Deadline

Technical University of Denmark (DTU): March 6, 2023 at 1 pm

For all the other destinations: March 16, 2023 at 1 pm

Selection interviews take place on March 7 at 10 a.m. for the Technical University of Denmark and on March 22 at 10 a.m. for the other destinations. Interviews will take place at the first floor of Palazzo Anselmi, Lungargine del Piovego 1

An info session is scheduled to be held online on February 27 at 11:30. Registration is required.

  How to apply

The application must be submitted in Uniweb paying attention to the deadlines, for only one of the three calls in Uniweb:

- T.I.M.E. Giappone 2023/2024 to apply for the Yokohama University

- T.I.M.E. - Grande Ecole 2023/2024 to apply for one of the Grandes Ecoles (in this call you can apply for up to 2 Grandes Ecoles)

- T.I.M.E. Europa 2023/2024 to apply for the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, per la Universitat Politècnica de Cataluña o per la Universidade de Lisboa.

  How it works

During the second-cycle degree programme (Master's degree), TIME students must gain 180 ECTS credits overall, of which at least 60 ECTS credits at the University of Padua and at least 90 ECTS credits at the receiving institution. The exact number of credits to be gained within such range in each institution is laid down in the bilateral agreement in place with the partner university.

The learning path may be customised according to your level, the chosen receiving institution, and the criteria provided for in the call for applications for TIME.

The first option is open to graduates or students about to graduate in a Bachelor's degree programme. If shortlisted, you will have the chance to attend a two-year degree programme (at Master's degree level) at one of the partner institutions (approximately 120 ECTS credits). Back in Padua, you will need to have the curriculum carried out abroad recognised by the Degree programme Board and integrated accordingly, by extending your studies by one year maximum (=60 ECTS credits). At the end of the study programme, your are awarded two degrees, the Italian Master's degree and the equivalent non-Italian qualification.

The second option is reserved for students already enrolled in the first year of a Master's degree programme. If shortlisted, you will have the chance to spend a further two-year study period at one of the partner institutions to complete the Master's degree programme.

Back in Padua, you will have already gained 180 ECTS credits and will be awarded the Master’s degree and the equivalent non-Italian qualification.

The French Grandes Écoles are the only exception to this scheme. First of all, you can access the Écoles after attending two years of a Bachelor’s degree programme in Padua. Second of all, the Écoles offer three-year programmes: the first two years, called Common Core, are general studies-centred, as they include core subjects such as Physics and Mathematics, while the third year focuses on specialised studies and is called spécialisation. If you want to take part in the project at one of the partner Écoles, you must pass all the examinations of the second year of your Bachelor's degree programme before you can attend two years of Common Core at the institution abroad. The examinations sat in France will be recognised mainly for the Bachelor's degree programme and, in some cases, for the Master's degree programme. Back in Padua, you must gain the Bachelor's degree first and then attend the chosen Master's degree programme (either two years or just part of it). Upon completion, you will be awarded both the Master’s degree and the equivalent non-Italian qualification, having gained 360 ECTS credits overall from the first and second study cycle.

Extending the study period by at least one semester and obtaining 60 ECTS credits in addition to the standard number of credits required for the Master's degree are added value to the training path of engineers, resulting in the award of two separate but similar qualifications. As a matter of facts, the two-year study period abroad does not need to correspond to the Master's degree programme you are enrolled on at the University of Padua; it just needs to be subject-related. For instance: if you enrolled (or are going to) on a Master's degree programme in Mechanical engineering, you can attend a two-year study period in Engineering and management abroad, and, upon completion of the study programme, you will be awarded two complementary qualifications: the Master's degree in Mechanical engineering and the degree in Engineering and management issued by the institution abroad.

  How to choose the receiving institution

The educational offer of the receiving institution is quite binding when choosing the university abroad, as not all the institutions offer second-cycle degree programmes in all fields of engineering. You should therefore choose an institution that offers degree programmes that are complementary to yours.

Currently, the University of Padua has specific agreements for the T.I.M.E. Project with the following partners:

• Technical University of Denmark- DTU
• École Centrale de Paris
• École Centrale de Lille
• École Centrale de Nantes
• École Centrale de Lyon
• École Centrale de Marseille
• Instituto Superior Técnico - IST
• Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB) - UPC
• Yokohama National University – Japan
  testimonials:  Andrea Binotto, Alberto Trabacchin
• Université Catholique de Louvain – UC Louvain

  How to fill out the study plan

You should add all the activities you are going to carry out during the two-year period abroad to your study plan and have it approved by your Degree Programme Board (CCS) before your departure.

  Financial support

For the first year of study at the foreign institution, the participants in the T.I.M.E. project selected for European destinations will be recognized, unless they are ineligible, the "status" of Erasmus students and will receive the related mobility grant and all the supplements provided by regional and university regulations, for the number of months actually spent at the host university, up to a maximum of 10 months per year. Winning students are therefore required to comply with all the regulations provided for by the Erasmus 2022/2023 call for proposals (https://www.unipd.it/erasmus-studio ), in particular the drafting of a Learning Agreement before departure and the preparation of a study plan as described in art. 8 below.

Subject to the availability of specific budget funds, the University will provide supplements for the first and second year of mobility, up to a maximum amount of € 500 per month (including the Erasmus grant for the first year), for a maximum of 10 months per academic year.

Students selected for Yokohama University will receive a scholarship of 700 euros per month, subject to the availability of specific budget funds, up to a maximum of 10 months per year.

  The TIME committee

The TIME committee is responsible for the selection of candidates and applicants and the procedures for evaluation and approval of the study plans of those who participate, as agreed with individual course councils.

Chairperson: vacant
Contact person for the civil area: Paolo Salandin
Contact person for the industrial area: Enrico Scarso, Enrico Savio
Contact person for the information area: Maria Elena Valcher

Contacts at the Projects and Mobility Office:
Agreements: Elisa Cipelli
Outgoing students: Salvatore Messina
Incoming students: Elisa Zambon

  TIME Project student mobility coordinators by Degree Programme Board

• Aerospace Engineering: Daniele Pavarin
• Environmental Engineering: Paolo Salandin
• Control Systems Engineering: Francesco Ticozzi
• Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering: Andrea Facchinetti
• Chemical and Materials Engineering: Elisa Cimetta
• Civil Engineering: Valentina Salomoni
• Building Engineering: Carlo Pellegrino
• Electrical Energy Engineering: Nicola Bianchi
• Electronic Engineering: Giorgio Spiazzi
• Energy Engineering: Giorgio Pavesi
• Engineering and Management: Enrico Scarso
• Computer Engineering: Carlo Ferrari
• Information Engineering: Marco Santagiustina
• Materials Engineering: Massimo Guglielmi
• Mechanical Engineering: Enrico Savio
• Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering: Franco Bonollo
• Product Innovation Engineering: Fabio Sgarbossa
• Mechatronic Engineering: Roberto Oboe
• ICT for Internet and Multimedia: Michele Rossi