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At the University of Padova the past is not merely a distant memory, but a constant source

of inspiration: our glorious past is the source not only of our traditions but of our motivation

and our determination to innovate. Here in Padova, we continue that same tradition of free-

dom in scientific experimentation which brought here the most distinguished scholars and

students of Europe and which led to some of the most important discoveries ever made in

the fields of medicine and astronomy – discoveries which fully justify Padova’s reputation as

the “nursery of arts”.

The research and studies carried out here in Padova still make major contributions to the

cultural growth and scientific progress of our times, and symbolise the unbroken tradition of

dedication to knowledge that links those scholars who came before us with those of future

generations. Investments in the field of teaching and research have established Padova in

the top ranks of the national scale for teaching quality and scientific research: this has made

Padova a hub for foreign scholars and students, who can attend international programmes

in many disciplines.

At the University of Padova, research, teaching and learning are closely related and, in a

way, are different means to the same end. That end is to be protagonists in the life of our

community, and ambassadors of our most fundamental values: passionate search for truth

and freedom, to cultivate understanding and to compare experiences beyond all barriers

and differences, without distinctions and without prejudices.

Giuseppe Zaccaria Rector

UniversityofPadova

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university of padova at a glance 6

living in padova 8

The UniversiTy 9

The ciTy 11

enjoying the world 12

inTernaTional relaTions 13aT The UniversiTy of Padova

BilaTeral agreemenTs 14

The llP Programme 14

JoinT degrees 17

oTher iniTiaTives 33

eU Programmes: some examPles 35

cooPeraTion WiTh develoPing coUnTries 36

excellence neTWorks 43

focusing on research 44

resUlTs 45

fUnding 46

sTraTegic ProJecTs 46

inTernaTional research ProJecTs 46

research fields 49

research highlighTs - a feW samPles 52

departments 54

deParTmenT of agronomy, food, naTUral 55resoUrces, animals and The environmenT

deParTmenT of animal medicine, 55ProdUcTion and healTh

deParTmenT of Biology 56

deParTmenT of Biomedical sciences 56

deParTmenT of cardiac, Thoracic and 57vascUlar sciences

deParTmenT of chemical sciences 57

deParTmenT of civil, environmenTal and 59archiTecTUral engineering

deParTmenT of comParaTive Biomedicine 59and food science

deParTmenT of cUlTUral heriTage: 60archaeology and hisTory of arT, cinema and mUsic

deParTmenT of develoPmenTal Psychology 60and socialisaTion

deParTmenT of economics and managemenT 61

deParTmenT of general Psychology 61

deParTmenT of geosciences 63

deParTmenT of hisTorical and geograPhic 63sciences and The ancienT World

deParTmenT of indUsTrial engineering 64

deParTmenT of informaTion engineering 64

deParTmenT of land, environmenT, 65agricUlTUre and foresTry

deParTmenT of lingUisTic 65and liTerary sTUdies

deParTmenT of managemenT and engineering 67

deParTmenT of maThemaTics 67

deParTmenT of medicine 68

deParTmenT of molecUlar medicine 68

deParTmenT of neUrosciences 69

deParTmenT of PharmaceUTical and 69 Pharmacological sciences

deParTmenT of PhilosoPhy, sociology, 71edUcaTion and aPPlied Psychology

deParTmenT of Physics and asTronomy 71

deParTmenT of PoliTical and JUridical 72 sciences and inTernaTional sTUdies

deParTmenT of PrivaTe laW and 72criTiqUe of laW

deParTmenT of PUBlic, inTernaTional 73and commUniTy laW

deParTmenT of sTaTisTical sciences 73

deParTmenT of sUrgery, oncology and 74gasTroenTerology

deParTmenT of Women’s and children’s 74healTh

galilean school of higher edUcaTion 75

improving multidisciplinarity 76

coUrse organisaTion 77

laUrea 811st cycle degree courses

laUrea magisTrale a ciclo Unico 82single cycle degree courses

laUrea magisTrale 822nd cycle degree courses

masTer UniversiTari 84short specialisation degree-courses

scUole di sPecializzazione 85specialisation schools

doTToraTi di ricerca 86doctoral degrees


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41 libraries:more than

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study grants

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the university

The University of Padova is one of Europe’s oldest and most

prestigious seats of learning: it is a multidisciplinary university

which aims to provide its students with both professional

training and a solid cultural background. A qualification from

the University of Padova is a symbol of having achieved an

ambitious objective, one that is recognised and coveted by

both students and employers alike.

The University was established in 1222 after a group of

students and teachers decided to come here from Bologna.

They set up a free body of scholars, divided by place of origin

into nationes, in which students approved statutes, elected

the rettore (rector, or chancellor) and chose their teachers,

who were paid with money the students collected. Defending

freedom of thought in study and teaching became a distinctive

feature which today lives on in the University motto: Universa

UniversisPatavinaLibertas. The introduction of empirical and

experimental methods together with the teaching of theory

marked the dawn of a golden age. In the 16th and 17th

centuries, Padova became a workshop of ideas and home

to figures who changed the cultural and scientific history

of humanity. They included Andreas Vesalius, who founded

modern anatomy, as well as Copernicus, and Galileo, who

observed the skies here. Padova also vaunts the world’s first

university botanical garden and permanent anatomy theatre,

which was built by Girolamo Fabrici d’Acquapendente.

William Harvey, who was the first to describe the circulation

of the blood, studied in Padova, and in 1678 Elena Lucrezia

Cornaro Piscopia was the first woman in the world to be

awarded a university degree.

The fall of the Serenissima Republic of Venice marked the

beginning of a dark age. Padova fell under the rule of first

the French and then the Austrians, passing through Italy’s

tumultuous Risorgimento, which also shook the University.

Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the University

expanded to include the Faculties of Engineering, Pharmacy,

and Political Sciences, together with its traditional Faculties

of Law, Medical School, Arts and Philosophy, and Sciences.

deFending Freedom oF thought became a distinctive Feature which today lives on in the university motto: Universa Universis Patavina Libertas.


The advent of Fascism curtailed the University’s values of

free thought and cultural independence. Its professors swore

allegiance to the regime, after which the approval of Italy’s

racial laws and the expulsion of Jewish professors opened

one of the darkest periods in the University’s history. Rector

Concetto Marchesi woke the University from its slumber and,

at the height of the Nazi occupation, made a courageous

appeal to the students to fight for the freedom of Italy. For

its sacrifices in the name of Freedom, the University of

Padova was awarded a gold medal for military valour, the

only university to receive one.

During the post-war period, the University opened Faculties of

Education, Agricultural Sciences and Psychology, and, in the

1990s, Faculties of Veterinary Medicine, and Economics and

Business Administration. In the 20th century, the University

of Padova produced great literati such as Diego Valeri and

Concetto Marchesi; engineers like Giuseppe Colombo, the

“master of celestial mechanics”; mathematicians such as

Tullio Levi Civita; the jurists Alfredo Rocco and Livio Paladin;

the philosophers Luigi Stefanini and Enrico Opocher;

and doctors like Vincenzo Gallucci, who carried out the

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PADOVA

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padova is at the heart oF north-east italy,the powerhouse behind one oF europe’s largest economic and industrial areas

first heart transplant in Italy. The new millennium opened

with some important discoveries, particularly in medicine,

biomedicine, engineering and aerospace technology.

the city

Near the verdant Euganean Hills to the south and criss-

crossed by waterways, Padova is a city which blends

historical tradition and culture with burgeoning business and

service industries. Its central position makes it perfect for

reaching Venice and its beach resorts, the Dolomites, Lake

Garda and the spa resorts of Abano and Montegrotto Terme.

Almost 500,000 tourists visit Padova each year to marvel

at its art and fine heritage of architecture and museums.

Its squares, porticoes and old cobbled streets tell the story

of a wealthy, beautiful Medieval town that was renowned for

its art and culture.

Over the last few years, the city’s economy has expanded

and its trade, logistics, infrastructure and large-scale

distribution have grown together with its already well-

developed network of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Padova is at the heart of North-East Italy – the powerhouse

behind one of Europe’s largest economic and industrial

areas, with more than 7 million inhabitants and 600,000

companies.

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international relations at the university of padova If scientists were able to analyse the genome of a university,

they would be able to trace the gene of internationalisation of

the University of Padova back to 40 distinguished students

of past centuries.

Indeed, a hall next to today’s Great Hall in Palazzo Bo is

dedicated to 40 ‘greats’ from all over Europe, portrayed

on the walls surrounding a podium from which Galileo

once taught to a wide European audience. Here are the

portraits of authoritative scholars like William Harvey, who

discovered the circulation of the blood; curious figures like

Oliver Goldsmith, a wandering Irish poet and writer of the

18th century; severe men like Francis Walsingham, famous

statesman in the service of Queen Elizabeth I and founder of

the government’s secret services; and courageous men like

Michel de L’Hospital, collaborator of Catherine de Medicis,

Queen of France, and champion of religious tolerance.

Another scholar, Stefan Batory from Hungary, became

Prince of Transylvania in 1571 and later King of Poland. The

40 portraits in this hall are emblematic of the University of

Padova and of its long-standing traditions in the field of

internationalisation.

Nowadays the University of Padova “promotes the furthering

of culture founded on universal values such as human

rights, peace, respect for the environment and international

solidarity” (Article 1 of its Statutes, 1995). The international

dimension of the University is not only witnessed by many

spontaneous activities, such as the countless research

cooperation projects individually promoted by teachers

and researchers and the teaching now offered to as many

as 1,500 regularly enrolled foreign students, but also by the

existence of several bilateral agreements of ‘traditional’ type,

extensive participation in European programmes for research

and education, cooperation with developing countries, and –

last, but not least – by committed participation in the project

activities of the Coimbra Group (the network of historical

European universities) as well as other excellence networks.

the university oF padova promotes culture Founded on universal values such as human rights, peace, respect For the environment and international solidarity

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bilateral agreementsInternationalisation has always been an important priority

for the University of Padova. With more than 100 bilateral

agreements, the University has established long-standing

relationships with Higher Education Institutions all over the

world, not only in Europe but also in Africa, North and South

America, Asia and the Middle East, aimed at encouraging

international exchanges of teaching and administrative

staff as well as students at all degree levels. These bilateral

agreements reflect various forms of cooperation, which also

include activities such as joint publications and exchange of

information, to improve academic cooperation.

the llp programmelifelong learning programme

erasmus mobility

The University of Padova has always been very active within

the framework of the Erasmus programme and its participation

goes back to the origins of the programme in 1987, when the

first agreements for student exchange (Erasmus-ICPs) were

established. Today, Padova has 1311 bilateral agreements

with more than 500 European universities in 33 countries.

The ‘Erasmus Padova’ Association was acknowledged as

the best in Europe at the Annual General Meeting of the

Erasmus Associations held in Budapest in 2011. The mobility

of students covers all partner universities; Spain, France and

Germany remained the most frequently visited countries in

the last academic year. Most erasmus students come from

Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Technology

and Languages.

other llp projects: some examples

Within the framework of the LLP of the European Union, the

University of Padova has also participated in several projects

in the last few years, including:

Erasmus Intensive Programmes

CGDMIP – Coimbra Group Development Master Intensive

Programme;

Cold War and Society - Eastern and Western Perspectives

International Summer School in integrated rural road

network re-engineering

the university oF padova has always been very active within the Framework oF the erasmus programme and its participation goes back to the origins oF the programme in 1987

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ISSEMT – International Summer School in Educating

Music Teachers

Microorganisms and traditional foods: partners or

competitors?

Opportunities for traditional food at the international

markets

Role of agriculture in territorial identity and competitiveness

of rural areas

SCF-ASERCPI – Supercritical Fluids – Actual Strategies for

energy and Resources Conservation by process Intensification

The development of agri-food localised chains in European

mountain areas

Transnationalism in the Global City

Erasmus Structural Networks

ErasmusMultilateralProjects

INTENT – Integrating Telecollaborative Networks into

University Foreign Language Education

JOIMAN – Joint Degree Management and Administration

Network: tackling current issues and facing future challenges

EMQT – Erasmus Mobility Quality Tools (coordinated by

University of Padova).

