According to its Statutes, the University of Padua "promotes the furthering of culture founded on universal values such as human rights, peace, respect for the environment and international solidarity". In this spirit, during the eight centuries since it was founded, the University has developed and cultivated its own trans-national relationships.

Today the internationalization of the University can be confirmed by the numerous scientific cooperation activities in which it is involved and that has been carried out with scholars from foreign universities and individually promoted by University teachers and researchers.