Welcoming and inclusion of people with refugee status
The University of Padova supports various initiatives for the reception of people with refugee status, asylum seekers and people fleeing their country.
The University invites students, faculty and staff to promote discussion and in-depth study on the issue of migration, rescue and reception of people with a history of migration, to bring the debate back to a climate of reasonableness and promote full respect for human rights, a value at the basis of the university and civil society.
Refugee students who have applied for asylum/international protection and therefore in possession of a residence permit to apply for asylum can enrol in the courses of study offered by the university (first-cycle/Bachelor's degree course, master's degree, single cycle).
Their enrolment and obtaining the qualification will however be conditional on the actual obtaining of refugee status or subsidiary protection and therefore of the residence permit for asylum or subsidiary protection. The student must therefore provide a copy of the residence permit (or the decision of the Territorial Commission that recognized refugee status) before concluding their studies.
Students with refugee status or holders of subsidiary protection recognized as such by the Italian Government can apply for the CIMEA Certificate of Comparability free of charge.
More information is available on the CIMEA website.
Refugee students with little or no documentation can apply for the European Passport of Refugee Qualifications, a project of the Council of Europe.
The Passport is not a formal act of recognition of the qualification but provides a summary and assessment of the candidate's level of education, work experience and language skills, assessed on the basis of available information and a structured interview. It is a tool that helps the University to carry out the evaluation of the qualification obtained.
To access the service, interested students must create their profile in the EQPR IT platform .
More information on the Council of Europe website .
Exemption from contributions
Students with refugee status or holders of subsidiary protection recognized as such by the Italian Government are reserved a total exemption from the all-inclusive contribution including the pre-enrolment fee; they will only have to pay the stamp duty and the regional tax for the right to university education.
To take advantage of the benefit, students must notify the Economic Benefits sector by the deadline of the current academic year, by writing an email to benefici.studenti@unipd.it (and in cc: unipd.rescuefund@unipd.it), attaching a document proving their status.
- Scholarships for students at risk
- Research Fellowship for Scholars at Risks
- University Corridors for Refugees 8.0 (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 2025/2027)
- 100 Crui scholarships for refugees
In view of the "Out of Place" exhibition organized in collaboration with the University of Padova and exhibited between June and July 2025, the Imago Mundi Foundation has decided to donate 30,000 euros to all students benefiting from the Students at Risk, Unipd 4 Myanmar and Unicore scholarships currently enrolled at the University of Padova.
Completed programs
- Italian Universities for Palestinian Students – IUPALS
- Unipd 4 Myanmar (a.y. 2023/24)
- Unipd 4 Ukraine (a.y. 2022/23)
- Unipd 4 Afghanistan (A.Y. 2022/23)
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