Erasmus Academic Network

STEPS-TWO by European Physics Education Network

EUROPLAT Network (European Psychology Learning and

Teaching)

University Network for innovation in Guidance

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci Mobility: Graduates for European society

Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation: 1. SHOEcoll

– Improving the Shoe Industry by means of the Clustering

Method in order to gain Competitive Capacity in the

International Market; 2. REBASING – REsearch-BASed

competence brokering; 3. ePsychNurse.Net: eQuality

System: Transfer of e-learning quality innovation in mental

health education; 4. "Il lavoratore di filiera" (filière workers)

Jean Monnet – JM chair

Globalisation, Intercultural Dialogue and Inclusiveness

in the EU


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joint degrees

erasmus mundus – action 1

The University of Padova has committed itself to implementing

joint and double degree curricula in the last few years, with

special attention to the Erasmus Mundus Programme. Padova

participates in nine joint programmes at Master Level and four

at doctoral level. Padova coordinates the EM Master Course

in Sustainable Territorial Development-STeDE and hosts part

of the coordination (Pedagogical Secretariat) of the EM Master

Course in mathematics (Algant). These joint courses involve

more than 50 universities and around 100 students every year.

There are now more than 300 graduates within the framework

of these programmes.

Master level programmes

algant - international integrated master course in

algebra, geometry and number theory

The ALGANT consortium consists of eight universities on

four continents and offers a two-year world-class integrated

master's course in pure mathematics, with strong emphasis

on Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory.

Université Bordeaux 1, France (coordinator)

Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands

Université Paris-Sud (Paris 11), France

Università di Milano, Italy

Concordia University, Canada

Chennai Mathematical Institute, India

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Università di Padova, Italy

www.algant.eu

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astromundus - astrophysics

AstroMundus is a two-year Erasmus Mundus Master's

Course in Astronomy and Astrophysics offered by a

consortium of five partner universities in four countries:

Austria, Italy, Germany and Serbia.

Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria

(coordinator)

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

Univerzitet u Beogradu, Serbia

Università di Roma ‘Tor Vergata’, Italy


www.astromundus.eu

mbio-erasmus mundus master of bioethics

Several eminent European universities and institutes (K.U.

Leuven in Belgium, Nijmegen in The Netherlands, and Padova)

have combined their efforts in the field of bioethics by developing

a one-year master programme focusing on all issues currently

relevant to bioethics. This Master Course has been granted five

more editions funded by the European Commission.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (coordinator)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands


www.masterbioethics.org

medfor – erasmus mundus joint master course in mediterranean forestry and natural resources management

Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management

(MEDfOR) is a fully integrated two-year world-class Erasmus

Mundus Master Course. It answers the demand from

the Mediterranean forestry community for a coordinated

approach towards developing reliable information and tools,

based on sound science and a multidisciplinary approach,

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agroparistech - école interne engreF

école centrale de lille

école centrale de lyon

école centrale de nantes

école centrale paris

école sUpérieUre d'électricité

Université bordeaUx 1

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Université de lille 1

Université de nice sophia antipolis

Université de paris 1 panthéon-sorbonne

Université des sciences et technologies de lille

Université paris descartes (paris 5)

Université paris diderot (paris 7)

Université paris-sUd (paris 11)

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politecnico di milano

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Università di milano

Università di roma "tor vergata"

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agencia nacional de evalUacion de la calidad y accreditacion (aneca)

consellería de edUcación e ordenación Universitaria de la xUnta de galicia

escola tècnica sUperior d'enginyeria indUstrial de barcelona

Universidad aUtonoma de madrid

Universidad de alicante

Universidad de deUsto

Universidad de granada

Universidad de sevilla

Universidad de valladolid

Universidad internacional menéndez pelayo

Universitat de barcelona

Universitat politècnica de catalUnya

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to improve forest and natural resources management in the

Mediterranean region. MEDfOR brings together the best

expertise, human resources and facilities to educate the next

generation of leaders in this important field. MEDfOR develops

an innovative and integrated approach to graduate-level and

specialisation programmes to provide students with advanced

knowledge on domains which include: (i) assessment of the

effects of climate and land-use change on the functioning of

Mediterranean forest ecosystems; (ii) integration of the risk of

wildfires in planning Mediterranean forested landscapes; (iii)

design of policy, and economic and institutional instruments

for sustainable provision of Mediterranean forest goods and

services; iv) development of advanced decision-making

support tools for planning Mediterranean forest management.

MEDfOR provides study environments which excel both

professionally and culturally.

Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal (Coordinator)


Università della Tuscia, Italy

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - PORTO

Regional Centre, Portugal

Universitat de Lleida, Spain

Universitat de Valladolid, Spain

Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

www.medfor.eu

samhc - advanced master in structural analysis of monuments and historical constructions

The objective of SAHC is to offer an advanced education

programme on the engineering of conservation of structures,

with a focus on architectural heritage. The programme lasts

one academic year and is held on a rotating basis among

partners, so each student follows coursework in one partner

institution and works on dissertation in another. This Master joint degreescooperation with developing countries


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wageningen Universiteit

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manchester metropolitan University

University oF cambridge

University oF hertFordshire - school oF pharmacy

University oF oxFord

University oF wales

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Friedrich-schiller - Universität jena

georg-aUgUst-Universität göttingen

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rUprecht-Karls-Universität heidelberg

technische Universität dresden

technische Universität münchen

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Course has been granted five more editions funded by the

European Commission.

Universidade do Minho, Portugal (coordinator)

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Ceské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Czech Republic


www.msc-sahc.org

stede - erasmus mundus master in sustainable territorial development

The STeDe Master programme is coordinated by the

University of Padova. This Master course offers excellent

training for prospective experts, training professionals to

help organisations acting in the territory (enterprises, local

communities and civil organisations) to draft sustainable

development policies for economic, social, environmental,

international and intercultural management.

Università di Padova, Italy (coordinator)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco, Brazil

www.em-stede.eu

sufonama - master in sustainable forest and nature management

The Sufonama Master is a two-year world-class integrated

course aimed at qualifying graduates to deal with the

enormous challenges in sustainable management of natural

resources. It is organised by a consortium which includes

five of the best European universities within the sector of

forest and nature management. This Master course has

been granted five more editions funded by the European

Commission.

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Univerzita KomensKého v bratislave 30

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v.n. Karazin KharKiv national University 33

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Univerzita Karlova, praha

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Universiteti i KorÇë (Fan. s. noli)

Universiteti i shKodrës "lUigj gUraKUqi"

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international indipendent University oF environmental and political science oF penza

saint petersbUrg electrotechnical University

state pedagogical University oF penza

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atatürK üniversitesi - college oF agricUltUre

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Universitatea de medicina si Farmacie “carol davila”

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Universitatea technica din clUj-napoca

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Københavns Universitet, Denmark (coordinator)

University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom


Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Sweden


www.sufonama.eu

sutrofor - sustainable tropical forestry erasmus mundus masters course

This two-year world-class master programme prepares

qualified graduates to deal with the complex aspects of

contemporary tropical forestry. This Master Course has

been granted five more editions funded by the European

Commission.


University of Wales, United Kingdom

Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

AgroParisTech - École interne ENGREF, France


www.sutrofor.eu

tpti - techniques, patrimoines, territoires de l'industrie: histoire, valorisation, didactique

The TPTI Erasmus Mundus Master offers a two-year training

programme, designed for students or professionals wishing

to develop methodology, theory and practical heritage. It

focuses on both historical analysis and analysis of land and

provides it with an extra dimension of pure research and

action.

Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

(coordinator)

Universidade de Evora, Portugal


www.tpti.eu

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ahsanUllah University oF science and technology brac University University oF dhaKa

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Doctoral Programmes:

algant-doc - algebra, geometry and number theory joint doctorate

The ALGANT-DOC doctoral programme, set up by the

ALGANT consortium, is a collaborative scheme creating

ideal conditions for the production of high-level research in

pure mathematics, leading to a double and/or joint doctoral

degree, prepared under joint supervision at a minimum of

two partner institutions.

Université Bordeaux 1, France (coordinator)


Université Paris-Sud (Paris 11), France

Università di Milano, Italy

Concordia University, Canada

Chennai Mathematical Institute, India


www.algant.eu

extatic – erasmus mundus extreme-ultraviolet and x-ray technology and training for international cooperation

The purpose of this joint doctorate is to provide a new

generation of graduate students with high-level training

in Extreme-Ultraviolet (XUV) and X-ray science, togeher

with all the scientific, technical and transferable skills

necessary for thriving careers in a burgeoning area

involving innovative technological development across a

range of disciplines. This aim will be achieved by a unique

combination of “hands-on” research training, industrial

placements, courses and workshops on the scientific and

complementary “soft” skills facilitated by the academic-

industrial composition of our network. Associated partners

griFFith University

University oF melboUrne

University oF new soUth wales

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University oF the philippines diliman 12

the philippines

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hallym University 11

soUth Korea

FUKUoKa University

Kochi University

nagoya city University

nagoya institUte oF technology

toKyo University oF science

University oF toKyo

waseda University

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in the USA (Purdue, Colorado) and China (Tongji-Shanghai)

will provide co-supervision and placement opportunities,

as will European industrial partners such as Silson (UK),

Prevac (Poland), XENOCS and EPPRA (France), Rigaku

Innovative Technologies (Czech Republic) and Bruker

(Germany).

Dublin City University, Ireland (Co-ordinating institution)

Czech Techinical University in Prague, Czech Republic

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

University College Dublin, Ireland

University of Padova, Italy

Military University of Technology, Poland

King’s College London, United Kingdom

University of Southampton, United Kingdom

www.extatic.eu

fusion-dc - eramsus mundus international doctoral college in fusion science and engineering

FUSION-DC is a three-year joint doctoral programme

in nuclear fusion science and engineering, offered by a

consortium of 20 European partner institutions from 8 EU

countries: 7 academic degree-awarding full partners, 2

research institute full partners, and 11 associated partners

(including ITER Organization, Fusion for Energy [F4E] and

Fusion Education Network Association [FUSENET] and

9 non-EU associated members from the ITER partner

countries (China, Japan, Russia, USA). FUSION-DC

provides sustainable, integrated and coordinated training at

doctoral level within the framework of a worldwide network

of excellence in magnetic confinement fusion (MCF).

University of Ghent, Belgium (Co-ordinating institution)

Henri Poincarè University Nancy 1, France

University of Stuttgart, Germany

legendaconcordia University

University oF british colUmbia

University oF west ontario

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canada

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boston University

catholic University oF america

colorado state University

colUmbia University

emory University

harvard University

iowa state University college oF veterinary medicine

oKlahoma state University

pennsylvania state University

pUrdUe University

texas a&m University

tUFts University

University oF arKansas

University oF caliFornia

University oF connecticUt

University oF michigan college oF bUsiness

University oF minnesota

worcester polytechnic institUte

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Universidad central "marta abreU" de las villas

Universidad de la habana

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benemérita Universidad aUtónoma de pUebla

comimsa - corporación mexicana de investigación en material

Universidad aUtonoma del estado de hidalgo

Universidad de gUadalajara

Universidad nacional aUtónoma de chiapas

Universidad nacional aUtónoma de méxico

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University of Padova, Italy

Higher Technical Institute, Lisbon, Portugal

Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Irfm-cea Cadarache, France

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching and

Greifswald, Germany

www.em-fusion-dc.org

fonaso - forest and nature for society

In FONASO, the emphasis is on applied research. Doctoral

candidates will therefore typically do fieldwork (in a wide

sense) and are encouraged, starting already in the project

formulation phase, to carry out fieldwork in connection with

stays at Associate Partners, who may contribute with hosting

and co-supervision functions.


University of Wales, United Kingdom

Technische Universität Dresden, Germany


AgroParisTech - École interne ENGREF, France

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Sweden


www.fonaso.eu

Universidad centroamericana josé simeón cañas

Universidad de el salvador

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Universidad raFael landívar

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Universidad pedagógica nacional Francisco moràzan

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Universidad nacional aUtónoma de nicaragUa – león

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Universidad nacional de chimborazo

Universidad técnica de manabí

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Universidad centroccidental lisandro alvarado

Universidad simón bolívar

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Universidad nacional agraria la molina

Universidad nacional de amazonía perUana

Universidad nacional de trUjillo

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Universidad mayor, real, y pontiFicia de san Francisco

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other initiatives

Besides Erasmus Mundus, the University of Padova

encourages other initiatives aimed at joint or double

degrees and guarantees adhocscholarships for students

participating in these programmes. Some examples are the

double degree programmes in Philology at the University

of Stendhal Grenoble 3, European Studies at the University

of Krakow, Philosophy at the University of Jena, Molecular

Biology at the French Universities of Paris V and Paris VII, and

Business and Management at the Manchester Metropolitan

University. Among double degree programmes, an example

of excellence is TIME – Top Industrial Managers for Europe, a

network of 55 leading Engineering Schools and Faculties and

Technical Universities which, through a system of voluntary

bilateral agreements between its members, offers promotion

and recognition of academic excellence and relevance to the

international labour market in the form of double degrees in

engineering and related fields. Through these activities, TIME

promotes high-quality engineering education and produces

graduates who are able to work trans-nationally and in trans-

cultural environments. Until now, the University of Padova

has signed double degree agreements within the framework

of the TIME network with the following institutions:

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark

Ecole Centrale de Paris, France

Ecole Centrale de Lille, France

Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France

Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France

Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de

Barcelona, Spain

Instituto Superior Técnico Lisboa, Portugal

Universidad de bUenos aires

Universidad nacional de catamarca

Universidad nacional de córdoba

Universidad nacional de la plata

Universidad nacional de mar del plata

Universidad nacional de qUilmes

Universidad nacional de rosario

Universidad nacional de salta

Universidad nacional de san lUis

Universidad nacional de tUcUman

Universidad nacional del centro de la provincia de bUenos aires

Universidad nacional del comahUe

Universidad nacional del litoral

Universidad tecnologica nacional

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Universidad de la república

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pontiFícia Universidade católica do rio grande do sUl

pontiFícia Univiversidade católica do paranÁ

satc - associaÇão beneFicente da indústria carboníFerade santa catarina

Uneb Universidade do estado da bahia

Universidade católica dom bosco

Universidade de caxias do sUl

Universidade de passo FUndo

Universidade de pernambUco

Universidade do sUl de santa catarina Universidade estadUal da paraíba

Universidade estadUal paUlista

Universidade Federal de bahia

Universidade Federal de goiÁs

Universidade Federal de minas gerais

Universidade Federal de paraiba

Universidade Federal de pelotas

Universidade Federal de santa catarina - Florianópolis

Universidade Federal de santa maria

Universidade Federal de sergipe

Universidade Federal do paranÁ

Universidade Federal do piaUí

Universidade Federal do rio de janeiro

Universidade Federal de Uberlandia

Unitrabalho

Usp Universidade de sao paUlo

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Universidad de santiago de chile

Universidad diego portales

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eu programmes: some examples

The University of Padova also participates in several

European programmes supported by the European

Commission.

emQt - erasmus mobility Quality tools

One success is the EMQT project, an Erasmus Structural

Network whose general aim is to identify organisational

models, good practice, and benchmarking procedures

and related indicators, which should characterise the

quality of students’ exchange mobility. On this basis, the

project aims at defining an MQTB-Mobility Quality Tool

Box and at developing guidelines for various ‘Quality

patterns or profiles’, where a given institution can position

itself, and for mechanisms of accountability and external

validation.


Università di Bologna, Italy

Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria

Universidad de Deusto, Spain


Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

CHE Consult - Centre for Higher Education, Germany

Erasmus Student Network, Belgium

Coimbra Group, Belgium

Åbo Akademi, Finland

Aarhus Universitet, Denmark

Universidad de Granada, Spain

Université Paris-Sud 11, France

Université mohamed Khider bisKra (UmKb) 1

algeria

Université de oUagadoUgoU 2

bUrKina Faso

Université gaston berger de saint-loUis 7

senegal

University oF KhartoUm 10

sUdan

Université oF sFax – engineering school oF sFax 11

tUnisia

addis ababa University

aKsUm University

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ethiopia

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ecole nationale sUpérieUre des travaUx pUblics de yaoUnde 3

cameroUn

University oF KwazUlU-natal University oF stellenbosch

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EuroPACE ivzw, Belgium

Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Romania

Universität Leipzig, Germany

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany

Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y

Acreditación (ANECA), Spain

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Turun Yliopisto - University of Turku, Finland

www.emqt.org

tempus programme

Padova is also active within the framework of the TEMPUS

programme, and participates in the following projects:

RUCAS - Reorient University Curricula to Address

Sustainability

Launched in October 2010, the project has a three-year

duration. The main goal of RUCAS is to contribute to

‘Education Sustainable Development’ in higher education in

developing countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon) with the help

of developed countries (France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden).

PhD Education in Energy Efficient Electrotechnologies

at Russian Universities

The project aims at developing new PhD curricula

and corresponding teaching materials, implementing

new teaching plans, updating laboratories in Russian

partner universities, offering training for young teachers

in Russia, and promoting PhD students' mobility. The

project involves the following institutions: University

of Hannover, Novosibirsk State Technical University,

St Petersburg State Electrotechnical University, Samara State

University, Siberian Federal University, Silesian University of

Technology, University of Latvia, University of Padova.

Other TEMPUS projects in which the University of Padova is

involved are the following:

TUNING RUSSIA (coordinated by the University of

Deusto; see also “Tuning projects”)

SUFAREL – Qualification framework for sustainable

forestry and lifelong learning (coordinated by University

of Helsinki)

LMPSM – Licence-Master professionnels en

psychologie sociale pour intervenir auprès des

publics migrants en Russie, Ukraine et au Kazakhstan

(coordinated by University of Iasi)

cooperation with developing countrieserasmus mundus – action 2

Attention to developing countries has risen considerably

thanks to Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (former External

Cooperation Window), the European Commission

programme designed to foster institutional cooperation in

the field of higher education between the European Union

and developing countries, through a mobility scheme

addressing student and academic exchanges for studying,

teaching, training and research.

Participating countries are grouped together in geographical

areas called lots. Each project is coordinated by a European

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University and offers scholarships for the targeted mobilities

from and to that geographical area.

Until now, the University of Padova has been involved in

12 successful projects and is currently coordinating two of

them (ARTESS and BAPE). These projects have enabled the

University of Padova to expand its network of international

relationships to Asia and Latin America.

artess – argentina towards europe for social sciences

ARTESS Project provides international mobility from

Argentina to Europe for doctoral, post-doctoral and personnel

(both academic and administrative) levels, in the fields of

Social Sciences and Public Administration. The proposal

foresees awarding 64 scholarships promoting capacity-

building through mobility flows, not only for researchers and

the academic community, but also for Argentinean nationals

employed in private and public institutions. The scholarships

will offer important opportunities for upgrading and reinforcing

capacities on matters which are on the agenda of many

Argentinean institutions, both public and private. ARTESS

Project is integrated in a cooperation scenario which already

sees its partners working together at several levels. The whole

project will improve Argentinean universities’ capacity for

EU and international dialogue, thus facilitating partnership

agreements between European and Argentinian universities

to implement double and joint diplomas. The association of

Argentinian universities will enhance national/international

cooperation and lead to the creation of stronger networks, far

beyond the consortium. This will help create an environment

suitable for making the project sustainable.

The Consortium is coordinated by the University of Padova.

European Partners



Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal


Université Pierre Mendès France Grenoble II, France

Friedrich-Schiller-Universtität Jena, Germany


Universidad de Salamanca, Spain

Argentinean Partners

Universidad Nacional de Catamarca

Universidad Nacional del Comahue

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Universidad Nacional del Litoral

Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Universidad Nacional de Quilmes

Universidad Nacional del Sur

www.em-artess.eu

bape - bolivia, argentina, peru and europe

The main objectives of the project are: to develop higher

education teaching and learning capacities of developing

countries and regions in areas of policy and practice closely

linked to their development priorities; to bridge the gap

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poverty reduction aspects; to promote cooperation between

sending and hosting institutions, mutually enriching the

educational environment of both; to share responsibility and

accountability for joint efforts in partnership by facilitating

transfer of know-how and good practice; and to enable

talented students to benefit linguistically, culturally and

educationally from the experience of pursuing academic

studies in another country. This will contribute to combating

poverty by investing in people and developing a pool of

well-qualified, open-minded and internationally experienced

young people as future professionals and leaders, capable of

responding to the challenges of the new Global Knowledge

Society and of improving governance.

The Consortium is coordinated by the University of Padova.

European Partners


Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Université de Bordeaux 1, France



Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria,




Latin American Partners

Universidad Autonóma Juan Misael Saracho, Bolivia

Universidad Mayor, Real, y Pontificia de San Francisco

Xavier de Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Universidad Pública de El Alto, Bolivia

Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina

Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina

Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Perú, Peru

Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Peru

Universidad Nacional de Amazonía Peruana, Peru

www.ecw-bape.eu

eadic 2 project (following to eadic 1)

This is a mobility scheme within the consortium of EU

and Argentinean partner universities. The project offers

scholarships for Argentinean citizens to spend a period of

study, research or teaching in Europe at PhD, post doc and

Academic/Administrative Staff levels.

The overall objective of EADIC 2 is to provide opportunities to

upgrade and reinforce the capacities of scholars and Higher

Education Institutions (HEIs) staff about issues which are

important to the economic and social agenda of Argentinean

development. It promotes and enhances scientific

cooperation in strategic fields such as: natural resources

management; sustainable agriculture; biotechnology;

renewable energies; hydraulic and bio-engineering; climate

change and ICT development.

The Consortium is coordinated by the University of Bologna

(Italy).

European Partner Universities:

Università di Bologna, Italy (coordinator)


Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium

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Université de Lille 1, France


Universidad de Valladolid, Spain




Latin America Partners

Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina

Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina

Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina

Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Argentina

www.unibo.it/EADIC

emma project

The project is aimed at funding Asia to Europe individual

mobility flows of academics from partner countries.

Awardees are undergraduate, master, PhD and post-doc

students, and staff from Asian partner countries. This is a

great opportunity for students and staff from Asian partner

universities to study for one semester, one year or more in a

European partner university.

The University of Padova participates in EMMA West Lot

12, following EMMA West Lot 11 (selected in 2010) and

EMMA Lot Asia Regional 2 (selected in 2008). These projects

involve Asian partners from Bangladesh, India, Nepal,

Pakistan and the Philippines, and European partners from

France, Germany, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Portugal

and Romania.

The Consortium is coordinated by the University of Nice –

Sophia Antipolis (France).

European Partner Universities

Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France (coordinator)

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany


Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland

Universidade de Èvora, Portugal

Universitatea Lucian Blaga din Sibiu, Romania

University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Asian Partner Universities

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology,

Bangladesh

BRAC University, Bangladesh

Kathmandu University, Nepal

NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Fatima Jinnah Women University, Pakistan

Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Jadavpur University, India

University of the Philippines Diliman, The Philippines

Ateneo de Manila University, The Philippines

www.emmasia.eu


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Ánimo, ¡chÉvere! – academic network for international mobility

Ánimo, ¡Chévere! is an academic network of ten universities

from Chile, Cuba, Ecuador and Venezuela, and ten European

universities. It allows students, post-doctoral fellows and

academic staff to gain valuable experience, knowledge

and contacts abroad. Some Central and South American

students will even have the opportunity to return to their home

countries with master or doctoral degrees. Ánimo, ¡Chévere!

focuses on regional needs in Latin America and on the

development of specific areas such as agricultural sciences,

architecture, urban and regional planning, education, teacher

training, engineering, technology, geography, geology,

natural sciences and social sciences. Ánimo, ¡Chévere! also

provides improved education and training opportunities for

vulnerable groups and socio-economically disadvantaged

students, and promotes equal access to higher education

for students from less developed regions.

The Consortium is coordinated by the University of Granada

(Spain).

European Partners

Universidad de Granada, Spain (coordinator)







Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie, Poland

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Latin American Partners

Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile

Universidad Arturo Prat, Chile

Universidad de la Habana, Cuba

Instituto Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría, Cuba

Universidad Central ‘Marta Abreu’ de las Villas, Cuba

Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador

Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador

Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Ecuador

Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela

Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Venezuela

www.animo-chevere.eu

mexico 20 (following mexico 18) - el salvador, guatemala, honduras, mexico y nicaragua

The main objective of the project is to establish long-

standing cooperation with several key universities in the

participating Latin American countries – El Salvador,

Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua – and high-

level universities from EU countries – France, Germany, Italy,

the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Cooperation should be

instrumental in contributing to the identified country's needs

and constraints, especially social cohesion and sustainable

development.

