Guidance initiatives and opportunities

We are by your side in all aspects related to choosing your university studies: from reflecting on your motivations and personal goals, to gathering information about the course catalogue, from getting to know the university world to preparing for entrance tests.

UniPadova Orienta: together with schools to shape possible futures

We offer upper secondary schools 3-hour sessions to provide their students with tools for making informed decisions when planning their educational and professional future.

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Services

Guidance information desk (in person and online)
General information on degree programmes, access procedures and University services.
Individual guidance and reorientation interviews
For those who have already obtained information through the guidance information desk, a space for discussion and reflection is offered, with useful insights to make or reconsider one’s choice independently and consciously.
Courses to understand entrance test questions
Preparation meetings for tests aimed at encouraging a balanced approach to the assessments and clarifying the most common doubts.
Online meetings for those who work and want to undertake a university path
The functioning of the university system, a brief overview of the academic programmes and the main services available to those wishing to balance study and work are presented.

Information and guidance events

A day at the University
Open day
To learn in detail about the different degree programmes and the places where university life takes place.
A Tu per Tutor
To gather all general and practical information (entry requirements, admission notices, services) and speak with tutors.
Scegli con noi - Orientation Days (15-16-17 febbraio 2027)
A general presentation event for all degree programmes offered by the University, with lecturers, tutors and professionals.

For secondary schools

Other initiatives

University Day 2026 - degree courses based in Rovigo
Consorzio Università Rovigo is promoting a morning dedicated to the presentation of degree courses and guidance activities for students from upper secondary schools, with mini-lectures, information sessions and visits to the University facilities. Friday 6 February 2026 from 8:30 to 12:30 at CUBO – Cen.Ser, Viale Porta Adige 45, Rovigo.
For further information and to register, please refer to the dedicated information page.

Studying History, a profession with many voices
On Thursday 18 December, from 10.30 to 13.00, the Aula Magna of Palazzo Luzzatto Dina will host the event Studying History: a profession with many voices, dedicated to upper secondary school students.
Participation is free, subject to registration.
For further information and to book, please refer to the dedicated information page.

University Day 2025
Consorzio Università Rovigo invites students and teachers from upper secondary schools to University Day 2025, an event designed to present Unipd’s academic programmes and offer a direct experience of the university environment.
The initiative will take place on Friday 31 January from 9:00 to 12:30 at CUBO - Cen.Ser, Viale Porta Adige, 45 Rovigo.
Poster

Multilingualism: reflections between politics, society and education - 5 November 2024, 9 a.m.
With a view to enhancing the course catalogue and the services offered at the Rovigo campus, the Bachelor's Degree course in Education Sciences is organising an open lecture devoted to the theme of multilingualism, open to pupils from secondary schools and to interested members of the public.
Aula Magna - piazza Bruno Migliorini - Rovigo
Poster

Studying Psychology in Padua – 10 June 2024, 5 p.m.
Presentation of the degree courses and study context
Webinar presenting the undergraduate degree courses of the School of Psychology with lecturers Chiara Meneghetti and Roberta Sellaro. This will be followed by information on the entry test, services and opportunities for future first-year students at the University of Padua, with the Guidance and Tutoring Office and Fabiola Maniezzo.
Registration required

We in Sociology - 22 May, 3.30 p.m.
A unique opportunity to explore and celebrate the professional paths of graduates in Sociological Sciences (University of Padua).
The event will take place at the degree course venue, in Via Cesarotti 10/12 (Padua), on Wednesday 22 May starting at 3.30 p.m.
Event programme:
3.30 p.m.: introduction to the Bachelor's Degree course in Sociological Sciences
4-6.30 p.m.: presentation of career opportunities, with professionals
from 6.30 p.m.: aperitif and final concert
Registration is required
Poster

Law and procedure - Trial Simulation in Criminal Law
A three-meeting programme to discover Criminal Procedure: from the dialectical and relational experience of the “Apology of Socrates” (Plato), which reveals the origin of the argumentative structure of the trial. Through an introductory lesson on first-instance criminal proceedings, participants arrive at the opportunity to gain direct and concrete experience of the notions acquired by attending a trial simulation performed by young lawyers, Law graduates and students on the Bachelor's Degree course in Law 2.0.
For further information and to book, please refer to the event poster.

Law-Cast: the podcast of the Law School
Law-Cast is a series of podcasts on current affairs and legal culture with a popularising approach, addressing specific topics concerning the national and international legal community.