Attending the Open Semester
The Open Semester is a unique pathway, regardless of the choice of the main degree programme or its campus.
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.
The information on this page is updated constantly.
The syllabuses for the courses offered in the Semestre Aperto 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 otherwise indicated by the Ministry, this enrolment will be counted among the three allowed. To submit a withdrawal request, follow the instructions on the page https://www.unipd.it/interrompere-riprendere-studi.
To request exemption from attending the open semester activities, follow the instructions in the downloadable file here.
Students who, in the previous academic year, attended the open semester at the University of Padua and who, for the academic year 2026/27, intend to undertake it at another university, may complete the following form to be submitted to the destination institution
Attending 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 in one of the degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, or Veterinary Medicine, or in one of the related degree programmes. In these cases, it is possible to request an exemption by completing a form that will be available shortly.
Groups, in-person class groups and class timetables
Students enrolled in the open semester are divided into 6 channels and each channel into 3 groups according to the initial letters of their surname, as indicated in the table in the italian version of the page.
The first 12 lectures, for a total of 24 hours (from 1 September to 24 September 2026), are delivered in blended mode, that is, simultaneously in person in the classrooms of the HUB di Ingegneria and online in synchronous mode.
Students in each group, on a rotating basis, may attend in person in the classroom assigned to their stream.
Information on lecture times is available in the files that can be downloaded below:
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 the lessons, will receive an email communication with details of their assigned stream and group.
Please note: in order to ensure the correct recording of attendance, students attending in person must go to the classroom assigned to their stream.
Contacts
- If you have any further doubts or questions about the organisation of the Open Semester and exemptions, you can contact us via the link https://helpdesk.strutture.unipd.it/rexpondo/customer.pl;
Select the option "Area Didattica e Servizi agli Studenti - Semestre Aperto"; - If you encounter technical problems with attendance registration, access the application via the link https://unipd.studente.cineca.it/ and open a ticket using the dedicated function;
- For questions about studying and exam preparation, use the tutor forum on moodle;
- For problems with your uniweb account (SSO), with access to moodle or zoom, contact the university Call Center on 049 827 3131 - callcentre@unipd.it