The Consortium is coordinated by the Rijksuniversiteit

Groningen (The Netherlands).

European Partners

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands (coordinator)

Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France

Technische Universität München, Germany

Universidade de Porto, Portugal

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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Latin America Partners

Universidad de El Salvador, El Salvador

Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeón Cañas, El

Salvador

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala

University Rafael Landívar, Guatemala

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Honduras

Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán,

Honduras

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Chiapas, Mexico

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico

Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico

Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua –

Managua, Nicaragua

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua – León,

Nicaragua

www.ecwmexico.eu

monesia - mobility network europe - southamerica: an institutional approach

Monesia is an academic mobility network between Brazil,

Paraguay and Uruguay on one hand and Europe on the

other. The project allows students, post-doctoral fellows

and academic staff to gain valuable experience, knowledge

and contacts abroad. It focuses on regional needs in South

America and on the development of specific areas such as

agriculture, education, teacher training, engineering and

technology, as well as medical, natural and social sciences.

Monesia also provides improved education and training

opportunities for vulnerable groups and socio-economically

disadvantaged students, and promotes equal access to

higher education for students from less developed regions.

The Consortium is coordinated by the University of Granada

(Spain).

European Partners:

Universidad de Granada, Spain (coordinator)




Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium





Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands

Latin American Partners:

Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Brazil

Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil

Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay

Universidad Nacional del Este, Paraguay

Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Uruguay

Universidad de la República, Uruguay

www.monesia.eu


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will power - window india learning link power

The WILL Power programme aims at strengthening the

existing network of cooperation among Indian and European

institutions by expanding their experience in exchanges

between students (at undergraduate, master, doctoral and

post-doctoral levels) and staff.

This programme is coordinated by the Ecole Centrale de

Nantes (France) and involves 17 partner institutions.

European Partners:

École Centrale Nantes, France (coordinator)

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

École Centrale Paris, France

École supérieure d’électricité – Supélec, France

Technische Universität München, Germany

Politecnico di Milano, Italy


Politechnika Warszawska, Poland

Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Indian institutions:

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India

Anna University Chennai, India

University of Delhi, India

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan, India

The TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) network also

takes an active part in the project as an associate member.

The project will contribute to increasing human capital in

the following subject areas: architecture, urban and regional

planning, business studies and management sciences,

education, teacher training, engineering, technology, natural

sciences and social sciences.

www.willpower.fr

the edulink programme

Besides cooperation within the framework of Erasmus

Mundus - Action 2 programme, the University of Padova has

participated in the EDULINK programme, which supports

cooperative projects between HEIs in the African Caribbean

and Pacific Group of States and in the 15 EU Member States

which are signatories to the 9th European Development Fund

(EDF). Within this framework, Padova has coordinated the

“African Universities International Dimension Strengthening-

AUDIS” project, aimed at helping African universities to

develop the international dimension of their university

administrations. AUDIS can count on a strong network of

12 African and two European universities, one association

of European universities, and various African and European

associates.

tuning projects

Tuning is a project to link the political objectives of the

Bologna Process and at a later stage the Lisbon Strategy

to the higher educational sector. Over time, Tuning has

developed into a Process, an approach to (re-)designing,

developing, implementing, evaluating and enhancing high-

quality first-, second- and third-cycle degree programmes.

The Tuning outcomes and its tools are presented in a range

of Tuning publications, which institutions and their academics

are invited to test and use in their own setting. The Tuning

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approach has been developed by and is aimed at Higher

Education Institutions.

Padova has participated in phases I, II, III and IV of Tuning

Europe in the subject areas of history and physics, in Tuning

America Latina (physics) and in a feasibility project for Tuning

Africa together with other Coimbra Group universities in the

framework of long-standing interest in African, Caribbean

and Pacific countries.

The University of Padova is also taking part in a Tempus

Project called Tuning Russia in the subject areas of

environmental engineering and social work. An offshoot of

the involvement in Tuning projects has been participation

in the CORE II project, which explains how to define a

university degree course in terms of learning outcomes and

competences.

coimbra group scholarship programmes

The University of Padova is also participating in the three

Scholarship Programmes which the Coimbra Group has

been offering in the last few years to young professors

and/or researchers from specific geographical areas, which

have enjoyed considerable popularity among the target

groups:

Scholarship Programme for Young African Researchers

Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and

Researchers from Latin American Universities

Scholarship Programme for Young Researchers from

Eastern Neighbouring Countries

The universities of the Coimbra Group participating in these

programmes offer short-term visits to young researchers from

HEIs located in the above geographic areas. The programme

is mainly aimed at enabling scholars to undertake research

projects in the same field in which they are engaged in their

home institution and at helping them to establish academic

and research contacts. The number of candidates who apply

every year for a scholarship at the University of Padova for

each of the three programmes is steadily increasing.

excellence networks

A prestigious partnership in which the University of Padova

fruitfully participates is the EIUC–European Interuniversity

Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, based

in Venice and – now – directly funded by the European

Parliament and supported by the Veneto Region and the City

of Venice. The corresponding network was started in 1997

after a suggestion from the European Commission, on the

initiative of the University of Padova, in close coordination

with the University of Deusto. The network was later extended

to include nearly 40 partner institutions. In more recent years,

the University of Padova has especially supported EIUC,

following the development of the administrative procedures

required to confer joint degrees on graduates of the European

Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation.

Lastly, a smaller but precious network, named Triangulum,

again started on the initiative of the University of Padova,

favours cross-border cooperation among the three

Universities of Innsbruck, Freiburg im Breisgau and Padova.

Activities gradually shifted from annual meetings to the

organisation of a permanent joint educational offer (mainly in

the biomedical field at post-graduate level).

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The University of Padova fosters an environment which

facilitates top-quality scholarship and research, providing

leadership in setting research goals for the University,

developing and implementing strategies for achieving

them, capitalising on the interdisciplinary strength of

University research centres, and ensuring that the research

infrastructure is robust and responsive to the expanding

and ever-changing needs of researchers. A particular effort

is being made to enhance collaboration between university

research groups and industry, with special emphasis on

small and medium enterprises in North-East Italy.

Specific actions are implemented through a set of

programmes providing financial support for:

University-funded research projects

Strategic projects strengthening existing excellence

Matching funds for research projects co-financed by the

Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR)

Purchase of new scientific instrumentation or replacement

of obsolete equipment.

resultsThe first-ever report issued by the Italian Research

Assessment Committee ranked the University of Padova as

highest among leading Italian universities for the quality of

its research results.

Twenty panels of evaluators, 25% of whom come from

foreign institutions, analysed the scientific articles,

monographs, patents, works and publications presented

by 77 universities, 12 public bodies and 13 private research

institutes from all over Italy, before awarding the University

of Padova a vote of excellence in 12 out of the 20 disciplines

and scientific areas covered. According to the number of

citations of articles and publications by its researchers

(source: ISI), the University of Padova ranks among the top

three Italian universities for:

total impact index

productivity index

presence index

a particular eFFort is being made to enhance collaboration between university research groups and industry



fundingTrue to its traditions, the University of Padova considers

research fundamental and continues to invest as much

of its resources as possible in research activities. In the last

year, funds allocated amounted to € 81,748,000. Of these,

€ 31,100,000 come directly from the University’s budget,

€ 10,228,000 in equal proportions from the Italian Government

and the Veneto Region, and € 8,173,000 from the European

Union. More than 39% of the total budget for research comes

from other public and private organisations, i.e., € 12,261,000

from income deriving from research, consulting and training

activities, and € 19,986,000 from research agreements.

strategic projects The University of Padova has been one of the few universities

in Italy to have launched a ‘strategic projects’ scheme

(in 2008), financed with € 10 million. The purpose of this

scheme is to consolidate and sustain scientific activities of

excellence at the University, supporting projects designed

to serve as reference centres for research work in Italy and

abroad. Sixty-nine projects were proposed and 10 were

selected, one related to the social sciences and humanities,

five to mathematics and the physical sciences, information

and communications, engineering, and earth sciences, and

three to life sciences; one is interdisciplinary and spans all

three fields of research.

internationalresearch projectsInternational research at the University of Padova has

achieved great successes over the last few years, particularly

within respect to European funding.

The University of Padova manages more than 150 European

research projects. Most of them (130) are funded within

7th Framework Programme, the most important European

research programme. Almost all departments are involved

and the European contribution is estimated at around € 32

million. In addition to FP7 projects, the University of Padova

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sources of funding for research

contracted-out work 15%

university of padova 38%

italian government and regional authority 12.5%

european union 10%

research agreements 24.5%

has obtained funds from research programmes (EU and

non-EU) which involve researchers not only from medical

and technological backgrounds but also from legal, social

and humanistic areas. The great variety of projects financed

by research programmes indicates the University’s excellent

resources in most scientific areas.

more than 39%oF the total budget For research comes From other public and private organisations



performance of university of padova in each programme

cooperation capacities people ideas euratom jti total

funded 77 11 18 7 1 8 122

under negotiation 5 1 1 1 8

total 82 11 19 8 1 9 130

cooperation 63%

capacities 8%

people 9%

ideas 16%

euratom 0.1%

jti - joint technlogy

initiatives 4%

performance of university of padova within 7th framework programmedistribution of the financial contribution

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social sciences and humanities

economics and sTaTisTics department oF economics and management

department oF statistical sciences

hisTory, PhilosoPhy and Pedagogydepartment oF philosophy, sociology, edUcation and applied psychology

department oF historical and geographic sciences and the ancient world

laWdepartment oF private law and critiqUe oF law

department oF pUblic, international and commUnity law

department oF political and jUridical sciences and international stUdies

Philological-liTerary sciences, anTiqUiTies and arTs

department oF cUltUral heritage: archaeology and history oF art, cinema and mUsic

department oF lingUistic and literary stUdies

PoliTical and social sciences

department oF philosophy, sociology, edUcation and applied psychology

department oF political and jUridical sciences and international stUdies

mathematics, physical sciences, information and communication, engineering, universe and earth sciences

chemisTry department oF chemical sciences

civil engineering and archiTecTUre department oF civil, environmental and architectUral engineering

earTh sciences department oF geosciences

indUsTrial engineering department oF indUstrial engineering

department oF management and engineering

research fields (eUroPean research coUncil Peer revieW Panel sTrUcTUre)



informaTion engineering department oF inFormation engineering

maThemaTics department oF mathematics

Physics department oF physics and astronomy

life sciences

agricUlTUral sciencesand veTerinary medicine

department oF agronomy, Food, natUral resoUrces, animals and the environment

department oF comparative biomedicine and Food science

department oF animal medicine, prodUction and health

department oF land, environment, agricUltUre and Forestry

Biology

department oF biology

department oF molecUlar medicine

department oF biomedical sciences

medical sciences

department oF medicine

department oF molecUlar medicine

department oF neUrosciences

department oF women’s and children’s health

department oF cardiac, thoracic and vascUlar sciences

department oF sUrgery, oncology and gastroenterology

PharmaceUTical sciences department oF pharmaceUtical and pharmacological sciences

Psychology

department oF philosophy, sociology, edUcation and applied psychology

department oF general psychology

department oF developmental psychology and socialisation

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research highlighTsa feW samPles

gold yields a new anti-carcinogen A new family of chemotherapeutic drugs has

been identified, with greater anti-carcinogenic

activity and lower toxicity than drugs in current

use. Some gold compounds used in research

have revealed in vitro anti-carcinogenic activity

up to 100,000 times stronger than that of

presently used medications, and are capable

of reducing the resistance and insensitivity of

cells to chemotherapeutic agents.

a method For avoiding hyperacute rejection A test to identify the antigen alpha-gal, responsible for hyperacute rejection reactions in animal soft tissues, has become available for the first time. In future, a new technique will allow the antigen to be eliminated from several types of animal tissues, thus making them suitable for use in humans. This may lead, for instance, to the

preparation of truly 'tailored' cardiac valves.

saving venice with seawater In future, Venice could be safeguarded by injecting

seawater under the lagoon, at a depth of 600-800 m.

