T.I.M.E. - Top International Managers in Engineering

To take part in the selection, applicants must submit their application online by completing the Google Forms available at the following links:
For the DTU 
For the other locations 

The application must be submitted by no later than the deadlines indicated in Art. 9 of this Call for applications.
All the documents indicated in Art. 4 of the Call for applications must be attached to the application, failing which the applicant will be excluded.

The study pathway may be structured in different ways, depending on the chosen host institution and on the level of the students.

The standard pathway is open to students already enrolled in the first year of a Master's degree: they will be required to attend a further two years at one of the partner institutions, thus completing the Master's-level study pathway.

Students must acquire at least 180 ECTS credits (=university credits (ECTS credits)) in total in the second cycle, of which 60 at the University of Padua and120 at the host institution abroad.
Any exceptions to the length of the period abroad or to the distribution of credits between the two institutions must be agreed and approved by the T.I.M.E Committee and by the host institution abroad.

The extension of studies by at least one semester and the achievement of 60 additional ECTS credits compared with the number normally required for the Master's degree represent important added value in the education of the engineer and make it possible to obtain two related but different qualifications; indeed, the two-year Master's programme undertaken abroad does not necessarily have to correspond to the Master's Degree Programme in which students are enrolled in Padua, but may be in a related field.

When choosing the destination institution, it is essential to take into account the degree courses offered by the host institution, which are fairly restrictive.

Not all institutions offer second-cycle courses in all areas of engineering: it is necessary to focus on institutions that offer degree courses complementary to your own study programme.

Calls for applications and description of the institutions (Technical University of Denmark - DTU, Grandes Écoles, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB) - UPC, Instituto Superior Técnico - IST, Université Catholique de Louvain – UC Louvain).

The study plan to be completed during the two-year period abroad must generally be prepared before departure and approved by the Degree Programme Board (CCS) to which the students participating in the project belong.
The proposed study plan will be assessed by the TIME committee, together with the CCS contact person for the student’s degree programme, in compliance with the requirements for obtaining the TIME double degree. Any subsequent amendments will in any case be assessed by the same committee and the contact person.

For the purpose of obtaining the double degree, participants must attend the courses provided for in the overseas curriculum; any changes to it must always be agreed with the competent academic authorities.
The academic record of each student must be kept constantly up to date. To this end, all participants must arrange, from time to time, for the registration of the examinations taken abroad.

For the first year of study at the foreign campus, participants in the T.I.M.E project selected for European destinations will, unless they are ineligible, be granted Erasmus student status and will receive the related mobility grant and all supplementary funding provided for by regional and university regulations, for the number of months actually spent at the host university, up to a maximum of 10 monthly payments per year.
The successful students are therefore required to comply with all the regulations set out in the Erasmus call for applications 2026/2027 (https://www.unipd.it/erasmus-studio ), in particular the drafting of a Learning Agreement before departure and the preparation of a study plan.

Subject to the availability of specific budget funds, the University provides supplementary funding for the first and second year of mobility, up to a maximum amount of EUR 500 per month (including the Erasmus grant for the first year), for a maximum of 10 monthly payments per academic year.

People selected for Yokohama University will benefit from funding amounting to EUR 700 per month, subject to the availability of specific budget funds.

The TIME committee is responsible for the selection of candidates and for the procedures for the assessment and approval of the study plans of those taking part, agreed from time to time with the individual degree programme boards.

Chair: Maria Elena Valcher
Contact person for DICEA: Paolo Salandin

Contact person for DII: Enrico Savio
Contact persons for DTG: Enrico Scarso
Contact person for DEI: Maria Elena Valcher

Contacts at the School of Engineering:
Tel. 0498276457
e-mail: ingegneria@unipd.it

• Aerospace Engineering: Francesco de Vanna
• Chemical and Process Engineering: Paolo Mocellin
• Electrical Engineering: Nicola Bianchi
• Energy Engineering: Stefano Bortolin
• Civil and Industrial Safety Engineering: Chiara Vianello
• Mechanical Engineering: Enrico Savio
• Materials Engineering: Alessandro Martucci, Lucia Nicola
• Bioengineering: Maria Elena Valcher
• Computer Engineering: Maria Elena Valcher
• Control Systems Engineering: Maria Elena Valcher
• Electronic Engineering: Maria Elena Valcher
• Ict for Internet and Multimedia: Maria Elena Valcher
• Environmental Engineering: Paolo Salandin
• Civil Engineering: Paolo Salandin
• Intelligent Civil Infrastructures Engineering: Paolo Salandin
• Mathematical Engineering: Paolo Salandin
• Water and Geological Risk Engineering: Paolo Salandin
• Food Industry Engineering: Maurizio Faccio
• Management Engineering: Enrico Scarso
• Mechanical Engineering for Product Innovation: Paolo Ferro
• Mechatronics Engineering: Fabio Tinazzi