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The University of Padua is the second oldest university in Italy and one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1222 and originally established as a school of law. The university has over 65,000 students, and is one of the most prestigious and top-performing universities in Italy.

Modern-day University of Padua plays an important role in scholarly and scientific research at both the European and international level. As it has done since its beginnings, it intends to continue to move in this direction in the future, establishing closer links of cooperation and exchange with all the world’s major research universities.

The university boasts 32 individual departments across eight schools: Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine (Agraria e Medicina Veterinaria), Economics and Political Sciences (Economia e Scienze Politiche), Engineering (Ingegneria), Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage (Scienze Umane, Sociali e del Patrimonio Culturale), Law (Giurisprudenza), Medicine and Surgery (Medicina e Chirurgia), Psychology (Psicologia), and Sciences (Scienze).

Internationalisation has always been an important priority for the University of Padua. With nearly 250 bilateral agreements, the University has established long-standing relationships with higher education institutions all over the world, not only in Europe but also in Australasia, 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. For more information, visit the university website: Università degli Studi di Padova