Working in synergy with 'MOSE', the mobile barrier system

which will defend the Lagoon of Venice from floodwaters,

seawater injections would immediately reduce the

phenomenon of 'high water' in the city and provide further

protection against risks related to rising sea levels due to

global warming.

how an earthquake works According to new research

findings, the heat generated

deep inside the Earth by

interactions between tectonic

plates is capable of melting

rock or triggering chemical

reactions which have a globally

lubrifying effect on large faults.

These observations also shed

new light on the extraordinary

displacements and dimensions of

the Sendai/Tohoku earthquake.

rosetta probe meets asteroid lutetia

On July 10 2010, the European Rosetta probe

flew over the asteroid Lutetia on its way to the

comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taking

a series of high-definition photographs with

the novel OSIRIS imaging system. This was

a very important fly-by, partly because, to

date, Lutetia is also the largest asteroid to

have been visited by a probe from Earth.

even Fish know how to count It appears that even fish

can distinguish between

two quantities of objects

or signs in much the same

way as human beings.

These findings suggest

that the foundations for the

sophisticated mathematical

abilities developed by

humans may go back a very

long way indeed - even to

a time before animal life

diverged into fish and land-

dwelling vertebrates, an

event which took place more

than 400 million years ago.

the essence oF photosynthesis is artiFicially reproducedFor at least two billion years, Nature has used water and sunlight to produce the energy needed to drive

chlorophyll photosynthesis. Researchers have finally isolated a synthetic catalyst capable of functioning when

activated by light in an aqueous environment, exploiting ruthenium atoms on a surface consisting of carbon

nanotubes. This discovery marks a major turning point in research on systems capable of implementing

artificial photosynthesis, with a view to the production of hydrogen.

quantum physics and nanotechnology splendid, or Surface PLasmonics for Enhanced Nano Detectors and

Innovative Devices, will exploit plasmons (phenomena in quantum

physics) to achieve new types of extremely sensitive sensors, capable of

recording the presence of even just a few molecules of a given substance.

This may have a particularly important influence on industrial design in

the future, especially in the field of biomedical and foodstuff analyses.

Flint Fragments give new date to earliest settlements in northern europe

The study of 32 fragments of hand-

carved flint found in Suffolk has placed

the date of the first human settlements

in northern Europe two hundred thou-

sand years earlier than previously belie-

ved. The research involved fifteen of the

world’s top geologists, palaeontologists

and anthropologists. The results clearly

call for a re-think of the history of early

human settlements in Europe.

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researchers at the university oF padova are involved in thousands oF studies every year, some oF which have particularly attracted the attention oF the general public.

a step Forward in epilepsy prevention and treatment Today, approximately 3% of the world's

population suffer from epilepsy, and a

significant proportion fail to respond to

drugs currently in use. For the first time,

research has now identified astrocytes –

cells distributed in a mosaic which physically

anchor neurons and guarantee their blood

supply – as one of the cofactors triggering

the disorder, thus providing a new target for

the development of innovative therapies.

viruses and dna: secrets oF the inFection process revealed A new model of the spatial organisation of

DNA in viruses has been proposed, which

explains how DNA is packaged and solves the

enigma of topological 'plugs'. Applications

in the biomedical field are of great potential

interest and include the possibility of greatly

delaying infection processes, rendering them

ineffectual.

high alcohol consumption and cell ageing All the cells in our body are equipped with a true

biological clock, represented by telomeres, which are

sequences of DNA occurring in the terminal regions of

the chromosomes which become shorter as we grow

older. Research has revealed the effects of excessive

alcohol consumption on this telomere shortening

process, with various related risks to our health, from

a higher incidence of cancers to early ageing.

lhc: a new window into the inexhaustible wealth oF natureEssential progress in our understanding of the Universe is in sight, thanks to the Large Hadron Collider

(LHC), the particle accelerator at CERN near Geneva. Physicists use the LHC to study the smallest known

particles, the fundamental building blocks of all things. It can revolutionise our knowledge of nature, from

the minuscule world deep within atoms to the vastness of the whole Universe. Physicists from the University

of Padova and the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics are deeply involved in this extraordinary challenge.

a more eFFective method For producing polymersA new method has been devised for

producing polymers by reactivating

catalysts using electrical energy.

Advantages are that fewer residues

are left in the polymer compound,

and the amount of catalyst needed

is drastically reduced, with greater

savings and less pollution.

a luxury roman home emerges From spa resortExcavations by researchers from Padova in an area of more than 13,000 sq.m. on the Via Neroniana in

Montegrotto Terme (part of the spa resort a few miles outside the city), has brought to light the remains

of a very large and beautifully decorated home dating from the early 1st century AD.

the abruzzo earthquake: engineers From padova save art treasures Engineers from the University of Padova were in the forefront in coping with the emergency after

the earthquake in L’Aquila in 2009. They have been operating on two fronts: first documenting

details of all the historical and artistic buildings damaged by the quake and assessing the

damage, and then taking action to make the buildings safe.

bringing a star to earth In the frame of the European Thermonuclear

Fusion programme, physicists and engineers of the

University are working, together with CNR, ENEA

and INFN, on an ambitious goal: producing energy

from the processes which power our Sun and all the

other stars. In the CNR Research Area, just outside

Padova, 130 scientists and technicians, and about

30 students at various levels, are carrying out

experiments on hot plasmas, at temperatures of

up to 15 million degrees, in support to the ITER

international project.

early results oF herschel and planck missions

The Herschel Space Observatory

and Planck satellites were placed

in orbit by the European Space

Agency during a spectacular joint

launch in 2009. Planck takes

measurements of unprecedented

accuracy of the cosmic microwave

background radiation permeating

the Universe, a remnant of the Big

Bang. The Herschel Observatory

is the first 4-metre telescope to be

sent into space and will observe the

remoter parts of the Universe in the

infrared part of the electromagnetic

spectrum.

departments

departments

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diParTimenTo agronomia animali alimenTi risorse naTUrali e amBienTe (dafnae)

AgripolisViale dell’Università 1635020 Legnaro (Pd)tel. +39 0498272664fax +39 [email protected]

www.dafnae.unipd.it

diParTimenTo di medicina animale, ProdUzioni e salUTe (maPs)

AgripolisViale dell’Università35020 Legnaro (Pd)tel. +39 049.8272592fax +39 [email protected]

www.maps.unipd.it

The mission of the Department is to maintain high-quality veterinary care for both

pets and farmed animals, together with constant improvement and upgrading of

the theoretical and practical knowledge of veterinarians, working as clinicians as

well as experts in animal husbandry, food science and public health. Veterinarians

play an essential role in our society: they not only care for animals, but also work

to protect human health from the threat of diseases transmitted by live animals,

and to control the quality and safety of animal foodstuffs. The Department also has

a Veterinary Teaching Hospital, a very important tool for providing good care for

animal patients and also for training veterinary students and encouraging clinical

research in pet medicine.

DAFNAE works to combine innovative teaching and up-to-date research with its

advanced laboratories and experimental farm at Agripolis, a modern university

campus devoted to educational and research activites at excellent levels.

The mission of DAFNAE is to promote the quality of human life, the

competitiveness of the agrifood sector, and the sustainable use of biotic

and abiotic natural resources, through the production and dissemination of

knowledge of the management and improvement of plants, animals, soil and

microorganisms. Efforts focus on the production of high-quality food and

biomass, ensuring the preservation of ecological systems, of plants and animal

health, and enhancement of crop environments and biodiversity.

deParTmenT of agronomy, food, naTUral resoUrces, animals and The environmenT

deParTmenT of animal medicine, ProdUcTion and healTh

departments


diParTimenTo discienze Biomediche (dsB)

Via G. Colombo 335121 Padovatel. +39 049.8276047fax +39 [email protected]

www.biomed.unipd.it

diParTimenTo di Biologia

DepartmentofBiologyVia U. Bassi 58/b35121 Padova, Italytel. +39 049.8276178fax +39 [email protected]://dept.bio.unipd.it

MarineBiologyBuildingPalazzo Grassi, Riva Canal Vena 128130015 Chioggia (Venice), Italytel. - fax +39 [email protected]

HydrobiologicalStation“U.D’Ancona”Sestriere Canali 330015 Chioggia (VE)tel +39 041.400051http://chioggia.scienze.unipd.it

The scientific activity of the Department is undertaken in collaboration with many

Italian and international institutions. Research is concentrated on diverse and

complementary aspects of cellular and molecular biology, physiology, molecular

pathology and experimental pharmacology, with implications for genetic and

degenerative diseases, inflammatory processes and tumours. Scientific work is

financed by institutional funds (MIUR, CNR, ASI, European Community) private

foundations (AIRC, Telethon, etc.), international institutions (NIH, HSF) and

private companies.

The scientific aims of the research carried out in the Department encompass

most of the fields of modern biology at various levels of organisation, from

molecules to organisms and ecosystems in a evolutionary perspective. Many

model organisms are used in the research programmes, involving a wide range

of microorganisms, invertebrates, insects and small vertebrates. Experimental

approaches make use of a rich collection of instruments and research facilities.

Diversification in research is reflected in the variety of teaching courses organised

by the Department: five 1st-level courses and seven 2nd-level courses in

Biology, Molecular and Biomedical Biology, Biotechnology, Natural Sciences,

and Marine and Evolutionary Biology. The Department is also responsible for the

PhD School in Biosciences and Biotechnology.

deParTmenT of Biology

deParTmenT of Biomedical sciences

departments

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diParTimenTo di scienze chimiche

Via Marzolo 135131 Padovatel. +39 049.8275285fax +39 049.8275135

www.chimica.unipd.it

diParTimenTo di scienze cardiologiche, Toraciche e vascolari

Via Giustiniani 235128 Padovatel. +39 049.8214393 - 2527fax +39 049.8218764

www.dctv.unipd.it

Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are major causes of mortality and

morbidity worldwide. The mission of the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic

and Vascular Sciences is to foster knowledge of all aspects of heart, lung and

vascular diseases. The personnel is committed to providing accurate diagnoses

and optimal care for patients, promoting teaching at both undergraduate and

specialisation levels and developing innovative research programmes. The

Department encompasses many complementary areas, closely integrated with

each other: cardiology; pneumology; internal medicine, with particular focus on

thromboembolic and vascular diseases; environmental health medicine; lung

and heart diseases; cardiac surgery; thoracic surgery; vascular-endovascular

surgery; paediatric-congenital cardiac surgery; and statistics.

The Department is one of the largest in the University. It is responsible for

academic courses in the area of chemistry, at all levels including doctorates.

The Department has a very important chemistry library, and many well-

equipped laboratories, together with facilities and instrumentation devoted to

basic and applied research in the various branches of chemistry.

deParTmenT of cardiac, Thoracic and vascUlar sciences

deParTmenT of chemical sciences

departments

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diParTimenTo di ingegneria civile, edile e amBienTale (icea)

Via Marzolo 9 35131 Padovatel. +39 049.8275586 fax. +39 049.8275604

www.dicea.unipd.it

diParTimenTo di Biomedicina comParaTa e alimenTazione (Bca)

AgripolisViale dell’Università 16 35020 Legnaro (PD)tel +39 049.8272600-2601 fax +39 [email protected]

www.bca.unipd.it

Research and teaching at the Department deal with applied science in the fields

of artificial and natural environments. The focus is on technological innovation and

advances in basic knowledge through theoretical, experimental and computational

approaches, with the development of mathematical and numerical models.

Research, with laboratories, and graduate education programmes, include:

structural analysis and design; mechanics of structures and heterogeneous

materials; water resources, riverine, estuarine and coastal dynamics; land

protection; soil mechanics; environmental impact of infrastructures and waste

management; planning and performance of transportation systems, roads,

railways, airport design and maintenance; architectural design and urban planning;

building technologies; restoration; history of architecture; remote sensing.

