University of Padova

University of Padua is among the top public research universities located in Padua, Italy.

• The university was established in 1222 and it is the second-the oldest university in Italy and one of the oldest universities in the world.
• For Padova University admissions, international students must meet all the admission requirements at the university.
• The university offers a large variety of programs at UG and PG levels for its international students.

University of Padua offers 100+ UG and PG prorams under majors like Business & Management Studies, Medicine & Health Sciences, Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences and Science. Some of the specializations include-

• MBBS
• MS
• MA
• M.Sc
• MBA 

University of Padova provides various services to the students such as helping them settle, connecting with a students who is a senior student, assistance with immigration related process, offering specific tools and services to the disabled. The university believes that students must have basic language skills to get comfortable with the locals and therefore they offer various Italian language certification courses. Students also have tutoring services to overcome any academic difficulty as well as career services to find work opportunities.

University of Padova has a rich alumni worldwide. Some of the famous graduates of University of Padova is listed below-

• Giacomo Rizzolatti
• Massimo Cacciari
• David Parenzo
• Federico Faggin
• Mariano Rumor
• Erika Stefani
• Luigi Nono and many more.

Yes, University of Padova offers various career services. Some of them are mentioned as follows-

• Companies are invited to the university with the motive of creating job or internship opportunities.
•  Students are given access to a job portal where they can get consultations and updates on any hirings.
• Job fairs are organised where the students get to meet the company representatives and gather information about required profiles and professional offers. 

Studying MBBS at the University of Padova can be slightly expensive. The detailed fees breakdown is mentioned in the table below-

Others PG is ranked #3 by Shiksha ranking, #84 by THE and #131 by QS rankings. Rankings for some of it's specializations are given as follows-

University of Padova offers a large variety of programs at UG and PG levels for its Indian students. MS course is ranked #3 by Shiksha Popularity Rankings. The rankings for other specializations under MS course is given in the table below-

Yes, as an international student at the University of Padova, one is free to take up part-time job in order to cover the expenses.

• International students are required to have a valid residence permit and according to Italian Law, are allowed to work up to 20 hours/week.
• University of Padova PG placement rate is 82.3%, and the graduates are employed within few months of graduation.
• The grads work for leading firm such as as MIM, Libero Professionista, University of Padova, etc.

The University of Padova QS ranking is #219 in 2024. In 2023, the university was placed at #243. This shows a massive improvement in the QS ranking of the university. So, Padova University has been placed slightly above the Top 200 universities category in the world.