Attending the Open Semester
On this page you will find all the information for those attending the Open Semester at the University of Padua.
The Open Semester is a unique pathway, independent of the choice of the main degree programme or its relevant location.
Classes begin on 1 September. The first weeks take place in person, with the possibility of attending online as well in synchronous mode.
In the following weeks, however, teaching activities continue exclusively online and conclude by 30 November.
Further information will be published on this page in the coming weeks.
The syllabuses relating to the course programmes offered in the Open Semester for the 2026/27 academic year are available on the dedicated page of the MUR.
You may withdraw before completing enrolment by sending an email to immatricolazioni.studenti@unipd.it and attaching an identity document. In this case, the enrolment fee for the Filter Semester may be refunded and the enrolment will not be counted among the three attempts allowed (Art. 16 of Ministerial Decree 491/2026).
You may also withdraw after completing enrolment, but in this case you will not be entitled to a refund of the fee. This is a formal withdrawal and, unless the Ministry provides different instructions, this enrolment will be counted among the three allowed. To submit a withdrawal, follow the instructions on the page https://www.unipd.it/interrompere-riprendere-studi.
Attend classes
Attendance is compulsory, except for those who attended the open semester last year or for those who attended the courses in Biology, Physics and Chemistry and Biochemical Propaedeutics in previous years on one of the degree courses in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics or Veterinary Medicine, or on one of the related degree courses. In these cases, it is possible to request an exemption by completing a form that will be available shortly
Channels, groups for in-person lessons and lesson timetable
Students enrolled in the open semester are divided into 6 channels and, within each channel, into 3 groups based on the initial letters of their surname, as indicated below.
The first 12 lectures, for a total of 24 hours (from 1 September to 24 September 2026), are delivered in mixed mode, that is, simultaneously in person at the Aule dell’HUB di Ingegneria and online in synchronous mode.
The students in each group, on a rotating basis, may attend in person in the classroom assigned to their channel according to the following schedule:
- Channel 1, classroom: H7, lecture timetable
- Channel 2, classroom: H2, lecture timetable
- Channel 3, classroom: H5, lecture timetable
- Channel 4, classroom: H6, lecture timetable
- Channel 5, classroom: H10, lecture timetable
- Channel 6, classroom H9, lecture timetable
In-person dates
Group A: 1 September, 8 September, 15 September and 22 September
Group B: 2 September, 9 September, 17 September and 23 September
Group C: 3 September, 10 September, 18 September and 24 September.
Each student, before the start of lectures, will receive an email communication with details of their assigned channel and group.
Please note: for attendance to be recorded correctly, students attending in person must go to the classroom assigned to their channel.
Contacts
If you have any further doubts or questions about Semestre Aperto, you can contact us using the link https://helpdesk.strutture.unipd.it/rexpondo/customer.pl
Select the option "Area Didattica e Servizi agli Studenti - Semestre Aperto"