The mission of the Department is to pursue excellence in research and education

within all disciplines pertaining to veterinary medicine. Its aim is to develop

basic and applied science, and its main research topics cover: basic science

applied to veterinary medicine; intra-specific genetic polymorphism in species

of veterinary and production interest; food safety and food quality in relation

to consumer health and pathology and comparative medicine. The staff is

composed of 42 professors and researchers, 23 technicians and administrative

employees, 15 PhD students and 14 research fellows. Laboratories and facilities

are fully equipped for teaching and research activities. Services are also available

as support to animal owners and veterinarians.

deParTmenT of comParaTive Biomedicine and food science

deParTmenT of civil, environmenTal and archiTecTUral engineering

departments


diParTimenTo dei Beni cUlTUrali: archeologia sToria dell’arTe, del cinema e della mUsica(dBc)

Piazza Capitaniato 735139 Padova tel +39 049.8274673fax +39 049.8274670

www.beniculturali.unipd.it

The Department promotes the development of competences allowing deeper

knowledge of the complexity of Italy’s cultural heritage and all forms of interaction

with disciplinary areas linked to similar research frameworks. It thus promotes

scientific, technological and IT competences for the study, protection, conservation,

restoration, and enhancement of the cultural heritage, and at making this vast cultural

“asset” properly known and appreciated. Another aim is to develop research lines in

an international perspective, in order to exploit resources by collaborating with other

institutions in Italy. Teaching is based on the concept of the cultural heritage as an

encompassing expression of societies, both past and present.

deParTmenT of cUlTUral heriTage: archaeology and hisTory of arT, cinema and mUsic

diParTimenTo di Psicologia dello svilUPPo e della socializzazione

Via Venezia 835131 Padovatel. +39 049.8276539 - 6507fax +39 [email protected]

http://dpss.psy.unipd.it

Research projects conducted within the Department include basic, applied and

clinical research, in the following key areas: neo-natal development; psychology

of language and literacy; psychology and neuropsychology of cognitive

processes; cognition and social relations; psychology of emotions; dynamic

psychology and psychopathology; parenting; health and community psychology;

instructional psychology; learning disabilities; assessment and counselling.

deParTmenT of develoPmenTal Psychology and socialisaTion

departments

61still growing

diParTimenTo di Psicologia generale

Via Venezia 835131 Padovatel. +39 049.8276587fax +39 [email protected]

www.dpg.psy.unipd.it

diParTimenTo di scienze economiche e aziendali “marco fanno”

Via del Santo 3335123 Padovatel. +39 049.8274210fax +39 [email protected]

www.decon.unipd.it

The Department of Economics and Management was established in the 1990s.

It has 73 members covering a broad range of research areas: accounting,

corporate finance, econometrics, banking and finance, industrial organization,

macro-economics, management, micro-economics, organization studies and

economic history. Members of the Department have published in leading journals

such as American Economic Review, Strategic Management Journal, The

Economic Journal, Research Policy, Contemporary Accounting Research, and

others. The Department has a PhD program mein economics and management,

attracting students from all over the world. Since its foundation, the Department

has developed scientific relations with other Italian and foreign universities,

research institutes and top international researchers, as recently testified by the

programme of the Research Visiting Senior Fellowship.

deParTmenT of economics and managemenT

deParTmenT of general Psychology

The long-standing tradition of the Department in experimental psychology

has developed through interdisciplinary contacts with specialists in cognitive

sciences, neuroscience, information engineering, physiology and biology.

The Department’s key areas of research are clinical and health psychology,

cognitive, behavioral and affective neurosciences (including neuropsychology

and psychophysiology), experimental and cognitive psychology, comparative

and evolutionary psychology, ergonomics, human factors, psychophysics, and

quantitative and mathematical psychology.

departments

63still growing

diParTimenTo di scienze sToriche geografiche e dell’anTichiTà (dissgea)

Via del Vescovado 3035141Padovatel. +39 049 8278501 fax +39 049 [email protected]

www.dissgea.unipd.it

The Department carries out research and teaching, ranging from the reigns of the

third millenium B.C. and the Greek and Latin civilisations until the contemporary

world, with particular focus on the following: history of institutions and political,

social and religious movements in the Mediterranean, European and world

contexts; history of culture; global/world history; history of Venice and the

Veneto region; history and geography of economic territories and systems; and

history, enhancement and management of industrial heritage. It hosts inter-

university centres and cooperates with both Italian and foreign universities within

a perspective of research/study (Master Erasmus Mundus and post-graduate

levels) and of direct links between higher education and research (School of

Historical, Geographic and Anthropological Sciences).

deParTmenT of hisTorical and geograPhic sciences and The ancienT World

The Department covers a wide range of disciplines in basic and applied

geosciences (palaeontology and palaeoclimatology, sedimentology and

stratigraphy, structure and tectonics, physical geography and geomorphology,

applied geology, mineralogy, petrology, geophysics). The mission of the

Department is to increase knowledge of the Earth and to prepare students at all

levels to succeed in industry, government, business and academe.

diParTimenTo di geoscienze

Via Gradenigo 635131 Padovatel. +39 049.8279112fax +39 [email protected]

www.geoscienze.unipd.it

deParTmenT of geosciences

departments


diParTimenTo di ingegneria dell’informazione (dei)

Via Gradenigo 6/b35131 Padovatel. +39 049.8277600fax +39 [email protected]

www.dei.unipd.it

The Department’s teaching and research activities primarily concern the area of

Information Engineering, which includes the following disciplines: applied optics,

bioengineering, computer science, electronics, operational research, systems

and control theory, and telecommunications. The Department coordinates 9

first- and second-level degree programmes and a doctoral school, providing

students with 15 laboratories (hosting over 150 workstations), free WiFi

access, and an open-shelf library. Faculty (about 100) and research personnel

(about 150, comprising graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and research

associates) work in about 50 research groups and 45 research laboratories, with

an impressive record of publications and collaborations with research institutions

and companies worldwide. The Department’s faculty comprises 6 IEEE Fellows.

deParTmenT of informaTion engineering

diParTimenTo di ingegneria indUsTriale (dii)

Via Gradenigo 6/a 35131 Padova tel. +39 049.8277500 - 7501 fax +39 [email protected]

www.dii.unipd.it

The Department promotes and manages scientific and technological research

projects in all fields of industrial engineering, including aerospace engineering,

chemical and process engineering, electrical engineering, energy engineering,

and materials and mechanical engineering, as well as industrial technology

transfer initiatives. All the Department’s activities aim at reaching international

levels of research excellence by an interdisciplinary approach. International

cooperation with top universities and research centres is actively fostered. The

Department is also responsible for teaching activities at BS, MS and PhD levels,

covering all curricula in industrial engineering related to the above-mentioned

areas of research. An increasing number of courses is offered in English, in order

to facilitate the access of foreign students.

deParTmenT of indUsTrial engineering

departments

65still growing

diParTimenTo di sTUdi lingUisTici leTTerari (dissl)

Via Beato Pellegrino 135137 Padovatel. +39 049.8274800fax +39 [email protected]

www.disll.unipd.it

The Department carries out research into the linguistic, philological and literary

aspects of communication. It builds on consolidated research into national

and international linguistic and literary traditions, both diachronically and

synchronically, but is also open to innovative and interdisciplinary methods

for exploring new fields, such as intercultural, genre, post-colonial, translation,

media and corpus-based studies, and on-line teaching. It combines research

and teaching to provide courses on 15 foreign languages (including 13 European

Union languages) and on the respective literatures and cultures. The Department

is also interested in local Italian traditions, as demonstrated by its research into

linguistic, literary and social phenomena of the Veneto Region.

deParTmenT of lingUisTic and liTerary sTUdies

diParTimenTo di TerriTorio e sisTemi agro-foresTali - Tesaf

AgripolisViale dell’Università 1635020 Legnaro (PD)tel. +39 049.8272728 +39 049.8272770fax +39 [email protected]

www.tesaf.unipd.it

The Department is dedicated to the understanding, effective management

and sustainable use of renewable agricultural and forest resources through a

distinctive tradition of core-discipline excellence, interdisciplinary collaborations

and international partnerships. The disciplinary focus is broad in scope,

ranging from individual organisms to natural and managed ecosystems,

from wilderness to agricultural and landscape-based systems, from local to

international environments, and from resource preservation to utilization. The

Department reflects a diversity of disciplines, including ecology and silviculture;

phytopathology; appraisal and law; land, agriculture, food and forestry economics

and policy; hydrology; soil conservation and water resources management;

agricultural and forest engineering; remote sensing and GIS.

deParTmenT of land, environmenT, agricUlTUre and foresTry

departments

67still growing

diParTimenTo di maTemaTica

Via Trieste 6335121 Padovatel. +39 049.8271200fax +39 [email protected]

www.math.unipd.it

The Department has a long-standing and distinguished research tradition in a

wide variety of topics in pure and applied mathematics and computer science.

The School offers bachelor and master degree curricula in those subjects, with

international programmes. The staff cover most of the mathematics required for

engineering, economics, statistics and other scientific curricula. The Department,

jointly with other Italian and foreign universities, also hosts PhD programmes in

pure and applied mathematics and computer science.

deParTmenT of maThemaTics

diParTimenTo di Tecnica e gesTione dei sisTemi indUsTriali (dTg)

Stradella S.Nicola 336100 Vicenzatel. +39 0444.998701fax +39 [email protected]

www.gest.unipd.it

The Department’s activities cover the engineering, technological and economic

competences needed to develop new products, materials, and production

processes favouring technical management and economic profitability.

Basic knowledge areas include industrial design and innovation; product,

production, and materials development; micro- and nano-technology; energy,

and organisation and management. The Department is involved in the teaching

programme of the School of Engineering and the master degree programmes

in engineering and management, product innovation, and mechatronics. It also

hosts two PhD programmes (engineering and management and mechanical

design and mechatronics).

deParTmenT ofmanagemenT and engineering

departments


diParTimenTo di medicina molecolare

Via Gabelli 6335121 Padovatel. +39 049.8272350 - 2362 +39 049.8211325 fax +39 049.8272355 +39 [email protected]

www.medicinamolecolare.unipd.it

The work of the Department involves various fields which all converge on the

study of biology and human pathology. The Department comprises personnel

with reciprocal competences in biochemistry, biophysics, microbiology, virology,

tissue, cell and molecular biology, environmental and forensic toxicology,

infectivology and clinical medicine, chemotherapy, epidemiology, public health,

and occupational medicine. Cultural contiguity among these areas derives

from integration between biomedicine and evidence-based medicine. Cultural

contents stand out for their complementarity, with a central theme in advanced

analytics and precise computational analysis. The Department also works on

advanced chemical and biochemical analyses and expects growing interest in

bio- and nanotechnologies and other “–omic” technologies.

deParTmenT of molecUlar medicine

diParTimenTo di medicina (dimed)

Via Giustiniani 235128 Padovatel. + 39 049.8212927fax. + 39 [email protected]@unipd.it

www.medicinadimed.unipd.it

The mission of the Department of Medicine is to educate medical students, graduate

students, and post-doctoral fellows to the highest professional standards; to identify

pathophysiological mechanisms, and to prevent and treat diseases. The Department

supports staff members involved in both basic science and healthcare delivery.

Divisions include pathology, laboratory medicine, pharmacology, anesthesiology,

internal medicine, geriatric medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine, dermatology,

exercise physiology, nephrology, hepatology, endocrinology and metabolism,

haematology, rheumatology, and nutrition. The main focal areas are medical

education, basic research, and clinical investigation. The Department is home to 103

full-time faculty members, 60 MD students, 445 PhD students. In 2011, Department

members received nearly 4 million euro in funding from both national and international

public and private institutions. It has 15 units able to provide extensive MD and PhD

programmes in the fields of academic and basic science.

deParTmenT of medicine

departments

69still growing

diParTimenTo di scienze del farmaco (dsf)

Via Marzolo 535131 Padova tel. +39 049.8275357tax +39 [email protected]

www.dsfarm.unipd.it

The new Department stems from the merging of the previous Departments of

Pharmaceutical Sciences and of Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, which

have always represented the reference structures for research and teaching

focusing on the worlds of medical drugs. The main disciplines include

pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, pharmacology and toxicology,

integrated by solid experience in chemistry, biochemistry and cell biology, in

addition to pharmaceutical and medical bio/nanotechnology. The staff includes

60 researchers/professors, over 40 technicians and about 100 young researchers

under training, including PhD students and post-doctoral fellows. In addition,

the research laboratories host 100 more students working experimentally on

their master theses.

deParTmenT of PharmaceUTical and Pharmacological sciences

diParTimenTo di neUroscienze (nPsrr)

Via Giustiniani 535128 Padovatel. +39 049.8213989fax +39 [email protected]

www.neuroscienze.unipd.it

The acronym of the Department comprises its various disciplines, i.e., neurology

and neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychobiology, ophthalmology, ent and audiology,

maxillo-facial, plastic and reconstructive surgery, dentistry, and physical and

rehabilitative medicine. Study of the functions and diseases of the central nervous

system is essential to the primary cultural, formative and scientific mission of

the Department, as the term Neurosciences implies. Study of sensory functions

and pathology, as well as inherent reconstructive and rehabilitative aspects,

represent a modern multidisciplinary view, in analogy to the internationally

recognised model of KopfKlinik.

deParTmenT of neUrosciences

departments

71still growing

diParTimenTo di fisica e asTronomia “galileo galilei”

Via Marzolo 835131 Padovatel. +39 049.8277088fax +39 049/[email protected]

www.astro.unipd.itwww.fisica.unipd.it

The mission of the Department ranges from teaching to the most advanced

research. The centuries-old tradition initiated with Copernicus and Galileo

continues today, with involvement in research projects at the highest international

competitiveness in fundamental physics, applied physics and astronomy. The

Department is one of the most important research centres for physics and

astronomy in Italy. It hosts a section of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics

(INFN) and a unit of the Italian Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical

Sciences of Matter (CNISM), and cooperates with the Paduan Astronomical

Observatory of the Italian Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). In collaboration

with INAF, the Department runs the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, where a

variety of instruments are available for research and student training.

deParTmenT of Physics and asTronomy

diParTimenTo di filosofia, Pedagogia e Psicologia aPPlicaTa (fisPPa)

Piazza Capitaniato 335139 Padovatel. +39 049.8274534fax +39 [email protected]

www.fisppa.unipd.it

The Department brings together scholars from various fields with the aim of

developing interdisciplinary analyses of human experience in social contexts.

