecturers
from all over the world. Students can benefit from internationalised curricula and numerous study abroad opportunities. - Financial incentives - Padua’s fees are extremely competitive when compared with those of other top-ranking universities. The University of Padua grants a large number of merit-based and income-based scholarships sponsoring international students’ tuitions and/or living costs.
- A student-centred town - The University affords a unique learning environment and is intertwined with the town and its layout. Its research centres, Departments and Schools are located across the town, and its students account for over 30% of the local population.
- A unique setting - Padua is a welcoming and charming city, ensuring one of the finest experiences of Italian arts, culture and lifestyle. It combines history, culture and art with thriving businesses in every sector.
- Strategic position - Efficient air, rail and road transportation links with the main cities in Italy and abroad international cities.
- Over 60,000 students enrolled
- Over 12,000 graduates every year
- 1 University Hospital
- 1 Veterinary Hospital
- 1 Experimental Farm
- 13 University museums
- 16 University canteens
- 1 School of Higher Education
- 29 libraries
- 2,200 Teaching Staff
- 2,300 Technical and Administrative Staff
- Over 900 course units held in English
THE CITY OF PADUA
Situated in the heart of north-eastern Italy, and less than 40 km from Venice, Padua is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, with over 3,000 years of history. This rich cultural heritage, appreciated every year by thousands of tourists, includes the Scrovegni Chapel - with its frescoes painted by Giotto, Prato della Valle - one of the biggest squares in Europe, the thirteenth century Palazzo della Ragione - the world’s largest hall without supporting columns, the world’s oldest university Botanical Garden - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a historical city centre, with picturesque squares, palaces and museums.
Padua offers an extended cycling path network and multiple bike sharing options with special discounts for students. Thanks also to its close ties with the University, Padua is a lively and dynamic city offering numerous events in the fields of art, music, theatre, cinema and sport throughout the year.
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HOW TO APPLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PADUA
For information on application procedures for degree programmes held in English, please visit www.unipd.it/en/study-english
For information on application procedures for degree programmes held in Italian, please visit www.unipd.it/ en/study-italian
Course admission is generally divided as follows:
• Limited places: the number of places available is established each year either by the University itself, or on a national basis by Italy’s Ministry of University and Research (e.g. the single-cycle degree in Medicine and Surgery);
• Compulsory admission test: no limit on places. Applicants, however, need to take an admission test to see whether they have an appropriate academic background;
• Admission requirements: no limit on places.
Applicants, however, must have all of the compulsory course requirements. They may also be required to sit an admission test.
Please note that non-EU citizens residing outside Italy may apply for a programme only when it envisages a quota for them (contingente).
The application platform for international students is: https://apply.unipd.it
TUITION FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Annual fees are less than €3000,00 and the payment is made in 3 instalments. Payment of university fees gives students access to all services offered by the University of Padua: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
The total amount due can be significantly waived based on Equivalent Economic Status Index (ISEE). For further information on how to obtain your ISEE and other income-based reductions, see Key Documents.
Information of tuition fee-waivers
The University of Padua, the Veneto Region and other Institutions also offer a series of scholarships to support students, for example the Padua International Excellence Scholarship.
Awards for specific categories of students, e.g. students with special sport or academic achievements, are also available. For further information, please go to: www.unipd.it/en/awards
Graduates from the University of Padua are global citizens that succeed in all professional fields and bring their expertise and dedication to excellence into the world. A degree from the University of Padua is recognised as a prestigious achievement in the labour market worldwide.
The University of Padua promotes, through the Career Service Office, training periods in companies, public or professional bodies. They are addressed to currently enrolled students (curricular internship), recent university graduates, who can apply within 12 months after earning their degree (extracurricular internship), and unemployed graduates (work placement/reintegration internship).
www.unipd.it/en/job-placement
The Alumni association is a community which connects graduates of different ages, sectors and places where everyone has the same consideration and is granted free access. Motivated by the founding values of the University, alumni are bearers of the Universa Universis Patavina Libertas motto all over the world.
