Unipd offers new master's degrees in English

19.07.2024

Continually looking to enrich its educational offer, the University of Padua offers five new master's degree (LM) courses taught in English.  Two courses from the Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), two by the Department of Biology (DiBio), and one by the Department of Technology and Industrial Systems Management (DTG).

Scheduled for the next academic year, we have 60 active study courses in English (around a third of the total courses provided), of which 8 three-year and single-cycle degree courses and 52 master's degree courses. Nearly 80% of foreign students enrolled at the University of Padua attend a course in English. – comments Cristina Basso, vice-rector of International Relations -. We are characterized by particular attention to academic training capable of training researchers and professionals who are competitive at an international level. We recognize that scientific knowledge is an essential transnational character based on cutting-edge research and innovation. We want to be a reference point for international students looking to engage with the local community while ensuring access to the same tools for a successful career that Italian students hold."

LM DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY (DIBIO)
For the next academic year, DiBio adds to the already active master's degree course in Marine Biology, taught entirely in English, which takes place at the Chioggia (Venice) headquarters, in close connection with the territory and the lagoon and marine environment, the new courses in Evolutionary Biology, and Quantitative and Computational Biosciences which will take place in Padua.
The new master's degree courses in English at DiBio offer students a stimulating educational environment, with seminars and lessons held by international visiting scientists who introduce students to a global context. Field activities in the area, such as sampling experiences in marine and terrestrial environments, and laboratory and exercise activities offer the possibility of experimenting with research activities, including their development, data collection and analysis, and discussion of the results. Interactive activities, such as Journal Club for the critical discussion of scientific articles and group work, allow the acquisition of soft skills that will facilitate graduates entering the world of work, as well as internship paths at foreign universities and laboratories, both European and non-European, facilitated in their journey also by the language in which the teaching is delivered.

LM DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (DII)
From 2024/25 the DII will activate two new master's degree courses entirely in English, Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical Engineering, the only ones present in the entire Northeast, which increase the number of master's courses in a foreign language in the department to five. The number of foreign students enrolled in master's degrees is constantly growing, reaching more than 300, compared to over 400 applications for enrollment arriving every year from abroad. The Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Padua thus strengthens its international dimension and aims to attract students from all over the world, attracted by excellent training courses on topics with a high rate of innovation such as the space economy, mobility sustainability, renewable energy, and energy transition. Pre-registration opens these days for all degree courses for the 2024-25 academic year: starting on 16 July for master's degrees and from 22 July for three-year degrees.

LM DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (DTG)
The DTG activates the brand-new Food Industry Engineering course at the Vicenza campus for 2024/25. The course will be entirely delivered in English discussing strategic sectors of Made in Italy that train engineers with multidisciplinary skills capable of conceiving, planning, designing, and managing processes, systems, and services of the food industry. Students receive particular attention on issues related to safety as an essential requirement for production that respects the highest standards of hygiene and quality, traceability of the supply chain, as well as environmental and social sustainability.