Research topics mainly cover inter-cultural problems, analysis of social,

educational and psychological processes, and individual choices and practices

in sociocultural and historical contexts, with due consideration of basic

underlying values. Recognising the importance of merging forms of knowledge,

the Department values its disciplinary traditions, and promotes theoretical

and empirical research spanning from individual to societal concerns. It also

coordinates several degree courses, PhD programmes, specialised courses and

masters.

deParTmenT of PhilosoPhy, sociology, edUcaTion and aPPlied Psychology

departments


diParTimenTo di diriTTo PrivaTo e criTica del diriTTo (ddPcd)

Via VIII Febbraio 235122 Padovatel. 049 8273394 - 3420fax 049/[email protected]

www.dirprivato.unipd.it

The integration of the disciplines now joined and linked together under the heading

of the new Department, finds its raison d’être in the legal tradition of Western law,

whose founding categories have been shaping and developed after Roman Law.

Furthermore, Legal Theory and Jurisprudence, along with their methodological

approach, are entrusted with the analysis of the ultimate principles of law and with the

critical assessment of their respective determinations. As to the teaching curriculum,

special significance has been attached to the selection of the first year classes, such

as Private Law, Roman Lawand Legal Philosophy: together, they concur to students’

legal “alphabetization”. Civil Law and Commercial Law (including Corporate Law and

Securities Law) and – due to its markedly specialized traits – Labour law, represent the

additional core of the law courses: together, they interact towards the education of

students with respect to each of the different areas of legal professionalism.

deParTmenT of PrivaTe laW and criTiqUe of laW

diParTimenTo di scienze PoliTiche, giUridiche e sTUdi inTernazionali (sPgi)

Via del Santo 28, Via del Santo 7735122 Padovatel. 049.8274005 fax [email protected]

www.spgi.unipd.it

The Department is the result of the union of the Departments of Comparative

Law, International Studies, and Historical and Political Studies, and a group

of professors from the Department of Sociology. It aims at safeguarding some

essential aspects of the approach to science and teaching in Italian universities,

and offers cultural and educational projects with several important new features.

It has the authority and efficacy to affirm itself in both national and international

ambits, by means of studies in the fields of law, philosophy, languages, political

science, sociology and history. The Department is founded on the substantial

scientific and educational legacy inherited from the Faculty of Political Sciences.

It has many three-year and second-cycle degree courses, and post-graduate

training structures (research doctorates, masters, etc.).

deParTmenT of PoliTical and JUridical sciences and inTernaTional sTUdies

departments

73still growing

diParTimenTo di scienze sTaTisTiche

Via Battisti 24135121 Padovatel 049 8274168fax 049 [email protected]

www.stat.unipd.it

The Department of Statistical Sciences was established in early 1984 and was

the successor to the Institute of Statistics, the prestigious institution founded

by Corrado Gini in 1913. The Department currently has 14 full professors,

16 associate professors and 13 assistant professors, working on both

methodological and applied matters. The staff is composed of 19 members.

Since 2009, the Department has received about € 1 million for research purposes.

It has an international research profile, as revealed by many publications in

major international journals. Since 1984, the Department has offered a PhD

programme in Statistics and, since 1994, also in Statistics Applied to Economic

and Social Sciences. There are currently 21 PhD students enrolled in the School

in Statistics, coming from all over the world.

diParTimenTo di diriTToPUBBlico, inTernazionale e comUniTario

PublicInternalLawVia VIII Febbraio 235122 Padovatel. +39 049.8273355fax +39 049.8273374

InternationalandCommunitylawVia Anghinoni 335122 Padovatel. +39 049.8273666fax +39 049.8273665

[email protected]

www.dirpubblico.unipd.it

The Department hosts researchers working on six fields of law: constitutional

law, administrative law, civil procedures, criminal law and procedure, tax law,

and international and European law. It has a very large library which also includes

ancient works in the above subjects.

deParTmenT of sTaTisTical sciences

deParTmenT of PUBlic, inTernaTional and commUniTy laW

departments


diParTimenTo di scienze chirUrgiche, oncologiche e gasTroenTerologiche(discog)

ClinicaChirurgicaIIVia Giustiniani 235124 Padovatel. +39 049.8215807fax +39 [email protected]

www.discog.unipd.it

diParTimenTo di salUTe della donna e del BamBino (sdB)

Via Giustiniani 335128 Padovatel. +39 049.8213505fax +39 [email protected]

www.sdb.unipd.it

The Department has several subsections which work in coordination for

teaching, research and assistance. The Department promotes the health of

women and children by an integrated approach on the part of research groups

and SSD of excellent quality, at Italian and international level. In particular, the

Department promotes the health of newborn babies, children and adolescents,

carries out research and clinical work in genetics; promotes the health of women

in adolescence, pregnancy, adult age and old age, and trains future generations

of specialised doctors and other healthcare professionals.

The main aim of this new Department is to integrate clinical and basic research

with teaching of both undergraduates and post-graduates within the School

of Medicine. Clinical and preclinical research lines are thus shared among the

various units of the Department, which are routinely involved in diagnostic

and therapeutic management of patients referred to the University Hospital of

Padova. The Department also has the following main research and teaching

fields: surgery (oncology, abdominal transplants, geriatrics, endocrinology,

urology, orthopaedics), oncology and immunology, and gastroenterology.

deParTmenT of sUrgery, oncology and gasTroenTerology

deParTmenT of Women’s and children’s healTh

galilean school of higher edUcaTion

The ScuolaGalileianadiStudiSuperiori (Galilean School of Higher Education) is a

school of excellence which combines traditional university education with a series of

special in-house courses comprising seminars and lectures by visiting professors of

international fame. Divided into two categories, Moral Sciences and Natural Sciences,

the ScuolaGalileianadiStudiSuperiori illustrates the techniques and methods used

for scientific research, and then affords students a deeper insight into the field. Only

24 students are admitted each year. They are, however, guaranteed free board and

lodging, a place on two foreign language courses, plus personal tutoring to help them

plan their university careers. Admission to the ScuolaGalileianadiStudiSuperiori

is subjected to passing an entrance examination. If accepted, students are then

required to maintain a high average for their entire degree course.

scUola galileiana di sTUdi sUPeriori Via Prati 1935122 Padovatel. + 39 049.8278938 - 8969fax + 39 [email protected] www.scuolagalileiana.unipd.it

improvingmUltidisciplinarity

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improving multidisciplinarity

still growing

the reForm enables students to personalise their own university careeraccording to their cultural and proFessional expectations

course organisationThe “3+2” university reform has changed the traditional

framework of Italian university qualifications and now

prospective undergraduates have a wider range of degree

courses to choose from. The reform enables students

to personalise their own university career according to

their cultural and professional expectations. This course

organisation, according to the ECTS (European Credit

Transfer and Accumulation System), introduces the

“credit” as the unit of measurement which defines the

student workload, including time spent attending lectures,

seminars, independent study, examinations, etc. One credit

corresponds to 25 hours of study.

first cycle

Laurea

1st cycle degree

This degree gives students basic theoretical preparation

and an adequate command of general scientific methods

and contents, in addition to the acquisition of specific

professional know-how. It requires 180 credits, which can

generally be accumulated within three years. The laurea

(1st cycle degree) grants access to competitions for the

Italian civil service, state-regulated and non-state-regulated

professions, and to 2nd cycle degree courses. Graduates are

awarded the qualification of dottore.

The corresponding qualification, not only in English-speaking

countries, but now also in the whole area of the Bologna

Process, is Bachelor’s level degree.

second cycle

Laurea magistrale

2nd cycle degree

This qualification is open to graduates with a 1st cycle or

foreign equivalent degree and requires a further 120credits,

which can be accumulated over an average of two years.

Previous specific curricula in the first cycle are required for

admission. The 2nd cycle aims at providing students with

an advanced level of education for highly qualified work in

specific areas. Graduates are awarded the qualification of

dottore magistrale. The laurea magistrale grants access to

competitions for the Italian civil service, state-regulated

and non-state-regulated professions, research doctorate

programmes and all other degree courses of the 3rd cycle.

The corresponding qualification, not only in English-speaking

countries but now also in the whole area of the Bologna

Process, is Master’s level degree.



Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico

Single cycle degree

This degree course runs as a single cycle; the degree is

awarded at the end of five or six years and requires 300-360

credits. These courses are one-tier degree courses, without

intermediate exit, and are in alternative to the two-tier degree

course scheme. They are usually adopted in order to prepare

for EU regulated professions (e.g., medicine and surgery,

veterinary medicine, pharmacology).

The laurea magistrale a ciclo unico grants access to

competitions for the Italian civil service, state-regulated

and non-state-regulated professions, research doctorate

programmes and all other degree courses of the 3rd

cycle. Graduates are awarded the qualification of dottore

magistrale.

Master universitario 1° livello

1st level short specialisation degree

These courses lead to an out-of-mainstream university

qualification; they can be accessed after a 1st cycle degree

course or a comparable foreign degree. They last at least

one year and involve the acquisition of at least 60 credits.

The corresponding qualification does not give access to 2nd

or 3rd cycles. The latter degree course is also clearly different

from the usual master degree, which – not only in English-

speaking countries but also in the whole area of the Bologna

Process – corresponds to the Italian laureamagistrale.

third cycle

Dottorato di ricerca

Doctoral degree

This doctorate confers the skills required to undertake

research in universities as well as within the private and public

sectors. Applicants must be in possession of a 2nd cycle

degree (laureamagistrale or laureamagistraleaciclounico).

They are also required to pass an entrance examination.

The whole degree course generally lasts three years, and

corresponds to the Doctorate in English-speaking countries.

Scuole di specializzazione

Specialisation schools

These schools enable graduates to practice chosen

professions and to use the title of specialista (specialist).

Admission usually requires students to obtain a specific laurea

magistrale or laureamagistraleaciclounico (or a comparable

foreign degree) and to pass a selective examination. Course

length varies in relation to subject fields. They are devised to

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SCUOLA SECONDARIA DI 2° GRADO (Upper secondary education, 5 years)

SCUOLA SECONDARIA DI 1° GRADO (Lower secondary education, 3 years)

SCUOLA PRIMARIA (Primary education, 5 years)

LAUREA

(1st cycle degree, 3 years)

LAUREA MAGISTRALE

(2nd cycle degree, 2 years)

LAUREA SPECIALISTICA/MAGISTRALE A CICLO UNICO

(single cycle degree, 5-6 years)

MASTER UNIVERSITARIO1° LIVELLO

(1st level short specialisation degree, 1+ years)

SCUOLA DI SPECIALIZZAZIONE

(post-graduate 3rd cycle: specialisation degree, 1-5 years)

1st and 2nd cycle degrees

single cycle degree

3rd cycle degree Lifelong learning specialisation degree

3rd cycle professionally oriented specialisation degree

UNIVERSITY MAINSTREAM EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

LIFE-LONG LEARNING

N.B. Bold face in each box is Italian legal name.

