Progetto Buddy – international students

The Tutor Buddy - international students is a student enrolled in a Master's Degree Programme or a single-cycle Master's Degree Programme at the University of Padua who, after appropriate training, is appointed to support a group of international students who choose to study in Padua for a full degree programme.

The Tutor Buddy works in collaboration with the Student Services Office and the Global Engagement Office and is a key support resource assisting international students with the various administrative procedures, answering their questions, accompanying them to city offices when necessary, and at the same time helping them settle into university life in Padua. 

The Tutor Buddy for refugee students carries out the same activities as the Tutor Buddy but specifically supports international students who are refugees or in situations of risk and who have been awarded one of the scholarship opportunities made available by the University.

The Coordinating Tutor, on the other hand, is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the activities of the Tutor Buddies, conveying the information received from the Global Engagement Office, and supporting the office in the procedures for assigning international students to their respective tutors. 

Each year, up to the following may be appointed:

• 1 Coordinating Tutor
• 1 Tutor Buddy for refugee students
• 65 Tutor Buddies, allocated as specified below:
  • 59 Tutor Buddies enrolled in degree programmes taught in English belonging to the departments listed below.

For the purposes of selection for the positions available within each department, students who have obtained a Bachelor's degree taught in English belonging to that department will also be considered, provided that they are enrolled in a Unipd Master's Degree Programme.

• 2 for the Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE)
• 1 for the Department of Cultural Heritage: Archaeology, History of Art, Film and Music (Dbc)
• 2 for the Department of Biology (DiBIO)
• 2 for the Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science (BCA)
• 2 for the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA)
• 2 for the Department of Physics and Astronomy "Galileo Galilei" (DFA)
• 2 for the Department of Geosciences
• 4 for the Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)
• 3 for the Department of Mathematics "Tullio Levi-Civita" (DM)
• 1 for the Department of Medicine (DIMED)
• 1 for the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation (DPSS)
• 4 for the Department of General Psycology (DPG)
• 1 for the Department of Biomedical Sciences (DSB)
• 2 for the Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC)
• 4 for the Department of Economics and Management "Marco Fanno" (DSEA)
• 1 for the Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences (DSF) and the Department of Molecular medicine (DMM)
• 4 for the Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies (SPGI)
• 2 for the Department of Historical and Geographic Sciences and the Ancient World (Dissgea)
• 5 for the Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies (DISLL)
• 3 for the Department of Management and Engineering (DTG)
• 2 for the Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF)
• 2 for the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (Dicea)
• 7 for the Department of Information Engineering (DEI)
   
  • 6 Tutor Buddies enrolled in degree programmes taught in Italian belonging to the following schools:
• 1 for degree programmes belonging to the School of Engineering;
• 1 for degree programmes belonging to the Schools of Science, Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine; Medicine and Surgery;
• 4 for degree programmes belonging to the Schools of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage, Psychology, Economics and Political Science, Law.
   

To become a Buddy, you must take part in the selection calls published annually.

You may apply for and be selected for more than one tutoring project, with the subsequent signing of two separate contracts, one for each project. When submitting your application and during the selection interviews, you may also indicate your willingness to be selected as a coordinating tutor.

The activity is paid and is concentrated mainly in the August–February period. The expected commitment is 35 hours for the Tutor Buddy, 50 hours for the Tutor Buddy dedicated to refugee students, and 100 hours for the coordinating tutor.

You must have a good knowledge of English and Italian. Knowledge of other languages, strong interpersonal skills, and previous experience abroad or in similar activities will also be viewed positively.

Student Services Office - Tutoring

via Portello 19, 35129 Padua
tel. 049.8275044
fax 049.8275030
tutorato@unipd.it