University of Padova is an Italian public research university in Padua, Italy. Located less than an hour from Venice, It was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from the University of Bologna, thus, it is the second-oldest university in Italy, as well as the world’s fifth-oldest surviving university.
The university is made up of 32 departments and eight schools. Padova is part a network of historical research universities known as the Coimbra Group. The university has approximately 72,000 students including undergraduates, postgraduates, and doctoral students.
Internationalisation has always been an important priority for the University of Padova. With over 300 exchange 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.
Programmes of study
DMU’s exchange agreement with University of Padova allows students from the following programme to study abroad:
Modules will be available in English and further information about the study options can be found here. Exchange students will be required to follow a full programme of study for the academic year at University of Padova. Alongside their studies, students can also attend a free of charge Italian language course offered by the language centre, CLA – Centro linguistico di Ateneo. Further information is available online at this webpage
Learn more about student life and orientation
The University of Padova provides a Buddy Service set up to support students under any exchange programme. All Buddies are students of the University of Padua. The task of a Buddy is to welcome exchange students and be a friendly local contact throughout their stay.
The University also organises Welcome Days for all incoming exchange students. Students are introduced to the University and the city of Padua and provided with all the information needed to ensure a great and fruitful stay at UniPD. The Welcome Days take place at the beginning of each semester. Further information can be found on the Welcome Days webpage.
Travel & accommodation
Visas & insurance
Costs
Living costs in Padova are similar to those in the UK. We recommend that you do further independent research to gain a better understanding of the cost of your year abroad. To help you, we have a created a simple cost comparison between the UK and Italy: