Participants
63 australian students from Sidney and 6 from around the world.
Padova
Summer School of Italian Culture
Padova, 20th June – 3th July 2026
Programme
12 days of lessons and events.
Speakers
Coordinators, speakers and tutors.
About Us
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A summer school of Italian culture in one of the oldest universities in the world.
You will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the language, culture and society…
Programme
12 daysLessons, visits, workshops and events.
The programme combines Italian culture, language, art, society and guided activities in Padova and the Veneto region.
Speakers
Culture · Art · Language
Speakers
They will enrich the School's days with discussions on various topics of art, culture, and the Italian language.
Portfolio
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Images and memories from previous editions of the Summer School.
Italian workshop L2
Workshop
Italian workshop L2
Practical activities dedicated to Italian language learning, designed for small groups and active participation.
Summer School Coordinators
Coordinators
Francesca Gambino
Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari (DiSLL)
Luigi Marfè
Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari (DiSLL)
Zuleika Murat
Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali (DBC)
Università degli Studi di Padova
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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 72,000 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, Economics and Political Sciences, Engineering, Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage, Law, Medicine and Surgery, Psychology, and Sciences.
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.