DOTTORATO DI RICERCA

(post-graduate 3rd cycle: doctoral degree, 3 years)

MASTER UNIVERSITARIO 2° LIVELLO

(post-graduate 2nd levelshort specialisation degree, 1+ years)

TerTiary edUcaTion in iTaly



provide students with knowledge and abilities required for

highly qualified the professions (e.g., cardiology, oncology).

Master universitario 2° livello

2nd level short specialisation degree

These courses lead to an out-of-mainstream university

qualification and can be accessed after a 2nd cycle degree

course, single cycle degree course or comparable foreign

degree. They consist in quite advanced scientific courses

or studies in life-long learning programmes, last at least one

year, and involve the acquisition of at least 60 credits.

This degree-course is therefore clearly different from the

usual master degree, which – not only in English-speaking

countries but also in the whole area of the Bologna Process

– corresponds to the Italian laureamagistrale.

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still growing

Aerospace engineering

Agricultural science and technology

Animal science and technology

Applied pharmaceutical science

Archaeology

Arts and humanities

Astronomy

Audioprosthetic techniques

Biology

Biomedical engineering

Biomedical laboratory techniques

Biotechnology

Chemical and materials engineering

Chemistry

Childhood and pre-adolescence teacher training sciences (distance learning)

Childhood neuro and psycomotricity

Civil engineering

Cognitive psychology and psychobiology

Communication

Computer engineering

Computer science

Cultural tourism planning and management

Dental hygiene

Developmental and educational psychology

Dietetics

Economic law and governance

Economics and management

Educational sciences (Curricula in Training and development of human resources and in Educational science)

Educational sciences (Curricula in Early Education and in Social education and cultural animation)

Electronic engineering

Employment consultancy

Energy engineering

Engineering and management

Environment and workplace prevention techniques

Environmental and land planning engineering

Environmental sciences and technology

Food science and technology

laurea 1sT cycle degree coUrses

Forestry and environmental technology

Geological science

Health assistance

History

History and conservation of the artistic and cultural heritage

Human movement sciences

Imaging and radiotherapy techniques

Industrial chemistry

Information engineering

International economics

Land and landscape restoration and enhancement

Linguistic and cultural mediation

Materials science

Mathematics

Mechanic and mechatronic engineering

Mechanical engineering

Midwifery

Modern languages and literatures

Molecular biology

Natural science

Neurophysiopathology

Nursing

Occupational therapy

Optics and optometry

Orthoptics and ophthalmic assistance

Paediatric nursing

Philosophy

Physics



Physiotherapy

Political sciences, international relations, human rights

Political sciences, international studies, public administration

Professional education

Psychology of personality and interpersonal relationships

Psychological sciences and techniques (e-learning)

Safety and hygiene of food products

Science and culture of gastronomy and catering

Social and work psychology

Social work (qualifying for welfare officers)

Sociological sciences

Speech and language therapy

Statistics and information technologies

Statistics and management

Statistics, economics and finance

Visual and performing arts

Viticulture and enology science and technology

inTer-UniversiTyInter-university courses organised with faculty members of other universities

Italian language and culture for foreigners (e-learning)

Building engineering and architecture (5 years)

Chemistry and pharmaceutical techniques (5 years)

Law and jurisprudence (5 years)

Medicine and surgery (6 years)

Pharmacy (5 years)

Primary teacher education (4 years)

School of dentistry (6 years)

Veterinary Medicine (5 years)

laurea magistrale a ciclo unico single cycle degree coUrses

laurea magistrale 2nd cycle degree coUrses

Aerospace engineering

Agricultural science and technology

Animal science and technology

Archaeological sciences

Astronomy

Automation engineering

Bioengineering

Biotechnology applied to food security and nutrition

Business administration

Chemical and process engineering

Chemistry

Civil engineering

Classical languages and literatures and ancient history

Clinical dynamic psychology

Clinical psychology

Community psychology

Computer engineering

Computer science

Developmental and educational psychology

Economics and finance

Electrical engineering

Electronic engineering

Energy engineering

Engineering and management

Environmental engineering (in English)

European and American languages and literatures

European studies

Evolutionary biology

Experimental psychology and cognitive sciences

Food science and technology

Forestry and environmental sciences

Geology and technical geology

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Government sciences and public policies

Health professions of technical sciences (diagnostics)

Health professions of rehabilitation sciences

Historical sciences

History of art

Industrial biotechnology

Industrial chemistry

Institutions and politics of human rights and peace

International economics

International politics and diplomacy

Land and environment science and technology

Law and economics

Linguistics

Local development (in English)

Management of educational services

Marine biology

Materials engineering

Materials science

Mathematics

Mechanical engineering

Mechatronic engineering

Media education and e-learning theory and methodology (e-learning)

Medical biotechnologies

Modern languages for international communication and cooperation

Modern philology

Molecular biology

Natural science

Neuroscience and neuropsychological rehabilitation

Nursing and midwifery sciences

Pedagogical sciences

Pharmaceutical biotechnologies

Philosophical sciences

Physics

Preventive and adapted physical activity

Product innovation engineering

Sciences of social work

Social, work and communication psychology

Sociology

Statistical sciences

Strategies in communication

Telecommunication engineering

Theatre, film, television and media studies

inTer-UniversiTyinter-university courses organised with faculty members of other universities

Clinical Engineering (University of Padova, University of Trieste)

Historical sciences (University of Padova, Universidade de èvora, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne)

History and management of archival and bibliographic heritage (University of Padova, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

Lifelong education sciences (University of Padova, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

Local development (Erasmus mundus master degree sustainable teritorial development) (University of Padova, Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Modern Philology (University of Padova, Université Stendhal, Grenoble 3)

Music and performing arts (University of Padova, Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

Religious studies (University of Padova, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

Viticulture, enology and wine-making marketing (University of Padova, University of Udine, University of Verona)



master universitari shorT sPecialisaTion degree-coUrses

level

Aesthetic plastic surgery II

Aesthetic rehabilitation with fixed and removable prosthodontics: traditional methods and advanced systems

II

Aesthetics of oral and perioral tissues in dentistry II

Basic and advanced electrophysiology I

Business and management - MBM: industry-specific fragrance and cosmetic sector; industry-specific food services sector

I

Cardiovascular pathology II

Child life: protection of children and their “existential needs” in hospital

I

Clinical neuropsychology II

Community nutrition and nutrition education - NUTRICEA I

Death studies & the end of life for the intervention of support and the accompanying

I

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of congenital heart diseases in paediatric and adult age

II

Diagnostic and therapeutic oncological endoscopy II

Disability, institutional and social inclusion I

Drainage and irrigation I

Endo-urological treatment of lithiasis and urothelial tumours of upper urinary tract

II

Endodontics II

European integration: EU policy and planning I

Food quality and safety II

Forensic psychopathology and neuropsychology II

Functional assessment and prescription of physical activity in medicine

II

Geriatric psychology II

Governance of local tourism resources I

Governance of sustainable development I

Healthcare for ostomates and incontinent patients I

Health Technology Assessment – HTA: evaluation of healthcare technologies

II

Hepatology: disease of liver and biliary ducts II

Human resources evaluation, training and development. Organisation analysis, intervention and risk prevention

II

Innovation and project management I

Intercultural studies I

International commerce - MASCI I

Islam in Europe I

Management for healthcare professions I

Manual therapies and musculoskeletal rehabilitation I

Medical and surgical treatment of obesity II

Music therapy I

Neuromuscular diseases II

New technologies in surgical treatment of heart disease II

Nursing case management I

Osteointegrated implantology II

Pain therapy and palliative treatment II

Perinatal medicine and neonatal intensive care II

Psychodiagnosis and intervention: theories and techniques of psychodynamic assessment in developmental and adult ages

II

Psychopathology of learning disabilities II

Reproductive medicine and biology II

Science communication I

Science, technology and society: analysing and managing techno-scientific processes in social contexts

I

Sedation and emergency odontology II

Specialised paediatrics: 1) paediatric cardiology 2) paediatric gastroenterology 3) paediatric neurology and clinical neurophysiology 4) paediatric rheumatology 5) paediatric oncohaematology 6) paediatric pneumology and allergies 7) hereditary metabolic diseases 8) paediatric diabetology 9) paediatric nephrology

II

Strategic environmental management I

Surface treatments for industrial applications II

Teaching and management for schools II

Teaching Italian as a second language II

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still growing

scuole di specializzazione sPecialisaTion schools

TMJ function and dysfunction: multidisciplinary approach

II

Transition to parenthood and child development: preventive and psychotherapeutic interventions

II

Vascular medicine II

Vascular neurosonology I

Youth and participatory policies I

inTer-UniversiTy level

Chemical engineering: water treatment and renewable sources of energy

II

Critical criminology, crime prevention and social safety

II

Industrial heritage conservation, management and enhancement

II

Mediation as an operational tool within family, penal, community, civil and commercial environments

II

REACH: registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical substances (EC 1907/2006)

II

Training and careers professionals II

inTernaTional

European master's degree in human rights and democratisation - E.MA

I

Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics II

Allergology and clinical immunology

Anaesthesia and intensive care

Anatomic pathology

Animal health, breeding and the livestock industry

Archeological heritage

Audiology and phoniatrics

Cardiac surgery

Clinical biochemistry

Clinical pathology

Clinical psychology

Community medicine

Dermatology and venereology

Diseases of cardiovascular apparatus

Diseases of respiratory tract

Emergency medicine

Endocrinology and metabolic diseases

Gastroenterology

General surgery

Geriatrics

Gynaecology and obstetrics

Haematology

Health psychology

Historical and artistic heritage

Hospital pharmacy

Infectious diseases

Inspection of food of animal origin

Internal medicine

Legal medicine

Legal professions

Life-cycle psychology

Maxillofacial surgery

Medical genetics

Medical pharmacology

Medical toxicology

Microbiology and virology

Nephrology

Neurology

Neuropsychology

Neurosurgery

Nuclear medicine



Doctoral Schools

Animal and food sciences

Astronomy

Biomedicine

Biosciences and biotechnologies

Civil and environmental engineering sciences

Crop sciences

Developmental medicine and planning sciences

Earth sciences

Economics and management

Historical, geographical and religious-historical studies

History and criticism of artistic and musical heritage and of performing arts

Industrial engineering

Information engineering

International law, private and labour law

Law

Linguistic, philological and literary sciences

Management engineering and real estate appraisal

Materials engineering and science

Mathematical sciences

Medical, clinical and experimental sciences

Molecular sciences

Oncology and surgical oncology

Paedagogical, educational and instructional sciences

Pharmacological sciences

Philosophy

Product innovation and mechatronic engineering

Physics

Psychological sciences

Regeneration biology and medicine

Social sciences: interactions, communication and cultural constructions

Space measurement, sciences and technologies

Statistical sciences

Study and preservation of the archaeological and architectonical heritage

Territory, environment, resources and health

Veterinary sciences

International Doctorates

Arterial hypertension and vascular biology

Fusion science and engineering

dottorati di ricerca docToral degrees

Nutritional sciences

Occupational medicine

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthognatodontics

Orthopaedics and traumatology

Otolaryngology

Paediatric neuropsychiatry

Paediatric surgery

Paediatrics

Physical and rehabilitation medicine

Physics for medicine

Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery

Preventive medicine and hygiene

Psychiatry

Public health statistics and biometrics

Radio diagnosis

Radiotherapy

Rearing, hygiene, pathology and control of aquatic species

Rheumatology

Spa medicine

Sports medicine

Thoracic surgery

Urology

Vascular surgery

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CuratorsClaudia Culòs, Luisa Mazzarolli, Daniele Mont d’Arpizio

Publishing and editing Anna Cortelazzo, Fiorella De Gobbi, Marta Guidolin, Valentina Masotto, Sara Pittarello, Silvia Preciso, Roberta Rasa

Graphic design Claudia Culòs

Translations Centrolingue Srl, Padova; Gabriel Walton

Editing coordinator Gabriel Walton

Photography Massimo PistoreStock Exchange Image Bank

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