www.unipd.it/en/alumni


Programs available
Undergraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
- Animal care (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Medicina Veterinaria
- Riassetto del territorio e tutela del paesaggio
- Scienze e cultura della gastronomia e della ristorazione
- Scienze e tecnologie agrarie
- Scienze e tecnologie alimentari
- Scienze e tecnologie animali
- Scienze e tecnologie viticole ed enologiche
- Sicurezza igienico-sanitaria degli alimenti
- Tecnologie forestali e ambientali
School of Economics and Political Sciences
School of Engineering
- Information Engineering (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Ingegneria aerospaziale
- Ingegneria biomedica
- Ingegneria chimica e dei materiali
- Ingegneria civile
- Ingegneria dell'energia
- Ingegneria dell'informazione
- Ingegneria dell'innovazione del prodotto
- Ingegneria edile-architettura
- Ingegneria elettronica
- Ingegneria gestionale
- Ingegneria informatica
- Ingegneria meccanica
- Ingegneria meccatronica
- Ingegneria per l'ambiente e il territorio
- Tecniche e gestione dell'edilizia e del territorio
School of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage
- Archeologia
- Comunicazione
- Discipline delle arti, della musica e dello spettacolo
- Filosofia
- Italian Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Lettere
- Lingue, letterature e mediazione culturale
- Progettazione e gestione del turismo culturale
- Scienze dell'educazione e della formazione
- Scienze dell'educazione e della formazione - Rovigo
- Scienze della formazione primaria
- Scienze sociologiche
- Storia
- Storia e tutela dei beni artistici e musicali
School of Medicine
- Assistenza sanitaria
- Chimica e tecnologie farmaceutiche
- Dietistica
- Educazione professionale
- Farmacia
- Fisioterapia
- Igiene dentale
- Infermieristica
- Logopedia (abilitante alla professione sanitaria di logopedista)
- Medicina e Chirurgia (single-cycle)
- Medicine and Surgery (single-cycle in ENGLISH)
- Odontoiatria e Protesi dentaria
- Ortottica ed assistenza oftalmologica
- Ostetricia
- Scienze farmaceutiche applicate
- Scienze motorie
- Tecniche audioprotesiche
- Tecniche della prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro
- Tecniche di laboratorio biomedico
- Tecniche di neurofisiopatologia
- Tecniche di radiologia medica, per immagini e radioterapia
- Terapia della neuro e psicomotricità dell'età evolutiva
- Terapia occupazionale
School of Psychology
- Psychological science (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Scienze e tecniche psicologiche
- Scienze psicologiche cognitive e psicobiologiche
- Scienze psicologiche dello sviluppo, della personalità e delle relazioni interpersonali
- Scienze psicologiche sociali e del lavoro
- Techniques and Methods in Psychological Science (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
School of Science
- Astronomia
- Biologia
- Biologia molecolare
- Biotecnologie
- Chimica
- Chimica industriale
- Fisica
- Informatica
- Matematica
- Ottica e optometria
- Scienza dei materiali
- Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente
- Scienze geologiche
- Scienze naturali
- Statistica per l'economia e l'impresa
- Statistica per le tecnologie e le scienze
Postgraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
- Biotechnologies for food science (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Biotecnologie per l'alimentazione
- Food and Health (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Forest science (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Italian food and wine (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Scienze e tecnologie agrarie
- Scienze e tecnologie alimentari
- Scienze e tecnologie animali
- Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e il territorio
- Scienze forestali e ambientali
- Sustainable agriculture (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
School of Economics and Political Sciences
- Business administration (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Economia e diritto
- Economics and finance (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- European and Global Studies (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Human rights and multi-level governance (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Innovazione e servizio sociale
- Relazioni internazionali e diplomazia
- Scienze del governo e politiche pubbliche
School of Engineering
- Bioingegneria
- Computer Engineering (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Control Systems Engineering (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Energy Engineering (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Environmental engineering (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- ICT for Internet and multimedia (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Ingegneria aerospaziale
- Ingegneria chimica e dei processi industriali
- Ingegneria civile
- Ingegneria dei materiali
- Ingegneria dell'automazione
- Ingegneria dell'energia elettrica
- Ingegneria dell'innovazione del prodotto
- Ingegneria della sicurezza civile e industriale
- Ingegneria elettronica
- Ingegneria gestionale
- Ingegneria informatica
- Ingegneria meccanica
- Ingegneria meccatronica
- Mathematical Engineering (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Water and Geological Risk Engineering (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
School of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage
- Applied sciences to art, archaeological materials and sites (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Communication strategies (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Culture, formazione e società globale
- English-studies (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Filologia moderna
- Filologia moderna - francesistica e italianistica
- Lettere classiche e storia antica
- Lingue e letterature europee e americane
- Lingue moderne per la comunicazione e la cooperazione internazionale
- Linguistica
- Local development (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Management dei servizi educativi e formazione continua
- Mobility Studies (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Scienze archeologiche
- Scienze delle religioni
- Scienze dello spettacolo e produzione multimediale
- Scienze filosofiche
- Scienze storiche
- Storia dell'arte
- Strategie di comunicazione
- Sustainable territorial development
- Tecniche, patrimonio, territori dell'industria - techniques, patrimoine, territoires de l'industrie
School of Medicine
- Medical biotechnologies (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Pharmaceutical biotechnologies (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Scienze delle professioni sanitarie della prevenzione
- Scienze delle professioni sanitarie tecniche diagnostiche
- Scienze e tecniche dell'attività motoria preventiva e adattata
- Scienze infermieristiche e ostetriche
- Scienze riabilitative delle professioni sanitarie
School of Psychology
- Clinical, Social and Intercultural Psychology (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Neuroscienze e riabilitazione neuropsicologica
- Psicologia clinica
- Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo
- Psicologia clinico-dinamica
- Psicologia cognitiva applicata
- Psicologia dello sviluppo e dell'educazione
- Psicologia di comunità, della promozione del benessere e del cambiamento sociale
- Psicologia sociale, del lavoro e della comunicazione
School of Science
- Astronomia
- Astrophysics and Cosmology (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Biologia evoluzionistica
- Biologia sanitaria
- Biotecnologie industriali
- Chimica
- Chimica industriale
- Computer Science (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Cybersecurity (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Data science (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Geologia e geologia tecnica
- Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Marine Biology (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Matematica
- Molecular Biology (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Physics (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Physics of Data (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
- Scienza dei materiali
- Scienze della natura
- Scienze statistiche
- Sustainable Science and Technology for Circular Economy (ENGLISH-TAUGHT)
University Highlights
Università di Padova is one of the top Public universities in Padua, Italy. It is ranked #216 in QS Global World University Rankings 2021.