The University of Padua coordinates 39 separate PhD Programmes; every year it welcomes between 400 and 500 new candidates, with approximately 1400 PhD candidates enrolled in a three-year degree programme. In order to apply for a PhD Course applicants must be in possession of a 2nd cycle degree (laurea magistrale or laurea magistrale a ciclo unico. They are also required to pass an entrance examination.

The University of Padua wants to give to the new PhD students (35th series) a warm welcome, organizing the PhD Welcome Day on November 28, 2019.